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Motor City Movie / Film Review
Alan Ritchson leads Motor City, a stylish crime thriller that relies on visual storytelling, memorable music, and strong performances instead of dialogue.If I was to give you an elevator pitch for a film about a guy who steals a gangster’s girl and, in retaliation, the gangster sets the guy up on a drug bust, sending him to prison for years, you would probably be rather unimpressed. However, if I...
Renny Harlin returns to shark-infested waters with Deep Water, a solid survival thriller led by Aaron Eckhart and Ben Kingsley.Over twenty-five years ago, director Renny Harlin (The Strangers trilogy) brought an action thriller to the big screen that included sharks wreaking havoc in the ocean in the feature film Deep Blue Sea. A quarter of a century later, he offers another action thriller and sh...
Obsession Physical Media: 4K UHD Review
Curry Barker’s Obsession transforms an innocent romantic wish into a tense and unpredictable nightmare, led by a fabulous performance from Inde Navarrette.Every few years, a small, independent film is released in theaters with little to no fanfare, a.k.a. marketing. In 2022 it was Everything Everywhere All at Once, which, through word of mouth and a grassroots campaign, became a huge box office hi...
The Odyssey Movie / Film Review
Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey brings Homer's legendary tale to the screen with sweeping visuals, a powerhouse cast, and the kind of epic scale expected from the filmmaker.One of the oldest surviving works of literature known to man is the 12,109-line poem, The Odyssey. Along with its predecessor, The Iliad, The Odyssey is presumed to have been written by Homer around the 8th century BC and tells...
Lee Cronin's The Mummy Physical Media: 4K UHD Review
Lee Cronin's The Mummy brings blood, tension, and ancient horror to the screen, but its confusing story leaves too many questions unanswered.Over 100 years ago, King Tut’s tomb was discovered, and in it lay bodies wrapped in layers of clothes and “mummified.” However, long before this discovery, there was a mystique that surrounded mummies and the concept that they were evil creatures rising from...
Moana Movie / Film Review
Disney's live-action Moana keeps the beloved story and music mostly intact, but this remake struggles to justify its existence beyond familiar family entertainment.It’s been a decade since Disney introduced audiences to the Chief’s daughter in the animated feature, Moana. Now Disney has once again taken a successful film and has given it the “live action” treatment with the same exact movie, and i...
Evil Dead Burn Movie / Film Review
Sébastien Vaniček's Evil Dead Burn brings plenty of blood, gore, and Deadite mayhem, even if it feels only loosely connected to the franchise.Forty-five years ago, a group of college students went to an isolated cabin in the woods...there’s always an isolated cabin in the woods (sigh). Upon arrival, they noticed some weird things happening - a swing moving and stopping on its own, a clock stopping...
The Drama Physical Media: 4K UHD Review
Zendaya and Robert Pattinson anchor The Drama, a tense A24 relationship thriller that turns pre-wedding doubt into something far darker and more uncomfortable.Anyone who has ever planned a wedding knows there is always some kind of drama that either precedes or happens on the big day. Some brides turn into some other kind of creature that no one recognizes but has been nicknamed, “Bridezilla,” and...
Minions & Monsters Movie / Film Review
The Lovable Yellow Mischief-Makers Return in an Uneven but Entertaining Animated AdventureIn 2010, Illumination and Universal Pictures debuted Despicable Me in theaters nationwide. The animated movie about a super villain named Gru (Steve Carell; The 40-Year-Old Virgin), who was plotting to steal the moon, became an instant success and launched a franchise that included three more movies, merchand...
Crime 101 Physical Media: 4K UHD Review
Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, and Halle Berry Lead a Slow-Burning Crime DramaUsually in movies, the characters are cut and dry. The good guys are just that, and the villains are bad people who do amoral things like theft and murder. However, sometimes in films there are some grey areas and the good guys aren’t so virtuous, and the bad guys have a hint of good in them. Mike Davis (Chris Hemsworth;...
You, Me & Tuscany Physical Media: Blu-ray Review
A charming romantic comedy elevated by Tuscany's breathtaking scenery and strong supporting performancesYou, Me & Tuscany blends romance, comedy, and the beauty of the Italian countryside into a lighthearted story that is as much a love letter to Tuscany as it is a romantic comedy.Almost as long as there have been movies, there have been movies about romance. Love is a central theme in films r...
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Physical Media: 4K UHD Review
HBO's A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms delivers a lighter, character-driven return to Westeros, led by strong casting, sharp production values, and a terrific 4K presentation.Fifteen years ago, HBO debuted the television series Game of Thrones based on author George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire novels. For eight seasons, fans tuned in to watch the worlds of Westeros and Essos and the drama o...
Eraser Physical Media: 4K UHD Review
Arnold Schwarzenegger's 1996 action thriller Eraser gets a sharp 30th anniversary 4K release from Warner Bros., giving fans the film's best presentation yet.In the late 1980s and well into the 1990s, Arnold Schwarzenegger (The Terminator) was the biggest action hero in major motion pictures. Fresh from his hit film True Lies, he next decided to take on the role of loner U.S. Marshal John Kruger in...
Toy Story 5 Movie / Film Review
Pixar's Toy Story 5 brings Woody, Buzz, Jessie, and Bonnie's toys face-to-face with technology in a colorful sequel that entertains kids but feels weaker for adults.Over 30 years ago, audiences were introduced to Andy’s (John Morris) toys. Woody (Tom Hanks; Cast Away), Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen; The Santa Clause), and the rest of the gang kept Andy entertained all the time, but when Andy grew up a...
Scream 7 Physical Media: 4K UHD Review
Neve Campbell's Sidney Prescott returns in Scream 7, a darker, bloodier sequel with strong 4K visuals but a thin plot and a groan-worthy ending.It’s been 30 years since another horror franchise was born, and this year the seventh film in the series was released nationwide at the end of February. Although a critical failure, the movie has become the highest-grossing film in the franchise to date. P...