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Wednesday Physical Media: Blu-ray Review
Charles Samuel Addams was a successful cartoonist who created characters that became The Addams Family, Beginning in 1938 his one-paneled comics ran in The New Yorker until he died in 1988. However, during that time, the family became popular when a television series was created in 1964. Lasting originally for only two years, there have been other shows, feature films, and, most recently, a Netfli...

Problemista Movie / Film Review
The word problemista translated to English is problemist and, according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, means one that specializes in studying or composing problems. especially: a composer or solver of chess problems. That definition perfectly describes Elizabeth (Tilda Swinton; Michael Clayton), an art critic who is trying to sell her late husband's paintings to keep his cancer-ridden body cry...

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Movie / Film Review
Forty years ago, yes FORTY years ago, a movie premiered that changed the way we looked at ghost stories. Ghostbusters had a great cast made up of sharp-witted comedians, a wonderful director, a snappy script, an eye-catching logo, and a hit song that has endured for four decades. The successful movie spawned a sequel in 1989, a much less successful reboot in 2016, and a direct sequel in 2021 that ...

Kate Movie / Film Review
Netflix seems to be hit or miss as of late, and, in some cases, even when it hits, it misses. Such is the case with the Jane Wick wannabe, “Kate”. Unfortunately, we have been down this road before, with the likes of Luc Besson's "La Femme Nikita" (a personal favorite) and the American remake "Point of No Return" (not a fan of Remakes but this one is worth watching), as well as "Atomic Blonde"...

Anyone But You Physical Media: Blu-ray Review
In the world of Rom-Com movies, there is a tried-and-true formula and generally one doesn't deviate from that formula. Boy meets girl, boy angers girl, boy and girl hate each other and spend at least half the film pushing each other's buttons, Boy does something that girl finds sweet, girl does something that boys finds endearing, boy and girl fall in love and live happily ever after. ...

Arthur The King Movie / Film Review
The Adventure of a LifetimeIn the world of extreme sports, there is snowboarding, skateboarding, and even frisbee. Therefore, it should come as no surprise to anyone that there are competitions each year that would probably qualify as some sort of extreme racing event known as adventure racing. Adventure (or expedition) racing is usually a multidisciplinary team sport that incorporates various dis...

Little Monsters Physical Media: Blu-ray Review
Four years ago, Lionsgate released the 1989 Vestron film Little Monsters on Blu-ray with an uptick in video and audio quality and a number of previously unreleased extras. Now, in 2024, Lionsgate has teamed up with Walmart to offer fans of the movie a limited-release Steelbook (along with Shivers and Kickboxe...

Aliens Physical Media: 4K UHD Review
In 1979, director Ridley Scott (Blade Runner) had made a couple of relatively unknown films before being given the reigns of a Sci-Fi horror movie called Alien. The story revolves around a team of scientists and “astronauts” who answer a distress call for a crashed vessel on an uninhabited planet. However, the crew soon discovers they are not alone as some creature attempts...

Wish Physical Media: 4K UHD Review
The lyrics, “When you wish upon a star…” are rather synonymous with a large mouse house and its parent company, The Walt Disney Company (https://thewaltdisneycompany.com). Therefore, it should come as a shock to no one that Disney Studios put out an animated film during its 100th anniversary called Wish. Released just before Thanksgiving 2023, the movie was seen as a love letter to the first 100 y...

Poor Things Physical Media: Blu-ray Review
Just over two hundred years ago, Mary Shelley's novel, Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, was first published, instantly becoming a success. In the past few centuries, the novel has influenced several current writers, including Alasdair Gray, who in 1992 produced a novel called, Poor Things, about a doctor in Victorian London who performs a groundbreaking surgery. The book won a Whitbread No...

Migration Physical Media: 4K UHD Review
At some point, everyone needs to grow up, leave the nest, and get out on their own. Of course, that is one of the scariest things to do in life, and for some, it is even scarier when they need to uproot every six months to go to warmer climates. No, I am not talking about the retired people who leave the frigid cold of Canada and the Northeast states to temporarily move to Florida unti...

Next Goal Wins Physical Media: Blu-ray Review
In America, we play soccer. The rest of the world plays fútbol and it is highly competitive, culminating in the FIFA World Cup that happens once every four years. While some countries dominate the sport (England, Spain, Argentina, etc.), some of the other 200 national teams barely make a dent. One such team, from America Samoa, was considered one of the worst, especially after lo...

Dune: Part Two Movie / Film Review
In 1965 a science fiction novel by author Frank Herbert, titled Dune, was first published. Since then, there have been a few attempts to turn it into a movie with no results. Then in 1984, the David Lynch (Mulholland Drive) film premiered in theaters but was panned by critics. In 2000, a three-hour, television miniseries ran on the Sci-Fi Channel. Almost a decade later, Para...

Contagion Physical Media: 4K UHD Review
What would happen if a sick bat in China ate something that then dropped on the floor of a barn where a pig then started eating it? Said pig then gets sick, slaughtered, and sold to a restaurant where the head chef prepares the pig bare-handed. Said Chef then meets and shakes hands with the customer who bought the dish and now they are both infected with an unknown virus. Said customer...

Drive-Away Dolls Movie / Film Review
Joel and Ethan Coen (O Brother, Where Art Thou?) are brothers who also happen to be award-winning filmmakers. Throughout their career, they have created crime thrillers, dramas, comedies, etc., and seem to excel at them all. Their Dramas have a little bit of comedy thrown in and their comedies are infused with unintended drama. Occasionally, the dynamic duo work on projects witho...


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