A Simple Favor harkened back to the ’90s era mystery thrillers. Stephanie (Anna Kendrick) got sucked into Emily (Blake Lively)’s mystery when they became friends through their sons’ school. Director Paul Feig embraced the macabre comedy of the premise but always stayed true to the genre. On Blu-ray, A Simple Favor is a perfect glossy […]
People got really mad at me when I joked that Skyscraper was Die Hard in a building, but I meant it as a compliment. It did right by Die Hard and was Dwayne Johnson’s best solo movie. It’s also amazing how quickly it is available on Blu-ray. I had to wait nearly a year to […]
The Hurricane Heist is the kind of movie we need. Just think of an outrageous idea and do it. Rob Cohen totally delivered with this one, and people should have appreciated it in theaters. Also, Feist should’ve done the theme song so she could be The Hurricane Feist. They built a whole American town in […]
Murder on the Orient Express is a good looking film on Blu-ray. I’s full of dark moody lighting in individual cabins and ornate details of the train. Bright snow in the background is striking. It’s green screen but a detailed background. Bookend locations are stunning. 70mm transfers to digital flawlessly. Deleted scenes are full of […]
The Mountain Between Us didn’t make much of an impact in theaters last year. What it does offer is amazing visuals for Blu-ray, and more if you have 4K. The snow looks like Disney’s Frozen only it’s real! In the flyovers you could count the individual trees if that were something you wanted to do. […]
I have reviewed every Simpsons DVD since the first season, and I’m not going to stop now. I’ve actually seen every episode through the current season, but that’s over 600 episodes. So season 18 was already over a decade and some 200 episodes ago, so it’s kind of like rediscovering them as new. Season 18 […]
Saw movies are good movies to watch again to double check that everything adds up, or look for the things you missed. Jigsaw, the long-awaited eighth film after seven years, has plenty of repeat viewability. Jigsaw has a brighter look than other Saws so it is a lot more visual than the usual warehouse movie. […]
I have been following Baby Driver for most of the year. I saw it at SXSW where Edgar Wright and the cast gave a Q&A. I spoke to Wright and the cast again for the Baby Driver press junket in June and read many other stories from colleagues writing about the film. Yet there were […]
This year’s Power Rangers movie introduced a new generation to some mighty morphin’. The film’s modern approach looks great on Blu-ray and is loaded with thorough extras to take kids behind the scenes. The dark and gritty take on Power Rangers holds up beautifully at home. You see all the detail in the cave and […]
The record breaking biggest R-rated superhero movie of all time is now available to own on Blu-ray, and it is worth it. First of all, the movie looks great in HD. You can see all he detail in the Deadpool face makeup, the scuffs on Colossus, and all the debris on the freeway and shipyard. […]