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SDCC 2011: DreamWorks: Fright Night
It is funny how two Hall H panels in a row featured films that have vampires in the lead roles, during a sunny Friday afternoon at San Diego Comic Con. Following the Screen Gems panel that featured...
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‘Fright Night’ Scares Up Frights
Let me start out by saying that films are out of my expertise, I am an in your face gamer. However, I was fortunate enough to attend an advance screening of the film in 3-D. I would much rather see a...
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Go Forth And Have The ‘Fright Night’ Of Your Life
I am happy when my optimism is met with pleasing results. The idea of remaking the 1985 vampire horror/comedy Fright Night seemed like fairly solid idea in my eyes. There’s a structure to that story...
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The Beaver (Blu-ray Review)
The Beaver tells the emotional story of a once successful man named Walter Black (Mel Gibson) so plagued by his own demons that he resorts to the use of a beaver hand puppet in order turn his life...
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Deportation Makes Love Difficult, ‘Like Crazy’
Despite a strong cast, familiar, but effective indie sensibilities and soundtrack choices, and a story that does a fine enough job playing with its love story conventions and eventual resolution, the...
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Fright Night 2D / 3D Arrives on Blu-ray December 13!
Senior Charley Brewster (Anton Yelchin) finally has it all. He’s running with the cool kids and dating the hottest girl in high school (Imogen Poots). But all hell breaks loose when charming Jerry...
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‘Like Crazy’ on Blu-ray March 6
Called “crazily inventive and totally irresistible” (Peter Travers, Rolling Stone), the touching, beautiful and romantic drama LIKE CRAZY debuts March 6, 2012 on Blu-ray and DVD with UltraViolet™, for...
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‘Pirates!’ Plunder A Plethora of Phun!
I will just start by not apologizing for my title, as I will easily sacrifice spelling for the sake of alliteration. With that out of the way, I think it is wonderful to see a new stop-animation...
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Take The Journey With ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ (Movie Review)
Being a huge Star Wars fan all my life who frequently has called Star Trek boring, dull and lifeless with the exception of The Next Generation episodes Ashley Judd appeared in, I was astonished by how...
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Star Trek Into Indifference (Movie Review)
I have honestly not tried to make a big deal out of this more publicly, but my interest in Star Trek as a franchise is almost non-existent. Do I respect what it has brought to the world? Sure. Do I...
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Studio Ghibli’s Latest Animated Masterpiece, FROM UP ON POPPY HILL, Arrives...
New York, NY — This September, GKIDS, in conjunction with Cinedigm (NASDAQ: CIDM), invites home viewers to experience the latest masterwork from Studio Ghibli: FROM UP ON POPPY HILL, from the creators...
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Star Trek Into Darkness (Blu-ray Review)
Being a huge Star Wars fan all my life, who has more times than I care to admit called Star Trek boring, dull and lifeless with the exception of The Next Generation episodes Ashley Judd breathes life...
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‘Odd Thomas’ on Blu-ray & DVD March 25th!
Small-town fry cook Odd Thomas (Anton Yelchin) is an ordinary guy with a paranormal secret: he sees dead people, everywhere. When a creepy stranger shows-up with an entourage of ghostly bodachs –...
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Only Lovers Left Alive Is Bloody Great (Movie Review)
It makes a lot of sense that indie filmmaker Jim Jarmusch has finally made a film about vampires. He practically is one, given his height, slender and pale appearance, white hair, and the fact that he...
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ONLY LOVERS LEFT ALIVE Arrives On Blu-ray This August
One of my favorite films of the year: Sony Pictures Classics’ visually poetic love story from Director Jim Jarmusch (Broken Flowers), ONLY LOVERS LEFT ALIVE, will debut on Blu-ray™, DVD and DigitalHD...
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Only Lovers Left Alive (Blu-ray Review)
It makes a lot of sense that indie filmmaker Jim Jarmusch has finally made a film about vampires. He practically is one, given his height, slender and pale appearance, white hair, and the fact that he...
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BOOOO! Brandon’s Top 10 Modern Horror Remakes
Take the “Booo!” in the title as either the ghostly scare sound or the hoards of fanboys’ reactions when something gets remade. Over the last 15 years or so we’ve seen plenty of reboots, reimaginings...
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Nicolas Cage Stars In Action Thriller Dying of the Light Arriving On Blu-ray...
Academy Award® winner Nicolas Cage (Best Actor in a Leading Role, Leaving Las Vegas, 1995) ignites a powder keg of action in the electrifying cloak-and-dagger thriller Dying of the Light, arriving on...
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Top 20: Aaron’s Odds & Ends of 2014
I enjoy putting together different year end lists, as they tend to function as a way for me to put emphasis on a lot of film that I would hope people check out at some point (or avoid, in the case of...
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Dying Of The Light (Blu-ray Review)
Academy Award® winner Nicolas Cage (Best Actor in a Leading Role, Leaving Las Vegas, 1995) ignites a powder keg of action in the electrifying cloak-and-dagger thriller Dying of the Light. The film is...
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Fight Evil With Feedback In The ‘Green Room’ (Movie Review)
The Green Room is one of those films that you’ll hear your colleagues in the business say you have to see, especially if you loved the raw, natural brutality that was the revenge flick Blue Ruin (see...
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Star Trek (4K UHD Blu-ray Review)
So a couple of months ago Paramount Home Media Distribution announced that director J.J. Abrams’ global blockbusters Star Trek and Star Trek Into Darkness would be the studio’s first two titles...
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Star Trek Into Darkness (4K UHD Blu-ray Review)
I will kind of start this review by echoing what I said over here in my first 4K UHD review of Star Trek. It was two months ago when Paramount Home Media Distribution announced that director J.J....
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Green Room (Blu-ray Review)
Spike your hair, throw on your combat boots, and get ready to dive into the mosh pit when the brilliantly crafted thriller Green Room hits Blu-ray (plus Digital HD) and DVD (plus Digital) July 12 from...
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Teamwork & Visuals Push ‘Star Trek Beyond’ Just Another Day In Space (Movie...
This new series of Star Trek films should ideally have been my gateway into getting a better feel for the series. The J.J. Abrams films were not without merit, but even with a changing of hands to...
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‘Star Trek Beyond’ Crashes In Third Place (Movie Review)
Star Trek Beyond promises us one thing going in, a departure from J. J. Abrams’ direction. It of course delivers more, but my main concern was what kind of adventure are we in store for? For too long...
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Star Trek Beyond (4K UHD Blu-ray Review)
Star Trek Beyond promises us one thing going in, a departure from J. J. Abrams’ direction. It of course delivers more, but my main concern was what kind of adventure are we in store for? For too long...
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The Smurfs (4K UHD Blu-ray Review)
Ahh…the Smurfs. That song; La la la-la la la, Sing a happy song. La la la-la la la, Smurf it all day long. La la la-la la la. Smurf along with me! La la la-la la la. Simple as can be. Next time you’re...
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Encapsulated Movie Reviews – Four New Indie Titles
A handful of indie films dissected this week to offer a little counterprogramming to a killer clown that will definitely dominate the weekend box office. A murder mystery set in 19th century London, a...
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Encapsulated Movie Reviews – Three New Indie Titles
Small crop of only a mere three lesser-known cinematic hopefuls this week, but thankfully I’ve got my first five-star indie flick of 2018. (So don’t lose hope film fans!) Girls with an affinity for...
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