Drama

Boardwalk Empire: The Complete Third Season

August 6, 2013 // 0 Comments

Among one of my favorite TV series – although I never watch any of them during broadcasts and instead wait for their release on Blu-Ray – is HBO's "Boardwalk Empire, " a Prohibition-era show taking place in New Jersey where [...]

The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec

July 24, 2013 // 0 Comments

I’ve long been a fan of Luc Besson’s movies, whether it’s his more gritty earlier work or films such as “The Fifth Element,” to me the director has always had a unique style and approach to movies that has always turned out [...]

Oz The Great And Powerful

June 21, 2013 // 0 Comments

If someone sets about to make a sequel or prequel to "The Wizard of Oz" they had better make sure it is a phantasmagoria filled with ideas, colors, memorable witches and a truly fantastic world. When Walt Disney Home Entertainment sent over a [...]

Side Effects

June 10, 2013 // 0 Comments

It's become a little quiet around Steven Soderbergh, as the acclaimed director has been making smaller films in the past years, movies that are most likely more personal to him than the "Oceans 11" franchise. "Side Effects" is [...]

Downton Abbey: Season 3

May 21, 2013 // 0 Comments

Over the past three years, "Downton Abbey" has turned into a phenomenon that is as surprising, as it is appropriate. But who would have thought that an imported television series from the UK would suddenly spark such a level of interest in the [...]

Cloud Atlas

May 16, 2013 // 0 Comments

"Cloud Atlas" is a multi-faceted movie that is rich with imagery and the promise to truly stimulate your imagination. Warner Home Video has no delivered a high definition version of the film on Blu-Ray Disc and I was looking forward to letting [...]

Lincoln

April 17, 2013 // 0 Comments

Abraham Lincoln is, without a doubt, one of the best-known presidents of the United States. His likeness is recognized like that of a modern day superstar and the profound effect he has had on American history is equalled only by few. His assassination, [...]

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

March 22, 2013 // 0 Comments

I've always been a fan of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" novels, as well as "The Hobbit." Not in a sense that I am familiar with every little detail of Middle Earth's history, or total trivia, but in a sense [...]

Life of Pi

March 18, 2013 // 0 Comments

"Life of Pi" was an interesting phenomenon to me. The trailers did not appeal to me at all, giving me no reason to venture into a movie theater and see the film, despite the fact that I usually enjoy Ang Lee's films a whole lot. Somehow the [...]

Schindler's List

March 1, 2013 // 0 Comments

To watch "Schindler's List" is both highly inspirational and painful at the same time, and in my case, I have to be in a certain mood to really be able to handle the film. It is, by and large, Steven Spielberg's most demanding film, [...]
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