American Made is not a top shelf Tom Cruise drama-comedy and I don’t think he does the real Barry Seal injustice enough but despite that, it is entertaining and engaging despite its flaws and worth a rental.
Hell Night: Collector’s Edition BD + Screen Caps
Hell Night is a fun little 1980s flick that felt more like a throwback to 1930s/1940s Universal monster movies and it always helps having Linda Blair in the lead.
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Blood Money Blu-ray Review
Blood Money might not be a terrible movie… on paper, but when you have characters you actively despised, and one you hoped the villain would actually kill, you have a problem. But if you take it as a good bad flick, then it might be worth a rental.
Manhunt: Unabomber BD + Screen Caps
Manhunt: Unabomber is the latest real-life dramatization that has taken the country by storm and it’s a well cast and finely acted one at that with both Sam Worthington and Paul Bettany, along with veteran Chris Noth, turning in good performances.
Kingsman: The Golden Circle 4K/BD + BD Screen Caps
Kingsman: The Golden Circle is a bit of a step down from the first film but thanks to the cast – primarily Colin Firth, Mark Strong and Julianne Moore – it does make for an entertaining enough sequel.
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Dolores Claiborne BD + Screen Caps
There must be something about Kathy Bates starring in a Stephen King film adaptation and in Dolores Claiborne, she deserved the Oscar with a wonderfully subdued performance alongside a respectable cast.
Dunkirk 4K/BD + BD Screen Caps
Dunkirk might not be Christopher Nolan’s strongest film, and given the subject it really should have been, and although it didn’t connect to me on an emotional level, both in terms of characters or suspense-thriller aspects, it is still a technically well made film worth watching.
Auntie Mame BD + Screen Caps
Auntie Mame is a fun enough comedy-drama excelling thanks to the eccentric performance from Rosalind Russell and while I didn’t fully fall in love with the film, and it is a tad lengthy, I did find it mostly entertaining.
Leatherface BD + Screen Caps
Leatherface is yet another, at best, disappointing entry into the vaunted Texas Chain Saw franchise, one where probably for the first two and, for me, the remake, were any good, the others not so much and I’d include this one but more for how forgettable it was than outright bad.
mother! 4K/BD + BD Screen Caps
mother! might’ve had some things going for it and there’s no doubt Aronofsky doesn’t fit into a box like other directors, but this allegorical movie was a complete misfire, particularly in the second half.
Game of Thrones: The Complete Seventh Season BD + Screen Caps
Although Game of Thrones: The Complete Seventh Season isn’t the strongest of this series, it’s still another solid year with great performances and some well written storylines with more maneuvers by our characters as each position themselves for power.
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Interstellar 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray Review
Interstellar very well may be my favorite Christopher Nolan movie, perhaps even edging out The Dark Knight which is saying something from a Batman fan. The performance from Matthew McConaughey was magnificent and powerful and the story itself captivating.
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Animal Factory BD + Screen Caps
Animal Factory is probably more noteworthy for the performances by Edward Furlong and Willem Dafoe than offering anything new in terms of story, and commentary, about prison life. Still worth watching, however.
Wolf Warrior 2 BD
Wolf Warrior 2, amazingly, is one of the highest grossing movies of all-time taking in $854 million in China, the second highest in any single market behind Star Wars: The Force Awakens. As for the movie itself, it’s entertaining enough for sure though nothing really separates it from others in the genre either.
Midsomer Murders: John Barnaby’s First Cases DVD
Midsomer Murders is a well written British mystery series that has been running for 20+ years and this collection of John Barnaby’s First Cases is probably more made for moderate fans or complete novices as the episodes were already released in other sets.
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