The Final Word on Physical Media
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore is the latest entry into a franchise that is below average at best and lacks the, pardon the pun, magic of the Harry Potter films both in terms of story and characters.
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Fire in the Sky is an okay science fiction drama that’s basic on a dubious true story, though I can still admire the performance from Robert Patrick and special effects work by ILM as their alien design was pretty cool.
Edge of Tomorrow is just an all around fun and action-filled sci-fi thriller that unfortunately didn’t produce phenomenal numbers at the box office that a sequel, while being talked about off and on over the years, is looking unlikely.
Zero Contract is a result of the pandemic and maybe I can admire the idea on paper, but in practice this is a snooze-fest of a “thriller” with headliner Anthony Hopkins appearing a bit lost in his few scenes. This is one you can absolutely skip.
Cinderella is the latest adaptation of the classic story, this one taking on contemporary music (and social commentary), starring Camila Cabello, Idina Menzel, Minnie Driver and Pierce Brosnan.
Boomerang, starring Eddie Murphy, Robin Givens, Halle Berry and Martin Lawrence, debuts on Blu-ray from Paramount Pictures and includes an audio commentary and deleted scenes.
Assault on Precinct 13 comes to Blu-ray courtesy via Mill Creek Entertainment. This bargain release version (sans bonus material) stars Ethan Hawke, Laurence Fishburne, John Leguizamo, Maria Bello and Drea De Matteo.
Fortress: Sniper’s Eye is just as bland and forgettable as its predecessor and nothing much to really latch on to as there’s no real good bad elements and it’s even harder to watch now knowing what Bruce Willis is going through. For that alone just skip this.
Agent Game, despite its confusing title, wasn’t a half bad direct-to-video flick though the editing was messy and the action scenes could’ve been better choreographed, however there was enough here that kept my attention.
The Initiation of Sarah actually isn’t a half-bad made-for-TV supernatural horror film from 1978 and while it’s pretty water downed and resembles Carrie if only a bit, this is well worth checking out.
Firestarter is one of those remakes/re-adaptations that asks the question: why bother? The end result was a film that has very little to offer and will be forgotten not long after you finish watching.
There’s no doubt Robert Eggers is a talented filmmaker and while I can appreciate some of the technical achievements with bringing a Viking lore to life, and the entire cast giving solid performances, I wasn’t entirely captured by the story and in the end, despite some wonderful visuals, found this to be fairly forgettable.
Ambulance had a simple plot but this being directed by Michael Bay, he makes it far longer than it needed to be, stretching it past two hours and making it less than riveting, not helped by the choppy editing and nausea-inducing drone shots.
There’s no doubt the cinematic and cultural significance with Shaft, the movie itself is a bit slow but Richard Roundtree in the lead was fantastic and made the film more than worth checking out.
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The Contractor is an okay suspense-thriller and does showcase Chris Pine’s charisma (the reason I liked him as Jack Ryan), however the plot is thin and the writing pretty standard and predictable.