F1: The Movie might not break new ground in terms of the story but the action is well filmed and the performance by Brad Pitt reminds you just how charming he can be. Director Joseph Kosinski is on a hot streak with this and Top Gun: Maverick.
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No Country for Old Men: The Criterion Collection 4K Ultra HD & Blu-ray Review
No Country for Old Men is certainly a solid western-drama that features tremendous performances by Tommy Lee Jones and Javier Bardem, the latter especially making for a quiet but nevertheless menacing villain. That said, this probably being my third viewing, it’s not one that entirely gripped me.
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Dune (2021) 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray Review
Dune is a movie that has plenty of technical achievements by director Denis Villeneuve and his team but very little emotion at its core, even with a respectable cast.
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Perdita Durango 4K Ultra HD & Blu-ray Review
Perdita Durango was an engaging and, in a twisted way, entertaining romantic-thriller featuring two fantastic performances by Rosie Perez and Javier Bardem, both of whom should’ve gotten some major award recognition.
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Severin Films March 2021 New Releases
Severin Films has announced four new releases for March 2021 including Perdita Durango, The Day of the Beast, Nosferatu in Venice and A Scream in the Streets.
Collateral 4K Ultra HD Review
Collateral might not be an overly ambitious crime-drama from Michael Mann but it was a nice, slow ride (no pun intended) thanks to two great performances by Cruise and Foxx.
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.
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray Review
Unlike the recently released Transformers: The Last Knight, which was a dull movie in itself, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales was at least passably boring and was mercifully only two hours long. But like Transformers, this franchise just needs to come to a close as neither is very creative or, worse yet, entertaining.
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Review: The Gunman BD + Screen Caps
The Gunman isn’t terrible and some interesting ideas but the execution was lacking through Sean Penn gives a solid performance though the supporting cast was a complete waste especially Ray Winstone and Idris Elba, neither of whose talents were adequately tapped in to. The Blu-ray released by Universal is a tad weak with no bonus features but the audio and video transfers are both excellent.
To the Wonder Blu-ray Review
To the Wonder might be one of the most beautiful movies to put on film in the past decade, if not more, but the story and characters are so detached, we only get glimpses of people we are supposed to care about. Yeah, I understand the themes Malick wanted to present, since he practically smacks them over the viewer’s heads, but themes don’t make a good or compelling film.
Skyfall Blu-ray Review
Skyfall is a fun entry into the long-running James Bond series. Daniel Craig is still a fantastic Agent 007 and while it’s entirely possible this movie gets more praise thanks to lower standards of the previous outing, I still found it to be highly entertaining. Javier Bardem makes for a great villain and Adele’s theme song is one of the best and really brings back that classic feeling.