DVD & Blu-ray reviews: 12 Years a Slave, The Trip to Italy, Hobson’s Choice, An Inspector Calls, Honour
12 Years a Slave (15) Steve McQueen DVD/Blu-ray (134mins)
May 15, 2014
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12 Years a Slave (15) Steve McQueen DVD/Blu-ray (134mins)
Available July 15, series’ inaugural Blu-ray and DVD release includes 10 first season episodes plus behind-the-scenes featurette original pilot and video commentaries.
Recommended As frantic and unpredictable as its central character, Richard Donner’s Conspiracy Theory (1997) takes viewers on a wild ride from start to finish. Our man under the microscope is Jerry Fletcher (Mel Gibson), a deeply troubled cab driver who perpetually peeks behind the curtain and believes in shady cover-ups, shadow government, and other suppressions of the truth. When he’s not …
A giant movie monster needs to be fearsome, mighty and destructive. But it also needs heart.
Hollywood worships at the altar of the box office, and the success this year of religious themed-movies has led to a sort of come-to-Jesus moment for studios and reporters alike — as well as a rush by big name conservatives such as Glenn Beck and Rick Santorum to get in on the success. Not every movie is a huge seller, but the sheer volume available on their site, as well as places like …
“Her†(2013, R, 126 min., $28.98) The last of the 2014 Academy Award nominees for best picture to be released on video, “Her†was worth …