Rent It THE FILM: Click an image to view Blu-ray screenshot with 1080p resolution. Director Paul Haggis has struggled to repeat the success he had with ensemble drama Crash , which won the Academy Award for the best picture of 2005.
Highly Recommended The Series: While Starz released the four different storylines of their smash hit series Spartacus individually on Blu-ray and DVD over the past few years, they've now assembled all of that material into one Complete Series boxed set release. And just to drive collector types crazy, there are some exclusive extra features included in this set that aren't available on those …
Recommended Note : Although screencaps should only be considered an idea of what the disc looks like, click any capture in this review to expand the image to a full size .png. When a noble lord named Arnolfini (Fernando Hilbeck) is forced out of his castle, he turns to his army, led by Sergeant Hawkwood (Jack Thompson), to help him get it back.
Highly Recommended The Originals Season 1 Blu-ray Review The Originals is a spin-off series baseduponcharacters created and introduced in The Vampire Diaries , andit is acreation of writer Julie Plec, who is the head-writer and showrunner ofbothseries. The concept of the show revolves around a group of charactersreferredto as being the 'originals' – i.e.
Highly Recommended THE MOVIE: Please Note: The stills used here are taken from the standard-definition DVD included in the retail package, not the Blu-ray edition under review. It's wonderful how a good movie can sometimes turn a night around. I have to remind myself of that sometimes.
Recommended Stagefright: Michelle Soavi's Stagefright , perennial also-ran of Italian horror, makes its Blu-ray debut, courtesy of the fine folks at Blue Underground, those who won't rest until they've gotten us all up to date on everything exploitation. Soavi's whodunit slasher opus trades heavily on atmosphere to deliver some gory goods and lots of stylish tension.
Skip It The Movie: Very Good Girls is a feature-length soap opera full of characters devoid of any depth or personality, occupying a meandering, unfocused screenplay without anything of value to say.
DVD Talk Collector Series Man Hunt (1941) is a terrific, tense thriller directed by Fritz Lang and released about six months prior to America's entry into the Second World War. That made it one of a handful of anti-Nazi Hollywood movies ( Confessions of a Nazi Spy , Foreign Correspondent , and A Yank in the R.A.F.
Recommended Most people fear change. Whether clouded by nostalgia or the comfort of daily routines, any step in a new direction is bound to challenge those who aren't ready for it…and while the reboot of a beloved movie and TV franchise hopefully won't affect you as much as a career switch or cross-country move, some people get awfully defensive about their escapist entertainment.
Highly Recommended THE MOVIE: Please Note: The stills used here are taken from promotional materials and other sources, not the Blu-ray edition under review. Peter Sellers reteams with his Pink Panther co-conspirator Blake Edwards to cut loose and indulge their love of silent film comedies. The concept for The Party is something Chaplin or Keaton could have done wonders with, and though the …