DVD Talk Collector Series THE FILM Please Note: The images used here are photos provided by Sony Pictures Classics and do not directly reflect the picture quality of the Blu-ray edition under review.
Rent It THE MOVIE: Please Note: The stills used here are taken from promotional materials and other sources, not the Blu-ray edition under review. Finally, the talky, political remake of Taken film snobs have been waiting for! Who needs action when a bunch of guys can stand around chatting about decades-old slights?
DVD Talk Collector Series “I wish my head could forget what my eyes have seen.” “Thirty [fires] a night for thirty years. That’s how you burn a city down.” “I feel like I’m in the burning of Rome” – Firefighters of Engine Co
Highly Recommended Love Me Tender (1956) was 21-year-old Elvis Presley’s very first movie.
Recommended Let’s be honest: a lot of movies and TV shows from our childhoods just don’t hold up now, since kids are much more forgiving of…well, total crap. Disney’s loose adaptation of Robin Hood (1973) was a personal favorite growing up, mostly because a friend of mine always seemed to be watching it when I came over. He pretty much wore the cassette out after a few short years…but during …
Highly Recommended The Movie: Everyone enjoys Matthew McConaughey as a bit of a loose spoke on the bicycle wheel and hope that he does a Dave Wooderson with each movie role. But somewhat quietly, the last few roles he has brought his A game to his performances, whether it has been as a morally corrupt lawyer or a scout for the Texas Rangers or the owner of a strip club.
Rent It Quick! Pick up a pencil and jot down a list of all the Disney animated films you can think of. It’s okay; I’ll wait.
Skip It THE FILM: Click an image to view Blu-ray screenshot with 1080p resolution. These British crime thrillers are beginning to feel like one long, disjointed movie
Rent It With oil prices on the rise and green energy a primary global concern, the work of Proteus, led by Dr. Karl Dameron (Steven Weber) and Dr
Recommended The Film: Depicting the cutthroat, knee-jerk politics involved in the hierarchy of organized crime has long been a staple in the crime-thriller genre, but few have the gusto to focus on the hard psychology of the players involved, though, whether it’s of the high-profile criminals or the undercover cops trapped in their web. That seems like ideal territory for Korean writer/director …