Oscar®-winning director Damien Chazelle and star Ryan Gosling reteam for the riveting story behind the first manned mission to the moon, focusing on Neil Armstrong and the decade leading to the historic Apollo 11 flight. A visceral and intimate account told from Armstrong’s perspective, based on the book by James R. Hansen, the film explores the triumphs and the cost—on Armstrong, his family, his colleagues and the nation itself—of one of the most dangerous missions in history.Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘First Man’: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD & Digital From Universal”
Cast: Gary Oldman, Kristin Scott Thomas, Lily James
Release Date: February 27, 2018
A Review By: Kevin Lovell
Film Rating: 10/10 Disc Rating: 7.5/10
Synopsis:
Academy Award® nominee Gary Oldman gives a “towering performance” (Richard Lawson, Vanity Fair) in acclaimed director Joe Wright’s soaring drama Darkest Hour. As Hitler’s forces storm across the European landscape and close in on the United Kingdom, Winston Churchill (Oldman) is elected the new Prime Minister. With his party questioning his every move, and King George VI (Ben Mendelsohn) skeptical of his new political leader, it is up to Churchill to lead his nation and protect them from the most dangerous threat ever seen. Also starring Academy Award® nominee Kristin Scott Thomas and Lily James, Darkest Hour is a powerful, inspirational drama.Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Darkest Hour’: Available On Blu-ray & DVD February 27, 2018 From Universal”
“Dunkirk” opens as hundreds of thousands of British and Allied troops are surrounded by enemy forces. Trapped on the beach with their backs to the sea they face an impossible situation as the enemy closes in. The story unfolds on land, sea and air. RAF Spitfires engage the enemy in the skies above the Channel, trying to protect the defenseless men below. Meanwhile, hundreds of small boats manned by both military and civilians are mounting a desperate rescue effort, risking their lives in a race against time to save even a fraction of their army.Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Dunkirk’: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD & Digital From Warner Bros”
Based upon the dramatic real-life manhunt for the Boston Marathon bombers, this powerful action-thriller follows Police Sergeant Tommy Saunders (Mark Wahlberg) as he joins brave survivors, first responders, and investigators in a race against time to find the bombers before they strike again. Directed by Peter Berg and featuring a stellar cast, Patriots Day is a stirring tribute to the Boston community’s strength and courage in the face of adversity.Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Patriots Day’: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD & Digital HD From Lionsgate”
Cast: Andrew Garfield, Sam Worthington, Luke Bracey
Release Date: February 21, 2017
A Review By: Kevin Lovell
Film Rating: 9.5/10 Disc Rating: 8.5/10
Synopsis:
Hacksaw Ridge is the extraordinary true story of Desmond Doss (Andrew Garfield) who, in Okinawa during the bloodiest battle of WWII, saved 75 men without firing or carrying a gun. He was the only American soldier in WWII to fight on the front lines without a weapon, as he believed that while the war was justified, killing was nevertheless wrong. As an army medic, he single-handedly evacuated the wounded from behind enemy lines, braved fire while tending to soldiers, was wounded by a grenade, and hit by snipers. Doss was the first conscientious objector to ever earn the Congressional Medal of Honor.Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Hacksaw Ridge’: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD & Digital HD From Lionsgate”
Release Date: Available on Blu-Ray & DVD May 24, 2016
A Review By: Kevin Lovell
Film Rating: 9/10 Disc Rating: 7.5/10
Synopsis:
This heroic action-thriller is based on the extraordinary true story of the greatest small-boat rescue in Coast Guard history. In 1952, a massive winter storm strikes off the coast of Cape Cod, ripping a T-2 oil tanker in half and trapping more than 30 sailors inside its rapidly sinking stern. When word of the disaster reaches the U.S. Coast Guard, four men led by Captain Bernie Webber (Chris Pine) set out in a 12-seat boat on a daring mission to rescue the stranded men, braving freezing cold, 60-foot waves and hurricane-force winds, and guided by Webber’s vow that “We all live, or we all die.” Packed with thrilling, larger-than-life action and anchored in a belief in the strength of the human spirit, The Finest Hours is a triumph.Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Finest Hours’: Arrives On Blu-ray & DVD May 24, 2016 From Disney”
Cast: Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams
Release Date: Available on Blu-Ray & DVD February 23, 2016
A Review By: Kevin Lovell
Film Rating: 10/10 Disc Rating: 7.5/10
Synopsis:
Michael Keaton (Birdman), Mark Ruffalo (Foxcatcher) in his Academy Award® nominated role and Rachel McAdams (Southpaw) in her Academy Award® nominated role lead a critically acclaimed cast in this gripping story of the Pulitzer Prize-winning investigation that uncovered a scandal that rocked one of the world’s oldest and most trusted institutions. Delving into allegations of child abuse within the local Catholic Archdiocese, a tenacious team of Boston Globe reporters exposes a decades-long cover-up that reaches the highest levels of Boston’s religious, legal, and government establishments.Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Spotlight’: Arrives On Blu-ray & DVD February 23, 2016 & On Digital HD Now From Universal”