by Sean Axmaker | Nov 2, 2016 | Reviews, What's Hot
Star Trek Beyond (Paramount, Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D, 4K Ultra HD, DVD, Digital, VOD) is the third feature in the “when they were young” reboot of the franchise and the first one since J.J. Abrams left Federation space for a galaxy long ago and far, far away....
by Sean Axmaker | Jan 12, 2016 | Home Viewing, Reviews, What's Hot
The Martian (Fox, Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D, DVD) comes to disc with two Golden Globe wins, and despite the dubious categorization of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, it is neither a comedy nor a musical (despite the disco soundtrack—don’t ask). It is the rare...
by Sean Axmaker | Dec 1, 2015 | Home Viewing, What's Hot
Another week off, this time for Thanksgiving, so I’m catching up on two weeks of New Releases. Mississippi Grind (Lionsgate, Blu-ray, DVD) plays like a seventies character drama, a meandering road movie through the byways of American characters who populate the...
by Sean Axmaker | Jul 9, 2015 | Home Viewing, What's Hot
Slow West (Lionsgate, Blu-ray, DVD), which won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance in 2015, stars Kodi Smit-McPhee as 16-year-old Jay Cavendish, the son of Scottish aristocrats on a romantic (and foolhardy) journey to find the girl he loves on the 19th century American...
by Sean Axmaker | Apr 14, 2015 | Home Viewing, TV, What's Hot
The Babadook (Scream Factory, Blu-ray, DVD), one of the best and most original horror films in years, raises goosebumps with old-fashioned scares, relatable characters, and a provocative psychological foundation. Amelia (Essie Kent) is a single mother who is still in...
