by Sean Axmaker | Feb 3, 2015 | Home Viewing, What's Hot
Dear White People (Lionsgate, Blu-ray, DVD, Digital HD), the feature debut of director / writer Justin Simien, is a sharp, smart, ambitious satire of race, racism, privilege, prejudice, and power at an Ivy League college that has drawn comparisons to Spike Lee. Which...
by Sean Axmaker | Nov 18, 2014 | Home Viewing, What's Hot
The Wind Rises (Disney, Blu-ray, VOD) – Hayao Miyazaki is a national treasure in Japan, the director of beloved animated features and filmmaker dedicated to preserving the art of hand-drawn animation. The Wind Rises, which was released in 2013 and earned an Oscar...
by Jeff Michael Vice | Feb 18, 2014 | Reviews, What's Hot
Author’s note: This review of The Wind Rises is based on a subtitled version of the film for awards-season consideration, and not the dubbed version being released in U.S. theaters by Touchstone Pictures. The news that The Wind Rises would be the final animated...
