Videophiled: ‘X-Men Apocalypse’ and ‘Ghostbusters’ 2016

by Sean Axmaker | Oct 11, 2016 | Reviews, What's Hot

X-Men Apocalypse (Fox, Blu-ray, 4K HD, DVD, VOD), the sixth in the official X-Men big screen franchise (the ninth if you count the Wolverine and Deadpool spin-offs) and the third film in the prequel trilogy, is cut to fit into the big screen mythos as carved out of...

Videophiled: ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’

by Sean Axmaker | Apr 6, 2016 | Home Viewing, Reviews, What's Hot

Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Walt Disney, Blu-ray, DVD, Digital HD) – J.J. Abrams takes over the reins of the Star Wars franchise with what is technically a sequel (“Chapter VII: The Force Awakens”) but is just as much a course correction, a reboot, and a...

Videophiled TV: ‘Show Me a Hero,’ ‘Mr. Robot,’ ’12 Monkeys,’ and the rest of the best of recent TV on disc

by Sean Axmaker | Feb 12, 2016 | Home Viewing, TV, What's Hot

Show Me a Hero (HBO, Blu-ray, DVD), a six-hour HBO miniseries developed by David Simon (The Wire) and William F. Zorzi from the non-fiction book by Lisa Belkin and directed by Paul Haggis (with a subtlety and nuance I didn’t know he had in him), stars Oscar Isaac as...

Spoiler-Free Review: ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Is Everything You Want It to Be

by Danny Miller | Dec 16, 2015 | Reviews, What's Hot

While I could never rattle off a list of the fauna on Tatooine, identify the various species who frequent the Mos Eisley Cantina, or describe the different podracers used by the residents of Coruscant as any self-respecting Star Wars fanboy could, I still consider...

Videophiled: The Folkies of ‘Inside Llewyn Davis’ and the Belgian Bluegrass of ‘The Broken Circle Breakdown’

by Sean Axmaker | Mar 11, 2014 | Home Viewing

Inside Llewyn Davis (Sony, Blu-ray, DVD, On Demand), the latest by the Joel and Ethan Coen, was almost entirely overlooked at the Oscars this year. Perhaps that’s because, despite the astounding recreation of the Greenwich Village scene and an atmosphere and...