by Sean Axmaker | Dec 29, 2016 | Reviews, What's Hot
Sully (Warner, Blu-ray, DVD, 4K UltraHD, VOD) is a fittingly modest nickname for an unassuming career airline pilot who became an American hero in 2009. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger was piloting a routine flight from LaGuardia when his Airbus airliner was...
by Sean Axmaker | Dec 7, 2016 | Reviews, What's Hot
Hell or High Water (Lionsgate, Blu-ray, DVD, VOD) is as good an American drama as you’ll see this year. Jeff Bridges stars as a Texas Ranger on the trail of a pair of bank robbers and his playfully crusty performance as a laconic frontier lawman on the verge of...
by Sean Axmaker | Nov 30, 2016 | Reviews, What's Hot
Pete’s Dragon (Disney, Blu-ray, DVD, VOD) is that rare breed of remake that outshines the original. The 1977 film, about an orphaned boy who runs away from his abusive adoptive parents with a magical dragon, was a live action film with a bright cartoon character...
by Sean Axmaker | Nov 16, 2016 | Reviews, What's Hot
Finding Dory (Disney, Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D, DVD), Pixar’s sequel to its gorgeous animated aquatic masterpiece, can’t shake off its sequel-ness—it plays like a variation on the theme rather than an original take on the familiar tale—but it’s a Pixar...
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 | Oct 19, 2016 | Reviews, What's Hot
Café Society (Lionsgate, Blu-ray, DVD) You never know what you’re getting with a new Woody Allen film. His career is as erratic as ever. So it’s a pleasure to note that Café Society (2016), while well short of masterpiece, is Allen in fine form. Set in...
