The second film in the DCU Animated Universe,?Justice League: The New Frontier?is nearly a decade old and gets its own Commemorative Edition on Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital HD. Following the plot of Darwyn Cooke’s critically-acclaimed graphic novel, the story tells how the Justice League came together during the Cold War. Some famous names make the…
In the fifth installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean series, which improbably found its genesis in the Disney World ride, Johnny Depp returns in?Dead Men Tell No Tales, pumping new life into the series which?On Stranger Tides?had left for dead. Brought back into action by the need to find the Trident of Poseidon, Depp’s…
In David Lowery’s?A Ghost Story, “C” (Casey Affleck) dies in an accident and comes back as a ghost. But unlike Patrick Swayze’s clay-molding physicality, C’s disembodiment from his past life is obvious thanks to a white sheet with two eyeholes and a silent existence through the remaining hour or so of the film. And still,…
Werewolves sure have it easy. Aside from a few fleas, excruciating once-per-month-transformations and obsessively/compulsively marking their territory, there’s not much to ruffle their fur. Want it tough? Trying being a were-frog. You leave a slime trail pretty much everywhere you go, no one wants to kiss you and you have an uncontrollable desire to rip…
To?stream audio of my interview with Jessie Buckley and Michael Pearce, click here. Director Michael Pearce brings us Beast, a pseudo ?whodunit?, focusing mainly on the dark leading lady known as Moll (Jessie Buckley). This chilling and often uncomfortable tale is set on the British Channel Island of Jersey, a stunning backdrop that is metaphorically…
What happens when one justice isn?t enough? Battle of the Sexes recounts the events that led up to the 1973 tennis match between retired all-star Bobby Riggs (Steve Carell) and champ in her prime, Billie Jean King (Emma Stone). However, this particular ?sports film? has very little to do with actual sports, choosing instead to…
Longmire?started out as a wildly entertaining exploration of the Western culture in 2017, like a throwback to yesteryear. It was dark, witty, and ingrained in an understanding of family and social dynamics that underscored the changes in culture. Five seasons later, the show has grown darker, tougher, and more shocking than it seemed possible from…
In the fifth installment of the Michael Bay/Hasbro CGI explosion of transformative alien robotics,?Transformers: The Last Knight?delivers a bombastic firestorm of epic proportions that will entertain the staunchest fan of the line of heroic Autobots in their battle against the Decepticons. In fact, while Mark Wahlberg, Josh Duhamel, Anthony Hopkins, Laura Haddock, and John Turturro…
?Whatever it is, we all have issues.? We?re all gonna be okay.? In Elizabeth Blue, actress Anna Schafer takes on the incredibly intense role of a young woman (Anna Schafer) struggling with tremendous mental health issues.? Living with her devoted fianc?, Grant (Ryan Vincent), she is plagued by hallucinations and voices in her head to…
Twenty years ago Judi Dench played Queen Victoria in Mrs. Brown, the story of Victoria?s close relationship with John Brown, a member of her household staff. Victoria and Abdul sees her again in the roll of Victoria as the now elderly Queen strikes up another personal relationship with a servant.
