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Monthly Archives: June 2018

The idea of taking one amazing current NBA player—Kyrie Irving—and four former all-stars (Shaquille O’Neal, Reggie Miller, Nate Robinson and Chris Webber) donning old man makeup in Uncle Drew is one that had our attention as soon as that first trailer premiered. Center an entire movie about them returning to the NYC […]

Uncle Drew Review: No Slam Dunk, But a Heartfelt Three-Point ...

June 29, 2018 in Movie Reviews tagged Movie Reviews / Uncle Drew by joeldamos

When the first Mission Impossible arrived on Blu-Ray in 2007, it was a swing-and-a-miss effort—technically speaking. The picture was flat. The sound was not where it should be for the new-at-the-time home video format. Compared to other films being released on Blu-Ray at the time, Mission failed to bring the luscious look […]

Mission Impossible 1-5 4K Ultra HD: An Artistic Elevation

June 28, 2018 in DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray tagged DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray / Mission Impossible / Mission Impossible 2 / Mission Impossible 3 / Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation / Tom Cruise by joeldamos

On paper, the ninth film in the filmography of Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time in America, looks amazing. Now, we have our initial visual representation of what to expect from the auteur’s latest. A first photo has dropped of stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt doing their best Hollywood, circa 1969, […]

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood First Look: Brad Pitt ...

June 27, 2018 in Movie Stills tagged Brad Pitt / Leonardo DiCaprio / Movie Stills / Once Upon a Time in Hollywood / Quentin Tarantino by joeldamos

We would watch anything that Shane Black directs. The Nice Guys and Iron Man 3 helmer has a way about him that when you witness one of his works, there is no question the artist behind the magic. His latest, The Predator, re-starts the iconic film series and brings it […]

The Predator Red Band Trailer: The Hunt is On

June 26, 2018 in Movie Trailers tagged Movie Trailers / The Predator by joeldamos

Zoey Deutch has evolved into one vastly rich and talented actress, particularly over the last several years. The zenith of that meteoric rise, Flower, has landed on DVD and firmly sits on the must-see list for home video releases for the summer. The actress, who is Lea Thompson’s daughter, delivers […]

Flower DVD Review: Zoey Deutch Blossoms

June 25, 2018 in DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray tagged DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray / Flower / Zoey Deutch by joeldamos

Writer-director Shana Feste took that old adage, “write what you know,” and brought her own story of parental pain and joy to the big screen in Boundaries. She could not have cast better in the lead roles. As “herself,” Laura, nailing it is the always awesome Vera Farmiga. Portraying her […]

Boundaries Review: Vera Farmiga & Christopher Plummer’s Parental Dramedy

June 22, 2018 in Movie Trailers tagged Boundaries / Christopher Plummer / Movie Reviews / Vera Farmiga by joeldamos

One of my biggest pet peeves in the cinematic realms is biopics that do not get it right. It is not like Hollywood remakes people’s life stories! Sadly, that is the case with the often compelling, but overall shoddily put together The Catcher was a Spy. It is an important […]

The Catcher was a Spy Review: True Tale Limps into ...

June 22, 2018 in Movie Reviews tagged Movie Reviews / Paul Rudd / The Catcher was a Spy by joeldamos

Let us get one thing straight, one does not head into a Jurassic Park movie looking for a screenplay that is vying for an Academy Award. But if you can let some things go that either just don’t make sense or are simple exposition lazily inserted to move the plot […]

Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom Review: Dino-Mite!

June 22, 2018 in Movie Reviews tagged Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom / Movie Trailers by joeldamos

One of the most delightful and fanciful looks one could ask for at what occurred when Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin passed away and left a power vacuum in his country arrives in the form of a new film on DVD and digital formats, The Death of Stalin. Stalin ruled over […]

The Death of Stalin DVD Review: Dictators, Murderers & Comrades, ...

June 20, 2018 in DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray tagged DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray / The Death of Stalin by joeldamos