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One of the biggest comedic surprises of 2019 arrived earlier this summer with Long Shot. The Charlize Theron and Seth Rogen starring rom-com is absolutely hilarious and will pull at those heartstrings as well. Let’s get this immediately out of the way. Rogen is hardly the ideal rom-com leading man. […]

Long Shot Blu-Ray Review: Political Rom-Com Has Enormous Charm

August 14, 2019 in DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray tagged DVD Reviews / Long Shot by joeldamos

The Conjuring universe is getting quite crowded, but hey … there is always room for more. That is especially true when it comes to horror movies that come from the creative genius that is producer (and often director) James Wan. The latest installment, The Curse of La Llorona, is out […]

The Curse of la Llorona Blu-Ray Review: Haunting Addition to ...

August 10, 2019 in DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray tagged DVD Reviews / DVD-Blu-Ray / The Curse of La Llorona by joeldamos

How does one cinematically introduce the world to the pop culture phenomenon that is Pokémon? What filmmakers did with Pokémon: Detective Pikachu was a stroke of genius of the highest order and should serve as a lesson for like-minded folks seeking to take something with the widest of scopes and […]

Pokémon Detective Pikachu Blu-Ray Review: Pika Pika, It’s Awesome!

August 8, 2019 in DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray tagged DVD Reviews / DVD-Blu-Ray / Pokemon Detective Pikachu by joeldamos

There are films that hit you over the head with its message and for children’s flicks, particularly animated ones, that is not the way to go if you want to reach our youngest film fans. UglyDolls smartly takes another route and it is one that is incredibly effective in making […]

UglyDolls Blu-Ray Review: Broken & Beautiful

August 2, 2019 in DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray tagged DVD Reviews / Kelly Clarkson / UglyDolls by joeldamos

Home ownership is the dream of every couple seeking to start a family and set sail on the voyage that is life. In The Intruder that was absolutely the case with a young married couple, Scott and Annie Russell (Michael Ealy and Meagan Good). After years of toiling and working […]

The Intruder DVD Review: Dennis Quaid Can’t Let Go

August 1, 2019 in DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray tagged DVD Reviews by joeldamos

The filmmaking trio that came together to make Alita: Battle Angel could not have more creative juices flowing if they tried—James Cameron, Jon Landau and Robert Rodriguez. Cameron, of Terminator, True Lies, Titanic and of course Avatar fame, takes on the producing and co-screenwriter duties. Landau, produced of a few […]

Alita Battle Angel Blu-Ray Review: One Awesome Avenging Angel

July 29, 2019 in DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray tagged Alita: Battle Angel / DVD Reviews / DVD-Blu-Ray / James Cameron / Robert Rodriguez by joeldamos

One of the bigger surprises of the cinematic year that is 2019 is the utter joy that is experiencing Shazam! Sure, Zachary Levi has waited his entire life for a role like the one he has in the latest addition to the DC Comics movie universe and he could not […]

Shazam! Blu-Ray Review: One Powerful Moniker!

July 20, 2019 in DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray tagged DVD Reviews / DVD-Blu-Ray / Shazam! / Zachary Levi by joeldamos

The Lion King landed in 1994 and became a cultural sensation. Disney Animation had cemented its comeback with the Oscar winning musical gem that even had some Academy members seeing the film worthy of a Best Picture nomination in addition to its Best Animated Feature one. Of all the Disney […]

The Lion King Review: Visually Stunning, Emotionally Stunted

July 19, 2019 in DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray tagged DVD Reviews / The Lion King by joeldamos

Waking up in a body that is not the one you fell asleep in is a rich comedy formula that has worked with varying levels of success over the years. Of course, there’s the body switching comedies, a la Freaky Friday and then there’s the Big-like flicks that find a […]

Little Blu-Ray Review: New Take on a Classic Comedic Trope

July 16, 2019 in DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray tagged DVD Reviews / Little by joeldamos