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One of the more psychologically complex of William Shakespeare’s masterworks, Macbeth, gets the Joel Coen treatment in AppleTV+’s stunning new work. The Tragedy of Macbeth stars a one-two punch of thespian brilliance with Denzel Washington as Macbeth and Frances McDormand delivering one of the cinema’s more memorable Lady Macbeth’s. Yes, […]

The Tragedy of Macbeth Review: Frances McDormand & Denzel Washington ...

January 14, 2022 in Movie Reviews tagged Denzel Washington / Frances McDormand / Joel Coen / Movie Reviews / The Tragedy of Macbeth by joeldamos

For those who don’t know, Anza Borrego is a national park in San Diego County that runs along the border of Mexico. Besides possessing breathtaking biodiversity and eye-candy views, it is also an unforgiving desert that never fails to remind those wandering its landscape of exactly who is in charge. […]

Borrego Review: Lucy Hale Shines in Timely Thriller

January 13, 2022 in Movie Reviews tagged Borrego / Lucy Hale / Movie Reviews by joeldamos

After recently revisiting The Great Escape for a movie club started with friends from college during the pandemic, it seemed like a case of great minds think alike when I read that Kino Lorber was giving the Steve McQueen starring, John Sturges’ directed World War II prisoner camp escape a […]

The Great Escape 4K Ultra HD Review: Mission Accomplished, Kino ...

January 13, 2022 in DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray tagged DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray / The Great Escape by joeldamos

People are starting to head back to the theaters after largely being absent—thanks to the Coronavirus—for almost two years. We saw Spider-Man: No Way Home break records with its release a few weeks back and these aren’t simply box office marks for the pandemic, but for pre-pandemic numbers as well. […]

The 25 Most Anticipated 2022 Movies: New Year, New Movies!

January 12, 2022 in Opinion Piece / Top 10s tagged 2022 Movies / Anticipated Movies of 2022 / Most Anticipated Movies of 2022 / Movie Calendar / Opinion Piece / Top 10s by joeldamos

For horror fans, it must feel like Christmas is still here with the arrival of Halloween Kills on DVD, Blu-ray, 4K and various digital formats. Halloween Kills is a bloody mess and that is meant in the best of ways. Like the horror sequel is supposed to do, the body […]

Halloween Kills Blu-ray Review: Jamie Lee Curtis’ Battle with Michael ...

January 11, 2022 in DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray tagged DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray / Halloween Kills / Jamie Lee Curtis / Judy Greer by joeldamos

In the end, the key to any of our fantastic and time elusive masterpieces in the tale-telling department lay in what seems like the most obvious of items, a story. Author extraordinaire Frank Herbert was keenly aware of that elusive element, and it is in full display in his August […]

Dune Blu-ray Review: Denis Villeneuve Creates a Deliciously Divine Dune

January 11, 2022 in DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray tagged Denis Villeneuve / Dune / DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray by joeldamos

Fox’s hit animated TV show Bob’s Burgers is getting the big-screen treatment and the studio has unveiled the trailer for the highly anticipated flick. Bob’s Burgers has been a staple on Fox TV for 12 seasons now. The arrival of the trailer also coincides with the show’s eleventh anniversary of […]