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There have been many Jane Austen cinematic adaptations over the years, many were successful in terms of their faithfulness to the source material. The new to Blu-Ray, DVD, and digital download Emma. is right up there with the best of the best. Anya Taylor-Joy is the titular character and there […]

Emma. Blu-Ray Review: A Terrific & Triumphant Jane Austen Adaptation

May 22, 2020 in DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray tagged DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray / Emma by joeldamos

One of the more surprising slices of cinematic excellence from Steven Spielberg has arrived on 4K Blu-Ray and it is nothing short of a visual and sonic boom. Tom Cruise (his third 4K this week, joining Days of Thunder and Top Gun) stars in War of the Worlds as a […]

War of the Worlds 4K Review: Steven Spielberg & Tom ...

May 20, 2020 in DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray tagged DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray / Steven Spielberg / Tom Cruise / War of the Worlds by joeldamos

It took merely four years for Top Gun titanic tandem of Tom Cruise and Tony Scott to reunite for Days of Thunder. That flick has gotten a 4K HDR upgrade for its 30th birthday, and it is worth every cent on a multitude of levels. Cruise and Scott made a […]

Days of Thunder 4K Blu-Ray Review: Faster, Stronger, Brighter

May 18, 2020 in DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray tagged Days of Thunder / DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray / Tom Cruise by joeldamos

Top Gun is getting the royal treatment. And by royal, we mean it’s gotten an upgrade to a stellar, enigmatic 4K Blu-Ray that will literally just fly off the screen with sights and sounds that rival living next to a Navy airfield. For those who have been living in a […]

Top Gun Gets the 4K Blu-Ray Treatment: As Sharp as ...

May 18, 2020 in DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray tagged DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray / Tom Cruise / Top Gun by joeldamos

One of the first books I truly remember reading on my own was Jack London’s seminal classic, The Call of the Wild. It tattooed my soul with its sweeping epic feel and simultaneous intimate tale of our species’ best friend. Buck, the main character, had a journey worthy of the […]

The Call of the Wild Blu-Ray Review: Harrison Ford & ...

May 15, 2020 in DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray tagged DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray / Harrison Ford / The Call of the Wild by joeldamos

Love stories are a rare breed of late in Hollywood. It used to be a prolific milieu and sadly, they just don’t make them as they used to—not to sound like an old hawk. But it’s true. That’s why it’s like a breath of fresh air that The Photograph finds […]

The Photograph Blu-Ray Review: Worth 10,000 Words

May 15, 2020 in DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray tagged DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray / The Photograph by joeldamos

Blake Lively deserves so much better than what was delivered for her with her latest film, The Rhythm Section—out now on DVD, Blu-Ray and digital download. Heck, co-star Jude Law warrants better material. So too does the always stellar Sterling K. Brown. Cutting to the chase: It’s worth a solid […]

The Rhythm Section Blu-Ray Review: Blake Lively Lives For Revenge

April 30, 2020 in DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray tagged Blake Lively / DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray / The Rhythm Section by joeldamos

When Guy Ritchie is “on,” there is no one like him in the movie medium. When he first arrived on the scene with Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and then Snatch, his filmmaking style was hard to miss. It was frenetic, and featured tension that was crackling with suspense. […]

The Gentlemen Blu-Ray Review: Guy Ritchie Rocks the Crime Milieu ...

April 25, 2020 in DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray tagged DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray / Guy Ritchie / The Gentlemen by joeldamos

Like a Boss is out now on DVD, Blu-Ray and digital download and the thing about the flick is that it knows its lane and never tries to veer elsewhere. Tiffany Haddish and Rose Byrne star as a couple of pals who have known each other since they were teenagers […]

Like a Boss Blu-Ray Review: Tiffany Haddish & Rose Byrne’s ...

April 22, 2020 in DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray tagged DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray / Like a Boss / Rose Byrne / Salma Hayek / Tiffany Haddish by joeldamos