Today, Touchstone Pictures is releasing Need for Speed on Blu-ray.  After a street race between Tobey Marshall (Aaron Paul) and his wealthy rival Dino Brewster (Dominic Cooper) ends in tragedy, Tobey is framed and left to take the fall.  Released from prison with revenge on his mind, Tobey is determined to compete against Dino at… Read More Blu-ray Release: Need for Speed

After premiering at TIFF last year and just finishing a successful run in theatres, Mongrel Media is releasing Under the Skin on all home entertainment platforms today, including iTunes.  Directed by Jonathan Glazer, the film follows an alien seductress (Scarlett Johansson) who stalks men on the streets of Scotland, picking them up in her white… Read More Digital Release: Under the Skin

Today, Paramount is releasing Darren Aronofsky’s Noah on Blu-ray.  Adapted from the Book of Genesis, this version has Noah (Russell Crowe) foretold the world will be destroyed through dreams of death and rising water.  Noah is chosen by the Creator to build an ark that will house two of each animal and protect his wife… Read More Blu-ray Release: Noah

Last week, 20th Century Fox released Dom Hemingway on Blu-ray, a film that premiered at TIFF last year.  Dom Hemingway (Jude Law) is a safecracker who has just gotten out after twelve years in jail, looking for payback from his old crime boss (Demian Bichir), while struggling to reconnect with his estranged daughter (Emilia Clarke).… Read More Blu-ray Release: Dom Hemingway

Two weeks ago, the 1959 film Pickpocket was released on Blu-ray through the Criterion Collection.  Directed by Robert Bresson, this is a quiet character study of Michel (Martin LaSalle), a lonely writer who spends his days compulsively snatching wallets throughout Paris, leading to chance encounters with Jeanne (Marika Green), a beautiful young woman who might… Read More Criterion Release: Pickpocket

Heaven is for Real – A Sony Pictures Release http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/heavenisforreal/ Blu-ray Release Date: July 22nd, 2014 Rated PG for thematic material Running Time: 99 minutes Randall Wallace (director) Randall Wallace (screenplay) Christopher Parker (screenplay) Based on the book by Todd Burpo and Lynn Vincent Nick Glennie-Smith (music) Greg Kinnear as Todd Burpo Connor Corum as Colton… Read More Blu-ray Review: Heaven is for Real

The Lunchbox – A Sony Pictures Classics Release http://sonyclassics.com/thelunchbox/ Blu-ray Release Date: July 8th, 2014 Rated PG for thematic material Running time: 105 minutes Ritesh Batra (dir.) Ritesh Batra (screenplay) Max Richter (music) Irrfan Khan as Saajan Fernandes Nimrat Kaur as Ila Nawazuddin Siddiqui as Shaikh Nakul Vaid as Rajeev Our reviews below: _________________________________________ The Lunchbox… Read More Blu-ray Review: The Lunchbox

Last week, the 1964 classic A Hard Day’s Night was released on DVD & Blu-ray through the Criterion Collection.  A month after The Beatles famously appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show, the film follows John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr as they let loose around London at the height of their fame,… Read More Criterion Release: A Hard Day’s Night

Last week, Level Film released the boxing film A Fighting Man on DVD.  The Canadian production follows Sailor O’Connor (Dominic Purcell), a washed up boxer with a tragic past and a mother (Sheila McCarthy) who is dying of cancer.  Despite the trepidation of his manager (James Caan) and kind priest (Kim Coates), O’Connor steps back into the ring for one… Read More DVD Release: A Fighting Man

After premiering at TIFF last year, Remstar Films is releasing Devil’s Knot on DVD & Blu-ray today.  Dramatizing the story of the West Memphis Three, the film follows Pam Hobbs (Reese Witherspoon), the grieving mother of one of the three young boys that were killed in 1993. We see everything from the events of that… Read More DVD Release: Devil’s Knot

Two weeks ago, MGM released the classic 1996 comedy The Birdcage for the first time on Blu-ray.  Armand Goldman (Robin Williams) is the owner of a cabaret nightclub, with his partner Albert (Nathan Lane) as the star performer. But when their son Val (Dan Futterman) announces his engagement to Barbara (Calista Flockhart), the daughter of… Read More Blu-ray Release: The Birdcage

Today, Paramount is releasing Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit on Blu-ray & DVD, after opening in theatres on January 17th.  After injuring his back overseas, young soldier Jack Ryan (Chris Pine) is recruited by government agent Thomas Harper (Kevin Costner) to become an analyst for the CIA. But when he discovers a plot by Russian businessman Viktor… Read More Blu-ray Release: Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit

After doing well in theatres earlier this year, 20th Century Fox released the Bible epic Son of God on Blu-ray & DVD last week.  Narrated by John the Apostle (Sebastian Knapp), the film tells the story of Jesus (Diogo Morgado), from his early life and most famous teachings to his crucifixion and miraculous resurrection. Edited… Read More Blu-ray Release: Son of God

Back on May 6th, MGM released the 1989 comedy Weekend at Bernie’s for the first time on Blu-ray.  When corporate drones Richard (Jonathan Silverman) and his slacker friend Larry (Andrew McCarthy) present their boss Bernie Lomax (Terry Kiser) with a financial discrepancy, he invites them to his beach house for the weekend, with plans for… Read More Blu-ray Release: Weekend at Bernie’s