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Entries for May, 2009

Blu-ray Review: CHANGELING [2008]

Reviewed by Johnny McNair 
Universal Studios Home Entertainment – 142 mins – 2008 – Rated R – 1080p Widescreen 2.40: 1 – DTS-HD Lossless Master 5.1 Audio

 
 
You’ve got to give it to Clint Eastwood, because the guy has been in the business for over fifty years and he’s still going strong. Many know him for his […]

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Box Office Review: Star Trek [2009]

Reviewed by Richard Lee Zuras
Released May 8, 2009
2 hr. 6 min.
PG-13
J.J. Abrams/Paramount
Leonard Nimoy
Zachary Quinto
Chris Pine
Zoe Saldana
Eric Bana
Bruce Greenwood
Simon Pegg
John Cho
When one watches the pilot episode of a tv show, one is usually advised to allow for the fact that pilot shows are at a disadvantage: they plan to run for a long time–exposing and engaging […]

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Blu-ray review: 8 Mile [2002]

 Reviewed by Johnny McNair
Universal Studios Home Entertainment – 111 mins – 1992 – Rated R – 1080p Widescreen 2.35: 1 – DTS-HD Lossless Master 5.1 Audio

After selling millions of CDs and becoming the most successful white rap artist of all time, the only place left for Eminem to conquer was Hollywood. […]

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Blu-ray review: X-MEN TRILOGY [2000/2003/2006]

Reviewed by Johnny McNair
Fox Home Entertainment – 342 minutes – 2000/2003/2006 - Rated PG-13 – 1080p Widescreen 2.35:1 – DTS-HD Lossless 5.1 Audio Mix – Digital Copy

The X-Men have a legion of fans that read the comic book religiously, and being that Hollywood is always looking for a way to cash in on anything that’s […]

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Blu-ray review: Frost Nixon [2008]

Reviewed by Johnny McNair
Universal Studios Home Entertainment – 123 mins – 2008 – Rated R – 1080p Widescreen 2.35: 1 – DTS-HD Lossless Master 5.1 Audio

 
The 70’s were nostalgic for some of the best heavyweight fights of all time, such as Ali vs. Frazier and Holmes vs. Norton. But one of the best fights ever […]

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Blu-ray Review: SUPERHERO MOVIE [2008]

Reviewed by Johnny McNair
 
Weinstein Company– 82 mins – 2008 – Unrated – 1080p Widescreen 1.78: 1 – DTS-HD Lossless Master 5.1 Audio
 
 
  
With all the comic book based movies out there, somebody was obviously gearing up to make a spoof of all of them. There is tons of source material and in the right hands it […]

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Blu-ray Review: Tommy Boy [1995]

Reviewed by Johnny McNair
 
Paramount Home Entertainment – 97 mins – 1995 – Rated PG-13 – 1080p - Widescreen 1.85: 1 – Dolby TrueHD 5.1 Audio
 

 
The buddy comedy film has been around since the days of Laurel & Hardy, Abbot & Costello, and Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis. Times have changed and so has comedy, […]

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