Reviewed by Johnny McNair
 
Warner Home Entertainment/BBC – 150 mins  – 2009 – Unrated – 1080i Widescreen 1.78: 1 – DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
 

 
Ever since the high definition era unfolded, the one type of genre that quickly benefited from it were nature documentaries. Why? Well the best way to show off your new HDTV was by displaying images of nature that were so crisp and life-like that you’re convinced you are staring out of a […] Continue Reading…

Reviewed by Johnny McNair
 
Fox Home Entertainment – 634 minutes – 1976 - 2006 - Rated PG – 1080p Widescreen 1.85:1 – DTS-HD Lossless 5.1- LCPM 5.1 Audio Mix
 

 
When the original Rocky film was released over 30 years ago, who would have thought that anyone would still talking about it today, or that it would spawn five sequels? Well a guy named Stallone did, and because of his drive to never stop, (even in […] Continue Reading…

Reviewed by Richard Lee Zuras

Released Sep. 16, 2009

2 hr. 10 min.

Cedric Klapisch/Studio Canal

Juliette Binoche

Romain Duris

Francois Cluzet

Karen Viard

Fabrice Luchini

Albert Dupontel

Juliette Binoche is that rare actress that knows no country. This is not to say that she is not beloved in France. She is. And this is not to say that she does not feel at home in a film wherein she speaks her native tongue. She does. But Juliette is so graceful in her screen […] Continue Reading…

Reviewed by Johnny McNair
Fox Home Entertainment – 107 minutes – 2009 – Rated PG-13 – 1080p Widescreen 2.35:1 – DTS Lossless 5.1 Audio Mix
 
The three X-Men movies have made a bundle of loot worldwide, so obviously a studio like Fox is not going to let that cash cow just retire in the pastures. Instead of making another official X-Men movie, the idea was to just make a film focusing on the most popular character, […] Continue Reading…

Reviewed by Johnny McNair
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment – 108 mins – 2009 – Rated PG-13  – 1080p Widescreen 2.40: 1 – Dolby Digital TrueHD 5.1 – Digital Copy
 
Fatal Attraction made a big impact in the 80’s, and there have been multiple takes on it over the past decade. Hollywood loves a familiar formula, so it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that it will be re-invented every few years. The latest iteration […] Continue Reading…

Reviewed by Johnny McNair
Warner Home Entertainment– 94 minutes – 1987 – Rated PG – 1080p - 2.40:1 – DTS HD 5.1 Audio
 
In the mid 80’s Sylvester Stallone was the undisputed king of the box office with his movie characters Rocky and Rambo dominating everything in the map. Trying to break out of that molding, Stallone decided on an odd choice of creating a new underdog character who was not a boxer or a […] Continue Reading…

Oct.2, 2009

Reviewed by: Richard Lee Zuras

Released Aug. 9, 2009

Rated PG-13

2 hr. 3 min.

Meryl Streep

Amy Adams

Stanley Tucci

Chris Messina

I see a big future for Julie & Julia. I see TBS using it, ad nauseam, for “Dinner and a Movie.” I see lots of people (not all women) having a dinner-themed viewing party centered around the DVD. It does have this kind of appeal.

But I don’t see, other than money– see above– exactly why this movie was released. […] Continue Reading…

 Reviewed by Johnny McNair

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment – 90 mins – 2008 – Rated R  – 1080p Widescreen 1.85: 1 – TrueHD 5.1 audio

 
When the history books are written, the life of Mike Tyson will probably read like a greek tragedy. Tyson’s life is an amazing rags to riches story, but sadly he never had the opportunity to enjoy his success, because as soon as the world new who he was, it started a […] Continue Reading…

Reviewed by Johnny McNair
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment – 109 mins – 1983 – Rated R – 1080p Widescreen 2.40: 1 – TrueHD 5.1 audio
 
Obviously during the summer of 1983 there was only one film dominating the box office, and that was Return of the Jedi. But there was another film that rode the wave, and to some it has become a guilty pleasure, and other people like me proudly brag that they love it. […] Continue Reading…

Reviewed by Johnny McNair
Universal Studios Home Entertainment – 97 mins  – 1981 – Rated R – 1080p Widescreen 1.85: 1 – DTS-HD Lossless Master Audio 5.1
 
We’ve all seen Michael Jackson’s Thriller video, but do you know what film was the inspiration for that historical video? If you’re a fan of horror films you know that it was the 1981 film An American Werewolf in London. What made this film stand out was that this […] Continue Reading…