January 28th, 2020 by Brian White
While it feels a lot longer to me than just a mere 10 years Shutter Island has always held a warm spot in my heart. Both the book and movie adaptation brought to us by Martin Scorsese managed to thrill and excite me. Truth be told I just revisited the film on 4K Ultra HD […]
April 20th, 2010 by Blu-ray Brian
Are you taking the trip to Shutter Island on Blu-ray this June? I know I am! We loved this movie here at Why So Blu (our reviews here and here), and on June 8th you can bring the Martin Scorsese mystery home. Are you up to the challenge? Think you have what it takes to […]
February 19th, 2010 by Brian White
I said this before, but this time I mean it. This may be the hardest movie review I have ever been tasked to write. That’s not because the movie sucked, quite the contrary, but because I was left with so many questions in regards to what I had just watched. And that’s a good thing! […]
February 19th, 2010 by Chris Stuckmann
Legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese once again collaborates with Leonardo DiCaprio after 3 successful films (Gangs of New York, The Aviator, The Departed). This film is adapted and based off the novel by Dennis Lehane about an US deputy (DiCaprio) assigned to investigate a mysterious disappearance at a reclusive mental institution. Scorsese’s Hitchcockian approach to gothic horror is ripe with suspense and human drama.