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The End Of The Tour (Blu-ray Review)

The End of the Tour has come to Blu-ray and it still sits as one of the best films of the year. It’s a simple story, but a fine two-hander between stars Jesse Eisenberg and Jason Segal. The story is about a rushed friendship of sorts and the film continually delivers on various realizations between […]

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Critically Acclaimed ‘The End of The Tour’ Is Hitting Blu-ray This November

Here’s a film definitely worth checking out. ‘The End of the Tour‘ is one of the best dramas of the year so far and features great performances from Jason Segel and Jesse Eisenberg. The film concerns a 5-day interview between a reporter and a best-selling author (the deceased David Foster Wallace). It’s a simple, yet […]

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My Shocking ‘This Is The End’ Didn’t Completely Suck Movie Review

This is the End is an apocalyptic comedy film where James Franco, Jonah Hill, Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel, Danny McBride and Craig Robinson all portray fictional characters of themselves as they are forced to face the true meaning of friendship and redemption as the world ends around them.  Does that sound stupid to you or […]

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‘This Is 40’ Features Lots Of Laughs And Unrelatable Problems (Movie Review)

I am not sure how concerned with my own age I should be when thinking about This Is 40, but I can say that I have doubts that Judd Apatow’s new film about a couple with two kids living in a mansion in LA, facing financial issues, because Paul Rudd’s record label is not doing […]

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This Is 40 Movie Review – Just Seen It

Sean, Liz and Brenna review this “sort-of” sequel to Knocked Up from Judd Apatow. Starring Sean Wright, Liz Manashil and Brenna Smith. Directed by Matt Breault. Synopsis: Pete and Debbie are rapidly approaching middle age. But Pete is desperately trying save his record label. So their family, careers and finances all get tested. WATCH US ON PBS […]

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Jeff, Who Lives At Home (Blu-ray Review)

I just realized it that it may be pseudo-comedy week here on Why So Blu – we’ve been dropping them like they were hot all week long and we’re not done yet. Up next we’ve got The Duplass Bros. sleeper comedy Jeff, Who Lives At Home starring the cry-baby from Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Jason Segel […]

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‘Jeff, Who Lives at Home’ on Blu-ray June 19th

Two brothers with very different ways of looking at the world come together to help each other find their way in the “whimsical comedy”  (Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times) JEFF, WHO LIVES AT HOME, debuting on Blu-ray and DVD (both with UltraViolet™) June 19, 2012 from Paramount Home Media Distribution.  The film will also be available […]

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Some Laughs And Unevenness Throughout This ‘Five-Year Engagement’

Chemistry can certainly make up for a film that is way too relaxed.  The Five-Year Engagement is a film that follows a pretty standard formula, despite the few tweaks and R-rated sensibilities, but ultimately never rises above average at best, given effort to shove so much into a film that runs far too long.  It […]

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The Muppets Arrive on Blu-ray March 20th!

On vacation in Los Angeles, Walter, the world’s biggest Muppet fan, his brother Gary (Jason Segel) and Gary’s girlfriend, Mary (Amy Adams), from Smalltown, USA, discover the nefarious plan of oilman Tex Richman (Chris Cooper) to raze Muppet Studios and drill for the oil recently discovered beneath the Muppets’ former stomping grounds. To stage a […]

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Aaron’s Top 10 Films of 2011 & Other Yearly Wrap-Up Stuff

To me, 2011 was a pretty unusual year.  I say that because I found there to be an unusual amount of great films that came out in both the realm of mainstream feature films and the realm of art house and independent features.  This year, like any year, had its share of duds as well, […]

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‘The Muppets’ Slapped A Smile On My Face And Made It Stay There

It is not often that I try to put so many hopes into one specific film, but I was dead set on wanting to love The Muppets.  Besides being pleased with who was involved in the production and the cast, I just get a great joy out of these characters every time I see them.  […]

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Bad Teacher (Blu-ray Review)

Amidst the many R-rated comedies of 2011, Bad Teacher managed to become a pretty decent sized hit.  It crossed over the $100 mil mark and seemed to prove that Cameron Diaz can draw in a crowd.  I still wish it was a better movie though.  Instead of playing out as a clever satire about a […]

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Aaron’s Most Anticipated Films For Fall 2011

So now that we have left the summer movie season behind (a recap featuring the Why So Blu crew’s top picks can be found HERE), it is time to get into the big fall releases.  There are a lot of great looking releases on their way, including both “prestige” level films as well as those […]

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D23 Expo: The Muppets Take The Stage

Mahna Mahna…excuse me, Saturday at Disney’s D23 Expo was a big day indeed.  I have already covered The Avengers presentation, which was a way for plenty of people to geek out.  I have also written about Pixar, which has big, ambitious plans for their future as well.  This whole film presentation was a part of […]

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The Syllabus States That ‘Bad Teacher’ Is Due This October

Bad Teacher turned out to be a decent-sized hit during this summer, which featured many R-rated comedies.  I thought it was fun enough (review HERE), but now people will have their chance to own it for themselves, as Bad Teacher comes to Blu-ray on October 18th.  As you may recall, the film stars Cameron Diaz […]

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‘Bad Teacher’ Makes The Grade

Bad Teacher is an example of bringing a lot of talented and funny people together to make a movie that should obviously deliver, yet it doesn’t quite knock it out of the park.  Still, while not a grand slam by any means, the film does manage to make it to home plate (and that’s the […]

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Gulliver’s Travels Journeys to Blu-ray April 19!

Gulliver’s Travels has a great cast with Jack Black, Jason Segel, Emily Blunt, and Amanda Peet who star in this classic tale of a regular guy who travel to the land called Lilliput where he is a giant among them.  This version seems to be very family friendly and I’ve read that they created a […]

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Brian’s Top 10 Films of 2009

I waited patiently until after my most recent screening of Sherlock Holmes to compile this list that I have been looking forward to working on all year long.  As Gregg Senko kind of mentioned yesterday, it was not until the second half of the year that I was really able to round up a majority […]

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