Tag Archive for 'Kevin Durand'
August 19th, 2024 by Adam Toroni-Byrne
Planet of the Apes is a franchise that was revolutionary in 1968. Coming right at the time of 2001: A Space Odyssey, these films ushered in new ideas for science fiction and the world in the future as we’ve never seen before. In the years since, there have been 4 sequels to the original, a […]
July 13th, 2024 by Adam Toroni-Byrne
Horror films are like preschoolers. They’re likely to test your limits and may even make you scream. The analogy is my own and it hits home for me. In my day job as an early childhood educator, I find myself in this predicament especially at the beginning of a new school year. When I approached […]
June 20th, 2024 by Adam Toroni-Byrne
The fate of the world is at stake when 20th Century Studios’ Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes arrives to digital retailers (Prime Video, Apple TV and Fandango at Home) on July 9 and on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD on August 27. Director Wes Ball’s stunning new entry into the Planet of the Apes series has […]
June 18th, 2024 by Adam Toroni-Byrne
From Radio Silence comes the bloodthirsty, wild, and critically acclaimed vampire romp, ABIGAIL, available to own with all-new exclusive content on Digital June 25, 2024, and on Blu-ray™ and DVD July 9, 2024 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Hailed as “a Bloody Blast” (The Detroit News) and Certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, ABIGAIL brings a […]
December 14th, 2020 by Gerard Iribe
Based on the popular video game series by Capcom, the Resident Evil franchise stars Milla Jovovich (The Fifth Element) as Alice, a superhuman security expert pitted against the sinister Umbrella Corporation as the world’s population is transformed into flesh-eating creatures by one of its most dangerous biological weapons. Experience the exhilarating epic journey of Resident […]
February 10th, 2020 by Gregg Senko
DC Comics has made a concerted effort to release some top tier programming on their streaming DC Universe platform. Amidst their growing library of shows include Doom Patrol, Teen Titans, both of which are live action, and the insanely fun Harley Quinn cartoon. Within that list of title is the king of the green, defender […]
May 2nd, 2017 by Brandon Peters
Well, what do you know? Just like that, James Mangold’s 3:10 To Yuma is 10 years old this year. Doesn’t feel like its been that long. Mangold is seeing some of his greatest success (Critical & Box Office) this year, too with the Hugh Jackman-Wolverine sendoff Logan. 3:10 To Yuma is one of his strongest […]
June 30th, 2015 by Aaron Neuwirth
The second season of The Strain is premiering soon on FX and what better way to celebrate than by checking in on the first season of the series. There is of course a chance that you may have already seen the first season and even own the Blu-ray, which was reviewed by Why So Blu’s Brian […]
March 2nd, 2015 by Gerard Iribe
In this psychological thriller from Academy Award nominated director Atom Egoyan, Matthew (Ryan Reynolds) must live through a parent’s worst nightmare when his young daughter, Cassandra, vanishes without a trace. Years later, when detectives Nicole (Rosario Dawson) and Jeffery (Scott Speedman) discover recent images of Cassandra online. Matthew puts everything on the line to get […]
December 23rd, 2014 by Gerard Iribe
From provocative Oscar®-nominated writer and director Atom Egoyan (Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Director, The Sweet Hereafter, 1997) comes a suspenseful tale, The Captive, arriving on Blu-ray (plus Digital HD) and DVD (plus Digital) March 3, 2015 from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. Released theatrically by A24, the tense action-thriller starring Ryan Reynolds, Scott Speedman and Rosario Dawson follows a […]
December 7th, 2014 by Brian White
Something exciting actually happened here this past summer in Austin, TX. Hooray! The pilot episode of The Strain premiered at the ATX Television Festival here in June this year. Now although I wasn’t present for its festival premiere, I was able to catch the pilot episode the night it aired this past July on FX […]
June 9th, 2014 by Gerard Iribe
Academy Award® winners Colin Firth (The King’s Speech, 2010) and Reese Witherspoon (Walk the Line, 2005) lead an all-star cast in this gripping, heart-wrenching true story that shocked the nation. May 5, 1993. West Memphis, Arkansas. Three young boys playing in the nearby woods never come home for dinner. In the rush to find and […]
December 21st, 2013 by Brian White
Let’s get one thing straight. Ordinarily, this is not a film I would watch. Right off the bat it has a couple strikes against as far as movies that I would find appealing. Let’s take this flick’s trailer for instance. Yawn. I was bored out of my mind when I first saw it and I […]
November 19th, 2013 by Blu-ray Brian
All I know is this movie is supposed to be da bomb! I have yet to see it yet, but all my reviewer friends had nothing but mad praise for this one. So Fruitvale Station is in my future on the Blu-ray format and now it’s in yours too! Every step will bring you closer […]
November 6th, 2012 by Kori Kemerer
So they say that Resident Evil: Retribution is the biggest and best Resident Evil ever. That remains to be seen. Err…I mean only because I did not catch it in the theater to make that judgment call, but I’m looking forward to the Blu! So here’s the dealio. Milla Jovovich is back in the latest, […]
January 26th, 2012 by Sean Ferguson
Balancing gritty action and emotional heart, Real Steel is an inspiring and visually stunning film that takes audiences on an action-packed journey. Set in the not-so-distant future where boxing has gone high-tech and 2000-pound, 8-foot-tall steel robots have taken over the ring, the film stars Hugh Jackman (X-Men franchise, Australia) as Charlie Kenton, Evangeline Lilly (TV’s Lost, The Hurt […]
October 8th, 2011 by Aaron Neuwirth
As if one giant freaking robots movie was not enough for one year, we now have a new one that involves the seedy underbelly that is robot boxing. Well not quite, Real Steel is a fairly standard sports action/drama, which happens to be set a small amount of time in the future where robots have […]