Category: Movie Review
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The Weight Review: Ethan Hawke Shines in a Brutal Gold Trek
Movie Review The Weight 10/10 TLDR The Weight is a gripping, beautifully filmed original adventure with Ethan Hawke doing some of his best work in years. A superb ensemble and steadily mounting distrust make the wilderness journey thrilling, while a father’s desperation gives it real emotional force. The Facts Synopsis: In 1933, a single father…
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Funny Money Review: Dane Cook’s Best Movie Isn’t a Comedy
Movie Review Funny Money: The Dane Cook Story 7/10 TLDR I’m still not a Dane Cook fan, but Funny Money gives me a better understanding of the person behind the confidence. Brett Harvey finds the emotional damage beneath a huge financial betrayal, making this easily Cook’s best movie. The Facts Synopsis: At the peak of…
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Auntie Mame 4K UHD Review: A Timeless Classic
Shelf WorthyPhysical Media Review Auntie Mame (1958) 4K UHD + Blu-ray · Warner Archive Collection Shelf Worthy In Brief Warner Archive’s Auntie Mame 4K starts from a 12K scan of the sideways Technirama negative, and the step up from the 2017 Blu-ray isn’t close. The original mono and a new 5.1 remix are both worth…
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The Swan Princess: Analyzing Its 4K UHD Release and Legacy
Shelf WorthyPhysical Media Review The Swan Princess (1994) 4K UHD + Digital · Sony Pictures Stream First In Brief Sony’s Swan Princess 4K finally shows the full-resolution scan the 2019 Blu-ray only hinted at, and the new 7.1 track is a genuine addition. The extras are recycled and the film is a charmer rather than…
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Turning Point: Generation 9/11: The Inheritance
Movie Review Turning Point: Generation 9/11 5/10 TLDR Brian Knappenberger is at his best listening to the people who inherited that day rather than the ones who legislated after it. When the film pivots to a familiar political history, the air goes out of it. The Facts Synopsis: Twenty-five years on, firsthand accounts trace how…
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Teenage Wasteland: The Kids Were Doing the Reporting
Movie Review Teenage Wasteland 7/10 TLDR A documentary about teenagers who ran a television station out of their high school and asked questions professional journalists wouldn’t. Watching elected officials squirm is deeply satisfying, and what the kids found still holds up thirty years on. The Facts Synopsis: Guided by an unconventional teacher, high schoolers in…
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Fall 2: Deadpoint Review: Vertigo for the Vertical Video Era
Movie Review Fall 2: Deadpoint 7/10 TLDR A sequel that takes a solid, unremarkable original and improves on it, with better storytelling and two leads worth worrying about. The green screen work is rough, and I still squirmed for most of it. The Facts Synopsis: After her sister Shiloh’s death, Jax Hunter is talked into…
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Katy Perry: The Lifetimes Tour – Live from Paris: Waiting for Firework(s)
Movie Review Katy Perry: The Lifetimes Tour – Live from Paris 5/10 TLDR A concert film that plays like catching a distracted artist on a busy night, with shaky vocals and crowd work that curls your toes. Then “Firework” arrives and reminds you exactly why she became Katy Perry. The Facts Synopsis: Two November 2025…
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