Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story Hard As Steel Ultimate Edition makes its Blu-ray Steelbook arrival as a Walmart Exclusive. The film’s SteelBook upgrade from Mill Creek Entertainment comes as Walmart is feeling the void being left by Best Buy’s departure from physical media. Best Buy’s loss is Walmart’s gain. Anyway, this edition includes both the theatrical edition (96 minutes) and American Cox: The Unbearably Long, Self-Indulgent Director’s Cut. What follows is my original review…
"Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story Hard As Steel Ultimate Edition"Tag: Margo Martindale
August: Osage County is a dysfunctional family tragicomedy that just marked the tenth anniversary of its theatrical release in 2013. If there is a 2013 film that features the most acting on display, it’s this one. This is a film that contains a powerhouse of a cast. Both Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts would receive Oscar nominations for Best Actress and Supporting Actress, respectively. The screenplay, cast, and other crew would earn nominations at other…
"August: Osage County Features A Lot of Acting"
Cocaine Bear is now available for fans to bring home the Maximum Rampage Edition on Blu-ray and DVD or purchase digitally. The film is also available to watch on Peacock. If you would like to know the real story, check out the WAVE-3 News documentary on YouTube. What follows is my original review: Elizabeth Banks has a track record and she has a hit once again because Universal’s Cocaine Bear is a terrifying laugh riot.…
"Cocaine Bear Is Now Available On Blu-ray, DVD" Elizabeth Banks has a track record and she has a hit once again because Universal’s Cocaine Bear is a terrifying laugh riot. Please listen to me when I say that you need to watch this film in a theater. It’s a the sort of film that demands to be seen on the biggest screen possible. If you’re the type that is hesitant to return to theaters because of the pandemic or get squeamish easily, that’s…
"Cocaine Bear Is An Instant Classic" John C. Reilly delivers an Oscar-worthy performance in the cult classic musical biopic spoof that is Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. While 2007 may have been the year of Judd Apatow, Walk Hard was not well-received by audiences. It’s since gone onto become a cult classic. I mean, the fact that we’re talking about this film on its 15th anniversary tells you the respect that it commands today. You cannot make a musical biopic…
"Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story Marks 15th Anniversary"
Secretariat is just the film about horse racing to get people in the right mood for the annual running of the Kentucky Derby. If you want a horse racing film, you certainly could not do wrong with the Oscar-nominated Seabiscuit. Seabiscuit is without a doubt the better of the two films but we’re not here to talk about that film today. No, we’re here to discuss the one set during the three Triple Crown races.…
"Secretariat Gets You In The Kentucky Derby Mood"
Uncle Frank is a period piece following a closeted gay man who is reluctantly returning home for his father’s funeral and unresolved trauma. While conditions have improved to an extent for the LGBTQ community, things are certainly better than they were in 1973. This is when South Carolinian teenager Beth Bledsoe (Sophia Lillis) heads off to New York University. The move leads to a reunion with literature professor and Beth’s uncle, Frank (Paul Bettany). What…
"AFI FEST 2020: Uncle Frank"
Blow the Man Down, hitting Amazon Prime Video this weekend, is a Coen-esque dramedy from filmmakers Bridget Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy. While the film starts out with a group of recurring singers, we learn that Mary Margaret Connolly has recently died. Her two daughters, Mary Beth (Morgan Saylor) & Priscilla Connolly (Sophie Lowe), are grieving her passing. Neither one knows what the future may hold. Their mom didn’t leave them with much unless you count…
"Blow the Man Down – A Coen-Esque Dramedy"
The Kitchen is about a trio of wives who take over protecting the neighborhood while their husbands are serving time in jail. Oscar-nominated screenwriter Andrea Berloff adapts Ollie Masters and Ming Doyle’s comic book series for the big screen. I really wish that I could say that The Kitchen is a good film but it fails along the way. The whole women-take-revenge plot was done so much better in Steve McQueen’s criminally underrated Widows. Where…
"The Kitchen Isn’t The Feminist Thriller We Need"
Both heartwarming and inspiring, Instant Family is a family comedy that displays the importance that comes with being a foster parent. When one learns about Sean Anders’ history as a father, Instant Family comes off as a passion project. It’s quite a different film than Daddy’s Home despite the casting of Mark Wahlberg. This is their third film together and much better than the last one released a year ago. It’s Anders’ most personal film…
"Instant Family: Heartwarming and Inspiring"