Pride and Glory Blu Ray Review Any fan of cop drama or gangster film will immediately recognize the overall plot and tone of Pride and Glory. Regardless, Pride and Glory is well acted urban police drama with very good moral dilemma. Like any good movie, Pride and Glory does not define good and evil in simple terms. There is vast gray area … [Read more...]

Lord of War is your typical thriller movie. At the end of the movie, you might not feel like you’ve been entertained like a typical summer blockbuster. This is no James Bond or Mission Impossible flick. Instead, it delves into the business and politics behind war and who it benefits. While we have all seen the caricature of “gun runners” in … [Read more...]

Watchmen Blu Ray Review Watchmen, directed by Zack Snyder, was very polarizing in audience’s response. People either loved it or hated it. There seems to be no middle ground on this movie. Part of the problem seems to be from the way the movie studio advertised the film. By attaching Zack Snyder to direct a comic book adaptation seem to … [Read more...]

It’s was little strange for western director to make a biographical film based on the last emperor of China. Regardless, Bernardo Bertolucci, an Italian, created a master piece in The Last Emperor. Released in 1987, the film garnered nine Oscar nominations and won all nine Oscars including the best picture award. The movie is told in … [Read more...]

Gran Torino Blu Ray Review Don’t write off Gran Torino as an “older version of Dirty Harry.” The trailer for the movie is not an accurate representation of the movie. Clint Eastwood has largely made his career playing tough blue blooded heroes in various forms. He made his mark with Dirty Harry and the unforgettable western, … [Read more...]

Defiance is a “true” story about the Bielski brother’s fight against the Nazis during the World War II. The film is emotional and well executed by the director Edward Zwick, director of Glory and The Last Samurai. Zwick has great experience in directing war films. Both Glory and The Last Samurai are fairly decent war films. The biggest flaw … [Read more...]