Rating: ««« out of 4

Running Time: 134 min.

I have a pet peeve about dramas in which a character is attempting to overcome some sort of personal or psychological trauma. In all honesty, I’ve never been a fan of the way climaxes in these features are dealt with. You’ve seen them, scenes where a character will get a hug, be told how important they are and suddenly be cured of their ills as if a light switch has just been turned on inside their head. While many are still very enjoyable films, these finales have always played false to me.

Manchester By the Sea completely avoids this pitfall. Unlike other films of its kind, there’s an air of honesty and realism to the...

Welcome back to another incredibly busy week of Blu-ray and DVD releases. There’s a huge number of films coming out in a wide variety of genres and there should be something of interest for everyone. Remember to click on any links you see to read about them. So if you can’t make it out to the movies this week, be sure to give one of these titles a try!

Big New Releases!

Dead Rising: Endgame - Based on the horror video game series, this is actually a sequel to last year’s Dead Rising: Watchtower. Don’t be surprised if you haven’t heard of it though, because they were both made for web-content provider Crackle. Set in a quarantined city during a zombie...

Welcome back for another look at Blu-ray and DVD highlights coming your way. You can read about all of them below. So if you can’t make it out to the movies this week, be sure to give one of these titles a try!

Big New Releases!

Baked in Brooklyn - This independent romantic comedy involves a nebbish young man who loses his day job and decides to start selling marijuana on the internet. His business is a success, but causes comic friction with his new girlfriend. It also doesn’t help that he develops a pot habit and attracts the attention of authorities. There aren’t any reviews available, so if you’re interested you’ll just have to take a chance. It features Josh...

Rating: «« out of 4 stars

Running Time: 113 min.

The latest animated tale from Disney is a Polynesian-inspired adventure that lends itself to gorgeous landscapes and impressive vistas. Moana is a film chock full of incredible imagery and animation: Lush tropical gardens, striking seascapes and eye-popping animals and Deities. And without a doubt, kids will definitely enjoy what they see. It’s too bad that the rest of it, including the characters, don’t make as much of an impact.

Moana (Auli’i Cravalho) lives on an island paradise, the daughter of Chief Tui (Tamura Morrison) and next in line to inherit the throne. However, she desires a different life. It involves breaking...