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Physical Media: 4K UHD, Blu-ray, DVD Reviews by Stephen Compall

Browse reviews written by Stephen Compall, including critical takes on films, home entertainment releases, and television series.

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Stephen Compall, FlickDirect film critic

Ostensibly a programmer from faraway places, Stephen recognizes that making up your mind about movies and television is a simple matter of imposition in the form of review, and he who controls minds controls the world. No word yet on how that second part is progressing. After seeing many films, a few good, for FlickDirect, he returned to faraway places, but still checks in from time to time.
The Lord of The Rings: Fellowship of The Ring Physical Media: Blu-ray Review
Lord of The Rings Trilogy
I'm planning a trip this weekend, so naturally, I'm finding myself once again considering the diminishing returns problem.  It's the mathematical rule that makes every extra dollar spent...
Full Review  | Grade: A

Chuck Physical Media: Blu-ray Review
Chuck: The Complete Third Season
There's nothing quite so compelling of excellence from humanity than impending doom.  From followers of Rapture theology, it breeds a love/hate relationship with apocalypse.  To corporat...
Full Review  | Grade: B

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Physical Media: Blu-ray Review
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
As if we wish to relive it again, we make the children of humanity grow up much as humanity itself did, steeped in superstition. We are only to be granted the ability to tell the difference be...
Full Review  | Grade: C

Stargate Universe Physical Media: Blu-ray Review
Stargate Universe - SGU: Season 1.5
To resolve a debate posed between two minor characters in "Space", the first episode of this latter half of Stargate Universe's first season: yes, Colonel Young (Louis Ferreira,...
Full Review  | Grade: B

Our Family Wedding Physical Media: Blu-ray Review
Our Family Wedding
I thought I'd seen Our Family Wedding before.  To wit, there are two different cultures to be presented here.  They're different, because they're different.  And wh...
Full Review  | Grade: B

Cop Out Physical Media: Blu-ray Review
Cop Out
Some time ago, Cop Out director Kevin Smith (Clerks, Chasing Amy) played a minor role in Bruce Willis (Die Hard, The Sixth Sense) action vehicle Live F...
Full Review  | Grade: C


When in Rome Physical Media: Blu-ray Review
When in Rome
When in Romeabandons the two-way and three-way romantic structures typical of romantic comedies in favor of a six-way; official couple Beth (Kristen Bell, Full Review  | Grade: C

Valentine's Day Physical Media: Blu-ray Review
Valentine's Day
I have a weakness for the cross-genre "interconnecting vignettes" conceit that crops up from time to time in movies.  I count Love, Actually among my favorite romcoms, and...
Full Review  | Grade: D

Edge of Darkness Physical Media: Blu-ray Review
Edge of Darkness
In the beginning she appears in one of those sorts of home movies that you know no real parent ever takes of their children.  It is the sort of Hollywood home movie that depicts a pure frivolity...
Full Review  | Grade: A