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Physical Media: 4K UHD, Blu-ray, DVD Reviews by Jennifer Broderick

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

All Reviews Theatrical 4K / Blu-ray TV / Streaming

A graduate of The George Washington University and Nova Southeastern Law School Jennifer Fischer Broderick’s fascination with the movie world started when she first saw Snow White on the big screen as a young child. When the producers of the movie Annie held auditions in NYC, Jennifer stood on line in the cold to try out for a part and actually made it past the first few try-outs. A vivacious reader, she is fascinated watching books and stories brought to life on the big screen. Jennifer has passed her love of movies onto her children and they are often found planning their weekends around opening premieres.

Bambi

Jun 06, 2017

The Digital HD comes with one exclusive bonus feature- Celebrating Tyrus Wong. This is almost a nine-minute bonus of how Mr. Wong's life and art influences Bambi. This is a unique opportunity to really see what went into the actual creating of Bambi.

Full Review | Grade: A

The Young Pope

Jun 05, 2017

The Young Pope is a must see from the beginning of the first episode. It starts off with a huge wow factor that causes one’s mouth to drop in utter fascination. While the season takes the wow factor down several notches each episode, the fascination remains, mostly because of Law’s performance.

Full Review | Grade: A

Ex Machina

Jun 05, 2017

For the upgraded visual presentation alone, Ex Machina is a must-have to add to your collection. In addition, the philosophical conversations between the characters bring this movie to a higher level than most simple plots.

Full Review | Grade: B

Snitch

Jun 05, 2017

Lionsgate seems to put their all into their movies and the 4k UHD disc shows how much they care about the viewer's experiences. What struck me most is just how impressive the colors and details actually appear in comparison to Snitch’s 1080p HD counterpart, which was still a high quality.

Full Review | Grade: B

The Space Between Us

May 15, 2017

Overall, The Space Between Us is a pleasant, family oriented film. The ending is almost predictable and there are really no “surprises” in the movie, itself....This is a good and relaxing weekend afternoon movie to settle down with the family to watch.

Full Review | Grade: B

La La Land

May 01, 2017

There is a reason that La La Land won so many Academy Awards and was a contender for Best Movie. If you want to watch a movie that combines the old with the new, with actors that are reminiscent of a time of bygone years, yet dealing with present time problems, this is the movie for you.

Full Review | Grade: A

Split

Apr 21, 2017

Although the plot itself (a mentally ill man kidnapping girls) has been done before and isn’t that much of an engaging storyline, the film succeeds because of McAvoy’s extraordinary acting skills.

Full Review | Grade: B

Hidden Figures

Apr 12, 2017

Hidden Figures is the movie everyone should watch. It educates us and entertains us at the same time. It puts the civil rights movement and segregation in a perspective that most of us have only read about in history books.

Full Review | Grade: A

Why Him?

Apr 04, 2017

20th Century Fox Home Entertainment has produced a wonderfully entertaining and funny movie about a man coming to grips over his daughter's growing up.

Full Review | Grade: B