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The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Blu-ray Review

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Extended Edition

(Nathan M Rose) 11/16/2015 5:11 PM EST
After a long perilous journey fraught with ogres and dragons, our precious groups of dwarfs, hobbits, and viewers have finally arrived at the culmination of Peter Jackson's Hobbit trilogy, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. And luckily, the extended edition Blu-ray comes out just in time for the 2015 holiday season.Last... Read More

Trainwreck

(Nathan M Rose) 11/09/2015 3:30 PM EST
Trainwreck - a movie about a person playing the field, finding love when they do not expect it, falling out of love, and then back in. With this description, Trainwreck sounds like your normal romantic comedy about a guy. However this story has a has a twist. Imagine the description I just gave you was about a girl.Thats right ... Read More

Spectre

(Paul Kates) 11/05/2015 8:36 AM EST
Bond is back in his twenty fourth adrenaline pumping, globe-trotting adventure, Spectre.There's no getting away from the fact that Skyfall was one of the best if not the best Bond movies ever made, so keeping continuity for the Bond 24 was paramount if it were to equal in success. Thankfully, that's the case, and Daniel Craig returns again for his ... Read More

Inside Out

(Nathan M Rose) 11/03/2015 3:52 PM EST
It's another year, and it's time for another Disney/Pixar movie. This year's is entitled Inside Out, and is directed by Pixar veteran Pete Docter (Monsters, Inc., Up). Inside Out tells the story of a little girl named Riley and her inner feelings, Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness.Through the film's opening ... Read More

Vacation

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 11/02/2015 4:44 PM EST
When it debuted in 1983, National Lampoon's Vacation became an instant classic. Chevy Chase (Community) and Beverly D'Angelo (Entourage) starred as Clark and Ellen Griswold, a seemingly normal couple who wanted to take their kids on a family vacation. Mayhem and hilarity ensued, and the film spawned two sequels. When... Read More

Room

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 10/30/2015 9:42 AM EST
Room. A ten foot by ten-foot space. A bed, sink, toilet, bathtub, wardrobe, and small skylight to help differentiate between day and night. And, most importantly, one door to the outside with a keypad lock. Not nearly enough space for one person let alone two.Joy (Brie Larson; 21 Jump Street) has spent 7 years locked in this room/shed i... Read More

Ash vs Evil Dead

(Nathan M Rose) 10/29/2015 4:56 PM EST
"All roads lead to Ash"Are you a fan of the cheesy, humorous 1980's movies The Evil Dead? If you answered yes, you should be calling your television service provider to add the STARZ network right now. Premiering Halloween night, Ash vs Evil Dead is an hour long show showcasing our reluctant hero once again fighting e... Read More

Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse

(Nathan M Rose) 10/29/2015 10:25 AM EST
Imagine, if you will, that a deadly zombie outbreak has plagued your city and just a handful of people are alive, trying to survive the pandemic. While this plot could easily describe the hit 2009 film Zombieland, it is actually the premise for the Paramount Pictures upcoming Halloween release, Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse.Direct... Read More

Wayward Pines

(Nathan M Rose) 10/29/2015 8:32 AM EST
M. Night Shyamalan, the man behind the highly successful Sixth Sense, has had a very interesting career. Early on, his works were met with awe and wonder. However, something happened later on in the game, where a project stamped with the name "Shyamalan" on it had a person take a momentary pause before they decided if it was good enough t... Read More

Paper Towns

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 10/27/2015 4:38 PM EST
Author John Greene is on fire. After the huge success of his young adult novel turned movie, "The Fault In Our Stars", he brought another adaptation to the screen in July with his older book "Paper Towns". Out now on Blu-ray and DVD, this coming of age tale offers viewers a heartwarming story with a bit of teenage an... Read More