BlurayAU Reviews

Rhyming funnyman Andy Samberg demonstrates his versatility, while up-and-coming comedienne Rashida Jones unleashes another sweet, likeable performance that’ll scoot her further up the chain towards the snagging the ‘America’s Sweetheart’ chain, in the ‘When Harry Met Sally’-esque two-hander ”Celeste & Jesse Forever” More sweet than – the chosen headline acts are likely to mislead – [...]

Peter Jackson bought about the last great seismic change with the ”Lord of the Rings” saga, showing how the fantastical genres that had languished for so long could be bought to life with CGI instead of just showcasing what computers could do, blending Shakespearian performances and deep emotional themes and walking off with the crown [...]

EPIC! That is the word that jumped into my mind less than a minute into “Les Misérables.” Just the opening shot of prison constable Javert (Crowe) looking down on his charge of prisoners gave me a chill that would last for almost three hours. As I write this in early December I feel safe in [...]

Action-man Chris Pine demonstrates his versatility as an actor, headlining a heart-warming family drama about a young man that seeks out the half-sister he never knew existed. While back home for his estranged father’s funeral, businessman Sam (Pine) discovers a secret – one his mum (Michelle Pfeiffer) isn’t pleased about coming to light – : [...]

A “cutthroat story of greed, sex, blackmail and butter” says Jennifer Garner’s ambitious politico says in her introductory words. Director Jim Field Smith’s “Butter” includes all that, but like the fatty but tasty offering itself – a little bit of it is fine, any more and it starts to repeat on you. Falling somewhere between [...]

James Patterson’s uber-successful intuitive homicide cop, Alex Cross, is back on the big screen in a prequel of sorts, portrayed with an interesting mix of warmth and vengeance by Tyler Perry. The film, which is based on the best-selling book series, begins grimly in Detroit – we are introduced to Cross and his boyhood pal/colleague [...]

This latest 80s staple from the remake mill again asks the question of whether these movies are really necessary and/or worth the wait. The original film by John Milius is beloved but frankly has a reputation far beyond what it deserves, so maybe director Dan Bradley (stunt co-ordinator on ”The Bourne Legacy”) thought the bar [...]

When you have the cachet of Quentin Tarantino, you can put your name and the word ‘presents’ above the title of a movie and communicate a whole playbook of brand association. Writer/director RZA (of Wu Tang Clan fame) and his co-writer Eli Roth claim QT was available and hands on when it came to this [...]

Kevin James has great taste in music. This is a guy who obviously spent as much time around the radio as a kid as he did the bathroom mirror – practicing his lines for the school play. Whether its some classic rock or an infectious pop tune from the ’80s, James is a master when [...]

If you’ve marked ”Pitch Perfect” as a feature length version of ”Glee” then it’s time to changed the record, because this college comedy will definitely be more in tune with your funny bone than it’s TV rival. Following three competing a cappella groups at the fictional Barden University, Pitch Perfect focuses on Beca (Oscar and [...]

It’s over. Finally. The epic vampire meets girl, girl meets vampire, wolf-boy takes his shirt off a lot adventures known as “The Twilight Saga” has reached its end with “Breaking Dawn: Part II.” For those of you that may have missed the story: Bella (Stewart) is a high school girl living in a remote town [...]

There are probably two kinds of people when it comes to watching a second Judge Dredd movie. The first are hardcore fans of the comic who were ready to storm the gates of Disney (owner of the Hollywood Pictures-badged film) with pitchforks and flaming torches demanding Sylvester Stallone’s hide after Danny Cannon’s abysmal 1995 effort, [...]

If you don’t count his spot-on impression of Grandpa Simpson at this past months’ Republican National Convention, it’s been four years since Clint Eastwood has appeared on screen. It’s also been almost twenty years since he worked for another director besides himself. What could have brought Clint back for this amazing twin surprise? Loyalty. Director [...]

”John Carter”’s Taylor Kitsch is back to remind us that brawn doesn’t always equate to a successful box-office run, not for that matter, a good movie. A caper involving young drug dealers, crooked law-enforcers and trigger-happy drug kingpins? Now that, combined with ”Savages” great cast (John Travolta, Benicio Del Toro, Salma Hayek) and one-time terrific [...]

Filmmaker Lee Hirsch rips your heart out in, “Bully,” a documentary that gives an unflinching look into the lives of five families affected by bullying and the harrowing reality of its influence on children across the United States. Character driven, the documentary focuses on 12 year-old Alex and captures the daily spoonful of harassment he [...]