Vice movie review: Adam McKay’s JFK

Adam McKay uses the same techniques that made The Big Short accessible to tell the story of former Vice President Dick Cheney. It’s funny and engaging while being informative, but also upsetting and rightfully so. With The Big Short, every step of the way it felt like someone could have stepped in and put a

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Arrival review: A very rare kind of alien movie

The mark of a good alien film starts in the construction of the scene when you meet them. The moment in Arrival is so good that it ends with a main character vomiting. World-renowned linguist Louise Banks (Amy Adams) is plucked by the U.S. Army to head a group of experts, including mathematician Ian Donnelly

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Review

Despite it balls-out, larger-than-life, brain-burning action hero delirium, DC’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice has some moments of stunning beauty that are worth the eye strain and numb bum. It’s a concept that has a real stickiness; Batman sets out to end Superman. Seems Superman (Cavill) was present when a calamity in the desert

American Hustle to Blu-ray and DVD in March

Nominated for ten Academy Awards and winner of three Golden Globes, David O. Russell’s American Hustle arrives on Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and Digital HD UltraViolet March 18th from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Mastered in 4K, American Hustle tells the story of a pair of brilliant con artists forced to work with an FBI agent