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Off the Shelf: Ghosts of the Abyss

Josh Zyber — Wed, 08 Aug 2018 12:00:19 +0000

My sons have recently become obsessed with the story of the Titanic. Because they’re still a little young to watch the famous blockbuster about that disaster, which would be too long and too scary for a couple of 4-year-olds, I had the dubious idea of starting them off with Ghosts of the Abyss, James Cameron’s...

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Off the Shelf: ‘Weird Science’

Shannon Nutt — Tue, 06 Jun 2017 16:00:07 +0000

For one reason or another, the Blu-ray edition of John Hughes’ 1985 comedy ‘Weird Science’ never got sufficient coverage here at High-Def Digest. My intent isn’t to provide a full review of the disc, but rather to offer random (and often silly) observations in the hopes of sparking readers’ comments and memories (the good, the...

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R.I.P. Bill Paxton

Josh Zyber — Mon, 27 Feb 2017 18:00:09 +0000

What seemed at first to be a cruel rumor over the weekend is now sadly confirmed as true. Actor Bill Paxton died on Saturday. No, not the President from ‘Independence Day’ – the other guy, the one from ‘Aliens’. I kid, of course. Film fans have long joked about confusing Bill Paxton and Bill Pullman....

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‘Nightcrawler’ Review: Searing Satire through Sunken Eyes

Philip Brown — Fri, 31 Oct 2014 13:00:31 +0000

‘Nightcrawler’ takes a satirical stab at the sensationalism of contemporary media so sharp that it cuts to the bone. The film embodies the reckless hunger for fresh footage in a frightening sociopath who wouldn’t be out of place in a vintage Scorsese movie. In short, it’s a brilliant bit of dark, rousing filmmaking guaranteed to...

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TIFF Journal: ‘Nightcrawler’

Philip Brown — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 15:00:51 +0000

Dan Gilroy’s ‘Nightcrawler’ is an acidic media satire and a terrifying portrait of a sociopath that is at once a movie of its moment and the type antihero character study that would have felt at home in 1970s Hollywood. It’s a nasty and unconventional film that already feels like one of the best of the...

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‘Edge of Tomorrow’ Review: All You Need Is Cruise

Philip Brown — Thu, 05 Jun 2014 17:00:03 +0000

It’s been a while since I’ve had reason to get excited about a Tom Cruise movie. Though his last decade included the underrated ‘War of the Worlds’ and the wonderfully goofy ‘Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol’, good Cruise movies have become the exception rather than the rule. Thankfully, Doug Liman (a man in need of...

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‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ 1.22 Recap: “You Ready to Change the World?”

Josh Zyber — Thu, 15 May 2014 13:00:34 +0000

Viewers who’ve stuck with ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ this long were rewarded with two pieces of good news this week. ABC has officially renewed the series for a second season (and has also picked up a ‘Captain America’ spin-off companion series called ‘Agent Carter’). Just as importantly, the Season 1 finale didn’t suck – and it...

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‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ 1.21 Recap: “I Told You It Was Gonna Be Fun”

Josh Zyber — Thu, 08 May 2014 13:00:02 +0000

Throughout this first, very uneven season, one of the biggest disappointments with ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ is that the show just hasn’t been very much fun, and that’s a crime for a series with as goofy a concept as this one. Remarkably, this week managed to bring one of the rare episodes to break through the...

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‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ 1.18 Recap: “Welcome to HYDRA”

Josh Zyber — Thu, 17 Apr 2014 13:00:16 +0000

To the show’s credit, it appears that the events of last week’s so-called “game-changer” episode of ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ (as well as the latest ‘Captain America’ movie) will indeed have some lasting impact. I half expected everything to be tidily swept up in an episode or two. Maybe that will still happen, but for now,...

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‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ 1.17 Recap: “Out of the Shadows, Into the Light”

Josh Zyber — Thu, 10 Apr 2014 13:00:58 +0000

I haven’t written much about ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ in a while. Partly, I was too busy with other things to write TV recaps. Partly, I’d just lost interest. Although I’ve kept up with the show in the meantime, I’ve mostly remained underwhelmed by it. The ads for this week’s episode promised a “game-changer.” Has the...

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Now Playing: Not 2 Bad

Bryan Kluger — Fri, 02 Aug 2013 13:00:58 +0000

Surprisingly, I had a lot of fun with ‘2 Guns’, the new action-crime thriller from Baltasar Kromakur, who previously made ‘Contraband‘ with star Mark Wahlberg. I didn’t expect much from this seemingly stale film, but once the end credit sequence started rolling, I kind of hoped for a sequel. The on-screen chemistry between Wahlberg and...

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Blu-ray Highlights for July 31st, 2012 – Get Your Ass to Mars

Josh Zyber — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 13:00:41 +0000

This week’s Blu-ray release slate is low on new titles that many people are likely to have heard of, and heavy on double-bill reissues of previously released movies. However, we also have a handful of really good classics on tap today as well. (Yes, I count the Schwarzenegger picture as a “classic,” thank you very...

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