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Walk The Line (Blu-ray Review)
Love him or hate him, there is no denying that Johnny Cash has had a profound effect on music and musicians. After all, the man is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Country Music Hall of Fame,...
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“I’m Still Here,” Claims Scruffy Phoenix in this Curious Documentary
A film depicting the transition that Joaquin Phoenix the actor made into Joaquin Phoenix the bearded and overweight actor. I am not sure what I would have made of this film, had I have seen it a...
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The Master Movie Review – Just Seen It
Salim, Rachel and Greg review the newest period piece drama from Director Paul Thomas Anderson. Starring Salim Lemelle, Rachel Appelbaum and Greg Karber. Directed by Sean Wright. Synopsis: Freddie is...
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‘The Master’ And His Cause Requires Some Processing
So a WWII Vet and the leader of a cult walk into a bar…One has no idea where to go and the other appears to have all the answers. A main character finding comfort and solace from a new and enigmatic...
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‘The Master’ Will Be Processed And Ready For Blu-ray This February
I have to say that I was not as taken by The Master as I wanted to be, but reading about it again has made me interested in revisiting it. Here is some of the press release for the Blu-ray release,...
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OSCARS 2013 Best Actor and Actress Predictions – Just Seen It
Kevin, Liz and Sean discuss their picks and predictions for Best Actor and Best Actress for the 2013 Academy Awards and pick who SHOULD win and predict who WILL win. Starring Kevin Taft, Liz Manashil...
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Public Television National Episode Five – Oscar Special – Just Seen It
Just Seen It is now on National PBS! Check your local listings or PBS website for day and time and if they don’t carry us, ask them nicely if they can! On this episode, we take a look at the nominees...
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The Master (Blu-ray Review)
Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest film, The Master, finds Joaquin Phoenix’s character being absorbed into the world of a charismatic intellectual played by Philip Seymour Hoffman. The result is a film...
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Brother Bear 1 & 2 2-Movie Collection (Blu-ray Review)
Disney proudly presents Brother Bear, an epic animated adventure full of comedy and heart. With five great new songs from Academy Award winner Phil Collins (1999 Best Original Song, “You’ll Be In My...
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He Likes ‘Her’ A Lot (Movie Review)
If anything, I should be mad at Her for upsetting my list of best films of 2013. Here is a film that I was excited for, as Spike Jonze is a force to be reckoned with, when it comes to directors of...
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Aaron’s Top 10 Films of 2013 And Other Odds & Ends
It was a big year, but somehow I managed to put together a list of my favorite films of 2013. I have to say that this was once again not the easiest list to put together. Theatrically, I have seen...
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Own ‘Her’ on Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and Digital HD Download 5/13
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has finally announced the Blu-ray release of writer/director Spike Jonze’s award-winning Her, which stars Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams, Rooney Mara, Chris Pratt, Olivia...
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Her (Blu-ray Review)
Truth be told, had I been living among the stars and privileged in life last year in Los Angeles, Her would have been my #2 film of 2013 easily knocking down The Wolf of Wall Street here. Oh no! The...
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LA Story: ‘Inherent Vice’ (Movie Review)
Former flames, big time real estate moguls, something called the Golden Fang, and of course, lots of drugs; it looks like Doc might be getting in over his head. Following There Will Be Blood and The...
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THE IMMIGRANT: Starring Marion Cotillard, Available On Blu-Ray April 7
Anchor Bay Entertainment and The Weinstein Company are proud to announce the home entertainment release of the visually stunning film, THE IMMIGRANT.Hailed by the A.V. Club’s Ignatiy Vishnevetsky as...
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‘Inherent Vice’ Trips Up On Blu-ray This April
Here’s what I want y’all to do, peeps! Chill out and get groovy when Inherent Vice arrives onto Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and Digital HD on April 28 from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. With an...
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The Immigrant (Blu-ray Review)
Anchor Bay Entertainment and The Weinstein Company are proud to announce the home entertainment release of the visually stunning film, THE IMMIGRANT.Hailed by theA.V. Club’s Ignatiy Vishnevetsky as “an...
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Inherent Vice (Blu-ray Review)
Former flames, big time real estate moguls, something called the Golden Fang, and of course, lots of drugs; it looks like Doc might be getting in over his head. Following There Will Be Blood and The...
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Gladiator (4K UHD Blu-ray Review)
When it comes to the catalog title 4K Ultra-HD Blu-ray game, Paramount seems to have a better handle on what to pick early on to upgrade. They seem to either go for something that’s pretty popular to...
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You Were Never Really Here (Blu-ray Review)
Crafting some buzz and nabbing up some awards (Best Screenplay, Best Actor) at the Cannes Film Festival, You Were Never Really Here comes all the way to Blu-ray from Lionsgate. Lynne Ramsay’s film is...
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Encapsulated Movie Reviews – Eight 2018 Retro-Recommended Titles
After recovering from the onslaught of flicks that unspooled at the recent Dances With Films Festival 2018, this movie geek needed a little break. (New Indie titles will be popping up soon!) But in...
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8MM Projects In 1080p Blu-ray January 8th From Scream Factory!
Academy Award®-winner Nicolas Cage (1995, Best Actor, Leaving Las Vegas) stars in 8MM, an electrifying thriller about one man’s obsessive search for the truth about a six-year-old crime and his...
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Encapsulated Movie Reviews (Last EVER!) – Twenty-Four New And Old Indie...
Well this is it film fans! Not only is this officially the last Encapsulated Movie Reviews of 2018, but also the final review column ever for this humble film critic. That’s right, after a few...
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Jason Coleman’s Top Five Male & Female Performances Of 2018 (w/Bonus #1...
With only two more columns to go here at WhySoBlu, there is nothing more exciting to this humble movie critic than praising the work of actors who go beyond the norm. Thespians who not only enhance...
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8MM (Blu-ray Review)
Back in 1999, I was pretty psyched for 8MM as it was the follow up film from the writer of Seven. Its well known the film Andrew Kevin Walker and David Finher delivered back in 1995 and there weren’t...
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Jason Coleman’s Top Ten Films Of 2018 (w/Bonus #1 Destroyer Director Karyn...
This is it folks – all good things must eventually come to an end. As such it’s with this final column that I Jason Coleman bid a fond farewell to both WhySoBlu.com and a career as a critic that has...
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The Sisters Brothers (Blu-ray Review)
Here’s one of the latest post-modern, offbeat westerns that have come about in recent years. While the revisionist western serves as an interesting way to deconstruct the black and white ethics defined...
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‘Joker’ Is The Clown Prince We Deserve (Movie Review)
Todd Phillips’ Joker aims to deliver much-needed weight to the comic book genre. It’s an alternate take on the origin of one of the most famous villains in the DC universe. There are no massive CG set...
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A New Year Miracle — Adam’s Top Ten Films of 2019!
2019 was an interesting year for me. I had a great dream realized that I thought would only happen in the form of Amazon or iTunes reviews — I was invited to write about movies here at WhySoBlu. This...
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Joker (4K UHD Blu-Ray Review)
Warner Bros. has delivered a 4K disc that might be the best comic book movie home release of all time in terms of visual and audio clarity. Fans of Todd Phillips’ anti-superhero one-off (well, for now)...
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Gladiator – Steelbook (4K UHD Blu-ray Review)
Pretty crazy to think that the Academy Award Best Picture winner Gladiator turned 20 years old this year. But hey, here we are. In celebration of that, Paramount is releasing a new Steelbook edition...
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Brandon’s Blu-ray Wishlist For 2021!
That time of year is upon us again, as we take a look at films that have still yet to arrive on Blu-ray in the year 2020. Looking ahead to next year, there are STILL so many terrific and worthy films...
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