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I actually watched She's All That for the first time in maybe 15 years just a few weeks ago. I was surprised how weak it actually is. Paul Walker and Anna Paquin are probably the standouts. It's amazing how natural Walker always seems in everything he played. I've always been completely...

I seriously doubt Tuck Everlasting will ever be released on physical HD media. Especially considering Disney's apparent departure from physical media in general. It was on sale for $5 during Valentine's Day week on iTunes, so I figured that was going to be the only chance to get it in HD.

...or just spoilerize it.

Yeah, my point is simply that in both stories it has to go one way or the other, and either one will be unsatisfactory for some viewers. In the end, isn't that the point? In life there are decisions, or simply a way our life goes. We just don't necessarily realize the significance of them or...

I just watched The Age of Adaline, a movie I quite enjoy for many reasons, but which paints itself into a similar corner. This theme simply requires the story to go somewhere that produces a dilemma which will displease some viewers. I think you have to accept that and let the story be whatever...

I have loved Starship Troopers from the first time I saw it. It actually amazes me that so few seemed to understand from the start that it's a lampoon of what it's depicting. A former friend was actually so offended by it that he screamed at the theater manager, demanding a refund. I suppose...

That has to be the shortest review you've ever written. I got the 4K disc and have watched it once. I think it begs a double feature with Mandy one of these days.

I don't recall anything specific about Oculus, other than liking it. I'll have to queue it up in October.

I stopped participating in this thread when I started visiting some TV series this past winter, but I have to say that the Great Jane Austen Double Feature is now a Triple Feature. Three very different approaches to the same author, and all great in their own way. Ang Lee's 1995 adaptation of...

What better way to celebrate Independence Day than with a visit to The United States of Zombieland? In glorious 4K Atmos. Time to nut up or shut up.

Excellent work as always Adam. I might have to sign up for Disney+ just to see this.

Sunshine Cleaning (2008): Such a surprisingly wonderful film. One of my personal little favorites. Funny, sweet, and heartbreaking. What starts off as a light, quirky bit of Sundance-bait comedy suddenly evolves in the final act into something surprisingly moving and at times more than a little...

Top Gun (1986): I hadn't seen this in longer than I can remember. 20 years? 25 years? Could be. In a moment of weakness I bought the new 4K disc. Tony Scott is always fun. What I didn't remember is that it's really a fairly awful movie. The dogfight scenes are exciting, but the rest is...

Tonight I watched a movie that has always fascinated me, Spike Lee's 25th Hour. Lately I've been contemplating the prickly nature of freedom, and this movie has always embodied so much of my perception of the complexity in that concept. In essence, freedom so easily becomes abuse of freedom...

Yeah, it’s a spotty movie. I just get a kick out of the Roddy silliness.

I told you it was fun. They Live is kind of silly fun too. Sorry you didn’t care for it.

I was thinking about Amazing Grace as well yesterday. Sadly overlooked movie. I bought the German BR a while back. The performance of the title song during the closing credits is not to be missed. I'll probably watch it this weekend.

I've come to really appreciate The Age of Adaline. It's essentially a fairy tale, so I'm not fazed by the potential implausibility. It's the consequences of the situation that are intriguing. And it's rather beautifully done.

Anyone who has Apple TV+ and thinks they've just been in too darn good a mood lately might want to try the mini-series Defending Jacob. Crap! I've watched a lot of downer stuff in my life, but that was just... a little too much at this particular moment. Well done, but I'd like to erase that one...

That’s such a fun, absurd movie. A real guilty pleasure. Keira rocks.

Far From Heaven: Todd Haynes' masterful homage to Douglas Sirk is really about the never ending wish for society to be more evolved and tolerant than we are. It's not remotely a coincidence that I decided to watch this now. It's also my first viewing of it with a nice Quantum 4K display.

10 Things I Hate About You. That’s an example of what Booksmart should have been.

It fell flat for me too, but I figured I should give it a second chance sometime.

In a similar vein, I decided to watch The Bourne Identity again, from the 4K set I got during last year's blowouts. At that time, I had a UHD player, but not a 4K display, so I'd been watching UHD movies for Atmos and DTS:X, but no video benefits. Everything else I watched came across just...

HD Ultra is just 4K. Doesn't mean it has HDR. Oops, I didn't see Dave's post for some reason. Color Out of Space really should have HDR, with that wild color palate. But, it is what it is.

Just decided to watch Normal People, a limited series on Hulu that’s gotten good reviews. 3 eps in, it looks promising.

I can't rave enough about this version of Cinderella. Branagh really hit it out of the park. And yes, the songs during the credits, sung by two of the stars, are really special. Does Lily James have a beautiful singing voice or what?

Over the last week or so I've been watching the entire Skywalker Saga. Even though the first installment came out when I was just about to turn 13, so I basically grew up with them, I mostly lost interest after Return of the Jedi came out. By the time The Phantom Menace came out, the whole...

Which thread did you recommend? I have one opinion that might annoy you.

Incidentally, over the last few months I watched (for the first time) the entire series of Gilmore Girls, including the NetFlix limited series. I think that’s about 847 total hours of viewing time.