Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai – The Criterion Collection #1057 (a J!-ENT DVD Review) (1999)

From the film to the special features and its accompanying booklet, “Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai” is one of those Criterion Collection titles that was most definitely worth the wait.  A shining gem in filmmaker Jim Jarmusch’s oeuvre and a Criterion Collection release Read More …

ACADEMY AND GOLDEN GLOBE AWARD WINNER FOREST WHITAKER TO JOIN “EMPIRE”

EMPIRE Returns Wednesday, September 27, at a New Time, 8:00 PM, on FOX Academy Award- and Golden Globe-winning actor, director and producer Forest Whitaker (“The Last King of Scotland,” “Arrival,” “Lee Daniels’ The Butler”) will guest-star in a multi-episode arc on EMPIRE, beginning this fall Read More …

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (a J!-ENT Blu-ray Disc Review)

I do recognize the pure awesomeness of “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” and its ending still makes an impact each time I watch it. And as mentioned earlier, for a sci-fi action-film, when you come across a film that makes you want to watch Read More …

Pawn (a J!-ENT Blu-ray Disc Review)

“Pawn” is a film that is an exciting crime drama that could have been bloody and serious, but sometimes you don’t need to be that banal or violent and try to give something different, yet enjoyable for the audience.  While not the best robbery film Read More …

Freelancers (a J!-ENT Blu-ray Disc Review)

Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Robert De Niro and Forest Whitaker together in the same film?  Believe it!  “Freelancers” is a crime drama about making choices, police corruption, betrayal and revenge and if you are in the mood to watching a gritty  drama about dirty cops Read More …

Phenomenon (a J!-ENT Blu-ray Disc Review)

“Phenomenon” could have been a different film. I suppose focusing on George’s supernatural abilities would make this almost to a superhero film and this is not what the film is all about. For those wanting a simple storyline without the complexities of other sci-fi films, “Phenomenon” may be for you! Read More …

Good Morning Vietnam: 25th Anniversary Edition (a J!-ENT Blu-ray Disc Review)

Enjoyable now as when I first watched it more than 20 years ago!  “Good Morning Vietnam” is set during the Vietnam War, but the film focuses on one DJ’s job to make the soldiers laugh and at ease before they go out to combat.  Robin Read More …