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True Detective (Blu-ray Review)

June 8, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson, Michelle Monaghan, Alexandra Daddario, Kevin Dunn
Director: Cary Fukunaga
Running Time: 440 mins
Certificate: 18
Release Date: June 9th 2014 (UK)

HBO has certainly got itself a reputation in the last few years for bringing the big screen onto the small screen, whether it’s with films like Behind The Candelabra and The Normal Heart or by getting big name stars to appear in its TV series. With True Detective they lured in Matthew McConaughey (just before he was going to win an Oscar) and Woody Harrelson, as well as Jane Eyre director Cary Fukunaga, for what the makers have describes as an eight-part cinematic experience.

Although that might sound rather hyperbolic, this time it pretty much lives up to the hype, even if it isn’t the total masterpiece some have suggested. [Read more…]

The Frozen Ground (DVD)

January 12, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Starring: Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, Vanessa Hudgens, Dean Norris, Kevin Dunn
Director: Scott Walker
Running Time: 105 mins
Certificate: 15
Release Date: January 13th 2014

Back in 1997 John Cusack was busy trying to track down Nicolas Cage in Con Air. Now the roles have been reversed in The Frozen Ground. Based on a true story, Cage is Alaska State Trooper Jack Holcombe, who believes a serial killer is on the loose after several bodies are found in the wilderness. He even believes he knows exactly who it is after one of the victims, Cindy Paulson (Vanessa Hudgens), escapes and says she was held captive by Robert Hansen (Cusack). [Read more…]