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Action-packed ‘Lucy’ Available on DVD, Blu-ray

DVD Features News By Lynn Barker|January 26, 2015 |0

By LYNN BARKER Front Row Features “Lucy,” writer/director Luc Besson’s female-empowered sci-fi tale of an average girl turned mega-brainiac, is available now on DVD and Blu-ray. This mix of think-fest and gangster action/drama is uneven but is worth a watch. Extras, although sparse, are enjoyable [...]

Blu-ray Review: Captain America: The Winter Soldier

DVD Features News By Angela Dawson|September 2, 2014 |0

By LYNN BARKER Front Row Features The second of the superhero films focusing on the World War II hero is out for you Tuesday, Sept. 9, to take home. We check out “Captain America: The Winter Soldier.” This action-packed yet character-driven superhero adventure brings back Chris Evans as Steve Rog [...]

Johansson’s Super ‘Lucy’ Makes Black Widow Look Tame – 3 Photos

Review Photos By Peter Gonzaga|July 23, 2014 |0

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Johansson’s Super ‘Lucy’ Makes Black Widow Look Tame

Film Reviews Reviews By Angela Dawson|July 23, 2014 |0

By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features Film Critic As the mentally-enhanced and mega-powerful main character of director/writer Luc Besson’s outrageously entertaining “Lucy,” Scarlett Johansson makes the badass Black Widow character she plays in Marvel’s superhero movies look [...]

‘Captain America’ Goes Too Easy on Real Villains

Film Reviews Reviews By Angela Dawson|April 7, 2014 |0

By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features Film Critic The main problem with “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” isn’t that this sequel to 2011’s “Captain America: The First Avenger” misguidedly shifts the costumed comic-book superhero into high-body-count political [...]

‘Don Jon,’ ‘Sweetwater’ Arrive on Home Video

DVD Features Features News By Angela Dawson|December 28, 2013 |0

By Angela Dawson Front Row Features Two new DVD/Blu-ray releases to look for as the year winds down to a close are “Don Jon,” a comedic love triangle starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Scarlett Johansson and Internet porn, and an offbeat revenge western called “Sweetwater,” starring Jason Isaacs, Ed [...]

Getting to the Heart of ‘Her’

Film Reviews Reviews By Angela Dawson|December 18, 2013 |0

By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features Film Critic Writer/director Spike Jonze’s thoroughly modern romance “Her” is one of the most thought-provoking films of the year, raising intriguing questions about what constitutes not only love but life itself. The most pertinent here is whet [...]

Offbeat ‘Hitchcock’ Mixes Soap With Shower Scene

Film Reviews Reviews By James Dawson|November 21, 2012 |0

By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features Film Critic “Hitchcock” mixes some Hollywood hokum with its history, but what’s surprising is how enjoyable a seasoning of campy soap-opera makes this offbeat concoction. Watching director Alfred Hitchcock’s insecurity, paranoia, alcoholi [...]