Kris Deering

Blu-ray Movie Reviews
A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)—New Line Cinema (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Oct 12, 2010
Video: 3.5/5
Audio: 4.5/5
Extras: 2.5/5
Five teenage friends living on one street all dream of a sinister man with a disfigured face, a frightening voice and a gardener's glove with knives for fingers. But when one among them dies, they soon realize that what happens in their dreams happens for real and the only way to stay alive is to stay awake. Buried in their past is a debt that has just come due. To save themselves, they must plunge into the mind of the most twisted nightmare of all: Freddy Krueger. Jackie Earle Haley plays the legendary evildoer in this contemporary reimagining of the seminal horror classic.
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The Exorcist—Warner Bros. (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Oct 12, 2010
Video: 4.5/5
Audio: 4/5
Extras: 4/5
Controversial and popular from the moment it opened, "The Exorcist" marks its historic Blu-ray premiere in a 2-Disc Edition featuring Stunning Hi-Def Presentations of the Original 1973 Theatrical Version and the 2000 Extended Director's Cut. The frightening and realistic tale of an innocent girl inhabited by a terrifying entity, her mother's frantic resolve to save her and two priests - one doubt-ridden, the other a rock of faith - joined in battling ultimate evil always leaves viewers breathless. In the Extended Director's Cut, director William Friedkin and producer/screenwriter William Peter Blatty integrated over 10 minutes of footage deleted before the film's 1973 release. They include moments deepening the impact of a first-rate ensemble's remarkable performances and reinforcing the film's grip on its audience.
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I Am Love—Magnolia Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Oct 12, 2010
Video: 3.5/5
Audio: 4/5
Extras: 3/5
"I Am Love" tells the story of the wealthy Recchi family, whose lives are undergoing sweeping changes. Eduardo Sr., the family patriarch, has decided to name a successor to the reins of his massive industrial company, surprising everyone by splitting power between his son Tancredi, and grandson Edo. But Edo dreams of opening a restaurant with his friend Antonio, a handsome and talented chef. At the heart of the family is Tancredi's wife Emma, a Russian immigrant who has adopted the culture of Milan. An adoring and attentive mother, her existence is shocked to the core when she falls quickly and deeply in love with Edo's friend and partner Antonio, and embarks on a passionate love affair that will change her family forever.
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Psycho—Universal Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Oct 12, 2010
Video: 3/5
Audio: 3.5/5
Extras: 3.5/5
One of the most shocking films of all-time, Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho", is now available on Blu-ray! Join the Master of Suspense on a chilling journey as an unsuspecting victim (Janet Leigh) visits the Bates Motel and falls prey to one of cinemas most notorious psychopaths - Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins). Featuring one of the most iconic scenes in film history, the infamous "Shower Scene", Psycho has become a cultural phenomenon.
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Splice—Warner Bros. (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Oct 12, 2010
Video: 4/5
Audio: 4/5
Extras: 2/5
Superstar genetic engineers Clive and Elsa specialize in splicing DNA from different animals to create incredible new hybrids. Now they want to use human DNA in a hybrid that could revolutionize science and medicine. But when the pharmaceutical company that funds their research forbids it, they secretly take their experiment underground - risking their careers to push the boundaries of science and serve their own curiosity and ambition. The result is Dren, who exceeds their wildest dreams - and threatens to become their worst nightmare.
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Sex and Lucia— Palm Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Oct 06, 2010
Video: 4.5/5
Audio: 3.5/5
Extras: 3/5
"Sex and Lucia" is an intensely erotic, daring and hypnotic tale of love and lust. After the loss of her boyfriend, Lucia escapes to a quiet Mediterranean island where she meets a new man and discovers the dark secrets of her past relationship. Audiences worldwide have embraced the film's sexual explosiveness and passionate storytelling. Dramatic, challenging and deeply romantic, "Sex and Lucia" has garnered much critical acclaim for its sensual bravery.
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Robin Hood—Universal (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Oct 06, 2010
Video: 5/5
Audio: 4.5/5
Extras: 4.5/5
Russell Crowe stars as the legendary figure known by generations as "Robin Hood", whose exploits have endured in popular mythology and ignited the imagination of those who share his spirit of adventure and righteousness. In 13th century England, Robin and his band of marauders confront corruption in a local village and lead an uprising against the crown that will forever alter the balance of world power. And whether thief or hero, one man from humble beginnings will become an eternal symbol of freedom for his people.
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Se7en—New Line (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Oct 06, 2010
Video: 4.5/5
Audio: 5/5
Extras: 4/5
Gluttony. Greed. Sloth. Wrath. Pride. Lust. Envy. Two cops track a brilliant and elusive killer who orchestrates a string of horrific murders, each kill targeting a practitioner of one of the Seven Deadly Sins.
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The Last of the Mohicans—20th Century Fox (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Oct 06, 2010
Video: 3.5/5
Audio: 4/5
Extras: 2/5
An epic adventure and passionate romance unfold against the panorama of a frontier wilderness ravaged by war. Daniel Day-Lewis stars as Hawkeye, rugged frontiersman and adopted son of the Mohicans, and Madeleine Stowe is Cora Munro, aristocratic daughter of a proud British Colonel. Their love, tested by fate, blazes amidst a brutal conflict between the British, the French and Native American allies that engulfs the majestic mountains and cathedral-like forests of Colonial America.
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Iron Man 2—Paramount Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Oct 06, 2010
Video: 4/5
Audio: 4.5/5
Extras: 4/5
In "Iron Man 2", the world is aware that billionaire inventor Tony Stark is the armored Super Hero Iron Man. Under pressure from the government, the press and the public to share his technology with the military, Tony is unwilling to divulge the secrets behind the Iron Man armor because he fears the information will slip into the wrong hands. With Pepper Potts, and James "Rhodey" Rhodes at his side, Tony forges new alliances and confronts powerful new forces.
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