Jeremy Lebens, Author at We Got This Covered

Universal Bringing Side Effects To Blu-Ray In May

Director Steven Soderbergh will be truly missed if the rumors regarding Side Effects being his last theatrically-released film are true. At the same time I'm glad that he's going out with this particular film, because it's a very well done drama, with lots of unpredictable twists and turns and an amazing performance by Jude Law, who was all but wasted when he last teamed up with Soderbergh for Contagion.

Jeremy Lebens Apr 7, 2013

Lionsgate Bringing Stand Up Guys To Blu-Ray In May

Director Fisher Stevens has made a rather different movie with Stand Up Guys. It's not a crime action film by any means and it's not really that deep of a drama either. It's mostly just an in-the-life-of story about three old friends reuniting after a long period of time.

Jeremy Lebens Apr 7, 2013

Universal Bringing Mama To Blu-Ray In May

I absolutely hate PG-13 horror films. Especially ones that attempt to shock you by way of horribly built-up jump scares and that constant lack of balance between showing and telling. Mama is one of those horror films that tells you all about its creepy characters, but never really shows you.

Jeremy Lebens Apr 7, 2013

Paramount Bringing Jack Reacher To Blu-Ray In May

There's nothing like a good old-fashioned bit of fun by way of simplistic, yet effective action. Christopher McQuarrie's Jack Reacher is the perfect 90s Tom Cruise action film that just so happened to be released in 2012. Seriously, it's loads of fun. The stripped down and light approach that McQuarrie approaches Reacher with is a breath of fresh air when compared to other overly-complicated action pictures.

Jeremy Lebens Apr 7, 2013

Zero Dark Thirty Blu-Ray Review

Never before has the war-on-terror been shot with such a cold dose of reality. Kathryn Bigelow's Zero Dark Thirty isn't exactly the war film that most were expecting -- offering viewers realism and truth and a chance at watching it unfold in a grueling matter. Zero Dark Thirty is Bigelow's greatest achievement and one of the most important pieces of cinema of the last decade and Sony has finally brought it to Blu-Ray in a combo pack that's well worth the purchase.

Jeremy Lebens Mar 31, 2013

Killing Them Softly Blu-Ray Review

Andrew Dominik follows up his beautifully-shot western The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford with the sharply-filmed political drama Killing Them Softly, starring Brad Pitt. Killing Them Softly is far from subtle, often presenting its political agenda in an on-the-nose fashion, but that's precisely why Dominik's raw and far from glamorous mobster movie hits it out of the park. Killing Them Softly is a cold piece of art that functions on multiple levels at once.

Jeremy Lebens Mar 24, 2013

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Blu-Ray Review

Peter Jackson's long-delayed first entry in the new Hobbit trilogy, titled The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, is finally here. Long have fans been awaiting this Lord of the Rings prequel and now that it has arrived mix reactions have been coming in left and right. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey maintains the scope and size of the Lord of the Rings films, but it approaches the material with a lighter tone, less action and more adventure. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is a hopeful start to a new beginning.

Jeremy Lebens Mar 23, 2013

Life Of Pi Blu-Ray Review

Visionary director Ang Lee crosses over into the digital world of 3D with his Oscar-nominated film Life of Pi. The film, which has been celebrated by many, might just be one of the best-looking 3D films ever made, but does it have what it takes to stretch beyond being just a visual spectacle, much like Fox's previous box office success Avatar? No.

Jeremy Lebens Mar 19, 2013