Half Popped Reviews

Each week we like to try to let you know what new options you have in the way of new Blu-rays. Here�s a list of movies being released today, March 18, 2014.

AMERICAN HUSTLE

Brief Synopsis: “A fictional film set in the alluring world of one of the most stunning scandals to rock our nation, American Hustle tells the story of brilliant con man Irving Rosenfeld, who along with his equally cunning and seductive partner Sydney Prosser, is forced to work for a wild FBI agent Richie DiMaso. DiMaso pushes them into a world of Jersey powerbrokers and mafia that’s as dangerous as it is enchanting. Carmine Polito is the mayor of Camden, the passionate, volatile, New Jersey political operator caught between the con-artists and Feds. Irving’s unpredictable wife Rosalyn could be the one to pull the thread that brings the entire world crashing down.”

Overall Rating	Rank from 2013
81.48%	23

Cast: Bradley Cooper – Jeremy Renner – Christian Bale – Amy Adams – Jennifer Lawrence – Louis C.K. – Alessandro Nivola – Dawn Olivieri – Elisabeth Röhm – Michael Peña – Jack Huston – Erica McDermott – Robert De Niro – Directed by: David O. Russell.

RATING BREAKDOWN (THE MIXED BAG)

Buttery	38.1%
Regular	52.38%
Half-Popped	9.52%
Stale	0%
Burnt	0%

SELECT REVIEWS

Angry Vader -[97 / 100]- (full review)
Rob from GuysFilmQuest -[92 / 100]- (full review)
Fast Film Reviews Mark Hobin -[88 / 100]- (full review)
Nathan Zoebl -[88 / 100]- (full review)
That Movie Guy Dion Wyn Hughes -[80 / 100]- (full review)
Andrew Buckle of The Film Emporium -[79 / 100]- (full review)
Mike Kuhn from Down In Front -[75 / 100]- (full review) – http://youtu.be/wMhzDMrVw3U
Minnesota Man -[50 / 100]- (full review) – As a fan of nearly everyone involved I wanted to like this and desperately tried to latch on to something, anything, that would allow me to recommend it to others.

SAVING MR. BANKS

Brief Synopsis: “Author P.L. Travers travels from London to Hollywood as Walt Disney Pictures adapts her novel Mary Poppins for the big screen.”

Overall Rating	Rank from 2013
77.51%	42

Cast: Tom Hanks – Colin Farrell – Emma Thompson – Paul Giamatti –Jason Schwartzman – Bradley Whitford – Kathy Baker – Rachel Griffiths – Ruth Wilson – B. J. Novak – Directed by: John Lee Hancock.

RATING BREAKDOWN (THE MIXED BAG)

Buttery	45.45%
Regular	36.36%
Half-Popped	18.18%
Stale	0%
Burnt	0%

SELECT REVIEWS

Sober Film Critic James Brown -[97 / 100]- (full review)
Dave Examines Movies -[88 / 100]- (full review)
Andrew Buckle of The Film Emporium -[79 / 100]- (full review)
Citizen Charlie -[74.6 / 100]- (full review)
Tom Little of Digital Shortbread -[69 / 100]- (full review)

MANDELA: LONG WALK TO FREEDOM

Brief Synopsis: “A chronicle of Nelson Mandela’s life journey from his childhood in a rural village through to his inauguration as the first democratically elected president of South Africa.”

Overall Rating	Rank from 2013
63.38%	108

Cast: Idris Elba – Naomie Harris – Mark Elderkin – Robert Hobbs –Tony Kgoroge – Riaad Moosa – Jamie Bartlett – Lindiwe Matshikiza –Terry Pheto – Deon Lotz – Directed by: Justin Chadwick.

RATING BREAKDOWN (THE MIXED BAG)

Buttery	12.5%
Regular	25%
Half-Popped	50%
Stale	12.5%
Burnt	0%

SELECT REVIEWS

Dan O’Neill -[70 / 100]- (full review)
Minnesota Man -[65 / 100]- (full review) – When all is said and done the film is worth a watch for the performances of Elba and Harris and the chance to learn more about Mandela himself during his later years�but viewers looking for an in-depth look at Mandela�s life as a whole will be left wanting more.
That Movie Guy Dion Wyn Hughes -[62 / 100]- (full review)
Tom Little of Digital Shortbread -[56 / 100]- (full review)
Silver Screen Riot Matt Oakes -[36 / 100]- (full review)

FROZEN

Brief Synopsis: “A mountain climber and a young girl named Anna journey through snowy peaks and dangerous cliffs to find the legendary Snow Queen and end the perpetual winter prophecy that has fallen over their kingdom.”