Danielle Solzman
Both Uncut Gems and Bombshell are among the fall awards contenders now available for fans to physically bring home on home video.
Both Bombshell and Uncut Gems are available either as a Blu-ray combo pack or on DVD.
Every now and then, we get a phenomenal performance from Adam Sandler. Punch-Drunk Love, Reign Over Me, Funny People, The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected), and Uncut Gems feature such performances. We get a career-best in the film. It helps that he’s able to get out of his comfort zone. He’s not in a film being written by the traditional writers that we’re so used to seeing.
BLU-RAY / DVD SPECIAL FEATURES
- “Money on the Street: The Making of Uncut Gems” Featurette
Much like Robert Pattinson did in Good Time, Adam Sandler delivers the performance of his life in Uncut Gems.
DIRECTORS: Josh Safdie & Benny Safdie
SCREENWRITERS: Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie & Benny Safdie
CAST: Adam Sandler, Lakeith Stanfield, Julia Fox, Kevin Garnett, Idina Menzel, Erin Bogosian, Judd Hirsch, Keith Williams Richards, Mike Francesa, Jonathan Aranbayev, Noa Fisher, Abel Tesfaye
Bombshell features a powerhouse ensemble of actors with some of the best performances to grace the big screen during the calendar year.
We all know the story. Gretchen Carlson (Nicole Kidman) sued Roger Ailes over sexual harassment and the dominoes started to fall. Sure, Roger tried to get all of the Fox News women to rally behind him but not everyone was on board. Megyn Kelly (Charlize Theron) had her own frustrating experiences with Ailes some ten years earlier. Then there’s Fox News associate producer Kayla Pospisil (Margot Robbie), who works for Carlson before moving over to The O’Reilly Factor. This is where she ends up meeting and befriending Jess Carr (Kate McKinnon). The dynamic between Kayla and Jess may be one of the film’s most interesting to say the least.
BLU-RAY / DVD / DIGITAL SPECIAL FEATURES
- “No Easy Truths: The Making of Bombshell” 7-Part Documentary
- “Convergence: Genesis of the Film” Featurette
- “Quid Pro Quo: Charlize, Nicole, Margot, John” Featurette
- “Human Dynamics: The Ensemble Cast” Featurette
- “Breaking the Fourth Wall: Visual Design” Featurette
- “Layer by Layer: Makeup, Hair & Clothing” Featurette
- “A Unique Skill Set: Jay Roach” Featurette
- “Catalyst for Change: Parting Thoughts” Featurette
DIRECTOR: Jay Roach
SCREENWRITER: Charles Randolph
CAST: Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, Margot Robbie, Kate McKinnon, Connie Britton, Mark Duplass, Rob Delaney, Malcolm McDowell, Allison Janney
