Director: Peter Landesman
Actors: Will Smith, Alec Baldwin, Albert Brooks, Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Plot: In Pittsburgh, accomplished pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu uncovers the truth about brain damage in football players who suffer repeated concussions in the course of normal play.
Disc Release Date: 29 March 2016
Sony's 2160p UHD/HDR release of Concussion offers modest improvements and refinements over its already stellar Blu-ray release. Generally, looking at it in full and away from raw A-B comparisons, the image...
Beyond the boost in video resolution and HDR colors, Sony has further spruced up Concussion with a Dolby Atmos soundtrack, replacing the standard Blu-ray's traditional DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 lossless...
While Concussion contains no new "supplements" on the UHD disc (the commentary track is available on the UHD disc), it does offer a slick new menu system (and presumably the early standard for Sony UHD...
Blowback. Sony has released a 4K UHD Blu-ray release of Concussion day-and-date with the 1080p Blu-ray, the first such release from the studio.The included screenshots are sourced from a 1080p Blu-ray...
Concussion brings a serious discussion about sports and safety to the forefront. The medicine surrounding concussions is improving. The NFL is re-examining its concussion protocols. Other sports are taking...
The sports drama debuts on Ultra HD Blu-ray, along with it’s day-and-date Blu-ray counterpart, giving early adopters the opportunity to compare the differences between the two. The only area of concern...
On the audio side of things, the movie licks its wounds and goes for the win with an excellent Dolby Atmos soundtrack, which at first, might some seem as though it wouldn’t offer much for a drama. But...
Audio Commentary Director Peter Landesman rides solo for this commentary track, sharing a variety of thoughts on the whole production, from the origins of the script and the characters to certain creative...
If for nothing else, ‘Concussion’ offers a unique take on a very familiar and often much too predictable genre. And yet, the plot, based on a 2009 GQ article by Jeanne Marie Laskas, nonetheless follows...
Inspired by the 2009 GQ article, which was based on real-life events, ‘Concussion’ tells the story of the doctor who challenged the powerful National Football League with evidence of brain damage related...