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Punching Henry (2016/Well Go Blu-ray)



Picture: B Sound: B Extras: B Film: C+



An interesting character piece, Punching Henry (2016) is a hopeless musician-type film that pits Henry Phillips as a comedic songwriter front and center on a interesting journey of self discovery as he wrestles with where his career is headed. While I would say it's in the same genre as Inside Llewyn Davis, Punching Henry is a modern day set piece that is more comedy than drama. The film has won several notable awards including the official selection at SXSW film festival and gets a solid presentation on disc thanks to Well Go USA.


The film stars Tig Notaro, Jim Jefferies, Doug Stanhope, Sarah Silverman, and J.K. Simmons.


Comedic and heartwarming, the tale of Henry Phillips is anything but ordinary, as he bombs at comedy clubs and struggles financially and romantically, he starts to feel that his career is waning. Taking an offer to make the jump to L.A. by a TV Producer (Simmons), Henry tells his story over the radio with a well known host (Silverman), as he recalls his interesting journey as he gets an offer to be the star of a TV show. Along the way, he gets propositioned to be a father to a child in a lesbian relationship, meets some well known comedians, and struggles to fit in with the Los Angeles lifestyle.


Punching Henry is presented in 1080p high definition with a widescreen aspect ratio of 1.85:1 and a great sounding, lossless DTS-HD MA (Master Audio) 5.1 track, the presentation is up to standards with natural sounds and cinematic look that isn't too stylized but is original. (A lossy Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo track is also on the disc if you don't have a DTS-friendly system.)


There's a lot of detail on the skin tones on the characters and the textures on clothing and lighting is clean and consistent throughout. There isn't much of a score throughout the film as the only predominant music being that of the musicians that are playing on screen. This leaves the dialogue scenes to carry on their own without a score, which makes the music that does come in from Henry and other performers stand out.


Special Features include...


Deleted Scenes


Brandon Walsh Suffers


Stupid Joe


Trailer, plus trailers for other Well Go releases



While funny and at times charming, Punching Henry is a good film to suggest to music film fans should watch and may get a kick out of more than others. In many ways, this film seems like it could happen very easily in real life with very realistic characters.



- James Lockhart

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