Archive for June 2011
Whistle Down the Wind Movie Review: The Best Film You’ve Never Seen
Unflinchingly satirical, though never disrespectful to people of faith.
Read MoreThe Warrior’s Way Blu-ray Review: Awesome Action, Awful Direction
The stunts are great, but can’t counteract the terrible dialogue and cartoony world.
Read MorePeople on Sunday Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Lazy Sunday
Worth watching for a look at life in 1920s Berlin, but not much story.
Read MoreKiss Me Deadly Criterion Collection DVD Review: Endlessly Entertaining
One of the last great film noir flicks.
Read MoreDiary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules Blu-ray Review: An Interesting Evolution in the Series
Zooey Mama.
Read MorePark Row DVD Review: Samuel Fuller’s Energetic Ode to the Newspaper Business
Park Row comes to DVD for the first time ever.
Read MoreAnti-Nazi Classics DVD Review: Germans Examine Themselves Through Art
Four historical takes on WWII from Eastern Germany.
Read MoreAmerican: The Bill Hicks Story Blu-ray Review: Only the Ruthlessly Funny Die Young
There aren’t now and haven’t been many comedians like Bill Hicks.
Read MoreTrollHunter Movie Review: Trolls Are Fun, Hunt Is Not
The trolls are scary and fun, but the trip to get to them is fraught with boredom.
Read MoreOrgasm Inc. DVD Review: The Sick Practices of the Pharmaceutical Industry
A though-provoking documentary about the search for a female Viagra.
Read MoreMonte Hellman’s Road to Nowhere (2010) Movie Review: A Cinematic Dream
“This dream is over now. Time to put your shoes on and hit the streets.”
Read MoreThe Makioka Sisters Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: No Joy No Luck Club
Beautiful kimonos and decent acting, but not much else to recommend.
Read MoreIndiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (Special Edition) DVD Review: Remains a Classic Adventure Film 30 Years Later
A valuable treasure, but not worth double-dipping.
Read MoreThe Comancheros Blu-ray Review: The Duke Doesn’t Abide Bad Guys
“It would break my heart if I had to put a bullet in your back.” – Capt. Jake Cutter
Read MoreTrue Grit (2010) Blu-ray Review: Fill Your Hand With It
The high standards set by True Grit the film have been maintained by those responsible for creating the Blu-ray.
Read MorePlatoon Blu-ray Review: A Balanced, Realistic Portrayal of War
“Somebody once wrote: ‘Hell is the impossibility of reason.’ That’s what this place feels like. Hell.” – Pvt. Chris Taylor
Read MoreAdua and Her Friends DVD Review: A Moving Italian Drama
Adua and Her Friends reveals why director Antonio Pietrangeli should be more well known in the United States.
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