Archive for July 2011
Four Weddings and a Funeral Blu-ray Review: Not a Run-of-the-Mill Romantic Comedy
While it remains a delightful film 17 years later, it doesn’t reap much benefit from high definition.
Read MoreHoneymoon in Vegas Blu-ray Review: Enjoyable Movie but the Blu-ray Should Be Annulled
MGM craps out with this title due to poor video and no extras.
Read MoreHigh and Low Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Kurosawa and Mifune: The Gold Standard
Akira Kurosawa and Toshiro Mifune team for another classic film.
Read MoreBeneath the Planet of the Apes Movie Review: An Extreme Guilty Pleasure
A movie that was “direct-to-video” long before it was ever fashionable.
Read MorePlanet of the Apes (1968) Blu-ray Review: A Franchise Started with a “Smile”
You’ll want to get your stinking paws on this one.
Read MoreThe Myth of the American Sleepover Movie Review: Naturalism and Awkwardness in Equal Measures
A film that feels truer than most about the teenage experience, Myth is hindered somewhat by its self-conscious cast.
Read MoreLife During Wartime Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Alternative Happiness
Todd Solondz revisits his characters from Happiness (1998).
Read MoreBook Review: Star Wars vs. Star Trek: Could the Empire Kick the Federation’s Ass? (and Other Galaxy-Shaking Enigmas)
For sci-fi fans or anyone who loves a good debate.
Read MoreTake Me Home Tonight Blu-ray Review: A Flashback to ’80s Comedies
Entertaining and fun to watch.
Read MoreLimitless Blu-ray Review: The Film Reaches Its Potential
For fans of intelligent thrillers and those who think Bradley Cooper is hot.
Read MoreHey, Boo: Harper Lee & To Kill A Mockingbird DVD Review: A Pretty Flawless Documentary
We walk a mile in Harper Lee’s shoes and learn the story behind the great American novel.
Read MoreAC/DC: Let There Be Rock Limited Edition Blu-ray Review: Bon Scott’s Last Tour
Listen to it loud!
Read MoreNaked Criterion Blu-ray Review: Anti-Hero’s Odyssey Through Thatcher’s London
Mike Leigh examines a generation lost after the economic and personal mess of the ’80s.
Read MoreHave a Laugh! Volume 3 and 4 DVD Review: Samplers of Disney’s Animated Stars
The series introduces classic Disney cartoons to young children.
Read MoreMake Believe Movie Review: Teen Magicians Vie for Glory
Cut from the same cloth as similar documentaries before it, Make Believe is still a fairly charming film.
Read MoreTom and Jerry: Fur Flying Adventures Volume 2 DVD Review: Another Helping of the Famous Twosome
Ninety-nine minutes of classic Tom and Jerry fun.
Read MoreHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Movie Review: The Empire Strikes Back of the Harry Potter Series
Arguably the best adaptation of the series up to this point.
Read MoreHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Ultimate Edition Blu-ray Review
Harry, Ron, and Hermione deal with the external forces working for Lord Voldemort and the internal ones associated with growing up.
Read MoreHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Movie Review: Why So Sirius?
Plenty of characterization and plot developments keep the viewer’s interest.
Read MoreHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Movie Review: Mysteries and a Riddle
Though frequently derided as the least favorite film in the franchise, it does contain some magic.
Read MoreAu revoir les enfants Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Louis Malle’s Remembrance of Things Past
Another valuable WWII-inspired entry in the Criterion Collection.
Read MoreHarry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone Movie Review: The Magic Begins
Year One at Hogwarts is a true celebration of magic.
Read MoreHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Movie Review: Darker Times for the Boy Wizard
The intensity of the storylines correspond with the maturation of the Hogwarts students.
Read MoreThe Music Room Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Solitary Man
A moving rumination on the fading opulence of a broken man and his estate.
Read MoreGame Review: Scene It? – Harry Potter 2nd Edition
Discontinued fun for the whole family.
Read MoreBlack Moon (1975) Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Gloria Steinem Meets Lewis Carroll
Louis Malle’s 1975 surreal take on “Alice In Wonderland” almost defies description.
Read MoreThe Boondock Saints: Truth and Justice Edition Blu-Ray Review: It Will Have You Seeing Red
A few nice touches, but was this Blu-Ray necessary?
Read MoreTigerland Blu-ray Review: Yet Another Vietnam War Movie
This 2000 film features Colin Farrell’s first lead role in a motion picture.
Read MoreInsignificance Criterion Collection DVD Review: There is Significance in Everything
A film about time which itself is timeless.
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