Archive for December 2011
Stars and Stripes Forever Blu-ray Review: A Deadly Dull Biopic
The Blu-ray treatment is superb for this never-before-released-on-DVD biopic, but it’s too bad the source material doesn’t earn it.
Read MoreBranded to Kill Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Legendary Piece of Cinema You Should Not Miss
Suzuki’s 1967 Yakuza classic finally gets Blu-ray release.
Read MoreStraw Dogs (2011) DVD Review: How to Ruin a Classic
A superb guide for all future filmmakers of the world: “Don’t let this happen to you.”
Read MoreWhere the Wild Things Are (2009) DVD Review: An Underrated Gem
A wonderful film that doesn’t deserve to be forgotten.
Read MoreKiss Me Deadly Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Pulp Science Fiction
Your parents were right about not picking up hitchhikers.
Read MoreMission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol Movie Review: Truly Ridiculous but Ultimately Entertaining
Tom Cruise delivers with his latest installment in the saga of Ethan Hunt, the star secret agent of IMF.
Read MoreThe Borgias: Season One Is the Pick of the Week
A show about a Pope take this pick in a very slow week.
Read MoreDesign for Living Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Delightfully Risque Pre-Hayes Code Romp
Criterion brings us a lovely HD release of Ernst Lubitsch’s 1933 romantic comedy.
Read MoreThe Rocketeer 20th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray Review: Celebrating a Movie that Celebrates Old Movies
While a visually impressive restoration, it’s severely lacking in special features.
Read More‘Twas the Night Before Christmas (1974) Blu-ray Review: An Average Rankin Bass TV Special
I would rather watch Rudolph or my all-time favorite The Year Without a Santa Claus.
Read MorePeter Gabriel: New Blood – Live in London Blu-ray Review: The Power of the Orchestra
Gabriel captured live on his latest tour with orchestra in tow.
Read MoreSanta Claus (1959) Collector’s Edition Blu-ray Review: Who Needs LSD When You Have This?
“To avoid fainting, keep repeating: ‘It’s only a movie… It’s only a movie’.”
Read MoreMidnight in Paris Is the Pick of the Week
Woody Allen’s newest movies tops out a very small list of releases this week before Christmas.
Read MoreCome Have Coffee With Us DVD Review: Italian Sex Comedy Subverted
Alberto Lattuada’s 1970 film is a slyly satiric jab at the inflamed male libido.
Read MoreMurder Obsession (Follia Omicida) DVD Review: Hey, Logic is for Losers!
Riccardo Freda’s final outing is a wonderfully wacky mess of mayhem.
Read MoreThe Looney Tunes Show Season One Volume 2 DVD Review: Bugs and Daffy as The Odd Couple
In the grand Looney Tunes tradition, these shows will appeal to kids and their parents alike.
Read MoreBen-Hur (1959): 50th Anniversary Ultimate Collector’s Edition Blu-ray Review: Fans of the Film and of Paraphernalia Will Enjoy This
This winner of 11 Oscars comes to Blu-ray in an impressive transfer.
Read MoreTinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979) DVD Review: An Enthralling Search for a Mole in the Circus
Alec Guinness leads this impressive BBC miniseries.
Read MoreAmerica Lost and Found: The BBS Story Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review
A story about the changing of the guard in Hollywood.
Read MoreTokyo Drifter The Criterion Collection DVD Review: A Blast of Swinging Tokyo
Seijun Suzuki delivers a delirious Pop Art explosion.
Read MoreRise of the Planet of the Apes Blu-ray Review: As Good at Home as It Was in Theaters
Highly recommended for action fans.
Read MoreRise of the Planet of the Apes Is the Pick of the Week
CG monkeys might just win an Oscar.
Read MoreMr. Popper’s Penguins Blu-ray Review: Painfully Predictable, Yet Perfectly Passable Family Fare
Good for the kids and you won’t mind watching it with them.
Read MoreBehind the Mask (1946) DVD Review: Inert Pulp Adaptation
There’s little to recommend about this uninspired B-picture about pulp magazine star The Shadow.
Read MoreSome Kind of Monster DVD Review: A Fearless Portrait of Metallica
Hit the lights and watch this DVD!
Read MoreTokyo Drifter Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Style Over Substance
Jam-packed with more than enough visual artistry to compensate for its lightweight story.
Read MoreBranded to Kill Criterion Collection DVD Review: Suzuki’s Absurd Deconstruction of Yakuza Crime Films
Non-stop violence and duplicity from Japanese New Wave bad boy Seijun Suzuki.
Read MoreThe Love We Make DVD Review: Paul McCartney Leads the Charge to Heal a City and a Nation
Behind the scenes at the Concert for New York City.
Read MoreThe Adventures of Tintin Season One DVD Review: Animated Adventure Abounds!
Herge’s creation translates well to television.
Read MoreThree Colors Trilogy Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity. Forever
A must for anyone who loves film.
Read MoreWelcome to L.A. DVD Review: Like Altman Under Anesthesia
Non-characters sleepwalk through “the city of the one-night stands.”
Read MoreWWII Double Feature: Jungle Patrol / Silent Raiders DVD Review: Two Forgotten Gems from VCI
A fine pairing of World War II quickies.
Read MoreThe Lady Vanishes (1938) Is the Pick of the Week
An early Hitchcock classic gets the Criterion treatment on Blu-ray.
Read MoreGolden Needles DVD Review: Joe Don Baker Kicks Ass in Hong Kong
A strange but unbalanced combination of noir and comedy from the makers of Enter the Dragon.
Read MoreThe Help Blu-ray Review: Maids Air Dirty Laundry Anonymously
I can’t recommend this film strongly enough.
Read MoreThe Stunt Man (1980) DVD Review: One of the Best Damn Movies Ever. Ever.
Reality and fantasy collide in Richard Rush’s masterful epic.
Read MoreDeep Purple with Orchestra: Live In Montreux 2011 DVD Review: They All Came out to Montreux Again
One of the rare music DVDs that stands up to repeated viewings.
Read MoreThree Colors (Blue, White, Red) Criterion Collection DVD Review: Does Not Disappoint
Krzysztof Kieslowski’s beautiful and moving trilogy gets some great bells and whistles.
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