Shawn Bourdo

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Hey, 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.

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Naked 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.

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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone Movie Review: The Magic Begins

Year One at Hogwarts is a true celebration of magic.

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Black 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.

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Cheech and Chong’s Up in Smoke (Special Collector’s Edition) DVD Review: A Blueprint for Today’s Current Crop of Comedians

There’s a pleasure here in watching these pros that I just don’t get in today’s movie.

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The Great Dictator Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Charlie Chaplin Still Gives Hope Today

Chaplin shows off his mastery of the cinema and tells us life can be free and beautiful.

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Something Wild Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Jonathan Demme’s Film is a Wild Thing

Put together with a soundtrack as important to the story as any John Hughes soundtrack of the day.

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Betty Blue Blu-ray Review: This Dark, Passionate Film is a Colorful Outing

Twenty-five years later, the reviewer sees a completely different story though finds it no less enjoyable.

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Sweetie (1989) Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Wonderful, Symbolic-Laden Story

Jane Campion, future director of “The Piano”, shows her roots in directorial debut.

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White Material Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Presages Current Events

The despair of a dying country is portrayed in this powerful film.

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Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare DVD Review: A Great Direction for the Series to Take

The nod to both summer-camp films and horror films set in summer camps make this enjoyable for the adults in the viewing audience.

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Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo DVD Review: The Fun Here Is All Forced

The mystery tries to reach back to the more realistic ones that launched and then relaunched the series.

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Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword DVD Review: Defeated by the Sheer Size of the Story

A terrific start for 2/3rds of the film is wasted in an overdone ending.

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Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King DVD Review: What the Heck Happened?

A misguided film that tries to force its scares and instead just bores.

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Chill Out, Scooby-Doo! Movie Review: A Return to the Classic Episode Format

This film feels like the plot of about three or four of the original episodes thrown together.

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Best Movies and Trailers of 2010

One man’s attempt to boil his movie-going experiences of 2010 into list form.

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