George Gently: Series 5 Blu-ray Review: Murder Most Groovy
With a seemingly unending stream of British mystery series in play, it's becoming increasingly difficult for relatively recent arrivals to ...
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The Syndicate: Series 1 DVD Review: Mo Money Mo Problems
This British TV drama about lottery winners gets off to a shaky start until we get to know the downtrodden ...
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Inhumans DVD Review: Welcome Back, Old Friends
Marvel has released quite a few motion comics in the past few years, but none as surprising a choice as ...
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Gate of Hell Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Not Quite Heavenly, but Far from Hellish
Celebrating its 60th anniversary this year, this Oscar-winning Japanese film has fallen off the radar over the past few decades ...
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LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out DVD Review: The Force Is Weak with This One
I love all of the LEGO video games. Love love love them, and play all of them to completion. A ...
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Lincoln Blu-ray Review: History Can Be Entertaining in the Right Hands
Lincoln is one of those films I had to force myself to watch. As a Very Important Film from esteemed ...
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Borgen: Season 1 DVD Review: The Far West Wing
This Danish political drama recently received some unexpected U.S. traction when author Stephen King took to the pages of Entertainment ...
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Badlands Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Birth of a Legend
Forty years ago, writer/director Terrence Malick's first feature film announced the arrival of an important new voice. Through the ensuing ...
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Strawberry Shortcake: Berry Friends Forever DVD Review: Berry Bland
Once upon a time, Strawberry Shortcake was aimed squarely at little girls. Originating as a greeting card character, then expanding ...
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Ang Lee fully deserves his Oscar win for successfully bringing this seemingly unfilmable project to screen, but the end result ...
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Sansho the Bailiff Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: The Ties That Bind
Based on the movie title, one would expect Sansho to be the main character. One would be wrong. In fact, ...
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Atlas Shrugged Part II Blu-ray Review: Critic Shrugged
After middling returns for the first movie, it's surprising that this second installment even exists. For that fact alone, the ...
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Argo Blu-ray Review: Sealed with a Presidential Kiss
A funny thing happened on Lincoln's way to Oscar domination: Argo came back from the dead. With a stunning slew ...
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Slugterra: Return of the Shane Gang DVD Review: Pre-Teenage Dream
Deep beneath Earth's surface, tribes of various humanoid characters live and do battle with adorable little slugs. Why slugs? Because ...
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House of Cards (UK) Trilogy Blu-ray Review: Long Live the King
Have you finished your binge marathon viewing session of the new Netflix series starring Kevin Spacey? If so, you're ready ...
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Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Part 2 Blu-ray Review: Supes vs. Bats, We All Win
Warner Bros Animation's concluding adaptation of Frank Miller's classic comic book series (Part 1 review) contains the fight every superhero ...
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Misfits: Season Two DVD Review: Last of the Greats
What is it about the BBC that makes them incapable of maintaining original casts on their shows for prolonged periods ...
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Twenty Twelve: The Complete Series DVD Review: Past Its Sell-By Date
This irreverent British mockumentary series about the inner workings of the London Olympics planning committee takes a fantastic premise and ...
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Ivan’s Childhood Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: War is Hell, but Looks Superb
On the surface, this film might not seem to offer much enticement for viewing considering its decidedly downbeat subject matter ...
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56 Up Movie Review: Still Going Strong After Nearly 50 Years
For nearly 50 years now, a group of ordinary English citizens have been participating in an ongoing sociological study that ...
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TV Review: Doctor Who: The Snowmen
Santa Claus brought Doctor Who fans a new companion this year, and she proves to be a keeper. As 19th ...
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The Hour Series 1 Blu-ray Review: Would Have Been Better at That Length
As we gear up for the imminent home video release of series 2, let's take a look back at series ...
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Beasts of the Southern Wild Blu-ray Review: An Acquired Taste
Director Benh Zeitlin‘s film is this year's Little Indie That Could, a micro-budgeted, challenging art house effort that defied long ...
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Purple Noon Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: The Talented Mr. Delon
Remember The Talented Mr. Ripley? Director Anthony Minghella's 1999 adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's crime novel helped launch Jude Law to ...
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Ice Age: Continental Drift DVD Review: Drifting into Murky Waters
Scrat’s back for more frosty adventures, but unfortunately so are the rest of those other boring characters. As anyone who ...
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Call the Midwife: Season One Blu-ray Review: Call a Doctor, My Retinas Are Burned
Author Ayelet Waldman calls the memoirs that served as the basis for this series “tremendously moving”. I agree, but in ...
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Kaijudo: Rise Of The Duel Masters: Creatures Unleashed DVD Review: Rise of the Enjoyable Merchandising Tie-In
What do you get when you cross giant monsters and sweet martial arts fighting? Kaijudo! I didn't initially figure out ...
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La Jetee / Sans Soleil Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Stay for the Stills, Run from the Motion
Director Chris Marker's two most well-known works have been compiled into one Criterion release, but only one of them is ...
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Hawkins: The Complete TV-Movie Collection DVD Review: Jimmy Stewart, TV Star
Did you know Jimmy Stewart starred in a TV show? Actually, he headlined two series during his illustrious career, with ...
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DreamWorks Dragons: Riders of Berk DVD Review: New Series Soars Above the Competition
DreamWorks Animation finally has a truly great animated series. While they have previously produced the Penguins of Madagascar and Kung ...
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The Watch Blu-ray Review: The Don’t Watch
Remember how funny many of Saturday Night Live's Digital Shorts were? Remember the ones that weren't, such as most of ...
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Astonishing X-Men: Unstoppable DVD Review: Astonishing Cassaday
I forgot how much I love John Cassaday's artwork. While writer Joss Whedon was the unquestionable star of the Astonishing ...
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Rashomon (1950) Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Restoration Shows Improvements, Not Perfection
If you're reading this review, chances are you're fully familiar with this classic film and just have two questions: how's ...
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Vera: Set 2 DVD Review: Murder, She Grumbled
There's something irresistible about old-timers solving crimes, although the quality of those crime shows isn't always timeless. Thankfully, this vehicle ...
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Thundercats Nintendo DS Video Game Review: Thunder, Thunder, Thundercats NOOOOOO!
One of the most pleasant surprises of the current golden age of animated shows is Cartoon Network's Thundercats reboot. Regrettably, that pleasure ...
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Flight Movie Review: Robert Zemeckis and Denzel Washington Soar, Script Crashes
After spending most of the last decade laboring over a string of motion-capture CG films I'd prefer to forget, director ...
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Copper: Season One Blu-ray Review: Dodge This Bullet
Not content to just rebroadcast programming from the UK, BBC America has entered the arena of original scripted programming with ...
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The Walking Dead Video Game Review: A Scary Good Time
Creator Robert Kirkman's zombie apocalypse tale isn't just chewing up comic book racks and TV ratings, it's also terrorizing video ...
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Kingdom: Season One DVD Review: No Treasure Here
A long time ago in a country far, far away, two young comedians were introduced by Emma Thompson while all ...
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The Forgiveness of Blood Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Nik Full of Angst
Remember Maria Full of Grace? Writer/director Joshua Marston's 2004 film about a Colombian drug mule garnered international acclaim and recognition ...
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Moonrise Kingdom Blu-ray Review: Love in the Time of Eccentricity
There's no mistaking a Wes Anderson movie, and with his latest work he's more distinctive than ever. That's both a ...
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Waterloo Road: Series 1 DVD Review: The Headmaster Ritual
This long-running UK drama series has been airing in its native land since 2006 and has appeared on BBC America, ...
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Tomorrow Never Dies Movie Review: Enter The Dragon
I've seen all of the Bond movies. I've read all of the original Fleming novels. And yet, this DVD is ...
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Rock of Ages Blu-ray Review: Overstuffed Rock That Lasts Ages
Sherrie and Drew are destined to meet and fall in love. She's just a small town girl, livin' in a ...
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Wallander Series 3 DVD Review: No Loki, Still Heavenly
In between filming Wallander series 2 and 3, star Kenneth Branagh directed a little art house film called Thor. In ...
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Children of Paradise Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Cinematic Paradise
At first glance, this film might seem like a poor candidate for greatness, or even relevance in our era. It’s ...
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Vexed: Series 1 DVD Review: A Brief Burst of Genre-Bending Hilarity
The hilarious opening scene of this offbeat cop show sets the tone for the rest of the series. A man ...
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Sacrifice (2010) DVD Review: Not Worth Your Time Sacrifice
Highly esteemed director Chen Kaige (Farewell My Concubine) spins an intriguing revenge yarn in his latest film but is undone ...
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Injustice (2011) DVD Review: The Vigilante Barrister
Over the course of its five episodes, this miniseries very slowly reveals its true intention. What starts out as a ...
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Quadrophenia Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: We Are the 5.1 Mods
Even if you’ve seen this film before, you’ve never seen it like this. Boasting a complete restoration including a new ...
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Once Upon a Time: The Complete First Season Blu-ray Review: Stop Me If You’ve Heard This One Before
I’ve just returned from a dream world of magic populated by classic fairy tale characters experiencing modern angst. No, it’s ...
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Third Star Movie Review: Benedict Cumberbatch Leads the Way
”I’m 29 today. Won’t see 30.” With that opening line, Third Star clearly defines its theme and outcome, tracing the ...
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True Wolf Movie Review: Don’t Be Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf
Wolves have traditionally been vilified as vicious, bloodthirsty predators not worthy of any human compassion. This documentary aims to influence ...
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Astonishing X-Men: Torn DVD Review: More Astonishing Motion, Less Astonishing Story
Continuing the Astonishing X-Men motion comics saga initiated in previous DVDs Gifted and Dangerous, this latest disc covers issues 13-18 ...
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Jay and Silent Bob Get Old: Tea Bagging in the UK DVD Review: Friendship Never Gets Old
Now that the London Olympics are over, it’s time to turn our attention to these other notable American heroes staking ...
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The Bourne Legacy Movie Review: Renner 1, Gilroy 0, Mistakes Aplenty
A couple of things become clear early on in the new Bourne movie: Jeremy Renner is an excellent choice to ...
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Misfits: Season One DVD Review: They’re No Heroes
The review excerpt used as a marketing tagline on this series proclaims “Heroes with Buffy-esque snark”, which is a fair ...
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Le Havre Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Light-Hearted, Surreal Take on a Serious Subject
The setup for this film is straightforward: a poor aging French shoe-shiner helps a young African illegal immigrant evade capture ...
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Mansome Movie Review: Lots of Comedians, Little Comedy
Morgan Spurlock continues his prolific output of documentary feature films with this look at modern male grooming. While the topic ...
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Suez DVD Review: For Hardcore Tyrone Power Fans Only
Tyrone Power and his frequent co-star Loretta Young team up once again in this tale that aims to inject some ...
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Metropolitan Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Two Decades Later, I Still Don’t Get It
Writer/director Whit Stillman’s debut film received massive critical accolades following its 1990 theatrical release, including a Best Screenplay Oscar nomination. ...
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Wrath of the Titans (2012) Blu-ray Review: Wrath of the Critic
When you think back to the reimagined Clash of the Titans released two years ago, what memories come to mind? ...
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Love Is News DVD Review: The News Is Good
While I’m familiar with the name of leading man Tyrone Power, I realized before watching this film that I’m almost ...
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Midsomer Murders: Set 20 Blu-ray Review: Crime and Bemusement in the English Countryside
Deep in the English countryside, there’s a fictional county with an alarmingly high murder rate. Despite its fairly low population, ...
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LEGO Ninjago Masters of Spinjitzu: Season One DVD Review: A Fun but Lightweight Extended Toy Commercial
Four pizza-loving teen ninjas battle the forces of evil under the tutelage of their wise old sensei. Teenage Mutant Ninja ...
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The Samurai Trilogy Criterion Collection DVD Review: Mifune in His Physical Prime
Japanese screen legend Toshiro Mifune is most closely associated with the directorial efforts of fellow legend Akira Kurosawa, and yet ...
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American Reunion Blu-ray Review: Reunited and It Feels So Good
The kids from American Pie are all physically adults now, but the guys are still as juvenile as ever. On ...
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Doc Martin Series 5 DVD Review: Baby Makes Three, Doesn’t Spoil the Chemistry
This show may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but its offbeat cast of characters continue to delight those willing ...
Read More Shame (2011) Blu-ray Review: A Shameful Waste of Michael Fassbender’s Acting Talent
Shame is one of those whiny, self-involved New Yorker tales that makes most normal folks cringe. It’s further hampered by ...
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Wallander: The Revenge Movie Review: Original Book Author Contributes a Terrific Film Plot
Believe it or not, Stieg Larsson didn’t corner the market on Swedish crime fiction with his Dragon Tattoo (aka Millenium) ...
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Summer with Monika Criterion Collection Blu-Ray Review: Bergman in Love
This early success from director Ingmar Bergman follows a completely straightforward and conventional path to its obvious conclusion, offering little ...
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Certified Copy Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Certified Original
An esteemed English author named James Miller (William Shimell) has written a book on the value of copies versus original ...
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Sherlock: Season Two Blu-ray Review: It’s Elementary That You Must Watch This
My keen powers of observation have allowed me to deduce that you’re thinking “Another Sherlock Holmes project? Enough already!” Sure, ...
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The Secret World of Arrietty Blu-ray Review: Another Ghibli Gem
Even when legendary animation director Hayao Miyazaki isn’t officially helming films for Studio Ghibli, his touch is so ingrained in ...
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Hell on Wheels: The Complete First Season Blu-ray Review: The Boiling Melting Pot
This AMC series didn’t seem to get much attention during its first season, especially in comparison to the network’s critical ...
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The Avengers (2012) Movie Review: Merry Marvel Mayhem
After years of planning and audience baiting through individual Marvel superhero films, the massive Marvel team-up finally arrives in U.S. ...
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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979) Blu-ray Review: The Spy Who Went Out in the Cold
Decades before last year’s theatrical adaptation, John le Carre’s classic espionage novel was the basis for this BBC TV miniseries. ...
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Late Spring Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Moving Look at a Family’s Season of Change
Writer/director Yasujiro Ozu is widely regarded as one of the most important Japanese directors of all time, generally second only ...
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Frozen Planet Blu-ray Review: BBC Hits the Poles
Following the huge worldwide success of their previous epic nature projects Planet Earth and Life, the BBC cameramen don their ...
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Astonishing X-Men: Dangerous DVD Review: Joss Whedon Earns His Marvel Stripes
Before helming this summer’s Marvel team-up blockbuster film The Avengers, Joss Whedon earned his Marvel Comics bona fides in the ...
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David Lean Directs Noel Coward Criterion Collection DVD Boxset Review: Box of Delights
Although best remembered for his widescreen epics such as Lawrence of Arabia, Dr. Zhivago, and The Bridge on the River ...
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Secret Pleasures DVD Box Set Review: Asian Grab Bag
This box set of fairly recent films takes a grab-bag approach, carrying no real unifying theme other than a focus ...
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In the Garden of Sounds DVD Review: Who Says Blindness is a Disability?
Wolfgang Fasser went blind in his early 20s, the victim of a rare genetic disease. “Victim” may be the wrong ...
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The Last Temptation of Christ Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Still Controversial
Nearly a quarter of a century ago, famed director Martin Scorsese sparked a firestorm of controversy via the release of ...
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Todd & the Book of Pure Evil: The Complete First Season DVD Review: Join the Cult
Just in time for tonight’s Second Season premiere on FEARnet, the complete First Season DVD box set is now available. ...
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Vanya on 42nd Street Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Timeless Theatrical Experiment
Seemingly random individuals are filmed roaming the streets of New York’s Broadway area before separately converging on a dilapidated theater. ...
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Justice League: Doom Blu-ray Review: Action Triumphs over Plot
DC’s latest animated movie pits its greatest superheroes against some of their most dangerous foes, meaning it’s light on plot ...
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World on a Wire Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: The Nature of Unnatural Reality
Two business colleagues at a supercomputer research facility are enjoying a pleasant conversation before one of them declares that he ...
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A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas Blu-ray Review: The 19th Best Christmas Movie of All Time
Harold and Kumar aren't the ideal characters one would envision for a frothy Christmas movie or a senses-shattering 3D experience, ...
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Three Outlaw Samurai Criterion Collection DVD Review: Three is the Magic Number
When peasants stage an uprising against their greedy local magistrate, they find an unlikely ally in the form of a ...
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After Fall, Winter Movie Review: Love in the Time of Desperation
A lonely writer wanders around the streets of Paris before stumbling into an exciting new romantic relationship that reinvigorates his ...
Read More Belle de Jour Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: How Severine Got Her Groove Back
A young, wealthy housewife goes for a horse-drawn carriage ride in the idyllic French countryside with her dashing husband. So ...
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Glee: The Concert Blu-ray Review: Fun Performances, Lame Interludes
The Glee concert film captures a moment in time of a pop-culture phenomenon that had already started its slow march ...
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Tokyo Drifter Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Style Over Substance
Iconic director Seijun Suzuki’s film isn’t very impressive from a story standpoint, but is packed with wall-to-colorful-wall visual flair. It’s ...
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West Side Story 50th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray Review: The Story’s Not the Thing
For a 50-year-old, this film still has great legs. It’s certainly not without its shortcomings, but this new HD remaster ...
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Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva DVD Review: Animated Sleuthing Success
Professor Layton’s Nintendo DS puzzle-game series introduced the characters carried over to this all-new feature-length anime movie. The games don’t ...
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Fanny & Alexander Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Bergman’s Documentary Trumps Feature Film
As a newcomer to Fanny & Alexander, I was surprised to learn that the original format of the project was ...
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Atlas Shrugged Part One DVD Review: Who Is John Aglialoro?
After languishing in development hell for nearly 40 years, the film adaptation of author Ayn Rand’s magnum opus finally reached ...
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Blue Velvet 25th Anniversary Blu-ray Review: Just As Good As You Remembered It
In celebration of its 25th anniversary, Blue Velvet is being released in a feature-packed Blu-ray edition highlighted by the inclusion ...
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Cars 2 Blu-ray Review: Stuck in Neutral
After over 15 years of unparalleled critical and commercial feature film success, it was inevitable that Pixar would hit a ...
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Batman: Year One Two-Disc DVD Review: Rise of the Bat
Twenty-five years ago, DC Comics opted to reboot the Batman mythos in an attempt to expand his origin story and ...
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Kuroneko Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Things That Go Bump In The Night
Although classified as a horror film, Kuroneko isn’t very scary. Instead, it delivers atmosphere and oddities, making it more akin ...
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Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Blu-ray Review: Few Pirates, No Caribbean, But Still Fun
After Captain Jack Sparrow’s confusing and overblown third outing nearly sank the entire Pirates franchise, there was a palpable sense ...
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Harakiri Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: The Samurai Condition
When a bedraggled masterless samurai, or ronin, approaches the estate of a large warrior clan and asks for permission to ...
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Terri DVD Review: The Outsiders
High school alienation isn’t new subject matter for films, but Terri takes alienation to the extreme with its focus on ...
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Angel of Evil DVD Review: The Italian Mesrine
Angel of Evil is a gripping study of a career criminal as he robs banks, escapes prisons, and breaks hearts ...
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Dum Maaro Dum DVD Review: Crime in Paradise
Goa. Just the name conjures up images of sunkissed Indian beachside bliss for electronic dance music fans around the world, ...
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Book Review: Star Wars Omnibus: The Complete Saga Episode I – VI: Greedo Shoots First Here Too
The comic book adaptations of all six Star Wars films are fairly straightforward and faithful for the most part, but ...
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The Phantom Carriage Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Impressive Ghost of Cinema Past
I don’t spend much time watching silent films, especially foreign silent films, but The Phantom Carriage has me rethinking that ...
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The Butcher, the Chef, and the Swordsman DVD Review: Three Tales, One Blade, Zero Entertainment
I was hoping for some originality in this film, a fresh take on martial arts period drama. It boasts a ...
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Bridesmaids DVD Review: A Star Is Born
Don’t let the title and picture fool you: this movie is all about Kristen Wiig. Sure, there’s an ensemble cast ...
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Brand New Day Blu-ray Review: Fast Forward to the Songs
An Australian musical with singing Aborigines, hippies and priests? What could go wrong? While the film clearly falls into the ...
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GANTZ DVD Review: Your New Favorite Midnight Movie
GANTZ is based on a manga and anime series of the same name, and yet it’s perfectly fine and possibly ...
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Bambi II Blu-ray Review: A Worthy Successor
One of the most questionable actions of the Eisner/Katzenberg era at Disney was the decision to launch a series of ...
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Secret Sunshine Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Secret No More
After an interminable four-year delay, Secret Sunshine has finally reached U.S. shores thanks to the fine folks at Criterion. The ...
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The Killing Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Meet Me at the Racetrack
The Killing is a fine little film on its own, and yet I couldn’t help but compare it unfavorably to ...
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The Fox and the Hound 2-Movie Collection Blu-ray Review: More Bark For Your Buck
Disney’s mining of their vaults takes a new turn this month with this Blu-ray/DVD combo pack that includes both the ...
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Mars Needs Moms Blu-ray Review: Skip The Movie, Read The Book
The news that Berkeley Breathed’s touching children’s book was being adapted to film was met with excitement in my household, ...
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Electric Daisy Carnival Experience Movie Review: Experience It…If You Can Find It
America’s largest dance music festival has been under fire for the last year after massive fallout from the 2010 edition ...
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Rio Blu-ray Review: Bird of Paradise
Rio works its Brazilian setting to its advantage, with an explosion of sights and sounds demonstrating the care native son ...
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High and Low Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Kurosawa and Mifune: The Gold Standard
Master director Akira Kurosawa and his acting muse Toshiro Mifune teamed up once again for this kidnapping drama set in ...
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Life During Wartime Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Alternative Happiness
Writer/director Todd Solondz has forged a cottage industry out of exploring the foibles of odd suburban characters, popping in every ...
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The Music Room Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Solitary Man
Right from the opening shot of this film, it’s evident that viewers are witnessing the work of a masterful director. ...
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The Warrior’s Way Blu-ray Review: Awesome Action, Awful Direction
If The Warrior’s Way was judged solely on the merits of its inventive, creatively filmed stuntwork, it would be one ...
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People on Sunday Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Lazy Sunday
People on Sunday is a fascinating historical document of late 1920s Germany, offering a glimpse into the fashion, architecture, and ...
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TrollHunter Movie Review: Trolls Are Fun, Hunt Is Not
TrollHunter has been building some international buzz since its debut in its native Norway last year, apparently due to the ...
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The Makioka Sisters Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: No Joy No Luck Club
Director Kon Ichikawa’s late career work centers on the relationships between four adult sisters as they run their family kimono ...
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I Am Number Four Blu-ray Review: Number Six Would Have Been Better
Proving that its middling box office performance was no fluke, I Am Number Four arrives on home video this week ...
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Gnomeo & Juliet Blu-ray Review: A Mostly Pleasant Surprise
Somewhere there’s a big Random Idea Generator that spit out a doozy for this film, uniting three things that have ...
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Diabolique (1955) Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Crime and Punishment
There’s a clear point part way through this French classic where it drops its conventional nature and morphs into an ...
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Pale Flower Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Essential Japanese New Wave
Although this is a Japanese film, the words that immediately come to mind to describe it are largely French: a ...
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3 Idiots DVD Review: Not Idiotic
Despite its unfortunate title and cover art, 3 Idiots is a refreshingly original and accomplished film. That’s thanks in no ...
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Farewell DVD Review: Cold War Espionage Based On A True Story
Although it’s being marketed as an espionage thriller and has its fair share of tension-filled moments, Farewell also explores the ...
Read More Le Cercle Rouge Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Short on Plot, Long on Mise en Scene
At first glance, Le Cercle Rouge seems like a fairly conventional crime drama, a perception that is upheld by the ...
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Sucker Punch Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Review
Zach Snyder’s latest directorial effort has had a heavy marketing effort touting its impressive visuals in advance of its theatrical ...
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Fish Tank Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: An Andrea Arnold Primer
British writer/director Andrea Arnold won the 2009 Cannes Jury Prize and 2010 BAFTA (Outstanding British Film) for this gritty coming-of-age ...
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Amarcord Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Parade of Unforgettable Characters
Federico Fellini’s films are widely perceived as an acquired taste, with their odd flights of fancy, peculiar characters and avoidance ...
Read More Still Walking Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Most Personal Film
In the aftermath of his own mother’s death, director Hirokazu Kore-eda crafted his most personal film to date, a quiet ...
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Book Review: The James Bond Omnibus Volume 001 by Anthony Hearn, Henry Gammidge, et al.
The world’s most famous spy had a secret career as a comic strip star in the '50s and '60s, and ...
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Animal Kingdom DVD Review: Crime and Punishment in Suburban Melbourne
J (newcomer James Frecheville) is an 18-year-old boy thrust into the midst of his criminal extended family when his mom ...
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Secretariat Blu-ray Review: An Also-Ran
This film tracing the true story of one of the most famous racehorses of all time is so bland and ...
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