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Lost Angels: Skid Row Is My Home (2010) DVD Review: A Sobering Look

By Greg Barbrick | Apr 1, 2013

I guess that every major city in America has a “skid row,” but none can compare to the one in ...

Argo Movie Review: Ben Affleck Has Come a Long Way

By Cinema Sentries | Mar 31, 2013

Written by Chris Morgan Slowly but surely, Argo built up momentum that led it to winning Best Picture at the ...

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: It’s a Man’s Life in the Formerly Modern Army

By Gordon S. Miller | Mar 30, 2013

Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp is epic in scope, though not scale, as ...

Badlands Criterion Collection DVD Review: An Exploration of Isolation, Realism, Self-Image, and Violence

By Critical curmudgeon | Mar 28, 2013

Terrence Malick's debut explores isolation, realism, self-image, and violence with the filmmaker's lyrical elegance, setting the footing for an opus ...

Ugetsu Criterion Collection DVD Review: What Price Desire?

By Gordon S. Miller | Mar 26, 2013

Kenji Mizoguchi is considered one of the masters of Japanese cinema, striking a balance between the contemplation of Ozu and ...

Coney Island DVD Review: Musical Fun in the Technicolor Sun with Betty Grable

By Will McKinley | Mar 25, 2013

You've got to love a movie in which the opening titles are sung. But crooned credits are just one reason ...

This Is 40 Blu-ray Review: An Endearing Look at Middle Age

By Mark Buckingham | Mar 25, 2013

Some have lambasted This Is 40 for not having a strong central storyline. Guess what? Neither does real life. Some ...

Skyfall Movie Review: Good but Not Particularly Special

By Cinema Sentries | Mar 25, 2013

Written by Chris Morgan The James Bond movie series has existed through 23 films and 50 years, but it's only ...

Wilson DVD Review: A Forgotten Classic About the 28th U.S. President

By Greg Barbrick | Mar 24, 2013

As superficial as this may sound, I actually learned a lot from watching Wilson (1944), part of Fox Cinema Archives. ...

With a Friend Like Harry…Movie Review: Dark French Thriller Keeps You on Edge

By Mat Brewster | Mar 23, 2013

It is summer in Southern France. The sun is beating down on everything. You are at the tail end of ...

She Played with Fire (Fortune Is a Woman) DVD Review: Jack Hawkins, Ladies Man?

By Luigi Bastardo | Mar 21, 2013

Some people you simply don't associate with certain types of roles. Like Rosie O'Donnell as Betty Rubble. Or John Wayne ...

Room 237 Movie Review: What You See Is What You Get

By Gordon S. Miller | Mar 20, 2013

Based on Stephen King's novel, Stanley Kubrick's The Shining tells the story of the Torrance family during their time alone ...

Les Miserables (2012) Blu-ray Review: Bring This Home

By Lorna Miller | Mar 20, 2013

Les Miserables was one of my most anticipated films of 2012. I have seen the stage musical numerous times and ...

Badlands Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Birth of a Legend

By Steve Geise | Mar 20, 2013

Forty years ago, writer/director Terrence Malick's first feature film announced the arrival of an important new voice. Through the ensuing ...

Easy Money (2010) DVD Review: A Familiar Story Told in an Unfamiliar Way

By Cinema Sentries | Mar 19, 2013

Written by Mike Bruno Foreign-film fans this one's for you, with sexy beautiful good guys, dark dirty and seedy bad ...

Scavenger Hunt: An Unlikely Union DVD Review: It’s for the Birds

By Greg Barbrick | Mar 18, 2013

The new documentary Scavenger Hunt: An Unlikely Union hopes to alert people to an unusual problem. It is the effect ...

Spiders (2013) DVD Review: It’s Only Bad If You Watch It

By Mark Buckingham | Mar 17, 2013

I realize the irony (and possibly the hypocrisy) in bashing a sci-fi horror movie for being unrealistic or inconsistent, but ...

Oz the Great and Powerful Movie Review: Wait for the DVD

By Rons Reviews | Mar 16, 2013

So why would Disney release Oz the Great and Powerful, a prequel to one of the most beloved films of ...

Schindler’s List 25th Anniversary Limited Edition Blu-ray Review: Never Forget

By Gordon S. Miller | Mar 14, 2013

Based upon all the projects he has worked on as a director and a producer for over 40 years, Steven ...

Heavenly Shades of Delight: Twilight Time’s Blu-ray Releases, Volume One

By Luigi Bastardo | Mar 14, 2013

I know it's one of those things that we all hate hearing about, but nevertheless, it's true: the economy in ...

The Blob (1958) Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: An Oldie but Goodie Returns in High Def

By Mark Buckingham | Mar 13, 2013

Watching The Blob (1958) and then watching The Blob (1988) reveals much about how American culture changed over three decades. ...

By Steve Geise | Mar 13, 2013

Ang Lee fully deserves his Oscar win for successfully bringing this seemingly unfilmable project to screen, but the end result ...

The Wizard of Oz (1939): 70th Anniversary Ultimate Collector’s Edition Blu-ray: An Absolute Must-Have for the Hardcore Fan

By Gordon S. Miller | Mar 12, 2013

One way to commemorate the 70th anniversary of The Wizard of Oz is the Ultimate Collector's Edition on Blu-ray. This ...

Mister 880 DVD Review: A Forgotten Counterfeit Gem

By Greg Barbrick | Mar 12, 2013

I wonder if there has ever been a more charming actor than Edmund Gwenn. In 2013, his name may no ...

By Darcy Staniforth | Mar 11, 2013

I was excited to check out this movie because I liked the soundtrack so much and I love Gerard Butler. ...

The Kid with a Bike Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Another Major Work from the Dardennes

By Dusty Somers | Mar 11, 2013

The Film It's time for yet another reminder to be grateful for the Dardennes, those Belgian masters of unmatched cinematic ...

Tom and Jerry: Pint-Sized Pals DVD Review: With a Little Help from Their Little Friends

By Cinema Sentries | Mar 10, 2013

Written by Brandie Ashe By virtue of their respective species, Tom Cat and Jerry Mouse are sworn enemies. Tom chases ...

Being John Malkovich Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Malkovich, Malkovich, Malkovich

By Gordon S. Miller | Mar 9, 2013

In Being John Malkovich, the brilliant feature-film debut of screenwriter Charlie Kaufman and director Spike Jonze, an unhappily married couple ...

Night of the Devils (1972) Blu-ray Review: Sexually-Charged Psychosomatic Italian Horror at its Finest

By Luigi Bastardo | Mar 5, 2013

Were I given the opportunity now to do a high school report on Italy, I would list the boot-shaped country's ...

The Master (2012) Combo Pack Review: A Good Movie Not a Great One

By Cinema Sentries | Mar 4, 2013

Written by Chris Morgan P.T. Anderson's 2012 film The Master seems to have ended up being one of the more ...

Deadfall (2012) Blu-ray Review: Nothing New Here, and Not Especially Well Recycled

By Mark Buckingham | Mar 3, 2013

Deadfall reminded me of a few other movies: The Ref (1994) for its hostage situation over the holidays, A Simple ...

Bath Salt Zombies DVD Review: This Is Not the Dustin Mills Flick You’re Looking For

By Mark Buckingham | Mar 2, 2013

As you might remember, I found much to like about Dustin Mills' Zombie A-Hole, so I went into his flick ...

Sushi Girl Blu-ray Review: Reservoir Dogs’ and The Usual Suspects’ Slightly Underdeveloped Lovechild

By Mark Buckingham | Mar 2, 2013

How's this for a pitch: Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), Candyman (Tony Todd), Atreyu (Noah Hathaway), Donnie Darko's Frank the Demonic ...

A Late Quartet Blu-ray Review: Christopher Walken Finally Gets to Play a Real Person!

By Luigi Bastardo | Mar 1, 2013

As just about anyone who has ever surfed either the shelves of a video store's "hip" section or scoured throughout ...

Safety Not Guaranteed Movie Review: Your Mileage May Vary

By Cinema Sentries | Feb 28, 2013

Written by Chris Morgan The 2012 film Safety Not Guaranteed is both a mix of many flavors of film and ...

Sansho the Bailiff Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: The Ties That Bind

By Steve Geise | Feb 27, 2013

Based on the movie title, one would expect Sansho to be the main character. One would be wrong. In fact, ...

Chronicle of a Summer Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Fascinating Glimpse into Paris in 1960

By Mat Brewster | Feb 26, 2013

I have very recently decided to become a full-blown Francophile. My wife is one. and while I've stuck my toes ...

I’m Now: The Story of Mudhoney DVD Review: The History of the Godfathers of Grunge

By Greg Barbrick | Feb 25, 2013

In 1988, the song "Touch Me, I'm Sick" by Mudhoney was the first blast of what would come to be ...

Atlas Shrugged Part II Blu-ray Review: Critic Shrugged

By Steve Geise | Feb 23, 2013

After middling returns for the first movie, it's surprising that this second installment even exists. For that fact alone, the ...

The Insider Blu-ray Review: An Engrossing, Troubling Thriller

By Dusty Somers | Feb 22, 2013

The Film An exceptionally engrossing thriller and a chest-beating indictment of corporatization, Michael Mann's The Insider features the filmmaker firing ...