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Pierre Etaix: Criterion Collection DVD Review: Affordable Pricelessness

By Luigi Bastardo | May 20, 2013

For many of the "average" citizens living within the confines of the continental United States of America, the concept of ...

Pierre Etaix Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Bringing Etaix’s World to Life

By Critical curmudgeon | May 8, 2013

“The defining characteristic of comic cinema,” says French comic, clown and filmmaker Pierre Etaix, “is that it begins with a ...

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 ...

2013 Oscar-Nominated Live Action Shorts Review: From Mediocrity to Absolute Perfection

By Cinema Sentries | Feb 5, 2013

Written by Ben Platko I have seen a lot of short films. Many of them were mediocre at best, steeped ...

2013 Oscar-Nominated Animated Shorts Review: Davids vs. Goliaths

By Cinema Sentries | Jan 31, 2013

Written by Ben Platko Animated short films are often relegated to film festivals, and as a result go almost unnoticed. ...

The Flying House Project DVD Review: A Travesty of Animated Proportions

By Cinema Sentries | Dec 29, 2012

Written by Brandie Ashe Early 20th-century artist and cartoonist Winsor McCay is not exactly a household name, at least in ...

Pixar Short Films Collection Volume 2 Review: A Very Entertaining Roster

By Gordon S. Miller | Nov 26, 2012

Originating as a division of Lucasfilm in 1979, Pixar Animation Studios has gone onto the become one of the industry's ...

Prep & Landing: Totally Tinsel Collection DVD Review: A Totally Tinsel Way to Spend Christmas

By Cinema Sentries | Nov 22, 2012

Written by Kristen Lopez In 2009 ABC put out a Christmas special that blended the wit and animation of Pixar ...

Queen: Greatest Video Hits DVD Review: Talent, Style, and Grace on Display

By Greg Barbrick | Aug 29, 2012

If ever there were a band suited to the format of music videos, Queen were it. Even though there were ...

By Luigi Bastardo | Jul 26, 2012

Anyone who has always been a fan of the immortal slapstick comedy The Three Stooges brought us over the course ...

Tom and Jerry: Around the World DVD Review: A Bad Trip

By Luigi Bastardo | May 7, 2012

In all the world of home media, there is perhaps nothing as dreaded as the proverbial “best of” compilation — ...

A Hollis Frampton Odyssey Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: An Essential Collection of Avant-Garde Treasures

By Dusty Somers | May 2, 2012

The Films There isn’t much experimental film represented within the Criterion Collection library, but when the good folks there do ...

Ann Arbor Film Festival 2012 Review: Films in Competition, and Films by Phil Solomon

By Cinema Sentries | Mar 31, 2012

Films in Competition Honestly, I wasn’t terribly thrilled about attending this selection of competition films, namely because of Soft Palate. ...

Ann Arbor Film Festival 2012 Review: Poetic Injustice and The Strawberry Tree

By Cinema Sentries | Mar 30, 2012

Written by Ben Platko Poetic Injustice – Short Films from the Arab World The “Poetic Injustice” program of short films ...

Ann Arbor Film Festival 2012 Review: Student Film Showcase and Out Night

By Cinema Sentries | Mar 29, 2012

Written by Ben Platko Student Film Showcase There’s something special about the raw creative talent of student filmmakers. Experimental festivals ...

Ann Arbor Film Festival 2012 Review: Opening Night

By Cinema Sentries | Mar 28, 2012

Written by Ben Platko Tuesday night marked the beginning of a historic week. An aged George Manupelli stood on stage ...

Tom and Jerry: In the Dog House DVD Review: Out with the New and In with the Old

By Chad Derdowski | Mar 12, 2012

Tom and Jerry, the ever-battling animated cat and mouse duo, have been at odds with each other since 1940 and ...

Looney Tunes Super Stars: Pepe Le Pew DVD Review: Le Win

By Luigi Bastardo | Feb 25, 2012

As some of us sit and wonder if we’ll ever see one über-definitive ginormous anthology that delivers every Looney Tunes ...

2012 Oscar-Nominated Documentary Shorts Review: Bring Tissues, Because You’re Going to Cry

By Will McKinley | Feb 17, 2012

Stanislavsky once said, “There are no small parts, only small actors.” At least I think he was the one who ...

2012 Oscar-Nominated Live-Action Short Films Review: A Mixed Bag of Nominees

By Dusty Somers | Feb 9, 2012

Before the 84th Academy Awards take place on Feb. 26, you still have time to catch up with some of ...

2012 Oscar-Nominated Animated Short Films Review: Five Strong Nominees Vie for Gold

By Dusty Somers | Feb 7, 2012

No matter how much of an Oscar completist you are, by the time February rolls around, it’s usually the short ...

Tom and Jerry: Fur Flying Adventures Volume 3 DVD Review: As Fun as Ever

By Greg Barbrick | Nov 11, 2011

Warner Home Video are now offering the third installment in their Tom and Jerry: Fur Flying Adventures DVD series, and ...

Pixar Short Films Collection Volume 1 DVD Review: A Study in Animation

By Gordon S. Miller | Oct 6, 2011

Pixar Animation Studios has been the most consistently creative and innovative production company over the past twenty years. The company ...

Have a Laugh! Volume 3 and 4 DVD Review: Samplers of Disney’s Animated Stars

By Gordon S. Miller | Jul 17, 2011

Disney’s Have A Laugh! series is aimed at introducing classic Disney cartoons to young children. Both recent volumes offer five ...

Tom and Jerry: Fur Flying Adventures Volume 2 DVD Review: Another Helping of the Famous Twosome

By Greg Barbrick | Jul 15, 2011

Tom and Jerry have been entertaining audiences for over 70 years now, and we still can’t get enough of them. ...

Tom and Jerry: Fur Flying Adventures Volume 1 DVD Review: Fun Stuff For All

By Greg Barbrick | Mar 8, 2011

As we all remember, Tom and Jerry were the precursors to the wonderfully subversive Itchy and Scratchy on The Simpsons. ...