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Saturday, April 27, 2013 - 1:40pm
SHANGHAI NOON / SHANGHAI KNIGHTS - Blu-ray review
They’re both entertaining, but the sequel is less original and more overdrawn.
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Friday, April 26, 2013 - 8:25am
ECLIPSE SERIES 38: MASAKI KOBAYASHI AGAINST THE SYSTEM - DVD review
(Masaki Kobayashi worked) “against the system,” ready to shine a light into the darkest basement corners of Japanese society and to have the camera rolling when the cockroaches scatter.
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Thursday, April 25, 2013 - 12:46pm
VIETNAM: THE TEN THOUSAND DAY WAR - DVD review
For now, “Vietnam: The Ten Thousand Day War” stands as the best chronicle of a difficult period in American history. It’s full of vintage footage and features an intelligent narrative written by a Pulitzer Prizewinner who covered the war for 13 years.
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Thursday, April 25, 2013 - 7:33am
CONTINUUM: SEASON 1 - Blu-ray review
"Continuum" is a strong police procedural with a sci-fi twist that draws heavy inspiration from the current political landscape.
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Thursday, April 25, 2013 - 2:37am
THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS: ALL ABOUT EARTH - DVD review
These are some crazy field trips, and I'm guessing the parents who signed the permission forms had no idea the peril their kids would be in, or how wacky the teacher would be—knowing no limits when it comes to hands-on education.
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Thursday, April 25, 2013 - 1:37am
NOT FADE AWAY - Blu-ray review
In the end, “Not Fade Away” feels empty because its leads are hollow, its execution too textbook and its perspective on a generation too narrow.
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Wednesday, April 24, 2013 - 7:30am
PROMISED LAND - Blu-ray review
The art of cinema can be educating and entertaining, but "Promised Land" fails on both accounts.
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Tuesday, April 23, 2013 - 11:36pm
PIERRE ETAIX - Blu-ray review
Pierre Étaix's films have finally been liberated from distribution hell.
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Tuesday, April 23, 2013 - 4:18pm
ASSASSINS RUN - DVD review
"I die how many minutes into the movie?"
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Tuesday, April 23, 2013 - 9:23am
SILENT HILL: REVELATION - Blu-ray review
"Silent Hill: Revelation" is a portentous horror show that could have easily been churned out of the Paul W.S. Anderson factory.
