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Friday, June 7, 2013 - 4:11pm
SWIMMING TO CAMBODIA - DVD review
An exquisite, near perfect film, “Swimming to Cambodia” is hilarious and insightful, vividly capturing storyteller Spalding Gray in the height of his genius.
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Friday, June 7, 2013 - 1:57am
HANSEL AND GRETEL: WITCH HUNTERS - Blu-ray review
This one isn’t any good, but the fact that “Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters” had the potential to be is what disappoints me the most.
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Thursday, June 6, 2013 - 12:57pm
BREAKING BAD: SEASON 5, VOL. 1 - Blu-ray review
Its first four seasons “Breaking Bad” earned 29 Primetime Emmy nominations, and “All Hail the King”—the first half of Season 5—continues the show’s tradition of dramatic excellence.
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Wednesday, June 5, 2013 - 5:30pm
AROUSED - DVD review
“Aroused” is well done, and like the best documentaries and the best artwork it alters the way you see a subject and the way you think about things. But it is NOT arousing.
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Tuesday, June 4, 2013 - 4:54pm
MAD MAX TRILOGY - Blu-ray review
Given that this is the first time all three films are plopping on Blu-ray disc in one packaging, it’s probably a must have for the most dedicated fans.
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Tuesday, June 4, 2013 - 12:41pm
JUMPIN' JACK FLASH - Blu-ray review
Like Goldberg’s later comedy “Sister Act,” “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” is nothing more than light entertainment. For some, that will be enough. Others will want more “flash” from Jack. I was entertained. Then again, maybe I’m easily amused.
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Tuesday, June 4, 2013 - 7:49am
LIFE IS SWEET - Blu-ray review
Alison Steadman's performance is nothing short of spectacular, perhaps the finest in any Mike Leigh film
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Tuesday, June 4, 2013 - 4:43am
WILD STRAWBERRIES - Blu-ray review
Sad-eyed but never mawkish Sjostrom (is) the reliable and resolute center of the film that proved to be his farewell to a national cinema he had helped to create.
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Tuesday, June 4, 2013 - 2:23am
THE EMPEROR'S NEW GROOVE / KRONK'S NEW GROOVE - Blu-ray review
What “The Emperor’s New Groove” lacks in execution it makes up for in sheer energy and bursts of manic invention. It’s a solid second-tier Disney animated feature that looks great in HD.
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Monday, June 3, 2013 - 2:41am
TRUE BLOOD: Season 5 - Blu-ray review
It will not appeal to everyone but those who know what they are in for will eat it up.
