There are a lot of good documentary filmmakers out there. Most of what they produce is somewhat similar and unoriginal in its structure, ebb and flow. This doesn’t make them bad filmmakers, of course. But it does mean their work,…
It seems everyone has an opinion about “Gone with the Wind,” and if you don’t, I’d like to meet you. Pretty much everyone has seen it, or at least parts of it, and if you haven’t, I’d like to meet you even…
To me, the gold standard for twenty-first century sci-fi films was established when I saw “District 9.” Man versus alien, wrapped within a government conspiracy plot and a love story. It worked ever so well, evidenced by a nomination for…
Is college worth the cost? The answer to this relatively simple question used to be a resounding yes, but in today’s economy, more and more young people and their families are pondering whether or not this remains the case. Like…
If you really want to know how good a set “Star Trek: The Compendium” is, and whether or not it’s worth adding to your Blu-ray library, do what I did and show the two films to someone who has never seen them…
There are more than a few problems with “Blended,” which lands in stores soon from Warner Bros. Rather than be persnickety and go after the boring script, the uninspired performances or the well below par character development, I’ll simply tackle three major…
When the press release for “Woodstock: 3 Days of Piece and Music 40th Anniversary Limited Edition Revisited” showed up in my Yahoo! Inbox, I wasn’t sure whether or not I should request a copy for review. To me, Woodstock was more or…
You can’t help but wonder whether or not the modern day biblical adaptations that grace the silver screen every so often are in any way, shape or form like what really happened. Or didn’t happen. Or sort of happened. Of…
There are probably quite a few more family friendly movies out there than this one. There are also probably quite a few better films out there. But, let’s just stop kidding ourselves and get right to the heart of the…
I had a more difficult time digesting “Winter’s Tale” than I initially anticipated, and perhaps the fact that it will plop (or flop, depending on your opinion) into homes in late June has something to do with it. The whole thing is…