John J. Puccio

John J. Puccio

THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY – DVD review

“I bet you a magnum of champagne to ten cigarettes I do escape.” Here’s one that’s well titled:  Not only does “The One That Got Away” aptly describe the film’s contents, but it says something about me.  Although the movie…

NOSFERATU THE VAMPYRE – DVD review

When my wife and I first saw “Nosferatu the Vampyre” in a theater, a man behind us said to his companion, “I can’t believe this movie; it’s just like every other “Dracula” I’ve ever seen.” No, I wanted to tell…

JOYFUL NOISE – Blu-ray review

“Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all the earth: make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise. Sing unto the LORD with the harp; with the harp, and the voice of a psalm. With trumpets and sound of…

NEW YEAR’S EVE – Blu-ray review

Never have so many people done so little of substance for something no better than its predecessor. You remember 2010’s romantic comedy “Valentine’s Day”?  It was the sudsy ensemble movie from director Garry Marshall (“Pretty Woman,” “Runaway Bride,” “The Flamingo…

ROAD TRIP – Blu-ray review

DreamWorks no doubt transferred director’s Todd Phillips’s 2000 comedy “Road Trip” to Blu-ray because of the enormous popularity of his later comedy “The Hangover.”  With so many better films in the DreamWorks vault, there can be no other reason for…

THOR AT THE BUS STOP – DVD review

“You just never know who’s gonna walk through this door.” It would be redundant, I’m sure, to call 2009’s “Thor at the Bus Stop” a quirky, little, low-budget independent film.  I mean, “quirky,” “little,” and “low-budget” practically define independent productions,…

MIRACLE OF MARCELINO – Blu-ray review

This is an odd one, and I’m guessing that most viewers who see it fall into one of two diametrically opposed camps.  On the one hand, you’ve got those folks who love it, cherish it, find it adorable, humorous, spiritually…

CLUELESS – Blu-ray review

Note:  In the following joint Blu-ray review, both John and his colleague Justin Cleveland provide their opinions of the movie, with John also writing up the Video, Audio, Extras, and Parting Thoughts. The Film According to John: Coincidentally, Alicia Silverstone…