Category Reviews

IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE – DVD review

“Instead of asking us to identify with this couple, as an American film would, [director] Wong [Kar-Wai] asks us to empathize with them; that is a higher and more complex assignment, with greater rewards.” –Roger Ebert, “In the Mood for…

KENNEDY – DVD review

The television mini-series used to constitute a major event. At one time, they captured large audiences and during the early Eighties, the mini-series format enjoyed quite a boon in popularity. One benefit of the mini-series was that its length allowed…

MALENA – DVD review

If you enjoyed Italian director Giuseppe Tornatore’s Oscar-winning “Cinema Paradiso,” that fond remembrance of childhood and the movies, then you may also like his 2000 entry in approximately the same style, “Malena.” A period piece set at the beginning of…

NOSFERATU – DVD review

“Nosferatu” has the distinction of being the original theatrical telling of Bram Stoker’s “Dracula.” The film is widely regarded as one of the great films of the silent era and true cinematic classic. It has not always been so highly…

ANNIE HALL – DVD review

Not every fruit falls from the tree fully ripened. Not every artist creates a masterpiece the first time out. It took Woody Allen the better part of a decade to hone his style well enough to produce a genuine classic.…