LET THE RIGHT ONE IN - Blu-ray review
ReviewsMar 24, 2009

LET THE RIGHT ONE IN - Blu-ray review

In recent memory, I can't think of any film to receive such high critical praise more than Sweden's "Låt Den Rätte Komma In" ("Let the Right One In"). So far the foreign production has topped a multit

  • By Eric Parker
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SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK (TV SHOW) - DVD review
ReviewsMar 23, 2009

SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK (TV SHOW) - DVD review

Generation X'ers may recall the "Schoolhouse Rock" segments that aired on ABC during their Saturday morning programming from 1972-86. These catchy little animated songs taught a generation of children

  • By James Plath
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CLEOPATRA - DVD review
ReviewsMar 04, 2009

CLEOPATRA - DVD review

By the end of the 1940s, the newfangled invention of television was just catching on. By the early 1950s, it had become such a threat to Hollywood that movie studios tried almost anything to lure audi

  • By John J. Puccio
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WATCHMEN: THE COMPLETE MOTION COMIC - DVD review
ReviewsFeb 25, 2009

WATCHMEN: THE COMPLETE MOTION COMIC - DVD review

"Who watches the watchmen? " --Juvenal, "Satires," VI, 347 Although I confess to knowing next to nothing about comic books, comic-book heroes, or graphic novels, even I have heard of the "Watchmen. "

  • By John J. Puccio
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ACE VENTURA JR.: PET DETECTIVE - DVD review
ReviewsFeb 18, 2009

ACE VENTURA JR.: PET DETECTIVE - DVD review

We should have expected it, I suppose. If a movie is popular enough, especially a comedy, a studio is bound to follow it up with a sequel or two. Warner Bros. followed up 1994's "Ace Ventura: Pet Dete

  • By John J. Puccio
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KRAMER VS. KRAMER - Blu-ray review
ReviewsFeb 14, 2009

KRAMER VS. KRAMER - Blu-ray review

Some films just don't feel like Best Pictures. I always thought that "Apocalypse Now" should have won the 1980 Academy Award rather than "Kramer vs. Kramer," but the screen adaptation of Avery Corman'

  • By John J. Puccio
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AMADEUS - Blu-ray review
ReviewsFeb 10, 2009

AMADEUS - Blu-ray review

The first Laserdisc movie I ever saw was at a friend's house; it was Milos Forman's 1984 adaptation of "Amadeus," and it was spectacular, even on a relatively small, standard-def television. When Warn

  • By John J. Puccio
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OUR MAN IN HAVANA - DVD review
ReviewsFeb 05, 2009

OUR MAN IN HAVANA - DVD review

Sony just released this title in a second wave of films they're calling "Martini Movies. " And yes, there's at least one scene where the characters sip martinis. The disc design of "Our Man in Havana"

  • By James Plath
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SCHOOLBOY CRUSH - DVD review
ReviewsJan 28, 2009

SCHOOLBOY CRUSH - DVD review

"Schoolboy Crush" aspires to tell a complete story about a teacher caught in the scandalous web of a former trick when that student transfers to a boarding school. The teacher, Mr. Aoi (Yoshikazu Kota

  • By Eric Parker
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KING KONG - Blu-ray review
ReviewsJan 26, 2009

KING KONG - Blu-ray review

"King Kong" was one of the early blockbuster titles for the dearly departed HD-DVD format. The disc shipped with each Microsoft Xbox 360 HD-DVD add-on and did solid business at retail for those that h

  • By Eric Parker
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DONA FLOR AND HER TWO HUSBANDS - DVD review
ReviewsJan 16, 2009

DONA FLOR AND HER TWO HUSBANDS - DVD review

In the interest of full disclosure, I have to admit that I have an extremely limited tolerance for anything labeled as a sex comedy in large because I find them to be missing the comedy part of the eq

  • By Christopher Long
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