ReviewsNov 07, 2008
QUO VADIS - DVD review
Watching MGM's 1951 Biblical epic "Quo Vadis" is not so much like watching a motion picture with a plot and characters as it is looking at a series of elaborate tableaus, each depicting some massive s
ReviewsNov 01, 2008
POLAR EXPRESS, THE - Blu-ray review
The folks at Warner Bros. have been experimenting lately, offering all sorts of added incentives to tempt buyers into purchasing their products, things like digital copies and digital downloads, speci
ReviewsOct 24, 2008
CASINO ROYALE - Blu-ray review
He's back. And I don't just mean in "Quantum of Solace," a title that sounds more like an Umberto Eco film adaptation than the next James Bond movie. Daniel Craig is back in a two-disc Collector's Edi
ReviewsOct 22, 2008
WARNER BROS. GANGSTERS COLLECTION, VOLUME 4 - DVD review
By the 1930s and 40s most moviegoers came to know certain major studios for the kinds of movies in which they specialized. MGM had their musicals and costume dramas, Republic had their Westerns and se
ReviewsOct 21, 2008
DR. NO - Blu-ray review
Sean Connery is Bond, James Bond. Many fans of Ian Fleming's long running super spy franchise consider Connery to be the only true Bond and look less favorable at others who portrayed Bond which inclu
ReviewsOct 01, 2008
INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE - Blu-ray review
Note: In the following joint Blu-ray review both John and Tim wrote up their opinions of the film, with John also writing up the Video, Audio, Extras, and Parting Thoughts. **The Film According to
ReviewsSep 28, 2008
L.A. CONFIDENTIAL - Blu-ray review
You want drama? You've got drama. You want action? You've got action. You want glamour? You've got glamour. You want mystery? You've got mystery. You want film noir? You've got film noir. You want sle
ReviewsSep 18, 2008
SPEED RACER - Blu-ray review
When "Speed Racer" first appeared on the scene in the mid 1960s as a Japanese anime-inspired television cartoon series, I had already graduated from college and felt I was beyond such childish things.
ReviewsSep 16, 2008
PAUL LYNDE HALLOWEEN SPECIAL, THE - DVD review
This DVD is preceded by a disclaimer that tells us "The Paul Lynde Halloween Special" was only telecast once, on October 29, 1976, and that it was presumed lost. We're also told the quality is below w
ReviewsSep 16, 2008
GODFATHER COLLECTION, THE - Blu-ray review
What more can anyone say? We've got at least two of the best films ever made here, and we have them restored and/or remastered in high-definition Blu-ray picture and TrueHD 5.1 sound. It's about as pe
ReviewsAug 28, 2008
STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION: SEASON 4 - DVD review
Paramount's "Star Trek" franchise has spawned 10 feature films (including the upcoming "Nemesis"), 5 television shows, and a pop sub-culture with world-wide penetration. No other tele-film series has
ReviewsAug 14, 2008
SECRET, THE - DVD review
In spite of its origin, "The Secret" manages to craft a compelling, thought-provoking and heart breaking narrative of love and loss thanks to an outstanding performance from Olivia Thirlby and solid t