*Note: John wrote the primary review as well as the Film Value paragraph. Eddie wrote the Video, Audio, and Extras sections. The number ratings at the bottom of the page match what was written about e
"Proof," the 2005 movie adaptation of David Auburn's Pulitzer Prize-winning stage play, is a useful example of why plays don't always make the best movies. Film, motion pictures, is primarily a visual
The first time Buena Vista issued this movie on DVD, it was a bare-bones affair, with little more than an opening menu and some chapter selections. This time out, the studio has gone the extra mile an
Michael Winterbottom hit it big with "24 Hour Party People", a frenetic look at the Manchester music scene. Sex, drugs, and rock & roll were at its heart, though not necessarily in that order. "9 Song
It may not be a great movie, but you can't say there isn't some variety in it. With "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" you get a light, tongue-in-cheek romantic comedy, an exaggerated, heavy-handed screwball comedy,
First, a word of explanation. "The Polar Express" is one of those computer animations that try to look as photorealistic as possible in their representations of the actual world. As a result, the huma
Surely, you joust. Knights rocking out? You have to admire artists who take risks. In just his second directorial outing, Brian Helgeland took one whale of a chance by opting to infuse a period piece
For years after I first saw Disney's "Cinderella" (1950) and "Sleeping Beauty" (1959) back in my childhood, I kept getting them mixed up. They were both about beautiful princesses and handsome princes
Everybody starts somewhere. "Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood" marked the big-screen debut in 1996 of the Wayans brothers, along with their sisters, cousins, ni
Just as "MAS*H" survived quite nicely following the exodus of Wayne Rogers, McLean Stevenson, and Larry Linville, "Cheers" did just fine after Shelley Long left the popular sitcom. In fact, it was p
"The Outsiders," book and movie, is one of the most remarkable success stories in the history of literature. In 1965 Susan Hinton, a high school student in Tulsa, Oklahoma, wrote a short story that s
"I firmly believe that any man's finest hour--his greatest fulfillment to all he holds dear...is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle-