DARKNESS - DVD review
ReviewsApr 22, 2005

DARKNESS - DVD review

I love a good, scary ghost story. Unfortunately, "Darkness" is nothing like a good, scary ghost story. A good ghost story or haunted house story would be something like "The Uninvited" (1944), "The H

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ELECTRA GLIDE IN BLUE - DVD review
ReviewsMar 21, 2005

ELECTRA GLIDE IN BLUE - DVD review

I had never heard of this movie, but it turns out that "Electra Glide in Blue" is the flip-side of "Easy Rider. " Instead of hippies on hogs searching for the real America, it's biker cops patrolling

  • By James Plath
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ANGELS WITH DIRTY FACES - DVD review
ReviewsFeb 12, 2005

ANGELS WITH DIRTY FACES - DVD review

This 1938 film release is the epitome of the Warner Bros. gangster-movie style. The story is hackneyed and the characters are stereotyped, but under the sure hand of Michael Curtiz ("Captain Blood," "

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TAKING ON THE KENNEDY'S - DVD review
ReviewsJan 29, 2005

TAKING ON THE KENNEDY'S - DVD review

Mild-mannered and thoughtful, Kevin Vigilante is an idealist who believes that actions speak louder than words. He doesn't believe that everyone who disagrees with him or his party is a traitor who ha

  • By Christopher Long
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LITTLE CAESAR - DVD review
ReviewsJan 25, 2005

LITTLE CAESAR - DVD review

"When I get in a tight spot, I shoot my way out of it, why sure. Shoot first and argue afterwards. You know, this game ain't for guys that's soft. " --Edward G. Robinson, "Little Caesar" By the 1930s

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LEON: THE PROFESSIONAL - DVD review
ReviewsJan 05, 2005

LEON: THE PROFESSIONAL - DVD review

Released in France as "Leon" and in the U.S. as "The Professional," Luc Besson's stylish film about a hit man and the young girl he trains is now available in a two-disc "deluxe edition" which combine

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INFERNAL AFFAIRS - DVD review
ReviewsDec 30, 2004

INFERNAL AFFAIRS - DVD review

Thoughts from John: The best way to describe the 2002 crime thriller "Infernal Affairs" ("Wu Jian Dao") might be to suggest that it's Hong Kong's answer to Hollywood's "Heat. " Both films are psyc

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BREAKER MORANT - DVD review
ReviewsDec 13, 2004

BREAKER MORANT - DVD review

"Well, Peter, this is what comes of empire building. " -Harry "Breaker" Morant "Breaker Morant" (1980), based on a true story, is a courtroom drama set during the Boer War, one of the many charming a

  • By Christopher Long
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I REMEMBER MAMA - DVD review
ReviewsDec 03, 2004

I REMEMBER MAMA - DVD review

Director George Stevens' big, sentimental rendering of John Van Druten's stage hit is a classic nostalgia piece. Of course, as Yogi Berra might have said (but probably didn't), "Nostalgia ain't what i

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TCM ARCHIVES: THE BUSTER KEATON COLLECTION - DVD review
ReviewsNov 23, 2004

TCM ARCHIVES: THE BUSTER KEATON COLLECTION - DVD review

I'd wager that anyone who was asked to name the most-popular silent-screen comic of all time would answer "Chaplin. " But I'd also bet that a second answer would be "Buster Keaton. " The fact is, Keat

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