MADE IN AMERICA (2013) - Blu-ray review
ReviewsJul 17, 2014

MADE IN AMERICA (2013) - Blu-ray review

I’m one of those who reads a movie title like it’s a headline, and the tagline as if it were a subhead. So initially the cover packaging for “Made in America” made no sense to me: “Dream It. Do It.” T

  • By James Plath
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NOAH - Blu-ray review
ReviewsJul 16, 2014

NOAH - Blu-ray review

You can’t help but wonder whether or not the modern day biblical adaptations that grace the silver screen every so often are in any way, shape or form like what really happened. Or didn’t happen. Or s

  • By David Van Der Haeghen
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SATURDAY THE 14TH - DVD review
ReviewsJul 07, 2014

SATURDAY THE 14TH - DVD review

I remember being a snot-nosed nine year old and seeing the television commercial for "Saturday the 14th. " At the time, it looked to be pretty humorous. I especially remember the line "I have bats in

  • By Eric Parker
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HELIX: SEASON 1 - Blu-ray review
ReviewsJul 05, 2014

HELIX: SEASON 1 - Blu-ray review

A vast, chilly wasteland. Violence and madness. Reason competing with animal instinct. No, it’s not a documentary about Black Friday shopping at Walmart. In the 13-episode SyFy original series **“Hel

  • By Douglas Norton
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TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION - Theatrical review
ReviewsJul 05, 2014

TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION - Theatrical review

"A new era has begun. The age of the Transformers is over…" Oh, where to even begin with this movie. We might as well start with the plot, such as it is. "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" concluded

  • By Eric Parker
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THE BOONDOCKS, SEASON 4 - DVD review
ReviewsJul 03, 2014

THE BOONDOCKS, SEASON 4 - DVD review

While the production history of “The Boondocks” is not as tortured as, say, “Community” or “Spiderman: Turn Off The Dark,” Aaron McGruder’s animated series has seen its fair share of bumps and bru

  • By Douglas Norton
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AFFLICTED - Blu-ray review
ReviewsJul 01, 2014

AFFLICTED - Blu-ray review

The found footage horror movie has come in for a lot of abuse lately, much of it deserved. With few exceptions, the trope of “here’s the footage we found with the mutilated bodies” has become a self-s

  • By Douglas Norton
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A HARD DAY'S NIGHT - Blu-ray review
ReviewsJun 30, 2014

A HARD DAY'S NIGHT - Blu-ray review

*The following text begins with the review written by John J. Puccio for the 2002 Miramax DVD release of “A Hard Day's Night.” The rest is written by Christopher Long on the occasion of the 2014 Crite

  • By Christopher Long
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THE BIRDCAGE - Blu-ray review
ReviewsJun 22, 2014

THE BIRDCAGE - Blu-ray review

Directors working with Robin Williams have often expressed the same concern: How do you get the naturally manic comedian to tone it down, just a little? But it was a non-issue for Mike Nichols (“The

  • By James Plath
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300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE - Blu-ray review
ReviewsJun 20, 2014

300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE - Blu-ray review

There are probably quite a few more family friendly movies out there than this one. There are also probably quite a few better films out there. But, let’s just stop kidding ourselves and get right to

  • By David Van Der Haeghen
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A FIGHTING MAN - DVD review
ReviewsJun 17, 2014

A FIGHTING MAN - DVD review

As much a workmanlike parade of stock characters as a movie, “A Fighting Man” takes a standard boxing movie premise and runs it through its paces with moderate competence, if not inspiration. Dom

  • By Douglas Norton
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WINTER'S TALE - Blu-ray review
ReviewsJun 16, 2014

WINTER'S TALE - Blu-ray review

I had a more difficult time digesting “Winter’s Tale” than I initially anticipated, and perhaps the fact that it will plop (or flop, depending on your opinion) into homes in late June has somethin

  • By David Van Der Haeghen
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