The following is a review of the Criterion Collection’s new 27-disc mega-set “Zatoichi: …

ZATOICHI: THE BLIND SWORDSMAN – Blu-ray review

As any movie fan knows, 1939 was a very good year for Hollywood. …

JESSE JAMES – Blu-ray review

“Mary Poppins” stands with “The Wizard of Oz” as one of the all-time great …

MARY POPPINS – Blu-ray review

I’m a sucker for swashbucklers. Like Jimmy Buffett, I probably should have been …

THE BLACK SWAN – Blu-ray review

My daughter isn’t a fan of black-and-white movies. Or dramas. Or old movies. …

THE GHOST AND MRS. MUIR – Blu-ray review

Critic Northrup Frye suggested that the final stage in genre development was parody …

NORTH TO ALASKA – Blu-ray review

In “The Smurfs 2,” the next installment of the macabre Grand Guignol saga …

THE SMURFS 2 – Blu-ray review

On numerous occasions Katharine Hepburn called Spencer Tracy the love of her life, …

DESK SET – Blu-ray review

Muppets. Say the word and different characters spring to mind, so distinctive that …

MUPPET TREASURE ISLAND / THE GREAT MUPPET CAPER – Blu-ray review

Disney’s “Frozen,” which opened today in 3D and 2D versions, is a princess movie that …

FROZEN – Theatrical review

Our family was really won over by the 2010 Christmas comedy “Nativity!” (which the rest …

NATIVITY 2: DANGER IN THE MANGER! – DVD review

“I am not a thief.” When recently paroled Dennis writes these words, he …

ALL IS BRIGHT – Blu-ray review