FRANCES HA - Blu-ray review
ReviewsNov 21, 2013

FRANCES HA - Blu-ray review

As surely as any Esther Williams or Jackie Chan flick, “Frances Ha” (2013) sells the distinctive screen appeal of its star, Greta Gerwig. You will either buy in or you won't, but if you resist the pit

GETAWAY - Blu-ray review
ReviewsNov 21, 2013

GETAWAY - Blu-ray review

**“Getaway”**failed before it even got going. Any film that puts Ethan Hawke and Selena Gomez into a car together and forces them to interact while they drive around really fast is bound to start and

CLEAR HISTORY - DVD review
ReviewsNov 21, 2013

CLEAR HISTORY - DVD review

Anyone familiar with Larry David’s work on “Curb Your Enthusiasm” and “Seinfeld” knows that he runs the gamut of coincidence, irony, awkwardness and anxiety-ridden obsessiveness. He has a unique and u

CITY LIGHTS - Blu-ray review
ReviewsNov 19, 2013

CITY LIGHTS - Blu-ray review

The first part of this review was written by John Puccio in 2004 in regards to Warner Bros. SD release of “City Lights.” The rest of the review was written by Christopher Long for the 2013 Criterion B

TOKYO STORY - Blu-ray review
ReviewsNov 18, 2013

TOKYO STORY - Blu-ray review

Yasujiro Ozu's exceptional “Tokyo Story” (1953) yields potential readings to suit all temperaments. The die-hard optimist might draw inspiration from the dignified manner in which the characters endu

PLANES - 3D Blu-ray review
ReviewsNov 17, 2013

PLANES - 3D Blu-ray review

Nearly every time Disney releases a major animated feature, some fly-by-night outfit tries to catch a tailwind and market a generic DVD by the same title (since titles can’t be copyrighted), hoping th

TURBO - Blu-ray review
ReviewsNov 16, 2013

TURBO - Blu-ray review

In a familiar premise, Turbo (Ryan Reynolds) wants more out of life than what his biological limitations or station in life will allow. His is the same spirit that made man want to fly—only this fello

100 BLOODY ACRES - Blu-ray review
ReviewsNov 15, 2013

100 BLOODY ACRES - Blu-ray review

Australia has brought the world some terrific films that have wide audience appeal such as “Mad Max”, “Muriel’s Wedding” and “Gallipoli”. They can do grittiness and black humor with the best of them.

INTOLERANCE - Blu-ray review
ReviewsNov 15, 2013

INTOLERANCE - Blu-ray review

D.W. Griffith’s “The Birth of a Nation” made a bundle of money but was criticized for its amorality, prompted by what, to many, seemed like a glorification of the Ku Klux Klan. Griffith responded by u

TABU - DVD Review
ReviewsNov 11, 2013

TABU - DVD Review

I don't know if I believe in love at first sight, but “Tabu” (2012) had me hooked from the very first shot. Photographed in sun-bleached black-and-white, an intrepid explorer stands forlornly in the