ReviewsFeb 22, 2015
SHAKESPEARE UNCOVERED - DVD review
Perhaps there is no greater testament to the enduring strength of Shakespeare’s plays than the rich, incredibly varied interpretations th
ReviewsFeb 15, 2015
BIG HERO 6 - Blu-ray review
When I first heard about “Big Hero 6,” its homonym main character Hiro, and his brother Tadashi, I wondered how Disney would be able to deliver a robotics story involving Japanese-named characters
ReviewsFeb 14, 2015
JOHN WICK - Blu-ray review
Historically, action films tend to fall into two different categories. The first one is a $200 million explode-a-ganza with whomever the current crop of action studs are (think Michael Bay). The secon
ReviewsFeb 11, 2015
EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF - Blu-ray review
Jean-Luc Godard's “Every Man For Himself” (1980) opens with an elegant pan across a cloudy blue sky accompanied by a melodic orchestral arrangement, sound and image in perfect harmony. Anyone familiar
ReviewsFeb 10, 2015
A DAY IN THE COUNTRY - Blu-ray review
Jean Renoir's “A Day In The Country” (“Partie de campagne”, 1936) has its legion of devotees, finishing in the top 100 in the most recent “Sight & Sound” critics poll. While it is undeniably beautiful
ReviewsFeb 10, 2015
NO TEARS FOR THE DEAD - Blu-ray review
Tough guys and kids. What is it that makes them so fascinating? In “Leon: The Professional” an assassin reluctantly “adopted” a girl whose family was murdered and taught her the trade. In the 2010 Sou
ReviewsFeb 09, 2015
THE SWORD OF DOOM - Blu-ray review
An old man prays for death so that he will no longer be a burden to his granddaughter. A swordsman dressed in black appears behind him and grants his request with a single brutal stroke. An avenging
ReviewsFeb 07, 2015
RACE FOR YOUR LIFE, CHARLIE BROWN - DVD review
The Charlie Brown character will never, ever grow old. Charles Schulz likely had no idea when he initially created the humble, gentle boy and his critical but trustworthy sidekicks, but he was in real
ReviewsFeb 07, 2015
THE WONDER YEARS: SEASON 2 - DVD review
As I wrote in my review of “The Wonder Years: Complete Series,” this coming-of-age TV comedy-drama gets it right. Lots of thin
ReviewsFeb 04, 2015
ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY - Blu-ray review
Ever have the feeling that when your day starts off on the wrong foot, it’s going to be one stumble after the next, until you can go to bed and get a fresh start the following morning? That’s what ha
ReviewsJan 31, 2015
101 DALMATIANS (1961) - Blu-ray review
Kids who love “Frozen” owe a big thank-you to the Disney staffers who made “101 Dalmatians.” Animation had grown to be such an expensive proposition that it took 600 people to bring the previous f
ReviewsJan 30, 2015
BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP - Blu-ray review
In 2007, a British audiologist named S.J. Watson wrote a psychological thriller about a woman with amnesia who, like the protagonist in “50 First Dates,” could not build short term memories because th