ReviewsJul 03, 2013
SHOAH - Blu-ray review
The main body of this review was written by Eddie Feng in 2004 regarding the 2003 SD release of the film by New Yorker. The other sections of the review are written by Christopher Long and address the
ReviewsJul 01, 2013
THE LIFE AND TIMES OF ALLEN GINSBERG - DVD review
In a 1968 appearance on William F. Buckley's “Firing Line,” Allen Ginsberg reads his poem “Wales Visitation.” He moves his hand as if conducting his own personal symphony, and his rhythmic, rapturous
ReviewsJul 01, 2013
THE ROSE OF VERSAILLES: PART ONE - DVD review
After a handful of daughters, General Jarjayes is in a panic. He has no son, and he desperately needs one to carry on the military tradition in his family. When his wife births yet another daughter, h
ReviewsJun 29, 2013
VIVAN LAS ANTIPODAS - DVD Review
Antipodes has been one of my favorite words ever since I bingoed out with the singular form of the word in a Scrabble game. In its broadest sense, antipode (my word processor only recognizes the plura
ReviewsJun 29, 2013
THE LOVING STORY - DVD Review
Imagine, if you can, an America in which state legislators pass laws that tell citizens who they can or cannot marry. Imagine further, if you can, that these laws are derived primarily from the belief
ReviewsJun 28, 2013
BEST OF WARNER BROS. 20 FILM COLLECTION: COMEDY - DVD review
Every so often, we need a really good laugh. And a funny movie is a great way to do that. There are more than a few comedies out there, and in a genre that’s changed quite a bit over time, it’s always
ReviewsJun 27, 2013
INSPECTOR LEWIS: SERIES SIX - DVD review
Oh, the comforts of reliable routine. Shower, shave, dress. Campaign, take office, lie. Find the body, investigate the murder, solve the crime. In the British TV series “inspector Lewis,” the stan
ReviewsJun 25, 2013
BACK TO 1942 - Blu-ray review
Not much else other than the medium of film can bring you enormous events from the past into the current age and simultaneously entertain and educate you. Whether told through small personal stories o
ReviewsJun 21, 2013
21 & OVER - Blu-ray review
Let me begin this review by admitting I’m too old to find “21 & Over” hilarious. Then again, I was too old when I turned 23 and discovered that there was more to life than getting drunk at the ba
ReviewsJun 21, 2013
MOVIE 43 - Blu-ray review
“Movie 43” is a comedy anthology with a simple premise tying together 13 different segments, each directed by a different director: a presumably washed-up screenwriter (Dennis Quaid) pitches a scr
ReviewsJun 20, 2013
SOMETIMES A GREAT NOTION - Blu-ray review
“Sometimes I live in the country, sometimes I live in town, Sometimes I get a great notion to jump in the river and drown.” --Goodnight, Irene Sometimes there are things we just have to
ReviewsJun 19, 2013
MARKETA LAZAROVA - Blu-ray review
I have so much to say about “Marketa Lazarova” (1967) that I feel I should only say a little. Even a brief report so soon after seeing such a remarkable film is like relating the experience of riding