ReviewsApr 22, 2013
PIERRE ETAIX - Blu-ray review
That Pierre Étaix's comedies do not tickle my funny bone is of no relevance to you and hardly even to me. I am not here on rain on anyone's parade, and a parade is more than justified because Étaix's
ReviewsApr 21, 2013
JURASSIC PARK - 3D Blu-ray review
People know from past comments that I’m not a huge fan of 3D movies. Been there, done that—back in the ‘50s and ‘60s, as a matter of fact, when the public’s fascination with stereoscopic vision peaked
ReviewsApr 21, 2013
GATE OF HELL - Blu-ray review
It's 1160 and a good man is hard to find. Rival Japanese clans have been dueling for power for most of the century and as “Gate of Hell” (1953) opens, the rebel Minamoto warriors have seized a special
ReviewsApr 21, 2013
THE BLETCHLEY CIRCLE - Blu-ray review
What do you do after the War? When The Great Event of Your Lifetime is over, how do you get on with ‘normal’ life? The four women in “The Bletchley Circle” are all asking themselves that question. Du
ReviewsApr 18, 2013
REPO MAN - Blu-ray review
It was 1984 and Americans were on course to re-elect a shitty, sadistic, semi-sentient president. In a fucking landslide. What better way to piss them all off than for a smartass Brit to flip them the
ReviewsApr 17, 2013
GANGSTER SQUAD - Blu-ray review
It seems gun control is stepping back to the forefront for many Americans, which makes a film like “Gangster Squad” all the more timely. Its theatrical release was, after all, impacted by the movi
ReviewsApr 16, 2013
COUNTING CARS: SEASON 1 - DVD review
“Pawn Stars” meets “Pimp My Ride” in History Channel’s car flipping reality show “Counting Cars.” The 30 minute program, which recently debuted its second season profiles recurring “Pawn Stars” ap
ReviewsApr 15, 2013
DELHI SAFARI - DVD review
I was anxious to watch**“Delhi Safari”**because it’s the first animated feature from India that I’ve run across, and the first Indian 3D animated film—though it’s only being released stateside in DVD.
ReviewsApr 14, 2013
CRUSH - Blu-ray review
The digital world has opened up a whole app store of new fears and threats for makers of ‘pretty teens in peril’ movies to exploit (there’s a joke about Pandora/Pandora’s box in there somewhere). Cybe
ReviewsApr 12, 2013
PHILIP ROTH UNMASKED - DVD review
In the opening scene, Philip Roth states he will soon face two “calamities”: death and biography. “Let’s hope the first happens first” he says. The fact that he equates biography as an event on the s
ReviewsApr 12, 2013
DISNEYNATURE: WINGS OF LIFE - Blu-ray review
As a young boy who collected bugs, butterflies, rocks, and basically anything in the natural world that could be captured and observed for a while in a 10- to 50-gallon tank, I was a big fan of Disney
ReviewsApr 12, 2013
HOLLOW MAN/ HOLLOW MAN II – Blu-ray review
Director Paul Verhoeven somehow gets away with what could be SyFy channel caliber films by making them wildly entertaining romps. He is able to blend serious, kick ass action with light, wink-wink act