ADVENTURE TIME: FIONNA AND CAKE – DVD review
ReviewsFeb 12, 2013

ADVENTURE TIME: FIONNA AND CAKE – DVD review

After a randomly aired animated short became a viral hit on the internet, “Adventure Time” creator Pendleton Ward was picked up by Cartoon Network to bring his creative talents into mainstream viewing

  • By Aaron Carlson
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A STAR IS BORN (Blu-ray book) - Blu-ray review
ReviewsFeb 12, 2013

A STAR IS BORN (Blu-ray book) - Blu-ray review

If I base my evaluation of 1976’s “A Star is Born,” recently released in a Warner Bros. Blu-ray book, solely on the music, the film is fine. Not great, mind you. But fine. The music was written fo

  • By David Van Der Haeghen
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STORAGE WARS: VOLUME 4 - DVD review
ReviewsFeb 12, 2013

STORAGE WARS: VOLUME 4 - DVD review

News: Recurring “Storage Wars” bidder Mark Balelo was found dead in his car at his auction house in Simi Valley, outside of Los Angeles on Monday. TMZ first reported the story and also says th

  • By Eric Parker
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THE BALLAD OF NARAYAMA - Blu-ray review
ReviewsFeb 11, 2013

THE BALLAD OF NARAYAMA - Blu-ray review

If you're looking for withering portraits of human abjection and total societal collapse (and who isn't?), you might as well start your search with Japanese films of the 1950s. Start with “Sansho the

  • By Christopher Long
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ALLEGIANCE – Blu-ray review
ReviewsFeb 10, 2013

ALLEGIANCE – Blu-ray review

Taking place in 2004, “Allegiance” involves a small National Guard unit stationed at Camp Sullivan in New York state who is about to be deployed to Iraq due to a lack of military manpower. One of

  • By Aaron Carlson
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MONSTERS, INC. - 3D Blu-ray review
ReviewsFeb 09, 2013

MONSTERS, INC. - 3D Blu-ray review

By mid-May of 2012, sales of 3D TVs increased by 74 percent . . . but according to the NPD Group, which released the report, just 14 percent of people surveyed said they expected to buy a 3D TV someti

  • By James Plath
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PINA - Blu-ray review
ReviewsFeb 06, 2013

PINA - Blu-ray review

I am increasingly of the opinion that film critics review far too many films. This is a film, you write about films, therefore you are qualified to write about this film. And besides we can't find any

  • By Christopher Long
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ANIMANIACS: VOL. 4 - DVD review
ReviewsFeb 04, 2013

ANIMANIACS: VOL. 4 - DVD review

**“Animaniacs”**is the kind of cartoon series that will either rivet you to your seat or have you running for the exits. Produced by Steven Spielberg and aired on TV during the ‘90s, these animated s

  • By James Plath
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PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 4 - Blu-ray review
ReviewsFeb 04, 2013

PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 4 - Blu-ray review

Before reading further, please understand that I enjoy scary films. And horror films. And films made with targeted fear. Please also understand I do not enjoy films that are made just to turn a profit

  • By David Van Der Haeghen
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IVAN'S CHILDHOOD - Blu-ray review
ReviewsFeb 04, 2013

IVAN'S CHILDHOOD - Blu-ray review

Like most twelve year-old boys, Ivan (Nikolai Burlyaev) thinks he knows everything; unlike most twelve year-old boys, he has good reason to believe so. Coming of age in the heart of WW2, Ivan has alr

  • By Christopher Long
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