ReviewsOct 10, 2012
THE LADY - Blu-ray review
The nation of Burma, or Myanmar, has seen a continuing struggle to establish democracy in the face of a brutally repressive military regime. The “lady” of the title, Aung San Suu Kyi, has ong been the
ReviewsOct 10, 2012
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD - Blu-ray review
The early 1990’s were a down time for the horror genre. The eighties had saturated the horror market with endless sequels using every situation imaginable ranging from innocent holidays like Valentine
ReviewsOct 10, 2012
THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME - DVD review
If you think the practice of cost-cutting by filming two movies at the same time is a modern convention with things like "Back to the Future 1 & 2" and "Pirates of the Caribbean 2 & 3," you wouldn't e
ReviewsOct 10, 2012
BOSTON RED SOX AND FENWAY PARK: 100TH ANNIVERSAY COLLECTOR'S DVD SET - DVD Review
On April 20, 2012, the Boston Red Sox staged an elaborate on-field celebration to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Fenway Park, the only baseball park ever to last a century as an active venue (Wr
ReviewsOct 08, 2012
CHILDREN OF PARADISE - Blu-ray review
Marcel Carné's “Children of Paradise” (1945) occupies a unique place in French film culture for at least a few reasons. It was shot, with much publicity, entirely during the Occupation, but premiered
ReviewsOct 08, 2012
LES VISITEURS DU SOIR - Blu-ray review
Perhaps it is a bit difficult to understand why “Les Visiteurs du Soir” (1942) was a runaway commercial hit during the German occupation of France. The sumptuously staged medieval fairy tale must have
ReviewsOct 04, 2012
CHERNOBYL DIARIES - Blu-ray review
If you are a fan of "Paranormal Activity" reality-type horror stories, the ones pioneered by "The Blair Witch Project," you might like 2012's "Chernobyl Diaries. " Or not. It's just as corny, just as
ReviewsOct 04, 2012
A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN - Blu-ray review
As a Cubs fan, I’m still reeling from the team’s 101-loss season, but having “A League of Their Own,” one of my all-time favorite baseball movies, come out on Blu-ray for the first time is some co
ReviewsOct 04, 2012
THE GREAT MOUSE DETECTIVE - Blu-ray review
Maybe it’s the London fog, or the peg-legged bat with his in-your-face fangs. Maybe it’s the villainous rat tinkling a bell to punish a drunken mouse for a slip of the tongue by feeding him to his gia
ReviewsOct 04, 2012
EATING RAOUL - Blu-ray review
The main body of the review was written by Jim Plath on the occasion of the 2004 SD release of “Eating Raoul” by Sony. The rest of this reviews has been written by Christopher Long, and addresses the
ReviewsOct 03, 2012
THE HUNGER GAMES - Blu-ray review
One of the most-anticipated movies of 2012, “The Hunger Games” arrived in theaters in March, with record box-office receipts for a non-sequel in midnight showings, as well as a record for the highest
ReviewsOct 02, 2012
ROCK OF AGES - Blu-ray review
Note: In the following joint Blu-ray review both John and Tim give their opinions of the film, with John also writing up the Video, Audio, Extras, and Parting Shots. The Film According to John: