ReviewsAug 14, 2012
KILL LIST - Blu-ray review
Ben Wheatley is a relatively new talent in Britain in the last several years who has a focus on gritty crime stories. His first feature film was “Down Terrace” which was a crime picture with a similar
ReviewsAug 14, 2012
THE TIGGER MOVIE - Blu-ray review
There seem to me three levels of Disney animation: the feature films, the TV-style full-length movies and sequels, and animated versions of the A.A. Milne beloved books for children. The latter, in Di
ReviewsAug 12, 2012
SPACEBALLS (THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION) - Blu-ray review
In my This Week column I wondered whether it was worth the upgrade to go for the 25th Anniversary Blu-ray of “Spaceballs,” and after watching the movie and the bonus features I’m thinking probably
ReviewsAug 12, 2012
POCAHONTAS and POCAHONTAS II: JOURNEY TO A NEW WORLD - Blu-ray review
Five animated Disney features come to Blu-ray on August 21, with the most high-profile being “Pocahontas,” which is being marketed in a 2-Movie
ReviewsAug 11, 2012
DISNEYNATURE: CHIMPANZEE - Blu-ray review
Baby Boomers will fondly recall Disney’s True-Life Adventures, a series of short films and full-length features that introduced viewers to the seals of “Seal Island” (1948), the beavers of “Beaver Val
ReviewsAug 09, 2012
THE ARSENAL STADIUM MYSTERY - DVD review
You like old movies? You like mysteries? You like comedy? You like British football? You get it all in this 1939 British comedy-mystery set in the milieu of British football. Sure, it's dated and not
ReviewsAug 08, 2012
GROSSE POINTE BLANK - Blu-ray review
Like anything else, in cinema when you start with a good idea, it’s hard to go TOO wrong. A professional hit man going back to his high school reunion? It’s the ultimate fish-out-of-water comedy premi
ReviewsAug 08, 2012
TOTAL RECALL - Blu-ray Review
I completely forgot that the original “Total Recall” (1990) is still so much fun, until I watched the latest “Total Recall” (2012). The new remake is a very serious, “blast-them-all” ride, lacking cha
ReviewsAug 07, 2012
ROMY AND MICHELE'S HIGH SCHOOL REUNION - Blu-ray review
Fun, but fluffy . . . and flakey. That is, “Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion” is a lot like Romy (Mia Sorvino) and Michele (Lisa Kudrow)—two twentysomething Valley Girls who think that life
ReviewsAug 07, 2012
LET IT SHINE - DVD review
Cyrano de Bergerac was a real French dramatist whose exploits inspired Edmond Rostand to write an 1897 play that made de Bergerac forever famous. Is there anyone who hasn’t heard of the story of this
ReviewsAug 07, 2012
HIGH FIDELITY - Blu-ray review
When Movie Met was still DVD Town, several people emailed to tell us that they thought we shouldn’t bother reviewing old movies, because people know them well enough; rather, we should concentrate on
ReviewsAug 06, 2012
ADVENTURES IN BABYSITTING - Blu-ray review
It’s hard to believe that it’s been 25 years since “Adventures in Babysitting” played in theaters—that is, until you look at the fashions. It’s pure ‘80s, in all its poofy-haired, shoulder-padded