ReviewsJul 10, 2012
OUTLAND - Blu-ray review
For Sean Connery there was, indeed, life after Bond. For most Bond actors this has not always been the case, Daniel Craig possibly excepted. But for Connery, he went on to do any number of notable fi
ReviewsJul 09, 2012
HOME ON THE RANGE - Blu-ray review
Except for a dog and a vulture, the animals in “Home on the Range” look nothing like Disney characters, drawn in a more angular style and with harsher details. And the overall look of the backgrou
ReviewsJul 07, 2012
SPAWN - Blu-ray review
Some movies seem perfectly suited for high-definition Blu-ray treatment. Take, for instance, "Spawn. " This 1997 adaptation of Todd McFarlane's popular comic-book character may have a befuddled story
ReviewsJul 07, 2012
TREASURE PLANET - Blu-ray review
Tomorrowland may be a success at the theme parks, but Disney hasn’t had much luck venturing into animated space. Apart from “Lilo and Stitch,” which was as all about Hawaii except for a few visiting a
ReviewsJul 07, 2012
UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN - Blu-ray review
Unless you’re a sucker for scenery—and as John J. Puccio pointed out in his DVD review, “Under the Tuscan Sun” is gorgeous to watch—you’l
ReviewsJul 06, 2012
QUILL: THE LIFE OF A GUIDE DOG - DVD review
My daughter loves dogs, but like a lot of people since “Marley & Me” she’s skittish around new dog movies, afraid that she’ll invest her time and emotions only to have to watch the cute little thing d
ReviewsJul 06, 2012
AND EVERYTHING IS GOING FINE
*The following review covers the Criterion releases of two films directed by Steven Soderbergh and featuring the monologist Spalding Gray: “Gray's Anatomy” (1997) and “And Everything is Going Fine” (2
ReviewsJul 05, 2012
GRAY'S ANATOMY - Blu-ray review
*The following review covers the Criterion releases of two films directed by Steven Soderbergh and featuring the monologist Spalding Gray: “Gray's Anatomy” (1997) and “And Everything is Going Fine” (2
ReviewsJul 05, 2012
THE WHISPERER IN DARKNESS - Blu-ray review
A lot of viewers may think that the 2011 Oscar winner for Best Picture, "The Artist," was a remarkably innovative achievement because its filmmakers made it look like an old, black-and-white silent pr
ReviewsJul 04, 2012
SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN - Blu-ray review
Like “A River Runs through It,” this Lasse Hallström film incorporates fishing as metaphor, with shots of salmon, the river, and fly-fishing running intermittently through the narrative so that it bec
ReviewsJul 03, 2012
JESUS HENRY CHRIST - DVD review
Like the genre itself—indie comedies—the title will repel some people and attract others. I was intrigued, especially given the cover art and the premise. This one’s about a test-tube-baby genius who
ReviewsJul 02, 2012
SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS - Blu-ray review
"Oh, how I've missed you, Holmes. " Any fan of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's fictional detective Sherlock Holmes who somehow missed the first of director Guy Ritchie's movies about the man will probably g