HOME ON THE RANGE - Blu-ray review
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

  • By James Plath
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SPAWN - Blu-ray review
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

  • By John J. Puccio
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TREASURE PLANET - Blu-ray review
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

  • By James Plath
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UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN - Blu-ray review
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

  • By James Plath
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QUILL: THE LIFE OF A GUIDE DOG - DVD review
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

  • By James Plath
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AND EVERYTHING IS GOING FINE
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

  • By Christopher Long
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GRAY'S ANATOMY - Blu-ray review
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

  • By Christopher Long
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THE WHISPERER IN DARKNESS - Blu-ray review
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

  • By John J. Puccio
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SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN - Blu-ray review
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

  • By James Plath
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JESUS HENRY CHRIST - DVD review
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

  • By James Plath
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SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS - Blu-ray review
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

  • By John J. Puccio
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FRACTALE - DVD review
ReviewsJul 01, 2012

FRACTALE - DVD review

“Fractale” tells the story of a boy named Clain Necran who lives alone on a small, sparsely populated island. His only company is a pair of “Doppels,” a sort of virtual reality hologram projection con

  • By Eric Parker
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