THOR AT THE BUS STOP - DVD review
ReviewsApr 20, 2012

THOR AT THE BUS STOP - DVD review

"You just never know who's gonna walk through this door. " It would be redundant, I'm sure, to call 2009's "Thor at the Bus Stop" a quirky, little, low-budget independent film. I mean, "quirky," "lit

  • By John J. Puccio
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FANTASY ISLAND: SEASON 2 - DVD review
ReviewsApr 20, 2012

FANTASY ISLAND: SEASON 2 - DVD review

For a time, everything that producers Aaron Spelling and Leonard Goldberg touched turned to gold. Seventies' gold—which makes it open-shirt, heavy-link, neck-chain gold, meaning Spelling and Goldberg

  • By James Plath
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MIRACLE OF MARCELINO - Blu-ray review
ReviewsApr 18, 2012

MIRACLE OF MARCELINO - Blu-ray review

This is an odd one, and I'm guessing that most viewers who see it fall into one of two diametrically opposed camps. On the one hand, you've got those folks who love it, cherish it, find it adorable, h

  • By John J. Puccio
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YOUNG GOETHE IN LOVE - DVD review
ReviewsApr 18, 2012

YOUNG GOETHE IN LOVE - DVD review

If I were making a movie that was in any way derivative, I’d try to camouflage the fact. But Music Box decided to capitalize on the association, changing the original title (“Goethe!”) to **“Young Goe

  • By James Plath
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THE FLAW - DVD Review
ReviewsApr 16, 2012

THE FLAW - DVD Review

A skeptic might wonder if asking a group of influential contemporary economists to explain what went wrong in the financial crisis is akin to asking a group of MTV programming execs why pop music star

  • By Christopher Long
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CLUELESS - Blu-ray review
ReviewsApr 16, 2012

CLUELESS - Blu-ray review

*Note: In the following joint Blu-ray review, both John and his colleague Justin Cleveland provide their opinions of the movie, with John also writing up the Video, Audio, Extras, and Parting Thoughts

  • By John J. Puccio
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AMERICAN PIE - Blu-ray review
ReviewsApr 14, 2012

AMERICAN PIE - Blu-ray review

"Guys, what exactly does third base feel like? " "Like warm apple pie. " Universal's "American Pie" was meant as a throwback to the raunchy teen comedies of the 80's, specifically films like "Por

  • By William Lee
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IRON MAN (COMPLETE 2010 ANIME SERIES) - DVD review
ReviewsApr 14, 2012

IRON MAN (COMPLETE 2010 ANIME SERIES) - DVD review

On April 24, Sony will release DVDs of two anime TV series starring Marvel heroes: X-Men” and “Iron Man,” the latter a 2010 12-episode continuing storyline about Tony Stark’s expansion into Japan

  • By James Plath
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SHAME - Blu-ray review
ReviewsApr 14, 2012

SHAME - Blu-ray review

George Clooney recently joked that the pressure is off him to do nudity, now that Michael Fassbender is working. We’re not five minutes into “Shame” before Fassbender’s big swinging dick—there’s

  • By James Plath
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CAMELOT - Blu-ray Book review
ReviewsApr 12, 2012

CAMELOT - Blu-ray Book review

"Each evening from December to December Before you drift to sleep upon your cot, Think back on all the tales that you remember Of Camelot. " The knock on "Camelot" when it first came out in 1967, and

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BEING ELMO: A PUPPETEER'S JOURNEY - DVD Review
ReviewsApr 12, 2012

BEING ELMO: A PUPPETEER'S JOURNEY - DVD Review

I'm old school when it comes to my “Sesame Street,” and I'll go to my grave believing that Elmo is a punk. Kevin Clash, however, is definitely not a punk, not one bit. Kevin Clash is a dreamer, a tale

  • By Christopher Long
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