ReviewsMar 10, 2012
IMMORTALS - Blu-ray review
Greek mythology is confusing. It can be dizzying trying to trace the lineage and exploits of just one of the gods, demigods, or half-mortal bastards of the gods. So what do writers Charley and Vlas P
ReviewsMar 10, 2012
TOOTH FAIRY 2 - DVD review
“Tooth Fairy 2” is the direct-to-video sequel to “Tooth Fairy” (2010), which starred Dwayne Johnson. And you have to give The Rock credit. He made sure he was busy when they decided to make “Tooth Fai
ReviewsMar 08, 2012
HAPPY FEET TWO - Blu-ray review
Penguins were big in 2006 when Warners made their first "Happy Feet" movie. In fact, that earlier movie did so well, it not only earned a ton of money, it won an Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film o
ReviewsMar 08, 2012
THE MUPPETS - Blu-ray review
What do you do to revive a once-proud franchise that’s been on life-support for at least a decade? How do you breathe life into a brand that hasn’t produced anything really respectable since “Muppets
ReviewsMar 07, 2012
A LONELY PLACE TO DIE - Blu-ray review
“A Lonely Place to Die” is a high-concept film with a low budget—one that begins like “127 Hours” but turns into “Deliverance. " That
ReviewsMar 05, 2012
THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN - Blu-ray review
"Great snakes! " We're living in interesting times, indeed, when directors like Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg are making 3-D extravaganzas and animated features. Yet such was the case in 2011
ReviewsMar 03, 2012
STRIPTEASE - Blu-ray review
It's been fascinating to watch Demi Moore's metamorphosis over the years, from sweet, innocent little thing to full-fledged sexpot. Here, in 1996's "Striptease," she's in all-out hottie mode, aided an
ReviewsMar 03, 2012
THE LION KING 1 1/2 - Blu-ray review
My teenage son wanted to stay up later after the family went to bed, because we had just watched “The Lion King 2: Simba’s Pride” and he was hot to see “The Lion King 1 ½.” But the movie wasn’t on
ReviewsMar 03, 2012
MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL - Blu-ray review
Back in 1999, John J. Puccio posted one of the first DVD reviews of “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” calling it “one of Python’s wackiest films, while being one of their most wildly uneven, too.
ReviewsMar 03, 2012
THE LION KING 2: SIMBA'S PRIDE - Blu-ray review
“The Lion King” (1994) had some pretty intense, Bambi’s-mother-got-shot moments that made an otherwise wonderful animated film a bit iffy for smaller children. Not only was one of the character’s pare
ReviewsMar 03, 2012
NURSE JACKIE: SEASON 3 - Blu-ray review
The complicated and unhappy life of nurse Jackie continues in the third season of the “Nurse Jackie” series. Before I go any further, I want to highlight that this review is, in fact, for the third se
ReviewsMar 01, 2012
WORLD ON A WIRE - Blu-ray review
Pardon me if I get a little choked up, but this is Rainer Werner Fassbinder we’re talking about. The term “force of nature” may be greatly overused, but there’s no better description for the dynamo th