ReviewsOct 26, 2014
THE PURGE: ANARCHY - Blu-ray review
"Blessed be America, a nation reborn. " "The Purge" was one of the surprise hits of 2013. Produced on a meager budget of $3 million, it went on to
ReviewsOct 25, 2014
MALEFICENT - Blu-ray review
Hell hath no fury like a woman (or, apparently, Baby Boomer) scorned. Disney’s live-action “Maleficent” has irked and annoyed more than a few of the generation that saw the studio’s animated “S
ReviewsOct 25, 2014
KINGPIN - Blu-ray review
Striking its way onto Blu-ray disc for the first time is “Kingpin,” a late 1990s comedy from the Farrelly brothers that you’ve probably heard of and seen a few moments of in passing during its per
ReviewsOct 25, 2014
DELIVER US FROM EVIL - Blu-ray review
Bon vivant and genteel man-about-town Jerry Bruckheimer throws the considerable bulk of his cinematic hat into the occult thriller ring with the new release “Deliver Us From Evil.” Aussie Eric Ba
ReviewsOct 25, 2014
DICK CAVETT'S WATERGATE - DVD review
On the 40th anniversary of the most famous political scandal in American history, PBS has released the new DVD “Dick Cavett’s Watergate.” Through a combination of fortuitous timing and journalist
ReviewsOct 25, 2014
THE WONDER YEARS: COMPLETE SERIES - DVD review
Fans of “The Wonder Years” have been waiting for the series to finally come to DVD, and patiently so, because they know the problem: getting permission for the series’ backdrop ‘60s and ‘70s music
ReviewsOct 21, 2014
SEX TAPE - Blu-ray review
It’s in the nature of film comedy to stretch the believability of their premises to the breaking point (“Hangover” trilogy, I’m looking in your direction). And it’s in the nature of comedy audiences t
ReviewsOct 20, 2014
LA DOLCE VITA - Blu-ray review
The main body of this review was written by James Plath for the 2004 DVD release of “La Dolce Vita” (1960) by Koch Lorber. The Video, Audio, Extras, and Film Value sections were written by Christopher
ReviewsOct 17, 2014
ANNIE OAKLEY: COMPLETE SERIES - DVD review
Saturday mornings were always about TV cartoons, but during the ‘50s there were also a great many Westerns that young audiences could enjoy. Besides reruns of primetime horse operas like “Broken Arrow
ReviewsOct 14, 2014
MOTOWN 25: YESTERDAY, TODAY, FOREVER - DVD Review
Motown. It was a nickname for Detroit, but more people knew it as Berry Gordy’s record label—one that specialized in soul, pop, and rhythm and blues. Just as Chess Records became synonymous with the
ReviewsOct 12, 2014
SLEEPING BEAUTY (DIAMOND EDITION) - Blu-ray review
When Disney first brought “Sleeping Beauty” to DVD in 2003, they did so after a painstaking five-year restoration, and the result was breathtaking. Even in standard definition the colors were pris
ReviewsOct 11, 2014
ROGER & ME: 25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITON - Blu-ray review
There are a lot of good documentary filmmakers out there. Most of what they produce is somewhat similar and unoriginal in its structure, ebb and flow. This doesn’t make them bad filmmakers, of course.