THE INCREASINGLY POOR DECISIONS OF TODD MARGARET - DVD review
ReviewsDec 18, 2011

THE INCREASINGLY POOR DECISIONS OF TODD MARGARET - DVD review

David Cross (“Mr. Show,” “Arrested Development”) created this half-hour situation comedy set and filmed in the UK, where it first aired. **“The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret,”**which so

  • By James Plath
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DOLPHIN TALE - Blu-ray review
ReviewsDec 17, 2011

DOLPHIN TALE - Blu-ray review

"Preposterous, trying to put a tail on a fish! " --Dr. McCarthy OK, so 2011's "Dolphin Tale" throws every family-movie cliché in the book at us. Not to worry. The movie features a cute kid and a dolp

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MIDNIGHT IN PARIS - DVD review
ReviewsDec 16, 2011

MIDNIGHT IN PARIS - DVD review

Like some intellectuals, Woody Allen has a pretentious streak that occasionally comes out in his films. But with “Midnight in Paris” he confronts that attitude head-on through a know-it-all character

  • By Eric Parker
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THE ROCKETEER - Blu-ray review
ReviewsDec 15, 2011

THE ROCKETEER - Blu-ray review

George the First is in the White House, the U.S. bombs Iraqi forces in Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm, and Boris Yeltsin wins the first free election in Russia. Phil Collins and Gloria Est

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FINAL DESTINATION 5 - Blu-ray review
ReviewsDec 14, 2011

FINAL DESTINATION 5 - Blu-ray review

You'll recall that the premise of the "Final Destination" series, which started back in 2000, is that in each film a different group of young people escape imminent demise, only to find Mr. Death stal

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MARGIN CALL - Blu-ray review
ReviewsDec 11, 2011

MARGIN CALL - Blu-ray review

"There are three ways to make a living in this business: Be first. Be smarter. Or cheat. " --John Tuld, "Margin Call" Director J.C. Chandor´s "Margin Call" (2011) opens with a long, notable sequence

  • By Eric Parker
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TORA! TORA! TORA! - Blu-ray review
ReviewsDec 08, 2011

TORA! TORA! TORA! - Blu-ray review

December 7 was the 70th anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor, a date that Franklin D. Roosevelt correctly predicted would “live in infamy.” Before TV’s “Band of Brothers” and “The Pacific,” bef

  • By James Plath
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THE HELP - Blu-ray review
ReviewsDec 06, 2011

THE HELP - Blu-ray review

You may already have heard three things about "The Help," which comes out on DVD and Blu-ray today: --The film has Oscar written all over it. It does. I'd be very surprised if it didn't receive a

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ANOTHER EARTH - Blu-ray review
ReviewsDec 05, 2011

ANOTHER EARTH - Blu-ray review

"Another Earth" won the Alfred P. Sloan special jury prize at Sundance 2011, and it's found an appreciative fan-base that responds to the whole notion of alternate selves . . . something which, in thi

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MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE (FILM COLLECTIONS) - Blu-ray review
ReviewsDec 04, 2011

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE (FILM COLLECTIONS) - Blu-ray review

Note: In the following joint Blu-ray review, both John and Dean provide their opinions of the films, with John also writing up the Video, Audio, Extras, and Parting Thoughts. Paramount released all

  • By John J. Puccio
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MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS - Blu-ray review
ReviewsDec 01, 2011

MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS - Blu-ray review

You'd better like the music here because there's precious little plot to enjoy. Fortunately, the songs are memorable, the characters charming, and the romance sweet. Together, they're more than enoug

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THE ART OF GETTING BY - Blu-ray review
ReviewsNov 29, 2011

THE ART OF GETTING BY - Blu-ray review

For a film that revolves around a teen with a case of existential angst so bad that he can't bring himself to do any homework for school--because what's the point, we all die alone some day anyway--"T

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