ReviewsOct 22, 2010
PREDATORS - Blu-ray review
If the original "Predator" (1987) had a bit of a "Dirty Dozen" vibe to it, with muscleman-turned-action hero-turned-governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and wrestler-turned-action hero-turned-governor Jesse
ReviewsOct 20, 2010
LEGEND OF THE BLACK SCORPION - Blu-ray review
Ever since "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" wowed audiences worldwide with its breathtaking brand of artistic martial arts, many period films from then on have tried to emulate or surpass that same fo
ReviewsSep 26, 2010
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Blu-ray review
Be . . . their . . . guest, be their guest, put the picture to a test, pop the Blu-ray in your player and let Disney do the rest. Oh the sound does resound, extra features do abound, if there's bet
ReviewsSep 21, 2010
SPARTACUS: BLOOD AND SAND (TV SERIES) - Blu-ray review
"Joey, do you like movies about gladiators? " "Spartacus: Blood and Sand" has almost nothing in common with Stanley Kubrick's classic film that starred Kirk Douglas in the title role. The hit serie
ReviewsSep 16, 2010
COMMUNITY (TV SERIES) - DVD review
I challenge you to find a more perfect scenario under which to review "Community: The Complete First Season" on DVD from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. For you see, my "real job" is in undergraduat
ReviewsSep 09, 2010
SEVEN (SE7EN) - Blu-ray review
I've mentioned before my love of mystery and detective stories, and "Se7en" is one of the best of its kind. Yet, after seeing it during its theatrical release in 1995, the ending so disturbed me I had
ReviewsSep 06, 2010
LOST IN SPACE (THE MOVIE) - Blu-ray review
The Blu-ray high-definition audio quality alone makes this Blu-ray disc of the "Lost in Space" movie a respectable investment. It's still not a good movie, but it's a good-sounding one. To be honest,
ReviewsAug 26, 2010
DIARY OF A WIMPY KID - Blu-ray review
Online game developer Jeff Kinney had an idea for a comic strip, but nobody like the concept. No matter. He just took the material and created Diary of a Wimpy Kid, a junior-high memoir of sorts tha
ReviewsAug 14, 2010
HAMLET - Blu-ray review
"There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy. " As of this writing, Kenneth Branagh's "Hamlet" was the last full-length studio picture filmed in 65 mm, a
ReviewsAug 08, 2010
NATIONAL LAMPOON'S VACATION - Blu-ray review
There's a scene near the end of "Vacation" where the Griswold family goes on a roller-coaster ride, and it reminded me of Chevy Chase's career. When his work has been up, it's been very, very up ("Sat
ReviewsJul 28, 2010
ROAD TO PERDITION - Blu-ray review
Say it ain't so, Joe. Er, Tom. Say you're not a villain. I mean, not our Forrest Gump, not our castaway who was sleepless in Seattle, who was Big, who saved Private Ryan, who cracked the Da Vinci code
ReviewsJul 25, 2010
GLADIATOR - Blu-ray review
If at first you don't succeed. . . Responding to consumer concerns that their previous Blu-ray edition of "Gladiator" used too much edge enhancement and noise reduction in the high-def transfer, Drea