ReviewsApr 20, 2010
PEACOCK - DVD review
Over the years, the direct-to-video model has usually been used for lousy, B-movie flicks that studios deem not good enough for theaters. However, once in a while there comes a superior movie that rai
ReviewsApr 17, 2010
FUGITIVE KIND, THE: THE CRITERION COLLECTION - DVD review
There are moments of genius in the relatively non-descript "The Fugitive Kind" (1960), namely the genius of Marlon Brando in his prime. Brando's glove-play with Eva Marie Saint in "On the Waterfront"
ReviewsApr 17, 2010
TIME MACHINE - DVD review
Among the opportunities film on DVD has afforded me personally has been the chance to revisit some of the favorite sci-fi fantasy films of my youth, many of which I have already reviewed for this site
ReviewsApr 17, 2010
TORA! TORA! TORA! - DVD review
In anticipation of the upcoming release of the Michael Bay-Jerry Bruckheimer production of "Pearl Harbor," Twentieth Century Fox is re-releasing "Tora! Tora! Tora!," its own Pearl Harbor film, on DVD
ReviewsApr 09, 2010
LOVELY BONES, THE - Blu-ray review
Peter, Peter, where hast thou gone? Writer-director Peter Jackson began his filmmaking career with strange, outrageous, mostly bloody little films like "Bad Taste," "Meet the Feebles," and "Braindead
ReviewsApr 04, 2010
COLLATERAL - Blu-ray review
Note: In the following joint Blu-ray review, John, Justin, and Tim all comment on the film, with John also writing up the Video, Audio, Extras, and Parting Thoughts. The Film According to John:
ReviewsMar 15, 2010
YOJIMBO: THE CRITERION COLLECTION - Blu-ray review
[This dual review of "Yojimbo" and "Sanjuro" references the 2010 Blu-Ray release of both films, and has been cross-posted for each title. The main body of the review is identical for both, but the Vid
ReviewsMar 15, 2010
CLASH OF THE GODS (TV SERIES) - DVD review
A Viking warrior rode his horse through the forest and over the rocky hills. As the sun set, he pulled up and shouted to the heavens "I Am Thor! " His horse turned around and said "That'th because yo
ReviewsMar 10, 2010
BROKEN EMBRACES - Blu-ray review
Director Pedro Almodovar's work emphasizes many different themes, and for a man among the most prolific Spanish directors in the past half-century, Almodovar has an extensive filmography that hits on
ReviewsMar 07, 2010
WRONG IS RIGHT - DVD review
As a Sean Connery fan, I thought I knew every movie he's made. I mean, I'm aware that he debuted as a singing actor in the Walt Disney production of "Darby O'Gill and the Little People," and that he p
ReviewsFeb 26, 2010
CLASH OF THE TITANS - Blu-ray review
"Let loose the Kraken! " You might wonder why Warners released this 1981 MGM fantasy to Blu-ray disc, considering it is not the greatest movie in the world and doesn't have the best audiovisual quali
ReviewsFeb 21, 2010
WELCOME TO NOLLYWOOD - DVD review
You probably know that India and the United States produce the most feature movies per year of any national film industry, but do you know what country sits in third place? China? They've got a few pe