ReviewsApr 28, 2010
TRAFFIC - Blu-ray review
It has been a couple years since I watched "Traffic. " There have been a few times I've wanted to throw the disc in and sit back and kill nearly three hours. Usually I am wondering whatever happened t
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