ReviewsNov 29, 2009
SNATCH - Blu-ray review
Turkish. Franky Four Fingers. One Punch Mickey. Brick Top. Bullet Tooth Tony. Put any one of these characters into a caper film, and you've got color. Toss all of them in (and more), and you've got
ReviewsNov 27, 2009
MASK OF ZORRO, THE - Blu-ray review
Disney's Zorro (Guy Williams) is still the best--even my eight-year-old daughter thinks so--but Antonio Banderas does a fine job of capturing the tongue-in-cheek aspects of the Spanish swashbuckler. A
ReviewsNov 25, 2009
SEX, LIES, AND VIDEOTAPE - Blu-ray review
Like Pecos Bill or Paul Bunyan, some films just keep growing until they acquire legendary status. "Body Heat" is one such film. So is "Sex, Lies, and Videotape," an indie that launched Steven Soderber
ReviewsNov 23, 2009
FRAILTY - Blu-ray review
I vividly remember the day I first received a DVD copy of the "Frailty. " I think I may have won a contest on a DVD Web site. I am glad I watched the movie and happy to have it now on Blu-ray disc. "F
ReviewsNov 21, 2009
JULIE & JULIA - Blu-ray review
Meryl Streep already leads her peers in the number of Oscar nominations received, and it's a safe bet that the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will hand her Number 16 after watchi
ReviewsNov 19, 2009
FOUR CHRISTMASES - DVD review
How many Academy Award winners can a studio put in one cast and still turn out a bad movie? In the case of 2008's "Four Christmases," the answer is five: Reese Witherspoon, Robert Duvall, Sissy Spacek
ReviewsNov 16, 2009
LEON: THE PROFESSIONAL - Blu-ray review
Released in France as "Leon" and in the U.S. as "The Professional," Luc Besson's stylish film about a hit man and the young girl he trains is now available in a Blu-ray which includes the bonus featur
ReviewsNov 14, 2009
ANGELS & DEMONS - Blu-ray review
I was one of the few reviewers who gave "The Da Vinci Code" the equivalent of a 7 out of 10 (or 3 stars), and I stand by that assessment. That 2006 film featured Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) as a profes
ReviewsNov 13, 2009
ROME (TV SERIES) - DVD review
Visually stunning, superbly acted and brilliantly packaged, HBO's "Rome: The Complete Series" is without question a winner. The short lived but extremely popular and well-received television show is n
ReviewsNov 11, 2009
UGLY TRUTH, THE - Blu-ray review
As I was watching what I thought would be a chick flick, something funny happened: it turned into a dick flick--which is to say, more male fantasy than female romance. In romantic comedies, opposite
ReviewsNov 07, 2009
TAKING OF PELHAM 1 2 3, THE - Blu-ray review
This is the third screen adaptation of John Godey's novel, "The Taking of Pelham One Two Three," and in director Tony Scott's hands it's a "Speed" style film about four men who hijack a New York City
ReviewsNov 03, 2009
GODZILLA - Blu-ray review
Sometimes a movie's reputation precedes it. Even my son had heard that the 1998 version of "Godzilla" wasn't very good . . . which is probably why he remarked halfway through, "It's not as bad as I th