Reviews

ReviewsDec 13, 2004

BREAKER MORANT - DVD review

"Well, Peter, this is what comes of empire building. " -Harry "Breaker" Morant "Breaker Morant" (1980), based on a true story, is a courtroom drama set during the Boer War, one of the many charming a

ReviewsDec 03, 2004

Director George Stevens' big, sentimental rendering of John Van Druten's stage hit is a classic nostalgia piece. Of course, as Yogi Berra might have said (but probably didn't), "Nostalgia ain't what i

ReviewsNov 23, 2004

TCM ARCHIVES: THE BUSTER KEATON COLLECTION - DVD review

I'd wager that anyone who was asked to name the most-popular silent-screen comic of all time would answer "Chaplin. " But I'd also bet that a second answer would be "Buster Keaton. " The fact is, Keat

ReviewsOct 07, 2004

SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, THE - DVD review

Given that "The Shawshank Redemption" was, as of this writing, the second most-highly regarded film among the voting public at the Internet Movie Database (second only to "The Godfather" and tied with

ReviewsSep 21, 2004

WACKIEST SHIP IN THE ARMY - DVD review

Music and comedy led the way to recovery after World War II. First came "South Pacific," based on a collection of James Michener stories and turned into a popular Broadway musical by Joshua Logan in 1

ReviewsSep 16, 2004

GIRL NEXT DOOR - DVD review

Imagine one of every teenage boy's secret desires: To have a porn queen move in next door. Not only next door, but in the bedroom whose window is directly across from his. Not only to see her but to f

ReviewsSep 09, 2004

STAR WARS TRILOGY - DVD review

Note: Puccio wrote the primary review and the Parting Thoughts paragraph. Feng wrote about the Video and Audio quality of the DVDs. Both Puccio and Feng wrote about the Extras. For a lot of people

ReviewsAug 27, 2004

LION KING 2: SIMBA'S PRIDE - DVD review

"The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride" is the 1998, direct-to-video sequel to Disney's enormously successful "Lion King" of 1994. It was followed more recently by the stage musical of "The Lion King" and ye

ReviewsAug 15, 2004

BLACK HOLE - DVD review

There are two major problems that plague Disney's 1979 release, "The Black Hole. " The first is that it's a Disney film, meaning it's primarily aimed at kids and features some pretty juvenile material

ReviewsJun 24, 2004

DRILLER KILLER - DVD review

Here's a film only a dedicated splatter fan could like. It's really awful, but in fairness "The Driller Killer" from 1979 has a couple of things going for it. It was the first major theatrical releas

ReviewsJun 18, 2004

SHOWGIRLS - DVD review

When "Showgirls" premiered in theaters in 1995, it was supposed to be a straightforward drama, the struggles of a young woman clawing her way to the top of the chorus line, but as word got around that

ReviewsJun 12, 2004

BAD SANTA - DVD review

How old were you when you first realized or first discovered that there was no Santa Claus? Six? Eight? How old were you when you realized or discovered that not every Santa on every street corner and