“The First World War” aired in 2003 as a 10-part miniseries. Since then, this 500-minute history—which was based on a book by Oxford professor Hew Strachan and directed by Corina Sturmer, Marcus K
As I talked to my dad moments before popping the “McLintock!” Blu-ray disc into my machine, he commented that when he was growing up in the 1950s and 1960s, many adults he knew (my grandparents in
Genial and episodic, and always on the verge of loosing track of its own storyline, most of “The Monuments Men” plays like an efficient and good looking shaggy dog story told by veterans sitting a
“Pompeii” is an old-fashioned B-movie playing dress up as a 3D action-adventure epic . Like a goofy, likeable, gawky junior high kid wearing his dad’s suit (and using his dad’s steroids, too). The fi
I like Kevin Costner, and I like action films about hit men. But “3 Days to Kill” felt more like 117 minutes to fill, with screenwriters Luc Besson and Adi Hasak throwing in so many clichés that,
Mill Creek continues on with their affordably priced genre sets, this time bringing "Kickin' it Shaolin Style", a 12 movie collection of Shaolin themed fighting films. Stretching from the early 70
If you’re a fan of the classic Rodgers & Hammerstein musicals, the question you want answered immediately is whether this Blu-ray collection is worth buying. I get it. But whether YOU get it depends o
A follow-up to Lifetime’s breast cancer-themed “Five,” the anthology “Call Me Crazy: A Five Film” presents five (!) short stories revolving around the theme of mental illness. Each story is named
First, a small complaint. Once there was a Jewish man who had talents beyond those of mortal men. He achieved what some would call miracles, and his work convinced millions of people of his special, c
My family and I have this ongoing argument about “Napoleon Dynamite.” They think he’s a fairly normal character who is as the studio describes: listless and alienated. I think he’s got some develo
My wife sighed it best. “Why is it that in every film about an elderly couple, one of them has to have a serious illness, usually some kind of dementia?” I don’t know, but at times “Still Mine”
There are funny movies. And then there’s “Blazing Saddles.” Depending on who you ask, “Blazing Saddles” is among the funniest movies of all time. And if you’ve ever seen it, you likely agree. Thi