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THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY - Blu-ray review
ReviewsMar 02, 2014

THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY - Blu-ray review

“The Agony and the Ecstasy” is aptly titled. There are moments in this 1965 historical drama that are almost agonizing to watch, while other scenes tend toward the sublime. That wasn’t the intent

  • By James Plath
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ICE SOLDIERS - Blu-ray review
ReviewsFeb 28, 2014

ICE SOLDIERS - Blu-ray review

On the Blu-ray box for the new actioner “Ice Soldiers,” the PR team has put a blurb that opines “Ice Soldiers” is “the best super soldier movie since the first “Universal Soldier.” Where I sit, t

  • By Douglas Norton
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KING OF THE HILL - Blu-ray review
ReviewsFeb 25, 2014

KING OF THE HILL - Blu-ray review

Steven Soderbergh made it difficult for auteurist critics from the very start. The chameleon-like director who has hopped genres and budget levels more than any other major filmmaker over the past two

  • By Christopher Long
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GAME OF THRONES: THE COMPLETE THIRD SEASON - Blu-ray review
ReviewsFeb 18, 2014

GAME OF THRONES: THE COMPLETE THIRD SEASON - Blu-ray review

Based on George R.R. Martin‘s third book of the "A Song of Ice and Fire" series, ‘A Storm of Swords’, the third season of the HBO series**"Game of Thrones"** is beginning to hit its stride much like m

  • By Aaron Carlson
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FREE BIRDS - Blu-ray review
ReviewsFeb 09, 2014

FREE BIRDS - Blu-ray review

2013 was a good year for animation, with audiences enjoying high-profile titles like “Monsters University” and “Frozen” (Disney), “The Croods” (DreamWorks), “Despicable Me 2” (Universal), “Cloudy with

  • By James Plath
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THOR: THE DARK WORLD - Blu-ray review
ReviewsFeb 08, 2014

THOR: THE DARK WORLD - Blu-ray review

My teenage son liked **“Thor: The Dark World”**better than the first film, and so did more than 140,000 “users” at the Internet Movie Database, who gave it a collective 7.5 out of 10, compared to a 7.

  • By James Plath
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MILLION DOLLAR BABY: 10TH ANNIVERSARY - Blu-ray review
ReviewsFeb 04, 2014

MILLION DOLLAR BABY: 10TH ANNIVERSARY - Blu-ray review

Any film that articulates how the human spirit can try, fail, get back up, try again, fail again, get back up and not take “No” for an answer is bound to find its way to a soft spot in somebody’s hear

  • By David Van Der Haeghen
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CODE RED - DVD review
ReviewsJan 29, 2014

CODE RED - DVD review

If Robert Rodriguez hadn’t thrown experimental bio-weapon-created zombies at audiences back in 2007 with “Planet Terror,” the plot of “Code Red” would seem more impressive. But this 2013 action-h

  • By James Plath
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DOWNTON ABBEY, SEASON FOUR - Blu-ray review
ReviewsJan 28, 2014

DOWNTON ABBEY, SEASON FOUR - Blu-ray review

It’s rare I’ve written a review that feels more futile from the outset. The train has most definitely left the platform. If you’re on board the “Downton Abbey” Express already, by the current release

  • By Douglas Norton
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REACHING FOR THE MOON - DVD review
ReviewsJan 27, 2014

REACHING FOR THE MOON - DVD review

Bruno Barreto (“Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands”) and his screenwriters faced a difficult challenge with **“Reaching for the Moon,”**a period drama set in the ‘50s: to tell the story of a relationship

  • By James Plath
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THE WHITE QUEEN - Blu-ray review
ReviewsJan 27, 2014

THE WHITE QUEEN - Blu-ray review

The English civil war—a struggle for the crown and titled lands that was fought between the houses of York and Lancaster—lasted 30 years (1455-1487). Dubbed the War of the Roses, it was a period in En

  • By James Plath
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1 - Blu-ray review
ReviewsJan 26, 2014

1 - Blu-ray review

Though NASCAR reigns with a greasy fist in the arena of U.S. auto racing, outside America, Formula One drivers are superstars, and the sport is avidly followed by legions of fans every bit as die hard

  • By Douglas Norton
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