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AMOUR - Blu-ray review
ReviewsAug 03, 2013

AMOUR - Blu-ray review

Anne: “What would you say if no one came to your funeral?” Georges: “Nothing, presumably.” That line provides one of the few light moments in**“Amour,”** a drama in French by Austrian director Mich

  • By James Plath
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JUSTICE LEAGUE: THE FLASHPOINT PARADOX - Blu-ray review
ReviewsAug 01, 2013

JUSTICE LEAGUE: THE FLASHPOINT PARADOX - Blu-ray review

YES! A rock ‘em, sock ‘em, full length animated feature with the big time super heroes we all know and love kicking butt and taking names. What more could a comic book fan ask for? Well, he or she mi

  • By David Van Der Haeghen
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THE MUPPET MOVIE - Blu-ray review
ReviewsAug 01, 2013

THE MUPPET MOVIE - Blu-ray review

Three years after Jim Henson’s Muppets debuted on American television, the Muppet gang made the leap to the big screen with this 1979 “origin” story of how the ragtag group got together and made it to

  • By James Plath
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A WEREWOLF BOY - DVD review
ReviewsAug 01, 2013

A WEREWOLF BOY - DVD review

It’s tempting to compare **“A Werewolf Boy”**to the “Twilight” series, since both deal with love between a human and a supernatural being, and both were aimed at teenage audiences. But the difference

  • By James Plath
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ROBIN HOOD - Blu-ray review
ReviewsJul 31, 2013

ROBIN HOOD - Blu-ray review

Of the three titles Disney recently released on Blu-ray for the first time, “Robin Hood” (1973) stands out as the weakest entry, in terms of bot

  • By James Plath
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COMMUNITY: SEASON 4 - DVD review
ReviewsJul 30, 2013

COMMUNITY: SEASON 4 - DVD review

As I wrote in my review of Season 3, “Community” has found a niche fan base that can appreciate the spirit of community college—home of the Great American Second Chance. Unlike four-year bastions

  • By James Plath
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TRANCE - Blu-ray review
ReviewsJul 29, 2013

TRANCE - Blu-ray review

I’m a fan of puzzlers and mindbenders—as long as it also feels believable. I start to squirm when a brain teaser teases more than it displays braininess, or when a mindbender bends logic just a bit to

  • By Eric Parker
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NIAGARA - Blu-ray review
ReviewsJul 29, 2013

NIAGARA - Blu-ray review

In the ‘50s, drama meant melodrama, and there’s plenty of good melodrama in “Niagara,” a masterful bit of film noir suspense that’s worthy of Hitchcock. It’s directed by Henry Hathaway, better kno

  • By James Plath
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HOUSE PARTY: TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT - DVD review
ReviewsJul 29, 2013

HOUSE PARTY: TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT - DVD review

With characters like DJ Bootytime and DJ Hardcap, plus a terrible script and some plain old flat out lousy acting, **“House Party: Tonight’s the Night”**seems destined to fail. And it does just that.

  • By David Van Der Haeghen
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FRUITVALE STATION - Theatrical review
ReviewsJul 26, 2013

FRUITVALE STATION - Theatrical review

“Fruitvale Station” is the best film about the Black experience in modern day America since “Do the Right Thing.” It is just as good as other films that attempt to comment on and contextualize the

  • By David Van Der Haeghen
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OLIVER AND COMPANY - Blu-ray review
ReviewsJul 26, 2013

OLIVER AND COMPANY - Blu-ray review

The first Disney movie with attitude. That's the tagline for this 1988 animated feature, which draws its inspiration from Charles Dickens'Oliver Twist. But instead of setting it in Dickens' Victo

  • By James Plath
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THE SWORD IN THE STONE - Blu-ray review
ReviewsJul 26, 2013

THE SWORD IN THE STONE - Blu-ray review

In the words of bumbling TV spy Maxwell Smart, “The Sword in the Stone” missed it by THAT much—Disney’s Golden Age, that is. Most students of cinema date the high point of Disney animation from 19

  • By James Plath
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