ReviewsJul 08, 2013
42 - Blu-ray review
It seems fitting that a film about the person some would consider the most important man ever to play a Major League Baseball game lands on Blu-ray disc the very same day the 2013 MLB All Star Game wi
Reviews
ReviewsJul 08, 2013
THE HOST - Blu-ray review
Whether you like it or not, author Stephenie Meyer created a worldwide phenomenon with her Twilight series. The books were adapted into a hugely successful film franchise as Twi-hards turned out in
ReviewsJul 03, 2013
CONSTITUTION USA WITH PETER SAGAL - DVD review
It’s the feel good document of the year! If you read one parchment this year, make it this one! Soon to be appearing in a high-school civics class near you! No, seriously, it’s really important. In t
ReviewsJul 03, 2013
SHOAH - Blu-ray review
The main body of this review was written by Eddie Feng in 2004 regarding the 2003 SD release of the film by New Yorker. The other sections of the review are written by Christopher Long and address the
ReviewsJul 01, 2013
THE LIFE AND TIMES OF ALLEN GINSBERG - DVD review
In a 1968 appearance on William F. Buckley's “Firing Line,” Allen Ginsberg reads his poem “Wales Visitation.” He moves his hand as if conducting his own personal symphony, and his rhythmic, rapturous
ReviewsJul 01, 2013
THE ROSE OF VERSAILLES: PART ONE - DVD review
After a handful of daughters, General Jarjayes is in a panic. He has no son, and he desperately needs one to carry on the military tradition in his family. When his wife births yet another daughter, h
ReviewsJun 29, 2013
VIVAN LAS ANTIPODAS - DVD Review
Antipodes has been one of my favorite words ever since I bingoed out with the singular form of the word in a Scrabble game. In its broadest sense, antipode (my word processor only recognizes the plura
ReviewsJun 29, 2013
THE LOVING STORY - DVD Review
Imagine, if you can, an America in which state legislators pass laws that tell citizens who they can or cannot marry. Imagine further, if you can, that these laws are derived primarily from the belief
ReviewsJun 28, 2013
BEST OF WARNER BROS. 20 FILM COLLECTION: COMEDY - DVD review
Every so often, we need a really good laugh. And a funny movie is a great way to do that. There are more than a few comedies out there, and in a genre that’s changed quite a bit over time, it’s always
ReviewsJun 27, 2013
INSPECTOR LEWIS: SERIES SIX - DVD review
Oh, the comforts of reliable routine. Shower, shave, dress. Campaign, take office, lie. Find the body, investigate the murder, solve the crime. In the British TV series “inspector Lewis,” the stan
ReviewsJun 25, 2013
BACK TO 1942 - Blu-ray review
Not much else other than the medium of film can bring you enormous events from the past into the current age and simultaneously entertain and educate you. Whether told through small personal stories o
ReviewsJun 21, 2013
21 & OVER - Blu-ray review
Let me begin this review by admitting I’m too old to find “21 & Over” hilarious. Then again, I was too old when I turned 23 and discovered that there was more to life than getting drunk at the ba