ReviewsJun 21, 2013
MOVIE 43 - Blu-ray review
“Movie 43” is a comedy anthology with a simple premise tying together 13 different segments, each directed by a different director: a presumably washed-up screenwriter (Dennis Quaid) pitches a scr
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ReviewsJun 20, 2013
SOMETIMES A GREAT NOTION - Blu-ray review
“Sometimes I live in the country, sometimes I live in town, Sometimes I get a great notion to jump in the river and drown.” --Goodnight, Irene Sometimes there are things we just have to
ReviewsJun 19, 2013
MARKETA LAZAROVA - Blu-ray review
I have so much to say about “Marketa Lazarova” (1967) that I feel I should only say a little. Even a brief report so soon after seeing such a remarkable film is like relating the experience of riding
ReviewsJun 18, 2013
AT LONG LAST LOVE - Blu-ray review
Watching “At Long Last Love,” I wondered if this 1975 comedy-musical featuring the music of Cole Porter was the inspiration for “Across the Universe” (2007), with its all-Beatles soundtrack, or “M
ReviewsJun 17, 2013
NO - DVD review
Watching “No,” the 2012 Academy Award nominee for Best Foreign Language Film, it’s hard not to think of the film that won big that year. Like “Argo,” this drama from Pablo Larrain is based on a tr
ReviewsJun 16, 2013
OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL 3D - 3D Blu-ray review
When I reviewed the Blu-ray of**“Oz the Great and Powerful”** I knew without seeing it that the 3D version would be even more spectacular. Why? Because so many visual elements in the film seemed to be
ReviewsJun 16, 2013
COMBAT!: SEASON 3 - DVD review
“Combat!” was the longest-running WWII drama on television, airing on ABC from 1962-1967. And Season 3 was the biggest direct hit with the viewing public. That year, “Combat!” became the 10th most
ReviewsJun 15, 2013
MR. SARDONICUS/ BROTHERHOOD OF SATAN - Blu-ray review
Mill Creek Entertainment forges on with their budget conscious releases that help bring obscure little films to the public in an HD format. Many of these releases are of older films in which easily co
ReviewsJun 14, 2013
THINGS TO COME - Blu-ray review
H.G. Wells's vision of a future radically transformed by technology has proven accurate enough; he simply missed on the scale. Wells dreamed of gigantic machines that enabled heroic achievements; mass
ReviewsJun 12, 2013
OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL - Blu-ray review
When I first heard that Disney was planning to make a prequel to “The Wizard of Oz,” I thought, what next? A prequel for “Gone with the Wind” or “Casablanca”? It seemed both arrogant and ill advised.
ReviewsJun 11, 2013
SNITCH - DVD review
It’s hard to argue against the success Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has achieved in just about everything he has done. Johnson, as a student, won a national championship as a defensive tackle with the Un
ReviewsJun 11, 2013
THE NEWSROOM – Blu-ray review
Aaron Sorkin, writer of "The West Wing", "The Social Network" and "Moneyball" has a sort of trademarked handle on fast talking, maybe not so realistic but damn entertaining dialogue. His latest work i