ReviewsFeb 25, 2013
WRECK-IT RALPH - 3D Blu-ray review
When “Wreck-It Ralph” and “Brave” came out of Disney-Pixar studios last year, it felt like a case of babies being switched at birth. But it really was the Pixar gang that produced “Brave,” a pr
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ReviewsFeb 25, 2013
A LIAR'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY: THE UNTRUE STORY OF MONTY PYTHON'S GRAHAM CHAPMAN - DVD review
In 1983, actor and Monty Python alum Graham Chapman recorded an audiobook version of his “A Liar’s Autobiography.” Directors Bill Jones, Jeff Simpson and Ben Timlett have taken those recordings and ma
ReviewsFeb 24, 2013
THE THIEVES – Blu-ray review
Right out of the gate, there is an "Ocean's 11" vibe to director Dong-Hoon Choi’s**“The Thieves. "** It’s flashy, has an ensemble cast and starts off just as light-hearted. In its native country it wa
ReviewsFeb 23, 2013
FAREWELL, MY QUEEN - DVD review
With many historical epics, there’s an unwritten playbook. Focus on the important personages, keep the visual vocabulary grand and sweeping, present the larger picture. Be epic. In the new French-lan
ReviewsFeb 21, 2013
H2O: JUST ADD WATER - SEASON 1 - DVD review
“H2O: Just Add Water” is an Australian TV series obviously intended for teen and pre-teen audiences. But the creators and writers add a lot more than water. Every episode of this 2006 series will
ReviewsFeb 21, 2013
ON THE WATERFRONT - Blu-ray review
“On the Waterfront” (1954) is so frequently hailed as a pivot point in naturalistic acting that it's easy to overlook its hodge-podge collection of disparate performance styles. Marlon Brando's Terry
ReviewsFeb 20, 2013
BEST OF WARNER BROS. 20 FILM COLLECTION: MUSICALS - DVD review
Everything I know about musicals I more or less learned from my father. He was the one who brought this genre into my life and our home as I was growing up. It’s fair to say that I wasn’t all that thr
ReviewsFeb 19, 2013
MIMESIS: NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD - DVD review
A search on IMDB for the keyword “zombie” brings up a list of 1862 items. TV, movies, games, whatever. One thousand, eight hundred. And sixty-two. For comparison’s sake, the word “juicebox” brings up
ReviewsFeb 19, 2013
SWAMP PEOPLE: SEASON 3 - DVD review
Redneck culture seems to have seeped its way into popular culture in the last year or so, mostly through reality TV, specifically TLC’s “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo.” The show has been a huge success for
ReviewsFeb 17, 2013
DIANA VREELAND: THE EYE HAS TO TRAVEL - DVD Review
Celebrity is the ultimate entitlement. I know that's not a revelation, but this new documentary about trend-setting fashion editor Diana Vreeland (1903-1989) is a potent reminder. Vreeland blazed a w
ReviewsFeb 17, 2013
SMILEY - DVD review
“Smiley” is an ambitious re-imagining of Marcel Proust’s monumental seven volume series “In Search of Lost Time”, where a group of emoticons, led by the titular colon-parenthesis and trapped in th
ReviewsFeb 16, 2013
GAME OF THRONES: THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON – Blu-ray review
“They would never cancel Game of Thrones! It’s a crossover hit, it’s not just for fantasy enthusiasts, they’re telling human stories in a fantasy world.”Ben Wyatt, "Parks and Recreation"That is