ReviewsFeb 16, 2013
SKYFALL - Blu-ray review
After seeing “Skyfall”—the 23rd film in the James Bond franchise—I’m not inclined to argue who’s the best Bond, who’s the ultimate Bond villain, who’s the best Bond “girl,” or who sang the best Bo
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ReviewsFeb 15, 2013
MAFIA - DVD review
For a lot of people, a job is a job is a job. You do what the man tells you, you cash your paycheck, you go home. Why go out of your way trying to make the best widget at the factory? I make this (al
ReviewsFeb 12, 2013
BABAR: THE MOVIE - DVD review
Babar isn’t your average elephant:He’s French . . . well, insomuch as he’s the creation of French children’s book author Jean de Brunhoff, who first wrote about “le petit elephant” in *Histoire de
ReviewsFeb 12, 2013
ADVENTURE TIME: FIONNA AND CAKE – DVD review
After a randomly aired animated short became a viral hit on the internet, “Adventure Time” creator Pendleton Ward was picked up by Cartoon Network to bring his creative talents into mainstream viewing
ReviewsFeb 12, 2013
A STAR IS BORN (Blu-ray book) - Blu-ray review
If I base my evaluation of 1976’s “A Star is Born,” recently released in a Warner Bros. Blu-ray book, solely on the music, the film is fine. Not great, mind you. But fine. The music was written fo
ReviewsFeb 12, 2013
STORAGE WARS: VOLUME 4 - DVD review
News: Recurring “Storage Wars” bidder Mark Balelo was found dead in his car at his auction house in Simi Valley, outside of Los Angeles on Monday. TMZ first reported the story and also says th
ReviewsFeb 11, 2013
THE BALLAD OF NARAYAMA - Blu-ray review
If you're looking for withering portraits of human abjection and total societal collapse (and who isn't?), you might as well start your search with Japanese films of the 1950s. Start with “Sansho the
ReviewsFeb 10, 2013
ALLEGIANCE – Blu-ray review
Taking place in 2004, “Allegiance” involves a small National Guard unit stationed at Camp Sullivan in New York state who is about to be deployed to Iraq due to a lack of military manpower. One of
ReviewsFeb 09, 2013
MONSTERS, INC. - 3D Blu-ray review
By mid-May of 2012, sales of 3D TVs increased by 74 percent . . . but according to the NPD Group, which released the report, just 14 percent of people surveyed said they expected to buy a 3D TV someti
ReviewsFeb 09, 2013
STONE SOUP . . . AND OTHER STORIES FROM THE ASIAN TRADITION - DVD review
Scholastic Video—part of the New Video Group—has assembled a distinguished series of books-on-video that use original drawings and sometimes modify them or animate them to make them more film-friendly
ReviewsFeb 06, 2013
PINA - Blu-ray review
I am increasingly of the opinion that film critics review far too many films. This is a film, you write about films, therefore you are qualified to write about this film. And besides we can't find any
ReviewsFeb 04, 2013
ANIMANIACS: VOL. 4 - DVD review
**“Animaniacs”**is the kind of cartoon series that will either rivet you to your seat or have you running for the exits. Produced by Steven Spielberg and aired on TV during the ‘90s, these animated s