ReviewsNov 10, 2012
THE PACT - Blu-ray review
Like romantic comedies, time travel novels and push cart hot dogs, it really doesn’t pay to think too much about the contents of supernatural horror films. If you’re going to get anything out of viewi
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ReviewsNov 08, 2012
DARK STAR - DVD review
"This movie is a comedy. I wanted to be sure and clarify that right up front, because when the film was first released to the paying public they didn't seem to realize it was supposed to be funny. " -
ReviewsNov 08, 2012
DARK STAR - Blu-ray review
The thing about any cult classic is that if too many people like it, it's not a cult classic anymore. So, a genuine cult film has to be just eccentric enough to make it controversial, with only a smal
ReviewsNov 08, 2012
SKYFALL - Theatrical mini review
Bond returns to the cinema to celebrate his 50 year anniversary in "Skyfall. " Daniel Craig plays James Bond again, opposite the villain Silva, played by Spanish actor Javier Bardem. The story is sim
ReviewsNov 05, 2012
RASHOMON - Blu-ray review
SOME NOTES ON “RASHOMON” SINCE YOU SURELY DON'T NEED YET ANOTHER REVIEW OF THIS MASTERPIECE:“Rashomon” is certainly a film about the elusive nature of truth and the unreliability of witnesses
ReviewsNov 04, 2012
THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE - Blu-ray review
As such, it's good that Warner Bros. chose to remaster on Blu-ray the original, 1946 "Postman Always Rings Twice" from MGM with John Garfield and Lana Turner simultaneously with their own 1981 remake
ReviewsNov 04, 2012
HIGH GROUND - DVD review
Director Chris Brown’s superb documentary “High Ground” follows a team of eleven Iraq and Afghan war veterans and their mountaineer guides in their quest to ascend Mount Lobuche, a 20,000 foot peak in
ReviewsNov 03, 2012
LAST RIDE - DVD review
Music Box Films, distributor of such films as “Monsieur Lazhar” and “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” releases “Last Ride”, an austere, character driven piece dealing with relationships, barren ge
ReviewsNov 02, 2012
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA - Blu-ray review
David Lean’s 1962 biopic of T.E. Lawrence is a long movie (227 minutes) that was a long time in the making (24 months in pre-production, plus 14 months of shooting). Small wonder, then, that **“Lawren
ReviewsOct 31, 2012
THE CAPTAIN'S TABLE - DVD review
"This film was made with the enthusiastic co-operation of the Orient Line--who gravely disapproved of the whole thing. " Having talked to any number of people over the years about British comedy, I'v
ReviewsOct 31, 2012
INCREDIBLY EVER AFTER - Blu-ray review
Set in a historical fantasy version of ancient China, "Incredibly Ever After" weaves a campy, delightful tale that explores the relationship between a husband and wife with a unique twist - they are s
ReviewsOct 30, 2012
ARTHUR CHRISTMAS - 3D Blu-ray review
It’s curious how Christmas mythology has evolved in cinema. With “Miracle on 34th Street” the concept of letters to Santa being answered was tackled head-on, reassuring youngsters everywhere that San