ReviewsOct 21, 2012
THE COURIER - Blu-ray review
With a known cast like Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Mickey Rourke, Lily Taylor and Mark Margolis, you would think a movie should be coherent and polished looking. Instead,“The Courier” is a confused piece
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ReviewsOct 20, 2012
DAVID BLAINE: DECADE OF MAGIC - DVD review
Since his breakthrough special “Street Magic” in 1996, Illusionist and self-proclaimed “endurance artist” David Blaine has become a cottage industry of extreme, high-risk stunts. “Decade of Magic” col
ReviewsOct 14, 2012
IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE - Blu-ray review
The main review was written by the legendary Eddie Feng in 2002 in conjunction with Criterion's 2-disc SD release of Wong Kar-Wai's “In the Mood for Love” (2000). The Video, Audio, Extras, and Film Va
ReviewsOct 14, 2012
WALL STREET (FILMMAKERS SIGNATURE SERIES) - Blu-ray review
Fox recently unveiled the first wave of titles in the Filmmakers Signature Series, a handsome low-priced Blu-ray series featuring a director-approved HD transfer and a 26-page (28, counting covers) fu
ReviewsOct 14, 2012
THE SANTA CLAUSE (COMPLETE 3-MOVIE COLLECTION) - Blu-ray review
Ben Franklin was wrong when he wrote how “nothing can be said to be certain except death and taxes.” If he had lived into the age of cinema, he probably would have added “disappointing sequels” to the
ReviewsOct 13, 2012
PETE'S DRAGON (35TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION) - Blu-ray review
Some films grow on you. Others start to weigh like a growth, or a scruffy beard and dirty clothes that you just can't wait to shed—like the four hillbillies that young Pete is trying to escape in this
ReviewsOct 13, 2012
THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL - Blu-ray review
From the moment that we’re shown a clip of each character’s situation in England that has them ripe to retire not at Southend-On-Sea or Swansea, but in India, we know that their adventure in this come
ReviewsOct 13, 2012
PROMETHEUS - Blu-ray review
“Prometheus” was arguably the biggest film of 2012, grossing more than $400 million and producing a buzz like no other film. It began as the fifth installment of the “Alien” series, but at some po
ReviewsOct 13, 2012
SECRET OF THE WINGS - 3D Blu-ray review
I’m no expert on Tinker Bell. Peter Pan (complex) maybe, but not Tink. So for this film I’m relying on my 10-year-old daughter, who falls within the target age range of the Tinker Bell films that Disn
ReviewsOct 13, 2012
MADAGASCAR 3: EUROPE'S MOST WANTED - Blu-ray review
The first "Madagascar" CGI animation was innovative and lighthearted, punctuated by likeable characters and catchy music. The second "Madagascar" film, "Escape 2 Africa," was still OK, just not quite
ReviewsOct 13, 2012
THE FRENCH CONNECTION (FILMMAKER'S SIGNATURE SERIES) - Blu-ray review
In 2009, a firestorm erupted over the release of "The French Connection" on Blu-ray. Though director William Friedkin said in an introduction to the film that the Blu-ray represented the best vers
ReviewsOct 11, 2012
THE PRINCESS BRIDE (25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION) - Blu-ray review
As you wish? Maybe. But there seem to be as many editions of “The Princess Bride” as there are Dread Pirate Roberts. There was the initial release, then two-disc “Buttercup” or “Dread Pirate Ro
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