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GOOD PEOPLE - Blu-ray review
ReviewsOct 30, 2014

GOOD PEOPLE - Blu-ray review

In the new thriller "Good People," James Franco and Kate Hudson are Tom and Anna Wright, a young American couple living in a London flat, trying to start a family while renovating a diseased-looki

  • By Douglas Norton
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HERCULES - Blu-ray review
ReviewsOct 30, 2014

HERCULES - Blu-ray review

This is Dwayne Johnson’s movie. Pure and simple. All other characters, plot lines, special effects and miscellaneous film elements are basically irrelevant. “Hercules” represents Johnson’s coming

  • By Eric Parker
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THE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL - DVD review
ReviewsOct 29, 2014

THE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL - DVD review

It began as a TV special aimed at encouraging young people to vote in the 1972 election—the first time 18 year olds could cast a vote for president. But it evolved into a showcase for million-selling

  • By Eric Parker
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THE PURGE: ANARCHY - Blu-ray review
ReviewsOct 26, 2014

THE PURGE: ANARCHY - Blu-ray review

"Blessed be America, a nation reborn. " "The Purge" was one of the surprise hits of 2013. Produced on a meager budget of $3 million, it went on to

  • By Eric Parker
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MALEFICENT - Blu-ray review
ReviewsOct 25, 2014

MALEFICENT - Blu-ray review

Hell hath no fury like a woman (or, apparently, Baby Boomer) scorned. Disney’s live-action “Maleficent” has irked and annoyed more than a few of the generation that saw the studio’s animated “S

  • By James Plath
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KINGPIN - Blu-ray review
ReviewsOct 25, 2014

KINGPIN - Blu-ray review

Striking its way onto Blu-ray disc for the first time is “Kingpin,” a late 1990s comedy from the Farrelly brothers that you’ve probably heard of and seen a few moments of in passing during its per

  • By David Van Der Haeghen
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DELIVER US FROM EVIL - Blu-ray review
ReviewsOct 25, 2014

DELIVER US FROM EVIL - Blu-ray review

Bon vivant and genteel man-about-town Jerry Bruckheimer throws the considerable bulk of his cinematic hat into the occult thriller ring with the new release “Deliver Us From Evil.” Aussie Eric Ba

  • By Douglas Norton
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DICK CAVETT'S WATERGATE - DVD review
ReviewsOct 25, 2014

DICK CAVETT'S WATERGATE - DVD review

On the 40th anniversary of the most famous political scandal in American history, PBS has released the new DVD “Dick Cavett’s Watergate.” Through a combination of fortuitous timing and journalist

  • By Douglas Norton
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THE WONDER YEARS: COMPLETE SERIES - DVD review
ReviewsOct 25, 2014

THE WONDER YEARS: COMPLETE SERIES - DVD review

Fans of “The Wonder Years” have been waiting for the series to finally come to DVD, and patiently so, because they know the problem: getting permission for the series’ backdrop ‘60s and ‘70s music

  • By James Plath
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SEX TAPE - Blu-ray review
ReviewsOct 21, 2014

SEX TAPE - Blu-ray review

It’s in the nature of film comedy to stretch the believability of their premises to the breaking point (“Hangover” trilogy, I’m looking in your direction). And it’s in the nature of comedy audiences t

  • By Douglas Norton
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LA DOLCE VITA - Blu-ray review
ReviewsOct 20, 2014

LA DOLCE VITA - Blu-ray review

The main body of this review was written by James Plath for the 2004 DVD release of “La Dolce Vita” (1960) by Koch Lorber. The Video, Audio, Extras, and Film Value sections were written by Christopher

  • By James Plath
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ANNIE OAKLEY: COMPLETE SERIES - DVD review
ReviewsOct 17, 2014

ANNIE OAKLEY: COMPLETE SERIES - DVD review

Saturday mornings were always about TV cartoons, but during the ‘50s there were also a great many Westerns that young audiences could enjoy. Besides reruns of primetime horse operas like “Broken Arrow

  • By Eric Parker
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