ReviewsAug 16, 2012
BERNIE - Blu-ray review
“Bernie” is a curious film. Based on a real murder story, it’s a blend of mockumentary and dark comedy, with Jack Black playing assistant funeral director Bernie Tiede, who ingratiated himself wit
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ReviewsAug 15, 2012
THE INCREDIBLE MR. LIMPET - Blu-ray review
A limpet, as you probably know, is an undersea mollusk, a small, gilled snail that clings to the rocks in fresh or salt water. It's an apt name for the main character in 1963's "The Incredible Mr. Lim
ReviewsAug 15, 2012
LADY AND THE TRAMP II: SCAMP'S ADVENTURE - Blu-ray review
After watching “Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp’s Adventure,” I found myself both admiring this sequel and noting things about it that are peculiar to sequels and TV animation. That leaves me torn be
ReviewsAug 14, 2012
KILL LIST - Blu-ray review
Ben Wheatley is a relatively new talent in Britain in the last several years who has a focus on gritty crime stories. His first feature film was “Down Terrace” which was a crime picture with a similar
ReviewsAug 14, 2012
THE TIGGER MOVIE - Blu-ray review
There seem to me three levels of Disney animation: the feature films, the TV-style full-length movies and sequels, and animated versions of the A.A. Milne beloved books for children. The latter, in Di
ReviewsAug 12, 2012
SPACEBALLS (THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION) - Blu-ray review
In my This Week column I wondered whether it was worth the upgrade to go for the 25th Anniversary Blu-ray of “Spaceballs,” and after watching the movie and the bonus features I’m thinking probably
ReviewsAug 12, 2012
POCAHONTAS and POCAHONTAS II: JOURNEY TO A NEW WORLD - Blu-ray review
Five animated Disney features come to Blu-ray on August 21, with the most high-profile being “Pocahontas,” which is being marketed in a 2-Movie
ReviewsAug 11, 2012
DISNEYNATURE: CHIMPANZEE - Blu-ray review
Baby Boomers will fondly recall Disney’s True-Life Adventures, a series of short films and full-length features that introduced viewers to the seals of “Seal Island” (1948), the beavers of “Beaver Val
ReviewsAug 09, 2012
THE ARSENAL STADIUM MYSTERY - DVD review
You like old movies? You like mysteries? You like comedy? You like British football? You get it all in this 1939 British comedy-mystery set in the milieu of British football. Sure, it's dated and not
ReviewsAug 08, 2012
GROSSE POINTE BLANK - Blu-ray review
Like anything else, in cinema when you start with a good idea, it’s hard to go TOO wrong. A professional hit man going back to his high school reunion? It’s the ultimate fish-out-of-water comedy premi
ReviewsAug 08, 2012
TOTAL RECALL - Blu-ray Review
I completely forgot that the original “Total Recall” (1990) is still so much fun, until I watched the latest “Total Recall” (2012). The new remake is a very serious, “blast-them-all” ride, lacking cha
ReviewsAug 07, 2012
ROMY AND MICHELE'S HIGH SCHOOL REUNION - Blu-ray review
Fun, but fluffy . . . and flakey. That is, “Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion” is a lot like Romy (Mia Sorvino) and Michele (Lisa Kudrow)—two twentysomething Valley Girls who think that life