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BERNIE - Blu-ray review
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

  • By James Plath
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THE INCREDIBLE MR. LIMPET - Blu-ray review
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

  • By John J. Puccio
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LADY AND THE TRAMP II: SCAMP'S ADVENTURE - Blu-ray review
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

  • By James Plath
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KILL LIST - Blu-ray review
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

  • By Aaron Carlson
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THE TIGGER MOVIE - Blu-ray review
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

  • By James Plath
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SPACEBALLS (THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION) - Blu-ray review
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

  • By James Plath
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DISNEYNATURE: CHIMPANZEE - Blu-ray review
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

  • By James Plath
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THE ARSENAL STADIUM MYSTERY - DVD review
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

  • By John J. Puccio
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GROSSE POINTE BLANK - Blu-ray review
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

  • By James Plath
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TOTAL RECALL - Blu-ray Review
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

  • By Eric Parker
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ROMY AND MICHELE'S HIGH SCHOOL REUNION - Blu-ray review
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

  • By James Plath
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