ReviewsApr 23, 2012
A BIRD OF THE AIR - DVD review
I have not read The Loop, a novel by Joe Coomer that was named a New York Times Notable Book. I have seen the movie it was based on, though, and I can report that “A Bird of the Air” is not a notabl
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ReviewsApr 21, 2012
TITANIC (2012 MINISERIES) - Blu-ray review
It was the largest ship of its time, carrying 2,223 passengers and crew on its now-infamous maiden voyage. But she was fitted with only 20 lifeboats, and because of low fills and confusion just 710 pe
ReviewsApr 20, 2012
CHASING MADOFF - Blu-ray review
Sometimes I wonder if there really is someone out there writing the jokes. In 2003, a guy named Chris Moneymaker made a lot of money from other people at the World Series of Poker. And in 2008, a guy
ReviewsApr 20, 2012
THOR AT THE BUS STOP - DVD review
"You just never know who's gonna walk through this door. " It would be redundant, I'm sure, to call 2009's "Thor at the Bus Stop" a quirky, little, low-budget independent film. I mean, "quirky," "lit
ReviewsApr 20, 2012
FANTASY ISLAND: SEASON 2 - DVD review
For a time, everything that producers Aaron Spelling and Leonard Goldberg touched turned to gold. Seventies' gold—which makes it open-shirt, heavy-link, neck-chain gold, meaning Spelling and Goldberg
ReviewsApr 18, 2012
MIRACLE OF MARCELINO - Blu-ray review
This is an odd one, and I'm guessing that most viewers who see it fall into one of two diametrically opposed camps. On the one hand, you've got those folks who love it, cherish it, find it adorable, h
ReviewsApr 18, 2012
YOUNG GOETHE IN LOVE - DVD review
If I were making a movie that was in any way derivative, I’d try to camouflage the fact. But Music Box decided to capitalize on the association, changing the original title (“Goethe!”) to **“Young Goe
ReviewsApr 18, 2012
BASEBALL'S GREATEST GAMES: ST. LOUIS CARDINALS 2011 WORLD SERIES GAME 6 - Blu-ray review
The instant that David Freese lofted a triple over the flailing glove of a stumble-drunk Nelson Cruz to tie the game in the ninth, all was revealed to me. The Cardinals were going to win the World Ser
ReviewsApr 16, 2012
THE FLAW - DVD Review
A skeptic might wonder if asking a group of influential contemporary economists to explain what went wrong in the financial crisis is akin to asking a group of MTV programming execs why pop music star
ReviewsApr 16, 2012
CLUELESS - Blu-ray review
*Note: In the following joint Blu-ray review, both John and his colleague Justin Cleveland provide their opinions of the movie, with John also writing up the Video, Audio, Extras, and Parting Thoughts
ReviewsApr 14, 2012
AMERICAN PIE - Blu-ray review
"Guys, what exactly does third base feel like? " "Like warm apple pie. " Universal's "American Pie" was meant as a throwback to the raunchy teen comedies of the 80's, specifically films like "Por
ReviewsApr 14, 2012
IRON MAN (COMPLETE 2010 ANIME SERIES) - DVD review
On April 24, Sony will release DVDs of two anime TV series starring Marvel heroes: X-Men” and “Iron Man,” the latter a 2010 12-episode continuing storyline about Tony Stark’s expansion into Japan