ReviewsApr 14, 2012
SHAME - Blu-ray review
George Clooney recently joked that the pressure is off him to do nudity, now that Michael Fassbender is working. We’re not five minutes into “Shame” before Fassbender’s big swinging dick—there’s
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ReviewsApr 12, 2012
CAMELOT - Blu-ray Book review
"Each evening from December to December Before you drift to sleep upon your cot, Think back on all the tales that you remember Of Camelot. " The knock on "Camelot" when it first came out in 1967, and
ReviewsApr 12, 2012
BEING ELMO: A PUPPETEER'S JOURNEY - DVD Review
I'm old school when it comes to my “Sesame Street,” and I'll go to my grave believing that Elmo is a punk. Kevin Clash, however, is definitely not a punk, not one bit. Kevin Clash is a dreamer, a tale
ReviewsApr 12, 2012
THE WOMAN WITH THE FIVE ELEPHANTS - DVD Review
“At least use the conjunctive form!” (Silence) “I capitulate. Then write it as you see fit.” Yes, you can expect such fireworks and more in “Literary Translators Gone Wild!” AKA “The Wo
ReviewsApr 12, 2012
KATE & LEOPOLD - Blu-ray review
James Mangold’s “Kate & Leopold” (2001) offers something new, at least in its attempt of not adopting a formulaic romantic approach seen countless times now. The idea of time travel is nothing new in
ReviewsApr 09, 2012
DARK SHADOWS: THE BEST OF BARNABAS - DVD review
It took awhile for “Dark Shadows” to pick up a head of steam. When it was first introduced into the 1966 ABC daytime television line-up, “Dark Shadows” was all about Victoria Winters (Alexandra Mo
ReviewsApr 08, 2012
INTO THE ABYSS - Blu-ray review
“Why does God allow capital punishment?” – Werner Herzog, “Into the Abyss” Director-screenwriter Werner Herzog certainly knows how to produce realistic emotions from his characters. This becomes appa
ReviewsApr 07, 2012
DAVID LEAN DIRECTS NOEL COWARD - Blu-ray review
Time constraints prevent from taking an in-depth look at this hefty new set from the Criterion Collection, but even the basic details should pique the interest of most film buffs. The early days of B
ReviewsApr 07, 2012
THAT '70S SHOW: SEASON 1 - Blu-ray review
Hello Wisconsin! I can’t vouch for the other seven seasons, but “That ‘70s Show: Season 1” is the best TV show I’ve seen that didn’t crack the Nielsen Top 30. It’s laugh-out-loud funny, the charact
ReviewsApr 07, 2012
A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE - Blu-ray Book review
"Stella! Hey, Stella! Hey, Steeelllaaaaaaa! " A lot of viewers today probably forget that the Academy nominated WB's 1951 film version of "A Streetcar Named Desire" for twelve Oscars, winning four. T
ReviewsApr 07, 2012
THE HEIR APPARENT: LARGO WINCH - DVD review
Winch. Largo Winch. It might not have the same cachet, but this 2008 French film features the same kind of hero, plot, exotic locations, femme fatales, exaggerated action sequences—even music—as th
ReviewsApr 05, 2012
WE BOUGHT A ZOO - Blu-ray review
“I expected it to be more about animals.” My wife said it, but we were all thinking it. Though the family agreed that “We Bought a Zoo” was a solid film, it also felt like a California version of “Th