ReviewsApr 05, 2012
TREME: SEASON 2 - DVD review
“Nobody’s been through what we’ve been through . . . not since the San Francisco earthquake.” “Everyone in this frickin’ city is on painkillers or booze.” “Depressed? Angry? Anxious? Aren’t we all.”
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ReviewsApr 04, 2012
BORN TO BE WILD - Blu-ray review
No, it's not a music video of the old Steppenwolf song. "Born to Be Wild" is a brief (forty-one minute), 2011 nature study, primarily intended for youngsters and originally shot and released for theat
ReviewsApr 02, 2012
THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST - Blu-ray review
I have long since moved from lapsed Catholic to atheist, but twelve years of Catholic education (no horror stories here; it was great) guarantees that the image of Christ on the cross has a special re
ReviewsApr 01, 2012
A NIGHT TO REMEMBER - Blu-ray review
I’m not here to put down James Cameron’s “Titanic” (1997). It is a well-written, well-acted soap opera that openly and honestly tugs on the viewer’s heartstrings, and its leviathan success at the box
ReviewsApr 01, 2012
THE WAR ROOM - Blu-ray review
Once it gets its motor revved up, “The War Room” rockets along at such breakneck speed that it’s difficult even to find a logical place on the DVD to hit pause for a bathroom break. This might not be
ReviewsMar 31, 2012
BLOOD WORK - Blu-ray review
There's something comforting about seeing old, familiar faces in old, familiar roles. That's Clint Eastwood in 2002's "Blood Work," the actor back doing one of the things that appeared most natural fo
ReviewsMar 30, 2012
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - GHOST PROTOCOL - Blu-ray review
Note: In the following joint Blu-ray review, both John and Will comment on the film, with John also writing up the Video, Audio, Extras, and Parting Thoughts. The Film According to John: "Ask n
ReviewsMar 30, 2012
GREAT EXPECTATIONS (2011) - Blu-ray review
Charles Dickens was to Victorian England what Mark Twain was to America—a writer-celebrity whose work was widely read. People may know him primarily for “A Christmas Carol,” but his novels—Bleak House
ReviewsMar 29, 2012
THE HUNGER GAMES - Theatrical review
One of the most-anticipated movies of 2012, “The Hunger Games” finally arrives in theaters, with record box-office receipts for a non-sequel in midnight showings, as well as a record for the highest s
ReviewsMar 27, 2012
ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: CHIPWRECKED - Blu-ray review
I’ve always wondered about animators and visual effects artists. When they’re on their game, do they resent it when the writing team doesn’t produce at the same level—the way an NFL defense must secre
ReviewsMar 26, 2012
CASABLANCA - Blu-ray review
"Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine. " The American Film Institute voted "Casablanca" the second-best American film ever made. "Entertainment Weekly" gave it
ReviewsMar 25, 2012
LAVERNE & SHIRLEY: SEASON 5 - DVD review
Critics called it “TV junk food,” but this “Happy Days” spin-off really caught on with viewers. Though “Laverne & Shirley” was a mid-season replacement, it still finished #3 in the Nielsen ratings its