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TREME: SEASON 2 - DVD review
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.”

  • By James Plath
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BORN TO BE WILD - Blu-ray review
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

  • By John J. Puccio
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THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST - Blu-ray review
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

  • By Christopher Long
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A NIGHT TO REMEMBER - Blu-ray review
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

  • By Christopher Long
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THE WAR ROOM - Blu-ray review
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

  • By Christopher Long
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BLOOD WORK - Blu-ray review
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

  • By Eric Parker
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MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - GHOST PROTOCOL - Blu-ray review
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

  • By John J. Puccio
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GREAT EXPECTATIONS (2011) - Blu-ray review
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

  • By James Plath
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THE HUNGER GAMES - Theatrical review
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

  • By Eric Parker
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ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: CHIPWRECKED - Blu-ray review
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

  • By James Plath
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CASABLANCA - Blu-ray review
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

  • By John J. Puccio
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LAVERNE & SHIRLEY: SEASON 5 - DVD review
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

  • By James Plath
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