ReviewsJan 16, 2012
WINGS - Blu-ray review
Paramount Pictures, the oldest continuously operating movie studio in Hollywood, celebrates its one-hundredth birthday this year, having opened its doors for business in 1912. In honor of the celebrat
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ReviewsJan 14, 2012
REBECCA - Blu-ray review
Note: In the following joint Blu-ray review, Yunda Eddie Feng joins John in commenting on the film, with John also writing up the Video, Audio, Extras, and Parting Thoughts. **The Film According to
ReviewsJan 12, 2012
PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 3 - Blu-ray review
You may or may not remember 2007's "Paranormal Activity" or 2010's "Paranormal Activity 2," depending on how interested you were in fake reality shows about ghosts and demons or how patient you were g
ReviewsJan 12, 2012
THE WHISTLEBLOWER - Blu-ray review
Hollywood often tinkers with real-life stories, exaggerating or adding sensational elements to make them more suspenseful as films. But no one had to do much to the story of Kathryn Bolkovac, the form
ReviewsJan 12, 2012
REVENGE OF THE ELECTRIC CAR - DVD review
In his 2006 documentary, director Chris Paine asked, “Who Killed the Electric Car?” His 2011 follow-up shows that the real answer was a Shyamalan-style twist: it was never dead at all. I see… living c
ReviewsJan 11, 2012
REAL STEEL - Blu-ray review
“Real Steel” has all the brainless fun of Rock’em Sock’em Robots and the heart and rousing fight sequences of “Rocky.” If you’ve seen “Rocky,” you know pretty much the whole story of “Real Steel,” wh
ReviewsJan 11, 2012
THE SCORPION KING 3: BATTLE FOR REDEMPTION - Blu-ray review
"The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption" is a sequel to the prequel of a prequel to the sequel of a remake. You got all that? Universal had a smash hit in 1999 with a big-budget remake of their c
ReviewsJan 11, 2012
AMERICA IN PRIMETIME - DVD review
America in Primetime” is a four-part documentary that aired Sundays on PBS between October 30 and November 20 this past year. Fans of TV will enjoy seeing the wide array of clips and recent interviews
ReviewsJan 09, 2012
AN IDIOT ABROAD: SEASON 1 - DVD review
The most common statement made about “An Idiot Abroad” is that “You either find Karl Pilkington hilarious or you don’t.” There’s no doubt into which camp Ricky Gervais falls. In the introduction to ea
ReviewsJan 08, 2012
DEAD POETS SOCIETY - Blu-ray review
Years ago I entered a classroom, sat on a desk facing my students, and was so astounded by the vacant looks on their faces that I invited them to come up and sit on the desk beside me to share the vie
ReviewsJan 07, 2012
GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM - Blu-ray review
“The World According to Garp” (1982) may have shown the world that the stand-up comic and star of TV’s “Mork & Mindy” had some acting chops, but “Good Morning, Vietnam” proved that Robin Williams coul
ReviewsJan 06, 2012
BOMBAY BEACH - DVD review
Bringing together a blend of documentary, music, and dance, Alma Har’el’s “Bombay Beach” is able to pull together a story of a community living on the fringes of society, with almost no contact with a