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BEAST, THE (TV SERIES) - DVD review
ReviewsSep 19, 2009

BEAST, THE (TV SERIES) - DVD review

Like most law enforcement television shows these days, "The Beast: The Complete First Season" is super slick. Everyone has a shiny cell phone, loaded weapon, fancy car, trendy laptop computer and the

  • By Eric Parker
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ORGIES AND THE MEANING OF LIFE - DVD review
ReviewsSep 15, 2009

ORGIES AND THE MEANING OF LIFE - DVD review

SEX. Good, I have your attention. Now, let's talk about "Orgies and the Meaning of Life," a new release from Cinema Epoch. I won't waste your time as mine was wasted during this 89-minute indepen

  • By Eric Parker
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ARMY OF DARKNESS - Blu-ray review
ReviewsSep 11, 2009

ARMY OF DARKNESS - Blu-ray review

Franchises in the horror genre live and die by the strengths of their villains. They are built around and survive by the primary baddie. Uncommon is it that a great horror franchise is remembered beca

  • By Eric Parker
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BRAVEHEART - Blu-ray review
ReviewsSep 05, 2009

BRAVEHEART - Blu-ray review

"We all end up dead. It's just a question of how and why. " The first thing we see in "Braveheart" is the Scottish landscape, and along with the battle scenes it is probably what one remembers most a

  • By John J. Puccio
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BEDKNOBS AND BROOMSTICKS - DVD review
ReviewsSep 04, 2009

BEDKNOBS AND BROOMSTICKS - DVD review

I can't help but wonder what the reception might have been for "Bedknobs and Broomsticks" if it were made seven years after the end of WWII rather than seven years after "Mary Poppins," another Disney

  • By James Plath
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HIGH NOON - DVD review
ReviewsSep 04, 2009

HIGH NOON - DVD review

Emilie de Ravin does a little "moonlighting" with Cybill Shepherd in this 2009 made-for-TV movie. The Lifetime production of Nora Roberts' High Noon was shot while the actress was also playing Clair

  • By James Plath
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OUR GANG COLLECTION, THE - DVD review
ReviewsAug 28, 2009

OUR GANG COLLECTION, THE - DVD review

One of the great mysteries of life for me growing up in the Fifties was trying to figure out the difference between "Our Gang" and "The Little Rascals. " It was almost as big an enigma as trying to de

  • By John J. Puccio
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HORROR CLASSICS: 50 MOVIE PACK - DVD review
ReviewsAug 23, 2009

HORROR CLASSICS: 50 MOVIE PACK - DVD review

*"In each of us, two natures are at war—the good and the evil. All our lives the fight goes on between them, and one of them must conquer. But in our own hands lies the power to choose---what we want

  • By Eric Parker
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ST. ELMO'S FIRE - Blu-ray review
ReviewsAug 22, 2009

ST. ELMO'S FIRE - Blu-ray review

St. Elmo's is the name of a bar that seven recent college grads use as their new "I don't want to grow up yet" hangout. It's also a bright blue or violet "fire" that appears to emanate from masts at s

  • By James Plath
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CHASING THE GREEN - DVD review
ReviewsAug 11, 2009

CHASING THE GREEN - DVD review

I don't know how much you'll enjoy "Chasing the Green" unless you enjoy sports metaphors. Seriously. This independent, small market film relies on a good sports metaphor to work, and it does…sort of.

  • By Eric Parker
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HOW TO LOSE A GUY IN 10 DAYS - DVD review
ReviewsAug 07, 2009

HOW TO LOSE A GUY IN 10 DAYS - DVD review

Fans of romantic comedies may find 2003's "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days" romantic enough and funny enough to qualify as a success. Non fans will find it far-fetched and tedious. Which leaves most of t

  • By John J. Puccio
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