DVD Reviews
The Blind Side
Touching film full of life lessons, with more than its share of unforced humor, “The Blind Side” was easily one of the best films of 2009.
May 20th, 2010
Food, Inc.
Altogether, Food, Inc. is a must-see for anyone who wants to know a little bit more about where the food they eat actually comes from and the conditions under which it is produced.
March 28th, 2010
UP
The Brainchild of Peter Docter, Bob Peterson and Tom McCarthy, Up is a poignant parody on the adventure of life.
March 20th, 2010
The Hurt Locker
The Hurt Locker, awarded the Oscar for the Best Picture of the Year, is an important film that will be remembered as a perfunctory exposition of the occupation of Iraq in the War on Terror.
March 16th, 2010
Funny People
Inorder to rediscover his comedy, Adam Sandler reverted to the worst within the ego of an overindulged former stand-up comedian turned low-brow actor
February 8th, 2010
Julie & Julia
Julia Child was the most influential culinary author of all time. Julie Powell respected that fact and piggy-backed her ambition on the shoulders of a very big woman.
February 7th, 2010
Extract
Mike Judge, the personafication of hit or miss, writes and directs what will become a comedy classic.
January 25th, 2010
Inglourious Basterds
For all of you, and your descendents, there is the extreme Jewish fantasy film, "Inglourious Basterds," to quell your immediate hunger for the ultimate revenge for that ultimate transgression.
January 15th, 2010
Angels and Demons
Tom Hanks reprises his role as symbologist Robert Langdon as he struggles against all odds to save what he has little reverence for - the Vatican.
January 5th, 2010
Public Enemies
The government named these bank robbers "public enemies," with John Dillinger as "Public Enemy No. 1." Ironically, the public saw the government, not the robbers as the real enemy.
January 1st, 2010
A Christmas Story
Jean Shepherd's humorist view a of one family's Christmas skewed toward the bizarre in a very cold northern Indiana - very industrial, very middleclass, and of course, very funny.
December 24th, 2009
Inkheart
Fairy tales do come true, but oh what a winding and precarious road they can take.
November 27th, 2009
In the Loop
This British Comedy, hailed by some as the best in years, is all talk and little believable substance.
November 19th, 2009
The Taking of Pelham 123
Caged below ground in a train from Hell, these captive hostages learn the face of fear in this redemptive tale, where there are only winners, losers and no runners-up.
November 16th, 2009
The Maiden Heist
The talented trio of acting talent: Morgan Freeman, Christopher Walken and William H. Macy prove that art is truly the province of the people.
November 15th, 2009
The Merry Gentleman
The self loathing complex is an honest portrayal of any murderer, who has any shred of conscience. Every time Frank Logan introduces a new client to the hereafter, he considers the one thing he knows
October 23rd, 2009
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
The prequel to the X-Men series, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, affords us some insight into the origins of Wolverine. X-Men is about men and women mutants that exist in a world that does not want them, but will tolerate their presence, providing they fight their wars as quasi-human weapons in defense of their various causes.
October 4th, 2009
Coraline
In "Coraline" there is an extra dimension that exists from a portal behind a sealed door, that is opened by a curious and very bored Coraline, the titular character. Once the door is opened, Coraline is invited into the alternate dimension of her "other family," who are identical to her real world family except for two readily discernable features.
September 27th, 2009
Crank 2: High Voltage
Chev Chelios, ferociously portrayed by the mercurial Jason Statham, battles through every absurd adversity to overcome impossible odds, leaving copious bleeding bodies in his wake, to achieve his objective - to restore his stolen heart to its rightful place, in his chest cavity.
September 15th, 2009
The Great Buck Howard
By all accounts, Johnny Carson had invited Buck Howard, portrayed with his characteristic zeal by John Malkovich, to perform his amazing mentalist feats on his show on 61 occasions and even dubbed him The Great Buck Howard.
September 11th, 2009
Sunshine Cleaning
Wonderfully acted, with a story that matters about people that matter, as they struggle against the odds to survive with their dignity intact.
September 6th, 2009
State of Play
The Deception of the Desperate in the Halls of Congress Fall to the Whims of Intrigue "State of Play," possibly, should have been titled State of Prey, considering the maneuvers of the players, who run our congress and deceive the public nearly as much as they deceive each other. Watching Congressma
September 5th, 2009
Duplicity
Ray was an MI6 agent for Great Britain and Claire was a CIA agent for the United States. They were very good at their jobs but they also suffered for their craft. They both independently shift from international espionage to corporate spying: How will either or both of these people ever be capable, or worthy of a life partner?
September 4th, 2009
I Love You Man
"I Love You Man" is a funny picture. It is crude, especially the women's potty-mouths (and man, they are good at it), but it is funny. My wife would come in from the next room and ask me to tone down the laughter - good barometer. I tried, but it wasn't easy.
August 26th, 2009
