A Criterion Blu-ray without a single bonus feature included? You must be joking....
discSummer With Monika: BD Review
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Written by Mike Restaino
The movie with the American tagline "Naughty and nineteen! The devil controls her by radar!" gets the Criterion Blu-ray treatment.... The Front Line: BD Review
Monday, May 28, 2012
Written by DVDFile
The Korean war film from director Hun Jang hits high-def with uneven but often brutal emotional force.... History of the World in Two Hours: 3D BD Review
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Written by DVDFile
Let the Bullets Fly: BD Review
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Written by DVDFile
This hugely successful Chinese import starring Jiang Wen and Chow Yun-fat is one of the more enjoyably entertaining neo-westerns in recent memory.... The Gold Rush: BD Review
Tuesday, June 05, 2012
Written by DVDFile
Another Chaplin classic gets the CC Blu-ray treatment, and the results are unsurprisingly exceptional..... Bringing Down the House: BD Review
Monday, June 04, 2012
Written by DVDFile
Larry King is quoted on this BD's cover as saying Bringing Down the House is "one of the funniest films ever". Can that be true....? Harold and Maude: BD Review
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Written by Mike Restaino
The 1971 Hal Ashby cult favorite with Ruth Gordon and Bud Cort finally rides its hearse onto Blu-ray.... Sherlock Holmes - A Game of Shadows: BD Review
Thursday, July 19, 2012
Written by DVDFile
Robert Downey, Jr. and Jude Law return as our iconic Holmes and Watson, and even if there's a bit of sequelitis suffered here, it still makes for some pretty reliable fun.... Ghost Rider - Spirit of Vengeance: BD Review
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Written by Mike Restaino
"Merry Christmas, you assholes!" is the kind of Nicolas Cage magic awaiting you on this brain-drain of a Blu-ray Disc.... Episodes - The First Season: DVD Review
Friday, June 15, 2012
Written by DVDFile
Matt LeBlanc is Episodes' guiding light, but starpower alone isn't enough to keep this boob-tube comedy above water.... Dragon Age - Dawn of the Seeker: BD Review
Monday, June 18, 2012
Written by DVDFile
It's a knockout in terms of high-def technical quality, but Dawn of the Seeker doesn't exactly wow as an anime actioner.... Gray's Anatomy: BD Review
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Written by Mike Restaino
This acclaimed Spalding Gray monologue film is one of director Steven Soderbergh's more oblique and powerful efforts, especially in Criterion high-definition.... And Everything Is Going Fine: BD Review
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Written by Mike Restaino
Steven Soderbergh's fifth film to receive the Criterion treatment is a brash, sad portrait of monologist Spalding Gray.... A Thousand Words: BD Review
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Written by DVDFile
Linda Cook of KWQC-TV Iowa has this rave for this new Eddie Murphy flick: "A Thousand Words is not unspeakably awful." High praise, indeed.... Wrath of the Titans: BD Review
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Written by DVDFile
The Titans are back - this time with even more giant, fire-breathing monsters and cranky, violent gods.... The Artist: BD Review
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Written by Mike Restaino
Will America finally start warming up to this Best Picture winner now that it's available in high-def....? Django Kill... If You Live, Shoot!: BD Review
Thursday, July 05, 2012
Written by DVDFile
George Gently - Series 4: BD Review
Thursday, July 05, 2012
Written by DVDFile
...in which Gently and Bacchus investigate the swinging world of British TV rock and roll shows aas well as the unexplained disappearance of an old informant.... Seeking Justice: BD Review
Friday, July 06, 2012
Written by DVDFile
Xander Berkeley is welcome on screen any time, but his presence in Seeking Justice isn't enough to keep the Nicolas Cage thriller above water.... Dynasty - The Sixth Season (2-Pack): DVD Review
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Written by DVDFile
American Reunion: BD Review
Monday, August 20, 2012
Written by Mike Restaino
The American Pie folks are back - and yes, this new installment delivers in terms of masturbation gags, embarrassment nudity, and topless chicks.... Bullhead: BD Review
Friday, July 20, 2012
Written by DVDFile
The admirable but dramatically tricky Best Foreign Language Film nominee from Belgium gets a solid high-def edition.... Margaret: BD Review
Monday, July 23, 2012
Written by Mike Restaino
After sitting on the shelf for five years, this Anna Paquin/Matt Damon drama finally gets the release it deserves.... Brainstorm: BD Review
Monday, July 30, 2012
Written by Mike Restaino
Natalie Wood's final film - a brain-spinning trip directed by 2001's effects guru Douglas Trumbull - hits high-def.... Silent House: BD Review
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Written by DVDFile
This horror flick with Elizabeth Olsen - filmed in one long shot - comes dangerously close to working... Outland: BD Review
Tuesday, August 07, 2012
Written by DVDFile
It's not the best space western in the universe, but Ouland is nevertheless a welcome addition to the high-def pantheon.... Designing Women - The Final Season: DVD Review
Friday, August 17, 2012
Written by DVDFile
The Tempest: BD Review
Monday, August 20, 2012
Written by Mike Restaino
One of the stranger Shakespeare film adaptations ever made gets its high-def debut - but is it convincing as a full Blu-ray package....? Madame Bovary: DVD Review
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Written by DVDFile
Kiss or Kill alum Frances O'Connor nails her performance as the eponymous heroine in this umpteenth Flaubert TV update.... Marley: BD Review
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Written by DVDFile
The king of reggae gets a full-fledged biography here, and it turns out to be one of the better docs of the year.... |