On this Oscar nominations morning, we go way back to this Best Picture winner from 1942 and its new Blu-ray edition....
filmWhore's Glory: DVD Review
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
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This brazen new documentary from Michael Glawogger is exotic, but ultimately surprisingly unnecessary.... The Duellists: BD Review
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
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Ridley Scott's first film - starring Keith Carradine and Harvey Keitel - gets a pretty impressive Blu-ray bump.... Peter Pan: BD Review
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
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Disney's latest classic animation high-def upgrade is predictably excellent on almost all fronts.... Flight: BD Review
Monday, February 11, 2013
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As a movie, Flight doesn't completely compel, but this is probably 2013's first legitimately stunning Blu-ray release... Best of Warner Bros.: Best Pictures - 20 Film Collection: DVD Review
Thursday, February 07, 2013
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There are some serious pieces of art in here, but is this standard-def megaset worth the investment....? Side by Side: BD Review
Thursday, February 07, 2013
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George Lucas, David Fincher, and Martin Scorsese discuss the death of film in this Keanu Reeves-narrated doc.... On the Waterfront: BD Review
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
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Criterion works wonders with their unbelievably strong high-def release of this Oscar-winning classic... A Late Quartet: BD Review
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
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With such a slam-dunk cast, and a wonderfully unusual screenplay, why doesn't A Late Quartet work better than it does...? A Star Is Born: BD Review
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
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Babs and Kris get it on in this updated rags-to-riches saga which now sports a new high-definition sheen.... Monsters, Inc.: 3D BD Review
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
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Pixar's latest 3D upgrade is (surprise, surprise) a technical marvel, but is it worth investing another $50 for...? Anna Karenina: BD Review
Friday, March 01, 2013
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The Keira Knightley romance might win an Oscar or two this weekend, but it should be better than it is... How to Survive a Plague: DVD Review
Friday, February 22, 2013
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David France's haunting, Oscar-nominated documentary is an uneven but impactful experience on this new DVD edition.... The Blob: BD Review
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
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This B-movie classic starring a totally young Steve McQueen gets a shining high-def release from Criterion.... Best of Warner Bros.: Musicals - 20 Film Collection: DVD Review
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
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It's a big, beautiful doorstop of a DVD box set, but do you really need new DVD editions of movies you already own on Blu-ray....? Chasing Mavericks: BD Review
Thursday, February 28, 2013
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The Gerard Butler surfer-dude saga is a little wimpy overall, but its action sequences totally shred, dude.... Tristana: BD Review
Monday, March 04, 2013
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Luis Bunuel sneaky, playful classic - featuring a lovely Catherine Denueve - gets a wonderfully thorough Blu-ray debut.... Mulan/Mulan II: BD Review
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
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This Disney two-pack might temporarily engage the kiddos, but Mulan is definitely not one for the ages... Over Your Cities Grass Will Grow: DVD Review
Wednesday, March 06, 2013
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This documentary on artist Anselm Kiefer doesn't probe its subject matter all that much, but his giant installations are truly wonders to behold.... The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp: BD Review
Friday, March 15, 2013
Written by Mike Restaino
Who Framed Roger Rabbit - 25th Anniversary Edition: BD Review
Monday, March 18, 2013
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The Robert Zemeckis live action/toon hybrid turns 25, and this Blu-ray edition presents it cleaner and more finessed than ever.... Sushi Girl: BD Review
Monday, March 11, 2013
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You'll either find unique kinky thrills in this bloody action drama or grow completely disinterested with it by the end of its first reel... Badlands: BD Review
Wednesday, April 03, 2013
Written by Mike Restaino
Terrence Malick's big-screen debut arrives in high-definition with a big, beautiful Criterion stamp of approval.... Les Miserables: BD Review
Monday, March 18, 2013
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The Oscar-winner descends onto Blu-ray, and love it or hate it, it really looks and sounds amazing.... Life of Pi: 3D BD Review
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
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Ang Lee's epic tiger-on-a-boat saga proves why it took home four Oscars on this jaw-dropping 3D Blu-ray release... Monsieur Verdoux: BD Review
Friday, March 15, 2013
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Criterion triples up on Charles Chaplin in high-def with one of the filmmaker's most mercurial creations.... A Nightmare on Elm Street Collection: BD Review
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
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Wes Craven's bad dreams established a studio and unleashed one of the late 20th century's most iconic horror figures. Sleep tight.... Hitchcock: BD Review
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
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Hopkins and Mirren as Mr. and Mrs. Hitchcock is an alluring casting coup, but this biopic ends up being for the birds.... Brother Bear/Brother Bear 2: BD Review
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Written by Mike Restaino
One of Disney's more underrated animated pictures (and its straight-to-video sequel) get spruced up for high-def.... The Hunchback of Notre Dame/The Hunchback of Notre Dame II: BD Review
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
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It never fully fired up the box office, but Disney's animated Hunchback of Notre Dame still has some pretty serious disciples.... Lincoln: BD Review
Monday, May 06, 2013
Written by Mike Restaino
Steven Spielberg, Tony Kushner, and Daniel Day-Lewis team up to give us arguably the greatest cinematic historical biography of our time... |