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La Jetee/Sans Soleil: BD Review

The movie that famously inspired Gilliam's 12 Monkeys gets the Criterion Blu-ray treatment....

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Casino Royale: BD Review

No, not the Daniel Craig picture - the one with Peter Sellers, ORson Welles, and the super-mod hot chicks in gold bikinis....

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It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World: BD Review

The madcap 1963 comedy arrives on Blu-ray, but are its goofy gags any funnier in high-def....?

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Lady and the Tramp: BD Review

Another classic Disney title gets the high-def treatment - and yes, you will need to buy it again....

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A Very Harold and Kumar Christmas: BD Review

Alas, this "Christmas with cannabis" stoner sequel is a couple bong rips off its its predecessors....

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Breaking Dawn - Part 1: BD Review

Breaking Dawn's DVD edition is just fine, but this high-def edition is the one you'll fully imprint on....

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Texas Killing Fields: BD Review

If only the on-screen talent here - Jessica Chastain, Sam Worthington, Sheryl Lee - was enough...

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Fairy Tail - Part 3: BD Review

The anime adventure continues, but with less excitement than ever....

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The Rum Diary: BD Review

Johnny Depp is deviously fun in this new Hunter S. Thompson adaptation, but the movie as a whole is a bum trip....

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One Piece - Collection Four: DVD Review

Our merry band of anime pirates stare down another round of fantastical adventure....

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Poirot - Series 1: BD Review

As high-def upgrades, this set disappoints, but its mystery stories are solid enough to atone for its technical difficulties....

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Poirot - Series 2: BD Review

What this TV-on-BD set lacks in terms of technical prowess it compensates for with solid, old-fashioned whodunit flair....

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Puss in Boots: BD Review

Puss in Boots roars like a lion on its gorgeous Blu-ray Disc debut....

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Unforgiven - 20th Anniversary Edition: BD Review

It's still one of the 20th century's most epic westerns, but this 20th Anniversary Edition of Unforgiven is the same Blu-ray you (hopefully) already own....

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Johnny English Reborn: BD Review

Rowan Atkinson's bumbling spy is back for more of the same (only this time with more Gillian Anderson! Yay!)....

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Out of Africa - Universal 100th Anniversary Collector's Series: BD Review

The 1985 Meryl Streep/Robert Redford Oscar favorite gets a Blu-ray double-dip that might actually be worth re-investigating....

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The Town - Ultimate Collector's Edition: BD Review

Some may groan about the Ben Affleck crime flick getting the Ultimate Collector's Edition treatment, but this is one helluva box set....

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Battle Royale - The Complete Collection: BD Review

The bloody Japanese cult classic finally gets an American high-def release, but should fans stick with a single-disc edition or the Complete Collection Blu-ray box set....?

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The Adventures of Tintin - The Secret of the Unicorn: BD Review

Is the Steven Spielberg/Peter Jackson motion-capture adventure with Daniel Craig and Jamie Bell the rollicking epic it has the potential to be or a shoot and a miss....?

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Monty Python And The Holy Grail: BD Review

"On second thought, let's not go to Camelot. It is a silly place."

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The Lorax: BD Review

While the new version is burning up cinemas, Warner has reissued the original Lorax in high-def....

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The Apartment: BD Review

The Oscar-winning Billy Wilder classic is as witty and charming as ever on its Blu-ray debut....

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American Pie: BD Review

The dessert-humping teen comedy smash finally arrives on Blu-ray, but would Stifler approve of its high-def merits....?

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Gainsbourg - A Heroic Life: BD Review

This new biopic may not do Serge justice, but it sure is damned fun to watch....

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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (2011): BD Review

The 2011 Oscar-nominated spy thriller starring Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, and Tom Hardy is confusing, choppy, but ultimately enthralling on Blu-ray...

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The War Room: BD Review

As 2012 presidential campaigns begin hitting fever pitches, Criterion reaches back and offers up this intriguing, damning, and revealing doc on Bill Clinton's 1992 race to Washington...

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The Brontes of Haworth: DVD Review

This new Acorn Media release takes us to merry England, following the inspirations and histories behind what would become Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights....

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Battlefield Detectives: DVD Review

This TV-on-DVD box set allows us to return to the scenes of the crimes of some of history's most notorious battles to gain new insights....

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The Muppets: BD Review

Jason Segel's Muppets franchise reboot is funny and charming enough to melt even the stingiest movie geek's heart....

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Poirot - Series 3: BD Review

Agatha Christie's famous detective returns again with a Blu-ray box set even more engaging than the last few....

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War Horse: BD Review

This high-def edition of the Spielberg war flick is technically marvelous, but did the movie deserve its Best Picture nomination....?

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Princess Jellyfish - The Complete Series: BD Review

Pretty, sassy, and often unbearably confusing, this anime tale of a jellyfish-obsessed young girl and her gaggle of ladyfriends is a strange, strange beast....

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Bounce: BD Review

For a downer romance, Bounce isn't terrible, but do Gwyneth and Affleck merit a reason to revisit the picture in high-definition....?

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Laverne & Shirley - The Fifth Season: DVD Review

Turns out Penny Marshall and Cindy Williams really are going to make their dreams come true - doin' it their way....

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Buck Privates: BD Review

The hard-to-find 1941 Abbot and Costello comedy gets some serious Blu love....

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One Tree Hill - The Complete Ninth Season: DVD Review

The often laughably silly teen melodrama starring Sophia Bush finally comes to an end....

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Transformers Prime - Season One BD Review

"Yeah, I guess this new Transformers series is pretty dumb. Let's watch another episode or two."

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Out: DVD Review

This late-70s British television drama with Tom Bell is one of the better Acorn DVD editions of the year....

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Mother's Day: BD Review

Rebecca DeMornay is back, she's got a gun, and she is pissed....

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Single-Handed - Set 2: DVD Review

Elderly recluses, arsonists, and homicidal teenagers - all in a day's work for Irish detective Jack Driscoll....

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Camelot: BD Review

The Richard Harris/Vanessa Redgrave King Arthur musical gets a Blu-ray upgrade worthy of the Round Table....

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One for the Money: BD Review

The Janet Evanovich franchise finally debuts on high-def, and thanks to Jennifer Heigl and company, it's dead on arrival...

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New Year's Eve: BD Review

Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Ice Cube, Halle Berry, Ashton Kutcher, Hilary Swank - with a cast this strong, New Year's Eve should at least be watchable, right....?

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Into the Abyss: BD Review

Werner Herzog's latest documentary is a harrowing investigation of crime, punishment, and the shrapnel they both leave behind....

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The War: BD Review

The Ken Burns/Lynn Novick documentary is every bit as good now as it was when it debuted in 2007, but is it worth the high-def upgrade...?

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Joyful Noise: BD Review

The good news here: the one and only Dolly Parton. The bad news: everything else....

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The Grey: BD Review

Who would you bet on in a match-up: A pack of wild Alaskan wolves or Liam Neeson and his team of rugged plane-crash-survivor mountain men...?

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We Need to Talk About Kevin: BD Review

This emotionally brutal Tilda Swinton/John C. Reilly drama makes for a rough but unforgettable high-definition experience....

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Suits - Season One: DVD Review

Sometimes you don't need a strong central plot point to drive a series, and Suits: Season One is proof positive of that....

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Vega$ - The Third Season, Vol. 1: DVD Review

"Get in, or I blow your pretty little face off!" "You got a lousy sense of humor, lady."

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