|
5/5
|
100%
|
Pinocchio (1940) |
"
... a tremendous release that provides the ultimate viewing experience of a treasured and sophisticated film."
—
DVD Review
Posted Mar 20, 2009
|
|
5/5
|
100%
|
Mary Poppins (1964) |
—
DVD Review
Posted Nov 19, 2007
|
|
4.5/5
|
100%
|
Dr. Strangelove Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) |
"
A great film in its best home video quality ...."
—
DVD Review
Posted Jun 16, 2009
|
|
4.5/5
|
——
|
Films Of Michael Powell - Age Of Consent / Stairway To Heaven (2009) |
"
... a substantial package, not only making these desirable films available but adorning them with some excellent features as well."
—
DVD Review
Posted Apr 13, 2009
|
|
4.5/5
|
95%
|
Heathers (1988) |
"
With its unapologetic bleakness and ferocious sense of humor, it is a film that is as smart as it is entertaining, and it keeps us laughing against our better judgment."
—
DVD Review
Posted Aug 11, 2008
|
|
4/5
|
100%
|
Repulsion (1997) |
"
... nothing short of a godsend for fans who have spent years enduring subpar, borderline unwatchable public domain editions."
—
DVD Review
Posted Aug 5, 2009
|
|
4/5
|
79%
|
Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! (2008) |
"
Fox has delivered the film in a fantastic Special Edition that boasts a plethora of substantial bonus features ..."
—
DVD Review
Posted Dec 10, 2008
|
|
4/5
|
83%
|
Tropic Thunder (2008) |
"
Is there a higher truth uncovered at the end of the film? Probably not. But that's not why we watched it in the first place."
—
DVD Review
Posted Nov 14, 2008
|
|
4/5
|
——
|
This American Life: The Complete First Season (2008) |
"
... only the most egotistical viewer would be loath to admit how much we have in common with these 'characters.'"
—
DVD Review
Posted Nov 4, 2008
|
|
4/5
|
79%
|
The Bank Job (2008) |
"
This is ultimately great entertainment in the tradition of classic heist films."
—
DVD Review
Posted Aug 6, 2008
|
|
4/5
|
94%
|
Wait Until Dark (1967) |
—
DVD Review
Posted Oct 26, 2007
|
|
4/5
|
93%
|
Alice Adams (1935) |
—
DVD Review
Posted Oct 26, 2007
|
|
|
53%
|
Two Girls and a Guy (1998) |
"
As a serio-comedy, it only half succeeds. The laughs are well earned, but the attempts at serious romantic analysis fall short of poignancy."
—
DVD Review
Posted Nov 10, 2009
|
|
|
42%
|
The Last House on the Left (2009) |
"
... superior [to the original] in that it makes clear the conflicting justification and degradation of the retaliation, establishing a grayer level of morality."
—
DVD Review
Posted Sep 16, 2009
|
|
|
100%
|
Repulsion (1997) |
"
Repulsion wastes no time before plunging its audience into the frighteningly disturbed mindset of its central character."
—
DVD Review
Posted Aug 5, 2009
|
|
|
86%
|
Inside Man (2006) |
"
... remains consistently watchable as a mechanical exercise."
—
DVD Review
Posted Jun 19, 2009
|
|
|
100%
|
Dr. Strangelove Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) |
"
... like a morbidly sick Looney Tunes short with its cartoon heroes struggling impotently to keep hold of a hot potato."
—
DVD Review
Posted Jun 16, 2009
|
|
|
——
|
Whose Line is it Anyway - Season 1, Volume 1 (2006) |
"
... this DVD is an absolute blast from start to finish."
—
DVD Review
Posted Jun 9, 2009
|
|
|
——
|
Whose Line is it Anyway - Season 1, Volume 1 (2006) |
"
... a fantastic series that wonderfully showcases the improvisational talents of its many stars."
—
DVD Review
Posted Jun 9, 2009
|
|
|
——
|
Best of Whose Line Is It Anyway (2009) |
"
... whether or not these 10 episodes truly are the best the series has to offer is impossible to critique ... but I can attest that what is presented here is very funny."
—
DVD Review
Posted Jun 9, 2009
|
|
|
36%
|
2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) |
"
The philosophy here is when you can't make high art, make high trash."
—
DVD Review
Posted May 12, 2009
|
|
|
100%
|
Pinocchio (1940) |
"
Pinocchio is above all a cautionary story of the dangers that lurk beyond the comforting arms of the family."
—
DVD Review
Posted Mar 20, 2009
|
|
|
62%
|
Changeling (2008) |
"
The film ... becomes more of an examination of ... the misogynistic contrivances movie heroines have consistently been put through for audience entertainment."
—
DVD Review
Posted Feb 16, 2009
|
|
|
95%
|
A Matter of Life and Death (Stairway to Heaven) (1946) |
"
In spite of its thematic bleakness, A Matter of Life and Death succeeds in being a sparkling fantasy picture ...."
—
DVD Review
Posted Feb 9, 2009
|
|
|
——
|
Age of Consent (1969) |
"
Age of Consent is never as provocative or engrossing as it should be, but there is enough of interest (especially Mirren) to make it worth a look."
—
DVD Review
Posted Feb 9, 2009
|
|
|
73%
|
La sindrome di Stendhal (The Stendhal Syndrome) (1996) |
"
The film should be approached ... less as delirious exploitation and more as a maturing director's next evolution ...."
—
DVD Review
Posted Dec 17, 2008
|
|
|
79%
|
Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! (2008) |
"
What is most remarkable about this film is the fidelity it retains to Seuss' work and intentions."
—
DVD Review
Posted Dec 10, 2008
|
|
|
83%
|
Tropic Thunder (2008) |
"
... it attacks celebrity culture and the excesses of Hollywood filmmaking ... with a wink and slap on the back, celebrating that same culture as much as it ridicules it."
—
DVD Review
Posted Nov 14, 2008
|
|
|
——
|
This American Life: The Complete First Season (2008) |
"
... a show that gets to the heart and the contradiction of the American spirit--it celebrates our commonality by reveling in our diversity."
—
DVD Review
Posted Nov 4, 2008
|
|
|
——
|
Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre: The Complete Series (2008) |
"
Faerie Tale Theatre is as variable and eccentric as its creator, and that is just one reason why it is still so well loved."
—
DVD Review
Posted Sep 29, 2008
|
|
|
49%
|
La Terza Madre (Mother of Tears: The Third Mother) (2007) |
"
... Argento's nightmare vision is vivid enough to overcome the weaker aspects and make this a commendable, if not entirely satisfying, closing to his supernatural trilogy."
—
DVD Review
Posted Sep 19, 2008
|
|
|
——
|
J'embrasse pas (I Don't Kiss) (1991) |
"
The director's detached approach is entirely appropriate here in order to convey how disconnected the characters are from each other and from the rest of society."
—
DVD Review
Posted Aug 25, 2008
|
|
|
——
|
Hôtel des Amériques (Hotel America) (1981) |
"
Techine's observant, emotionally detached approach to storytelling ... at times seems counterintuitive in this particular movie."
—
DVD Review
Posted Aug 22, 2008
|
|
|
100%
|
Wild Reeds (Les Roseaux Sauvages) (1994) |
"
... Techine examines the emotional changes of his young protagonists with sensitivity and understanding."
—
DVD Review
Posted Aug 18, 2008
|
|
|
92%
|
My Favorite Season (Ma saison préférée) (1996) |
"
The film captures the joys and pains of real family life, never romanticizing them, and always presenting them with great perception and truthfulness."
—
DVD Review
Posted Aug 18, 2008
|
|
|
95%
|
Heathers (1988) |
"
... the film paints high school as a veritable hell where the only way to alleviate suffering is by making others suffer more."
—
DVD Review
Posted Aug 11, 2008
|
|
|
79%
|
The Bank Job (2008) |
"
... by turns funny and suspenseful, and just a tad trashy in its speculations."
—
DVD Review
Posted Aug 6, 2008
|
|
|
71%
|
The Sword in the Stone (1963) |
"
For all of its inventiveness, the film's characters are never quite as endearing as they should be, and the central relationship between Arthur and Merlin is oddly detached."
—
DVD Review
Posted Jul 2, 2008
|
|
|
100%
|
Fanny (1961) |
"
The film is as much a visual feast as it is a dramatic delight."
—
DVD Review
Posted Jun 27, 2008
|
|
|
58%
|
Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights - Hollywood to the Heartland (2008) |
"
... a surprisingly insightful meditation on the personal stories that drive comedy."
—
DVD Review
Posted Jun 26, 2008
|
|
|
——
|
Animation Show - Volume 3 (2008) |
"
The visual ingenuity and provocative subject matter on display in these shorts is proof that the art of short filmmaking is not dead at all but thriving well."
—
DVD Review
Posted Jun 13, 2008
|
|
|
——
|
Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers - The Collection Vol. 1 (2008) |
"
Despite its cheerfully dated quality, the series can still be recognized for its sophistication and fanciful blending of science fiction and Western genres."
—
DVD Review
Posted Jun 6, 2008
|
|
|
75%
|
Phenomena (Creepers) (1985) |
"
... Phenomena works best when viewed as a contemporary fairy tale."
—
DVD Review
Posted May 28, 2008
|
|
|
73%
|
Tenebre (Unsane) (1982) |
"
Tenebre is possibly Argento's most overtly sexual film, and at the heart of it lies an all-too human fascination with sexuality in all of its desirable and frightening forms."
—
DVD Review
Posted May 23, 2008
|
|
|
55%
|
Frontière(s) (Frontier(s)) (2007) |
"
As a political allegory, it has no substance. As a genre piece, it is derivative, but it takes from the best and brings it together reasonably well."
—
DVD Review
Posted May 22, 2008
|
|
|
43%
|
Bella (Beauty) (2006) |
"
Bella is without doubt one of the least apologetic blendings of heartfelt intentions, cinematic manipulation, and ultra sentimentality that I have seen in some time."
—
DVD Review
Posted May 19, 2008
|
|
|
95%
|
She Done Him Wrong (1933) |
"
Some of it is creaky, most of the storyline is either confusing or dull, but West is a gas, and her repartee with Grant is still tantalizing."
—
DVD Review
Posted May 9, 2008
|
|
|
90%
|
The Nanny (1965) |
"
... considering the film's relative obscurity I'm actually surprised Fox included as [many special features] as they did."
—
DVD Review
Posted Apr 15, 2008
|
|
|
90%
|
The Nanny (1965) |
"
... The Nanny holds up considerably well today as a slight, but unsettling, thriller."
—
DVD Review
Posted Apr 15, 2008
|
|
|
97%
|
101 Dalmatians (1961) |
"
Buena Vista's 2-Disc Platinum Edition of 101 Dalmatians stands proudly next to its predecessors in quantity and quality, serving up a feast for both children and adults."
—
DVD Review
Posted Mar 29, 2008
|
62%
——
97%
