|
5/5
|
93%
|
Gojira (1956) |
"
This Criterion edition is the textbook definition of "must-own," provided you're a serious horror fan."
—
FEARnet
Posted Feb 1, 2012
|
|
5/5
|
85%
|
The Exorcist (1973) |
"
It just never gets un-scary. That's the best part."
—
FEARnet
Posted Jan 9, 2011
|
|
5/5
|
96%
|
Alien (1979) |
"
My favorite film of all time is one of the finest blu-rays in my collection."
—
FEARnet
Posted Jan 9, 2011
|
|
5/5
|
86%
|
Rabbit Hole (2010) |
"
A film of staggering insight and beauty. Virtually flawless."
—
Cinematical
Posted Sep 19, 2010
|
|
5/5
|
95%
|
No Country for Old Men (2007) |
"
Once you open Pandora's Box, there's simply no stopping the beasts that pour out."
—
FEARnet
Posted Apr 24, 2009
|
|
5/5
|
94%
|
The Dark Knight (2008) |
"
Supremely satisfying for about a dozen different reasons. A great film."
—
Cinematical
Posted Jul 18, 2008
|
|
5/5
|
98%
|
Let the Right One In (2008) |
"
Please be sure to keep an eyeball out for this one, horror fans. Let the Right One In is very smart, very sweet, very sick, and very special indeed."
—
Cinematical
Posted May 7, 2008
|
|
5/5
|
94%
|
Juno (2007) |
"
God bless the whip-smart, snarky and powerfully funny screenplay by blogger / author / former stripper Diablo Cody."
—
Cinematical
Posted Sep 11, 2007
|
|
5/5
|
96%
|
The Silence of the Lambs (1991) |
"
Not since The Exorcist had a horror flick been this applauded! It was almost as if ... "horror" were its own legitimate genre!"
—
FEARnet
Posted Feb 9, 2007
|
|
5/5
|
91%
|
Rocky (1976) |
"
A "guy movie" mega-classic that's really gotten better with age."
—
DVDTalk.com
Posted Dec 6, 2006
|
|
5/5
|
89%
|
The Dead Zone (1983) |
"
A thing of dark, twisted, ironic beauty."
—
DVDTalk.com
Posted Nov 15, 2006
|
|
5/5
|
94%
|
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) |
"
Double-dip it may be, but it'd take 30 years and 40 re-releases before I could find something nasty to say about ROTK."
—
DVDTalk.com
Posted Sep 20, 2006
|
|
5/5
|
91%
|
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006) |
"
One of the funniest movies ever made. Yes, ever."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Sep 9, 2006
|
|
5/5
|
90%
|
Network (1976) |
"
Rare is the social satire that rings as true as Network does, and the film is even more topical today than it was thirty years ago."
—
DVD Clinic
Posted Feb 28, 2006
|
|
5/5
|
93%
|
The Producers (1968) |
"
If Mel Brooks is remembered for only three films, then he can rest easy knowing that they're three of the funniest ones ever made. And The Producers was the first."
—
DVDTalk.com
Posted Dec 5, 2005
|
|
5/5
|
100%
|
King Kong (1933) |
"
One of the finest adventure movies ever made and the true prototype for all monster movies to follow, KING KONG is, even after 83 years, still the one true ruler of high-end escapist cinema."
—
DVD Clinic
Posted Nov 30, 2005
|
|
5/5
|
——
|
Scrubs - The Complete Second Season (2005) |
"
If you think I'm overpraising the show, just pop two of these discs in your player and email me in the morning."
—
DVDTalk.com
Posted Nov 13, 2005
|
|
5/5
|
96%
|
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) |
"
Epic wartime storytelling at its most vibrant and satisfying."
—
DVDTalk.com
Posted Nov 9, 2005
|
|
5/5
|
98%
|
Das Boot (The Boat) (1981) |
"
THE submarine movie. No other sub-flick even comes close."
—
DVDTalk.com
Posted Nov 9, 2005
|
|
5/5
|
100%
|
The Wizard of Oz (1939) |
"
It took me a while to dig through everything this set has to offer, and I came out feeling like I'd spent a week inside a classy and well-curated Wizard of Oz museum."
—
DVDTalk.com
Posted Oct 28, 2005
|
|
5/5
|
98%
|
Evil Dead 2 (1987) |
"
Evil Dead 2 is a grade-A masterpiece of morbid mayhem. Find me a horror geek who doesn't agree and I'll take a chainsaw to a body part of your choice."
—
DVD Clinic
Posted Oct 4, 2005
|
|
5/5
|
——
|
16-Ton Monty Python Megaset (2005) |
"
With this box set on your shelf, you'll always have something painfully hilarious to watch. Now surely that's worth 120 measly bucks."
—
DVDTalk.com
Posted Oct 4, 2005
|
|
5/5
|
82%
|
Serenity (2005) |
"
The cleverest, crankiest, wittiest, wildest, and most character-driven sci-fi adventure in 25 years; it's the best outer-space trip I've been on since the empire struck back."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Sep 29, 2005
|
|
5/5
|
94%
|
To Kill A Mockingbird (1962) |
"
Arguably one of the best dramatic films ever made, brought home with tons of great features, a sparkling new transfer, and a nifty fold-out case."
—
DVD Clinic
Posted Sep 27, 2005
|
|
5/5
|
——
|
Amazing Race - The Complete First Season (2005) |
"
The Amazing Race: Season 1 is digital quicksand. Stick one toe in, and you won't be able to extricate yourself until it's all over."
—
DVDTalk.com
Posted Sep 22, 2005
|
|
5/5
|
56%
|
The Notorious Bettie Page (2006) |
"
Tells the fascinating tale of a world-renowned sex-kitten, and it does so with copious doses of heart, wit, beauty, and a palpable sense of respect."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Sep 15, 2005
|
|
5/5
|
100%
|
Toy Story (1995) |
"
You wanna know what real "movie magic" looks like? Rent yourself the entire Pixar collection and try not to spend the next eight hours grinning from ear to ear."
—
DVDTalk.com
Posted Aug 27, 2005
|
|
5/5
|
86%
|
The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005) |
"
The 40 Year-Old Virgin is one of the funniest movies I've ever seen. Yeah, I said it."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Aug 19, 2005
|
|
5/5
|
——
|
Undeclared - The Complete Series (2005) |
"
To say that Undeclared is unfit for the Fox network is like saying that champagne is unfit for McDonald's."
—
DVDTalk.com
Posted Jun 28, 2005
|
|
5/5
|
85%
|
Batman Begins (2005) |
"
You're just not going to find "popcorn entertainment" of a higher caliber than Batman Begins. You'll pull your hair out trying, so don't even bother."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Jun 15, 2005
|
|
5/5
|
——
|
Scrubs - The Complete First Season (2005) |
"
Frankly I've no idea how the Scrubs writers and directors are able to balance such silly humor with so much sincere heart - but I'm sure not complaining."
—
DVDTalk.com
Posted May 1, 2005
|
|
5/5
|
88%
|
The Abyss (1989) |
"
A gorgeous and fascinating underwater adventure."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Apr 17, 2005
|
|
5/5
|
98%
|
The Player (1992) |
"
A hilarious and insightful look at Hollywood's shallow underbelly."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Apr 17, 2005
|
|
5/5
|
95%
|
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) |
"
Spielberg answers the "Are we alone?" question in fine form."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Apr 17, 2005
|
|
5/5
|
99%
|
Psycho (1960) |
"
One of the Greek Gods of the horror genre"
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Apr 17, 2005
|
|
5/5
|
98%
|
Rosemary's Baby (1968) |
"
Flawlessly constructed "slow-burn" horror tale"
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Apr 17, 2005
|
|
5/5
|
96%
|
The Asphalt Jungle (1950) |
"
Rogue's Gallery noir classic."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Apr 6, 2005
|
|
5/5
|
56%
|
The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) |
"
Criminally overlooked and sinfully wonderful Coen brothers comedy. Jennifer Jason Leigh is just flawless here."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Apr 3, 2005
|
|
5/5
|
96%
|
Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979) |
"
Movies just don't really come much funnier than this."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Apr 3, 2005
|
|
5/5
|
75%
|
Night and the City (1950) |
"
One of the true-blue noir classics. RIchard Widmark is a certifiable force of nature."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Apr 3, 2005
|
|
5/5
|
90%
|
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) |
"
The documentary-style approach is what pushes this flick over the top; it's a grim and glorious classic of modern horror."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Apr 3, 2005
|
|
5/5
|
89%
|
The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984) |
"
A fantastic flick from stem to stern; Penn & Roberts are just flawless together."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Apr 3, 2005
|
|
5/5
|
94%
|
Superman (1978) |
"
Still stands as one of the finest Superhero Movies ever made ... and I suspect it always will."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Apr 3, 2005
|
|
5/5
|
100%
|
The Maltese Falcon (1941) |
"
Best in noir - Best in Bogie - One of the best ever."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Apr 3, 2005
|
|
5/5
|
96%
|
Quiz Show (1994) |
"
Gripping, compelling, absorbing ... yeah, all those adjectives and more, This is a great movie."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Apr 3, 2005
|
|
5/5
|
89%
|
M*A*S*H (MASH) (1970) |
"
One of Altman's bona-fide masterpieces. Even better than the subsequent TV show. (Easily.)"
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Apr 3, 2005
|
|
5/5
|
98%
|
The Godfather, Part II (1974) |
"
Could this somehow be even better than "The Godfather"? Decide for yourself while I go watch both movies."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Apr 3, 2005
|
|
5/5
|
90%
|
Near Dark (1987) |
"
Southern-fried vampire-noir romance action horror tragedy. I love this movie."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Apr 3, 2005
|
|
5/5
|
96%
|
High Noon (1952) |
"
Drop-dead brilliant Western Noir."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Apr 3, 2005
|
|
5/5
|
94%
|
The Outlaw Josey Wales (1999) |
"
One of Eastwood's earliest 5-star Western classics."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Apr 2, 2005
|
68%
——
98%
