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2/5
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21%
|
Spread (2009) |
"
Anchor Bay's DVD edition is competent, but it offers no great argument for seeing the film."
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DVD Review
Posted Nov 23, 2009
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21%
|
Spread (2009) |
"
Ashton Kutcher is unwilling (or unable) to make himself the object of the same judgmental lens through which he has "Punk'd" other celebrities."
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DVD Review
Posted Nov 23, 2009
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3.5/5
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67%
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Brüno (2009) |
"
Universal's Blu-ray edition is packed with extra material, however, so fans should indulge."
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DVD Review
Posted Nov 16, 2009
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67%
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Brüno (2009) |
"
For all of its button-pushing, the end result is almost as superficial as its egocentric hero."
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DVD Review
Posted Nov 16, 2009
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3.5/5
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53%
|
Two Girls and a Guy (1998) |
"
Two Girls and a Guy really lives by its central performance, and Robert Downey Jr. makes it a compelling watch."
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DVD Review
Posted Nov 10, 2009
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53%
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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."
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DVD Review
Posted Nov 10, 2009
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3/5
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Fire and Ice (1983) |
"
The Blu-ray transfer is solid, although owners of the 2-disc DVD set may want to hang on to that documentary."
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DVD Review
Posted Oct 29, 2009
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Fire and Ice (1983) |
"
Its ambiguously gay villain notwithstanding, Fire and Ice just doesn't hold the weight, either visually or thematically, that its creators probably hoped it would."
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DVD Review
Posted Oct 29, 2009
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1.5/5
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Camille (2009) |
"
Camille is a disaster. NEM has given it a pretty picture, but you can't make a silk purse out of a dead sow's ear."
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DVD Review
Posted Oct 16, 2009
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Camille (2009) |
"
The only people who might enjoy it are necrophiliacs--or masochists. Either way, they have issues."
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DVD Review
Posted Oct 16, 2009
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2/5
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Blood Rain (2009) |
"
Pathfinder's DVD is an abomination."
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DVD Review
Posted Oct 7, 2009
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Blood Rain (2009) |
"
If you can forgive the occasional convolution, you may find something to enjoy here."
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DVD Review
Posted Oct 7, 2009
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2/5
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54%
|
Surveillance (2009) |
"
Surveillance is a reprehensible film, an exercise in being nasty for the sake of being nasty, but with no style or clear sense of purpose."
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DVD Review
Posted Sep 30, 2009
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54%
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Surveillance (2009) |
"
It is staggering to think that a film could be so horrifically nihilistic and so painfully boring at the same time, but Lynch has done it."
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DVD Review
Posted Sep 30, 2009
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2.5/5
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39%
|
Fighting (2009) |
"
Universal's transfer is great, but nothing about this release calls out for attention."
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DVD Review
Posted Sep 23, 2009
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39%
|
Fighting (2009) |
"
Fighting consistently feels like a patchwork of better movies without their excitement or rooting interest in character."
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DVD Review
Posted Sep 23, 2009
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3.5/5
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41%
|
The Last House on the Left (2009) |
"
... during a wave of pointless and heartless retreads of older material, this brings a surprising improvement over the original."
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DVD Review
Posted Sep 16, 2009
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41%
|
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."
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DVD Review
Posted Sep 16, 2009
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3.5/5
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56%
|
The Soloist (2009) |
"
If you are really interested in this story, you are probably better off just reading Lopez's book."
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DVD Review
Posted Sep 11, 2009
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56%
|
The Soloist (2009) |
"
When [Catherine] Keener's Mary Weston suggests that Lopez may be exploiting Ayers, it is tempting to wonder how the filmmakers would react to the same accusation."
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DVD Review
Posted Sep 11, 2009
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4/5
|
100%
|
Repulsion (1997) |
"
... nothing short of a godsend for fans who have spent years enduring subpar, borderline unwatchable public domain editions."
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DVD Review
Posted Aug 5, 2009
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100%
|
Repulsion (1997) |
"
Repulsion wastes no time before plunging its audience into the frighteningly disturbed mindset of its central character."
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DVD Review
Posted Aug 5, 2009
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2.5/5
|
39%
|
Children of the Corn (1984) |
"
I think congratulations to me are in order for not making a single "corn" joke!"
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DVD Review
Posted Jul 30, 2009
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39%
|
Children of the Corn (1984) |
"
How Children of the Corn continues to be so successful and popular 25 years after its release still remains a mystery ...."
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DVD Review
Posted Jul 30, 2009
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1.5/5
|
14%
|
I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (2007) |
"
If you ever wanted to know what drew people to minstrel shows, just ask the people who liked this movie."
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DVD Review
Posted Jul 15, 2009
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14%
|
I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (2007) |
"
What truly makes [the film] so detestable is its disingenuous attempt to justify itself with a tacked-on call for acceptance of all people and lifestyles."
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DVD Review
Posted Jul 15, 2009
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2/5
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Night Train (2009) |
"
NEM has given the film a shoddy Blu-ray presentation to match, making this a release best left avoided altogether."
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DVD Review
Posted Jul 6, 2009
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Night Train (2009) |
"
... King betrays his own objective to make a classical thriller and succumbs to the standard triteness of direct-to-DVD schlock."
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DVD Review
Posted Jul 6, 2009
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3/5
|
88%
|
Fast Company (1979) |
"
For diehard Cronenberg fans without the DVD, this [Blu-ray disc] is an easy recommendation for both image quality and bonus content."
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DVD Review
Posted Jun 29, 2009
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|
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88%
|
Fast Company (1979) |
"
There is nothing particularly memorable about Fast Company, even at the most superficial level."
—
DVD Review
Posted Jun 29, 2009
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3/5
|
86%
|
Inside Man (2006) |
"
Universal's Blu-ray release presents the film in top quality, although the special features are a bit slight."
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DVD Review
Posted Jun 19, 2009
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|
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86%
|
Inside Man (2006) |
"
... remains consistently watchable as a mechanical exercise."
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DVD Review
Posted Jun 19, 2009
|
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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 ...."
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DVD Review
Posted Jun 16, 2009
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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."
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DVD Review
Posted Jun 16, 2009
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Whose Line is it Anyway - Season 1, Volume 1 (2006) |
"
... this DVD is an absolute blast from start to finish."
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DVD Review
Posted Jun 9, 2009
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Whose Line is it Anyway - Season 1, Volume 1 (2006) |
"
... a fantastic series that wonderfully showcases the improvisational talents of its many stars."
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DVD Review
Posted Jun 9, 2009
|
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3/5
|
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Best of Whose Line Is It Anyway (2009) |
"
While this release in general is very funny, my only concern is that it appears that Warner Home Video has abandoned releasing the rest of the series in its original seasons."
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DVD Review
Posted Jun 9, 2009
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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."
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DVD Review
Posted Jun 9, 2009
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2/5
|
68%
|
Revolutionary Road (2008) |
"
... Revolutionary Road suggests that Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet's hearts would not have gone on had they survived the sinking of the Titanic ...."
—
DVD Review
Posted Jun 3, 2009
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|
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68%
|
Revolutionary Road (2008) |
"
It plays like Douglas Sirk without the irony."
—
DVD Review
Posted Jun 3, 2009
|
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3/5
|
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Fast and the Furious Trilogy (2009) |
"
Universal has done a ridiculously impressive job with this package, but I can't help lamenting the lack of similar treatment for more worthy titles."
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DVD Review
Posted May 12, 2009
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35%
|
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006) |
"
It reaches a level of mediocrity that leaves the previous entries in the dust ...."
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DVD Review
Posted May 12, 2009
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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
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|
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52%
|
The Fast and the Furious (2001) |
"
... when characters are not racing at breakneck speed, the movie as a whole ceases to move."
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DVD Review
Posted May 12, 2009
|
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4.5/5
|
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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
|
|
2.5/5
|
76%
|
8 Mile (2002) |
"
Universal's Blu-ray release ... dropped the ball on improving the original DVD's scant bonus features."
—
DVD Review
Posted Apr 13, 2009
|
|
|
76%
|
8 Mile (2002) |
"
... Rocky with a rap beat ...."
—
DVD Review
Posted Apr 13, 2009
|
|
3/5
|
64%
|
Quantum of Solace (2008) |
"
The inevitable special edition will likely have much more to offer."
—
DVD Review
Posted Mar 31, 2009
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|
|
64%
|
Quantum of Solace (2008) |
"
If only [Bond] had a villain as self-reflective as Heath Ledger's Joker to ask 'Why so serious?'"
—
DVD Review
Posted Mar 31, 2009
|
78%
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