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A Feast at Midnight (1995)
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Diane Selkirk
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73%
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Promised Land (1988)
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"Capable, believable performances cannot make up for a plot that is simply not there."
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Janet Branagan
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——
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Bodywork (1998)
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Wesley Lovell
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——
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Crash and Byrnes (2001)
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Janet Branagan
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——
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Stranded (2001)
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Ryan Cracknell
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——
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Longshot (Jack of All Trades) (2002)
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|
Ryan Cracknell
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|
——
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Red Team (The Crimson Code) (2001)
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|
Ryan Cracknell
|
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93%
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James and the Giant Peach (1996)
|
|
Dan Jardine
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——
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High Explosive (2001)
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Ryan Cracknell
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——
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Deadly Ransom (2000)
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Wesley Lovell
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——
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Iskanderija... Lih? (Alexandria... Why?) (1978)
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Dan Jardine
|
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20%
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Jack Frost (1998)
|
|
Chris Kaynes
|
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——
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The Prophet's Game (2001)
|
|
Dan Jardine
|
|
——
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Merchant of Death (2005)
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Dan Jardine
|
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——
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Chicks, Man ()
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|
Janet Branagan
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——
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Doragon bôru Z 1: Ora no Gohan wo kaese (Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone) (1997)
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|
Jamie Gillies
|
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84%
|
The Princess and the Frog (2009)
|
"The result is a pretty standard old-style Disney story -- of damsel up against exotic challenges -- that's very nicely spiced up by its unique setting."
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Brian Webster
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——
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Cypress Edge (2001)
|
|
Jaime N. Christley
|
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75%
|
Akahige (Red Beard) (1965)
|
"Something for everyone. A masterpiece, and with Kurosawa that's really saying something."
|
Dan Jardine
|
|
21%
|
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009)
|
"Extras on the blu-ray disc are numerous, including eight featurettes covering everything from the history of the Alvin and the Chipmunks franchise to the movie's music."
|
Brian Webster
|
|
21%
|
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009)
|
"I never thought the day would come where I'd wish I were watching Scooby-Doo rather than what's actually onscreen."
|
Brian Webster
|
|
93%
|
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
|
"Fantastic Mr. Fox gets the deluxe treatment in its combo-pack release, which gives you the movie on blu-ray, standard DVD and a digital copy, all in the same package."
|
Brian Webster
|
|
93%
|
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
|
"Funny, eccentric and great-looking, Fantastic Mr. Fox is utterly unique and highly entertaining."
|
Brian Webster
|
|
70%
|
Dodgeball - A True Underdog Story (2004)
|
|
Jamie Gillies
|
|
79%
|
I Killed My Mother (2013)
|
"Xavier Dolan has done at 19 what most of us will never accomplish: produce a legitimate work of art that communicates to us in innovative, challenging and affecting ways."
|
Dan Jardine
|
|
81%
|
Michael Jackson's This Is It (2009)
|
"The standard DVD and blu-ray versions are most impressive, especially the blu-ray, packed as it is with more than an hour and a half of extras."
|
Brian Webster
|
|
81%
|
Michael Jackson's This Is It (2009)
|
"If you've got the slightest interest in Jackson's music, then this is the movie for you. If you want to learn the truth about the icon, then you're looking at the wrong film."
|
Brian Webster
|
|
95%
|
Come and See (Idi i smotri) (1985)
|
"a helluva journey, told with with brutal bluntness and numbing, unflinching realism."
|
Dan Jardine
|
|
42%
|
The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)
|
"Columbia has given us a nice 1.85:1 aspect ratio anamorphic widescreen transfer, a 5.1 Dolby digital soundtrack and stacked this DVD with a number of extras"
|
Jamie Gillies
|
|
42%
|
The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)
|
"Apart from the close ups of the lead actresses in 16th century garb, this movie is recommended only to soap opera aficionados and lovers of corsets."
|
Jamie Gillies
|
|
39%
|
Surrogates (2009)
|
"On blu-ray, the movie looks sharp in 1080p high definition and the explosions are loud and clear in 5.1 DTS-HD master audio."
|
Brian Webster
|
|
39%
|
Surrogates (2009)
|
"Sure, it's made capably, in a technical sense. But it's banal, utterly predictable and often quite stupid."
|
Brian Webster
|
|
89%
|
Stellet Licht (Silent Light) (2007)
|
"A beautiful, thoughtful and haunting film"
|
Dan Jardine
|
|
32%
|
The Lovely Bones (2009)
|
"Peter Jackson is anything but a good fit to direct this story, as his well-intentioned efforts at conveying transcendence sometimes look and feel phony."
|
Brian Webster
|
|
63%
|
Extract (2009)
|
"The extras seem just a bit half-hearted, much like the movie itself."
|
Brian Webster
|
|
63%
|
Extract (2009)
|
"Mike Judge's nuggets are often enjoyable enough for us to want to ignore the fact that Extract really doesn't work particularly well in its totality."
|
Brian Webster
|
|
96%
|
Chop Shop (2008)
|
"A film brimming with humanity. Gritty, smart, attentive and truthful."
|
Dan Jardine
|
|
100%
|
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
|
"A slew of terrific performances help to elevate Wilder's twist-ridden courtroom drama above your standard fare in the genre."
|
Dan Jardine
|
|
90%
|
A Walk to Beautiful (2008)
|
"A powerful, resonant, cautionary tale."
|
Dan Jardine
|
|
97%
|
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (Il Buono, il Brutto, il Cattivo.) (1966)
|
"The fellas in Leone's films are seething cesspools of hatred and frustration whose only satisfaction-however fleeting-is found in pursuit and acquisition of money"
|
Dan Jardine
|
|
70%
|
Sherlock Holmes (2009)
|
"The film does what it sets out to do, re-establish Holmes as a cinematic hero worth knowing and watching."
|
Dan Jardine
|
|
98%
|
Up (2009)
|
"One of Pixar's most emotionally satisfying creations."
|
Dan Jardine
|
|
97%
|
The Hurt Locker (2009)
|
"Bigelow displays a fine Hitchcockian skill set, but her politics are muddy-headed at best."
|
Dan Jardine
|
|
93%
|
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
|
"A great American-ization of the classic Scrooge tale, told from the POV of Bob Cratchet."
|
Dan Jardine
|
|
77%
|
Cloverfield (2008)
|
"Paramount have given us a nice 1.78:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer, 5.1 DD soundtrack and stacked this DVD with a number of extras."
|
Jamie Gillies
|
|
77%
|
Cloverfield (2008)
|
"Memorable neither for its special effects nor the gimmickry of the hand-held camera."
|
Jamie Gillies
|
|
67%
|
Brüno (2009)
|
"The Bruno DVD includes a full-length audio commentary by star Sacha Baron Cohen and director Larry Charles, which delves into many of the tricks used in the making of the film."
|
Brian Webster
|
|
67%
|
Brüno (2009)
|
"You can watch Bruno purely as outrageousness or you can view it while pondering where the line is - or should be - between incisive social commentary and misanthropy."
|
Brian Webster
|
|
83%
|
I Love You, Man (2009)
|
"Paramount has offered up a nice DVD of this film, with a very funny and informative commentary track by the director and stars."
|
Jamie Gillies
|
|
83%
|
I Love You, Man (2009)
|
"With discussions of music, relationships, aging and growing up, it acts like a latter-day Lemmon - Matthau comedy, with a sadness underneath that makes it authentic."
|
Jamie Gillies
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