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I’ve watched some of Buffy on FX, though I’m not a die-hard fan, by any means. SMG is fantastic as Buffy, and James Marsden is terrific as Spike. The rest of the cast is also first rate. A great ensemble to be sure. The one thing I can’t help but notice is that everyone who […]

“Taking Lives” is a thriller and a starring vehicle for Angelina Jolie. If you like jolts, this will be your cup of tea, but be ready for some very large plotholes/inconsistencies. (Olivier Martinez, as one of the Montreal cops, desperately needs a speech coach!) Extreme violence, gore, nudity. GRADE = “B-”

I read a review in the Hollywood Reporter of the upcoming mini-series, “Salem’s Lot.” I was really afraid it was going to bite (in a bad way), but it got a good review. The actors got positive comments, including Rob Lowe as Ben Mears, Donald Sutherland as the “familiar,” Richard Straker, and one of my […]

“De-Lovely” is a somewhat draggy (and smoky) musical recounting of the ‘marriage’ of Cole Porter. Kevin Kline and Ashley Judd turn in good performances. It’s good to hear many of the songs, but the performers leave a lot to be desired. There is a bizarre format that doesn’t work very well. GRADE = “B-”

Quite a few stinkers opening this weekend, including Garfield, Riddick, and the marginally successful Stepford. I guess somebody’s got to be the best of the worst, eh ?

Just saw the season premiere of the fourth season last night. I thought it was great. Very powerful and dramatic. A bit depressing, but with a show about death, what do you expect. I enjoy the writing a lot but it isn’t the Soprano’s. What really makes this show go is the acting. Peter Krause […]

“The Door in the Floor” is a dreary, choppy, uninvolving film that is set during the summer at a New York seashore community. Central theme is the final disintegration of a marriage that basically ended years earlier. Actors do the best they can with what they are provided. Nudity and simulated sex acts. GRADE = […]

My family has been collecting the MASH seasons since they first started releasing to DVD. Although they don’t come with extras – which does keep the price down, no doubt – Season 5 finally added a Play All. And all of them have been wonderful, restoring several minutes of footage lost to the cutting room […]