One good reason to reboot a movie series – trademark issues aside – is that you have a different take on the characters. Not necessarily better, but different. Such is the case with Columbia Pictures’ The Amazing Spider-Man. Despite not having the impact the film had in IMAX, it works well as a home video […]
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DVD Review: The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Rocks The Small Screen!
When I reviewed David Fincher’s The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo for its theatrical release, I noted that it surprised me because it was as good as the earlier, Swedish version that made Noomi Rapace familiar to an international audience. Considering its length and the fact that it’s very much a film that should be […]
It’s A High-Def Flesh Wound! Monty Python and the Holy Grail On Blu-Ray, March 6th!
Maybe no one ever listens to Tim, but you can see him get snubbed in glorious high definition when Sony Pictures Home Entertainment releases Monty Python and the Holy Grail on Blu-ray on March 6th. Considered the renowned comedy troupe’s finest work, Monty Python and the Holy Grail gives the Arthurian saga an absurdist twist […]
A 19th Century China Remake Of Blood Simple? Crazy I Calls It!
To be completely honest, when I first heard there was going to be a Chinese remake of the Coen Brothers brilliant first film, Blood Simple, I thought it was a crazy – and completely idiotic – idea. Even after I learned that it would be directed by Zhang Yimou [Ju Dou, Raise the Red Lantern, […]
Quietly Beautiful, Never Let Me Go Explores Love, Life and the Soul!
Mark Romanek’s Never Let Me Go, based on the novel by Kazuo Ishiguro, is a measured, beautifully shot science fiction tale that neither looks or feels like science fiction. It is a melancholy reflection on what makes us human – explored through the lives of three special children who have attended a classic British boarding […]
Classic War Film Bridge on the River Kwai Comes to Blu-ray November 2nd!
1957’s Best Picture winner at the Oscars®, Bridge on the River Kwai – the classic David Lean epic about Allied prisoners in a Japanese POW camp during World War II – is coming to Blu-ray, where its quality production values will finally be given a true showcase. Details from the press release follow the jump. […]
DVD REVIEW: Breaking Bad: The Complete Second Season – Now Darker and More Twisted!
Season one of Breaking Bad had Walt White [Bryan Cranston], meek chemistry teacher, learning he had terminal cancer and deciding that he had to go into the crystal meth business to provide for his family after his death. It was all about a decent man making all the wrong decisions. The second season finds Walt […]