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Full Metal Jacket 25th Anniversary Book

(John Delia) 08/13/2012 11:58 AM EST
The 25th Anniversary Edition of Full Metal Jacket has been released on Blu-ray Disc and if you have never seen the movie, it's a stunner. Packaged with a companion book, the 2-disc set makes a great purchase for your library. Nominated for an Oscar, the gutsy war film features an excellent cast and magnificent direction by Stanley K... Read More

The Bourne Legacy

(John Delia) 08/10/2012 12:45 AM EST
Director Tony Gilroy takes his time spooling out The Bourne Legacy just avoiding the snooze factor in this forth installment of the Bourne series. The film is steeped in a lot of superfluous character build up, long periods of uneventful scenes and an outcome that doesn't deliver. If you are looking for an action thriller from this four... Read More

Ransom

(Chris Rebholz) 08/08/2012 9:30 AM EST
The name Mel Gibson used to bring a smile to everyone's face, but that quickly changed and now one can't help but cringe at the mere mention of him. A perfectly reasonable reaction in light of the star's recent behavior. However, this review isn't about the man, but about his work, which can't be argued with. Gibson is a f... Read More

Cocktail

(Chris Rebholz) 08/08/2012 9:13 AM EST
It has been said that Cocktail is a musical in disguise, and it makes a lot of sense. The film has a score composed of reliably catchy tunes, many of them Eighties classics that instantly evoke a specific time and mood. The two male leads, Flanagan and Coughlin, engage in choreographed dance routines disguised as bartending. The characters and thei... Read More

The Color of Money

(Chris Rebholz) 08/05/2012 7:18 PM EST
What is it with The Color of Money? The film was profitable, won Paul Newman a long overdue Oscar and helped establish Martin Scorsese's reputation as a commercially viable director. When it was finally issued on DVD, the disc had no features. Now, six years into the Blu-ray format, it has once again been re-issued on a featureless disc that wi... Read More

Home On The Range

(Chris Rebholz) 08/05/2012 6:05 PM EST
For Walt Disney fans, the years following the Disney Golden Age -- which began in 1989 with The Little Mermaid and, by most accounts, ended in 1999 with Tarzan -- was a nightmare. Fantasia 2000 underwhelmed, Dinosaur disappointed, Atlantis arrived to mixed reviews and declining box office returns, Treasure Planet was anything but, and Brother Bear ... Read More

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days

(Sean Ferguson) 08/03/2012 7:40 AM EST
Our kids' summer break is winding down, but before they head back to school, they can enjoy the last few "Dog Days" of summer with Rowley, Greg and his annoying brother Rodrick, in the third edition in the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series. Since the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series exploded on to the tween scene in 2007, Aut... Read More

Total Recall

(Nathan M Rose) 08/03/2012 12:39 AM EST
In a summer of sequels and reboots comes our first remake, Total Recall. This entry is based on the 1990 film of the same name, and the short story by acclaimed science fiction writer Phillip K. Dick. It seeks to retell the story of Douglas Quaid - a blue collar worker with an average life living in the future who believes he is cut out for somethi... Read More

American Reunion

(Chris Rebholz) 07/31/2012 7:55 AM EST
Rated, unrated, a double feature for those who dare... it doesn't matter which way you come at American Reunion. It's one sequel too many. Never mind the American Pie series' appeal, never mind its four maligned direct-to-video sequels, never mind debating whether a fourth film was even necessary. Reunion is a further descent into unrul... Read More

Cellular

(John Delia) 07/31/2012 7:50 AM EST
If you are a lover of fright films that keep fear on a high level then see Cellular now available on Blu-ray for the first time in the United States. The creative film has excellent acting, imaginative directing and a great script. If that's not enough to get the Blu-ray here's another reason to grab it, the smart interesting bonus feat... Read More