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Physical Media: 4K UHD, Blu-ray, DVD Reviews by Roger Longenbach

Browse reviews written by Roger Longenbach, including critical takes on films, home entertainment releases, and television series.

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Since he was very young, Roger has enjoyed going to the local theatre and seeing a good film on the big screen. Starting with the lines for The Empire Strikes Back, Roger has especially enjoyed the Star Wars franchise, culminating with his attendance at the Washington, D.C. premiere of Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace. He enjoys movie music, especially those from most Disney animated features.

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Oct 03, 2011

Backin 2009 I gave the last Transformers film, Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen, a D, and...

Full Review | Grade: B

Prom

Aug 30, 2011

The latest entry from Walt Disney Studios in an effort to grab the tween/teenage market is coming out on Blu-ray/DVD combo pack on August 30. Prom is about exactly that. ...

Full Review | Grade: B

Mars Needs Moms

Aug 05, 2011

The latest and probably last feature from Imagemovers Digital (Polar Express, A Christmas Carol) is the home release of Mars Needs Moms in an amazing value combo pack. Imagemovers specia...

Full Review | Grade: B

Take Me Home Tonight

Jul 27, 2011

If you are into 1980s nostalgia, then perhaps you should give this movie a cursory viewing, if only to relive the music alone.

Full Review | Grade: C

Arthur

Jul 21, 2011

For quite some time now, Hollywood has decided that the safe thing to do is remake a classic movie rather than try to come up with a new story. This movie is exactly that - an almost exact remak...

Full Review | Grade: B

Amelia

Feb 21, 2010

Out on Blu-Ray from 20th Century Fox is Amelia, the story of Amelia Earhart, the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic. The story mainly covers Amelia briefly before she is selected to be...

Full Review | Grade: C

Sling Blade

Aug 04, 2009

Sling Blade tells the story of a mentally challenged man that has spent most of his life in a state hospital, after he killed his mother and her lover with a "sling blade". After b...

Full Review | Grade: A

The Waterboy

Jul 30, 2009

Coming out on August 4, 2009, is one of Adam Sandler's best movies during the peak of his career (around the time of Happy Gilmore): The Waterboy. It follows Adam Sandler, who is playing Bobby B...

Full Review | Grade: B