Theatrical, Streaming, Physical Media Reviews

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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Physical Media: Blu-ray Review

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Ultimate Edition)

Marco Chacon | Dec 16, 2009

As we have almost now come to the end of the Potter films and have passed the end of the books where we learned all of the secrets, e.g. Rowling's assertion that Dumbledore was gay, we a...

Full Review | Grade: B

The Princess and the Frog

Roger Longenbach | Dec 15, 2009

After a five year hiatus, Walt Disney Animation Studios has released the next hand-drawn animated feature, The Princess and the Frog. Based on the classic tale of the Frog Prince,...

Full Review | Grade: B

The Twilight Saga: New Moon

Marco Chacon | Dec 01, 2009

New Moon is one of those movies for which the plot is almost superfluous. If you are a fan of Twilight, you more or less know it. If you are not, you probably do not care. How...

Full Review | Grade: B

Planet 51

Marco Chacon | Nov 30, 2009

Modern animation has benefited from two relatively recent technologies -- cheap computer animation and 3D. While the latter could be considered a gimmick (especially if the glasses give you a hea...

Full Review | Grade: C

Shorts

Nathan M Rose | Nov 29, 2009

These days their are so many “kid-friendly” films released that it is hard to decide which ones to spend your hard-earned money on. One such release this year, Shorts,...

Full Review | Grade: B

Chasing Amy

Marco Chacon | Nov 25, 2009

Being a 1997 movie, I am going to assume it is past its expiration date and speak about what I thought of it and discuss the plot. If you are not familiar...

Full Review | Grade: C

Brüno

Marco Chacon | Nov 19, 2009

Sacha (Noam) Baron Cohen who goes by SBC, usually has his shtick of adopting a fictional persona and then interviewing a real celebrity under false pretenses. He uses that persona and does thing...

Full Review | Grade: B

Monsters, Inc.

Nathan M Rose | Nov 18, 2009

After the initial "wow" factor of computer-animated films such as Toy Story subsided and the films became "old hat", my taste for Pixar animated features waned to the point of just...

Full Review | Grade: B

Gran Torino

Eric English | Nov 11, 2009

Retired, grisly Korean War Vet Walt Kowalski yearns to lead a simple life, with his Pabst Blue ribbon beer, old dog Daisy and working on his classic Gran Torino automobile. When gang violence thr...

Full Review | Grade: B

North by Northwest

Nathan M Rose | Oct 29, 2009

For most of us, Alfred Hitchcock films have been viewed on cable television, VHS, or DVD. Now with this release, one can truly enjoy the art created by one of the greatest directors this world has ever seen.

Full Review | Grade: B