Theatrical, Streaming, Physical Media Reviews

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Chuck: The Complete First Season

Eric English | Sep 15, 2008

"Chuck" is a smart comedy. In essence, a parody of the spy genre, "Chuck" knows not to take itself too seriously while at the same time delivering serious action, drama, intr...

Full Review | Grade: A

Righteous Kill

Nathan M Rose | Sep 14, 2008

Al Pacino and Robert De Niro, two names that are synonymous with the silver screen, both starred in the "Godfather II" film, but never had any scenes together. In 1995, both appeared in Heat...

Full Review | Grade: C

Burn After Reading

Marco Chacon | Sep 13, 2008

The Coen brothers have a long history of doing comedic films with dark streaks (The Big Lebowski, Fargo). They have a re...

Full Review | Grade: C

Risky Business

Marco Chacon | Sep 12, 2008

There are a few iconic 80's movies and amongst them, perhaps at the top, is Risky Business. As the movie is a classic, I will presume it is beyond its spoiler date; and if you are getting it on DVD, i...

Full Review | Grade: A

The Big Bang Theory Physical Media: DVD Review

The Big Bang Theory: The Complete First Season

Marco Chacon | Sep 05, 2008

The Big Bang Theory comes back for a second season this year and if you want to catch up on it, you can get the first on DVD. The key questions you should be asking yourself, if you have not...

Full Review | Grade: C

Babylon A.D.

Marco Chacon | Sep 01, 2008

I like Vin Diesel--he's got screen presence. He's got charisma. I liked him in Pitch Black and I enjoyed t...

Full Review | Grade: C

Death Race

Nathan M Rose | Aug 24, 2008

It's the end of summer, families are taking their last vacations, kids are getting ready for school, and the studios start to release the films that didn't make it into their summer schedule, such as...

Full Review | Grade: B

Tropic Thunder

Marco Chacon | Aug 18, 2008

Apocalypse Now was so hard to make they made a movie about making it. They couldn't even figure out how to end it. Brando was so heavy he was problematic (and hard to understand). When it tur...

Full Review | Grade: C

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Physical Media: DVD Review

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles The Complete First...

Marco Chacon | Aug 16, 2008

In short, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles is something that you've got to check out if you're a Terminator fan. If you're not, it's still a pretty good science fiction drama.

Full Review | Grade: A

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

Marco Chacon | Aug 04, 2008

What's the opposite of 'Synergy' where things are more than the sum of their parts? The answer is "antagonism" where additive elements actually detract from the whole. This is the force at w...

Full Review | Grade: D