Theatrical, Streaming, Physical Media Reviews

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Quarantine

Marco Chacon | Oct 15, 2008

The story behind Quarantine is brutally simple: something--some disease--breaks out in a low-rent building in Los Angeles. It just so happens that a film crew shadowing a fire department t...

Full Review | Grade: B

Body of Lies

Marco Chacon | Oct 13, 2008

Body of Lies exists on a spectrum of political thrillers that extends from the complex (sometimes to the point of incomprehensible) Syriana, to the far more conventional 2001, Spy Gam...

Full Review | Grade: C

Eagle Eye

Nathan M Rose | Sep 29, 2008

Technology runs amok in the latest techno action thriller Eagle Eye, starring Shia LaBeouf, Michelle Monaghan where two unsuspecting Americans (Shia LaBeouf, Michelle Monaghan) are separately drawn in...

Full Review | Grade: C

Sex and The City

Maureen Buccellato | Sep 23, 2008

Ever since the show ended on HBO, I have been waiting to hear if the movie would indeed come to fruition. Some of the actresses were on board and others were not. Four years later, everyone came toget...

Full Review | Grade: A

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