Blu-Ray/DVD
Blu-ray Review: Confessions of a Shopaholic
Confessions of a Shopaholic is a candy-coated romantic comedy that has an appropriate lack of substance but should still appeal to the fashion-loving crowd.
DVD Review: The Transformers - The Complete First Season (25th Anniversary Edition)
The Transformers: The Complete First Season celebrates 25 years of robot goodness and is a must-own title for any self-respecting fan of ‘80s nostalgia.
Blu-ray Review: The Greatest Game Ever Played
The Greatest Game Ever Played defied my expectations, offering both a comprehensive, engaging story as well as a top-notch Blu-ray effort.
Blu-ray Review: Miracle
Miracle is a hell of a story presented on a gorgeous Blu-ray disc, making for one of the best hockey film experiences out there.
Movies
Movie Review: SURVEILLANCE
Taut, edgy, titillating, thrilling. SURVEILLANCE is a masterful examination into the dark side of the human condition. I’m already looking for the sequel. (Not to mention the DVD which I have been assured by Lynch, Pullman and Ormond has many many more thrills and surprises).
Movie Review: Public Enemies
“Public Enemies” is a polished piece of period spectacle and a return to form for maverick filmmaker Michael Mann. The screenplay is well written and the dialogue at times inspired, the screenwriters maintaining a good momentum allowing the film to translate into a fast paced and adventurous thriller.
Movie Review: THE HURT LOCKER
There is an inescapable intensity to the THE HURT LOCKER that at times makes you forget this is a narrative film and not a documentary; a feeling of understanding, appreciation and awe that you will carry with you long after the curtain drops.
Review: My Sister’s Keeper
Uneven and unconvincing, the movie lays waste to a talented cast, managing little depth while aggressively pushing our buttons. The film exists for one reason: to make an audience weep—and it just doesn’t earn it.
Television
Update: The Closer
BY CRIME WATCHER
All right, so we’ve had four episodes so far of Brenda and The Boyz (Daniels got promoted out, more on that in a sec…) - so what’s been going on? If you don’t expect spoilers to follow, you haven’t been paying attention…
For one thing,we got a four-episode Kitty arc. Episode one, Kitty seems [...]
The Zone
Movie Review: Hitman
“Hitman” is a credible contender for most unbalanced motion picture of all time, happily flitting from scenes of video game style ear splitting mayhem to semi-perverse torture and tepid crime busting.
Movie Review: Fired Up
“Fired Up” is essentially undiluted generic storytelling peppered by the odd effective moment of improv and lashings of acid tongued wit. In several small doses it might actually feel like a decent film but when digested as a full feature it’s a distinctly stark and barren experience.
Movie Review: Knowing
The film is primarily designed as a Hitchcockian thriller for the masses but a little scratching at it’s surface reveals a subtly posed question regarding the still raging conflict between scientific academia and bible bashing mania. It’s this that gives “Knowing” a more cerebral and thoughtful edge.
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