I have to admit, before checking out this DVD, I had never seen Disney’s Gravity Falls. What was my general reaction? This is one strange, sometimes funny show. Pre-teen twins Mabel (voiced by Kristen Schaal) and worry wart dipper (Jason…
Inspired by the 1948 film of the same name, Naked City centers on the detectives of NYPD’s 65th Precinct, but the criminals, and the city of New York itself often played as big a role as anything else in an…
Released in 1972, Deep Throat was a phenomenon, eventually raking in over $600 million; it brought porn into the mainstream, and made a star out of Linda Lovelace who was paid just $1,250 for her appearance. The film became such…
Adapted from Tom Wolfe’s engrossing book, it’s still hard to believe that The Right Stuff wasn’t one of the biggest hits of 1983. One explanation might have been that former astronaut and veteran Ohio Senator John Glenn was gearing up…
I’ve been a fan of Queen for as long as I can remember. Their ability to combine opera, hard rock, a ballad and a guitar solo in a great song like “Bohemian Rhapsody” is testament to their talent, and the…
It’s been more than a decade since Pixar introduced us to Michael “Mike” Wazowski and James P. “Sulley” Sullivan in Monsters Inc. Thankfully, due to the popularity of home video, and the recent theatrical re-release, it feels like they’ve never…
The second installment in his trilogy of discontent, Michelangelo Antonioni’s La Notte attempts to examine a couple who have essentially lost themselves in a society dominated by technology, and conspicuous consumption. Once passionately in love, the couple are mere reflections…
By the end of 1945, the long struggle of World War II was finally over and American soldiers, who fought so long and hard, were finally settling in back home with their friends and family. Most in Hollywood felt as…
It’s been nearly a decade since Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson teamed up for the surprise comedy hit Wedding Crashers. Surprisingly, there was no sequel, leaving fans clamoring for another film from the pair. While The Internship isn’t nearly as…
Director William Lustig’s Maniac caused its share of controversy upon release in 1980, with the late film critic Gene Siskel labeling the film as nothing more than grisly and hateful toward women. Siskel had a valid point, but Lustig understood…