Based on a Japanese short story of the same name, Sansho the Bailiff depicts a world of inexorable cruelty. 11th century Japan is an era when, as the opening credits describe it: “mankind had not yet awakened as human beings.”…
Blessed with a combination of athleticism, good looks and a sense of humor, Douglas Fairbanks became the silver screen’s first action star. A title earned over the course of more than twenty-five feature films made between 1915 and1920. By 1920,…
Given the amount of “reality” television on the air these days, I suppose most of us are a bit numb to it all. Few will argue that the line between reality and fiction has blurred considerably. Even a few reality…
Warner Bros. is celebrating their 90th anniversary by releasing a series of Blu-ray and DVD box sets that would make any movie fans mouth water. While a number of the films in Warner’s latest offering, Best of Warner Bros. 20…
Few directors have enjoyed as much success as Ben Affleck this early in their careers. Few would deny that his previous directorial efforts, Gone Baby Gone and The Town showed that Affleck had a real affinity for guiding a film,…
A spin-off/prequel to the popular Battlestar Galactica television series, Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome takes place before the last stand in the Cylon war, recounting the story of Admiral William Adama’s (Luke Pasqualino) first days out of cadet academy. Despite…
With the James Bond franchise celebrating its fiftieth anniversary in 2012, hopes were high that the 23rd official film, Skyfall would reinvigorate the series after a five year absence and the somewhat disappointing response to 2008’s Quantum of Solace. Thankfully,…
Converted to 3D, this latest Blu-ray release of Top Gun isn’t just a cash grab, but a surprisingly solid presentation that uses the new technology to enhance some of the film’s most memorable aerial scenes. Fans should be excited to…
The Belgium writer/director team of brothers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne have a history of taking on parenting and childhood in a head-on manner. The Kid with a Bike maintains that approach, peeling back the layers on each of the main…
In 2011, Cartoon Network introduced Young Justice, an animated series that focused on the younger version of the older, more established Justice League. Aqualad, Kid Flash, Superboy, Miss Martian, Robin and Artemis, who want to make a name for themselves…