Warner Bros. | 274 Mins. | 1957-72 | Unrated Had he lived, Elvis Presley would have celebrated his 75th birthday on January 8th. Given his status as a cultural icon and top moneymaker, it should come as no surprise that…
Disney/Buena Vista | 1996 | 79 mins. | Rated G Back in the mid nineties when I read that Disney would be releasing a theatrical version of Roald Dahl’s James and the Giant Peach, my first thought was, “what a…
Warner Bros. | 2010 | 97 mins. | Rated PG-13 A classic action movie, The Losers is based on a comic book series of the same name. Smartly, the film pays homage to its drawn beginnings and then quickly morphs…
Warner Bros. | 2010 | 107 mins. | Rated R I should begin this review by stating that I admire many of Kevin Smith’s films. Chasing Amy remains one of the sharpest, self-aware rom-coms available today, and I always seem…
BBC – Discovery | 2009 | 484 mins. | Rated PG Four years in the making, shot entirely in high definition and helmed by the BBC Natural History Unit, Life comes to Blu-ray in two distinctly different releases. The first,…
Warner Bros. | 2002 | 118 mins. | Rated R At the very least, Robin Williams has had an eclectic film career. He has scored several Oscar nominations and a Best Supporting Actor win in 1998 for Good Will Hunting….
Sony Pictures | 2009 | 100 mins. | Rated R Based on the 1964 novel by Christopher Isherwood, A Single Man marks the directing debut of Tom Ford (who also co-wrote the script with David Scearce), a Fashion designer renowned…
Disney/Buena Vista | 2010 | 91 mins. | Rated PG-13 When in Rome is a paint-by-the-numbers romantic comedy that desperately wants to be something more. It tries for moments of significance, moments of introspection, moments obviously meant to speak to…
New Line Cinema | 2010 | 125 min | Rated PG-13 Boy, those folks at New Line are really crafty! They released a movie titled Valentine’s Day, just two days before the actual holiday. Since Hollywood is such a dream…
Sony Picturees | 2009 | 144 mins. | Rated R Director Michael Haneke (Caché, Funny Games) is a filmmaker who seems to relish his audience on the edge of their seats watching his films. Haneke’s latest effort, The White Ribbon…