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27 Dresses DVD Review
As far as romantic comedies go, 27 Dresses is blah–not very funny, not very romantic, and not very good. The film is about Jane (Katherine Heigl), a nice girl who has been a bridesmaid 27 times, because apparently she either loves bad dresses, or she just can’t say no to anyone. Of course, she’s in [...]
Funny Games DVD Review
In 1997, Michael Haneke’s Funny Games came out in Austria, and a little over a decade later, he remade the same film shot for shot in America with an English-speaking cast. The film’s plot involves Anna (Naomi Watts), George (Tim Roth), and their son Georgie (Devon Gearhart), who plan to spend some good quality family [...]
21 DVD Review
While I’ve always been intrigued by math, never before has it seemed so glamorous as in the film 21, which is based on true events. The film, based on the book Bringing Down The House by reporter Ben Mezrich, is about Ben Campbell (Jim Sturgess), a college kid who needs cold hard cash in the [...]
Burn After Reading DVD Review
The Coen brothers have a habit of creating thought-provoking, dark “comedies” and dramas that leave viewers thinking long after the credits have stopped rolling. First there was 1984’s Blood Simple, followed by 1987’s Raising Arizona. The 90s featured The Hudsucker Proxy, Fargo and The Big Lebowski. The year 2000 was ushered in with O Brother, [...]
Pathology DVD Review
Pathology is one of those films that looks intriguing on paper, but on film amounts to a major disappointment. Talented “Heroes” actor Milo Ventimiglia and bewitching Alyssa Milano (“Charmed”, “My Name Is Earl”) helm the cast of attractive young people studying to be doctors during the day and playing doctor at night.
Jumper DVD Film Review
Jumper is a film about David Rice, a high school student in Ann Arbor, Michigan, who discovers through a near-death experience that he has the power to transport himself instantaneously to anyplace on earth. So, he does what any young man would—he zaps himself to New York City, robs a bank, and settles in the [...]
The Last Winter DVD Film Review
“The world we grew up in has changed forever. There is no way home.” Ominous, yes. A warning, yes. Any time I can get a little education and unique perspective, especially on issues such as global warming and the oil crisis, I’m all for it. Especially when the message is delivered in an interesting, slightly [...]
The Ruins DVD Film Review
The Ruins is a quiet little film (that was hardly a blip on the radar when it came out), but packs a big punch. And that’s too bad, because it’s suspenseful, scary and offers an intriguing story that draws viewers in. The film is about two couples comprised four Americans, Jeff and Amy, and Stacey [...]
Kung Fu Panda Cinema DVD Review
Kung Fu Panda is a CG-animated film about a slacker panda, Po (voiced by funnyman actor Jack Black), who just so happened to be a HUGE fan of Kung Fu. Unfortunately, Po is working in his family’s noodle shop, but when he’s called upon to fulfill an ancient prophecy, Po gets to live the dream [...]
Sharkwater Movie DVD Reviews
Directed, narrated and written by Toronto native Rob Stewart, Sharkwater is the marriage of Stewart’s cinematography/photography career and his background in biology. While employed by the Canadian Wildlife Federation, for which Stewart traveled the world and won awards for his work, he learned about how illegal long line fishing was killing off the local shark [...]