November 8, 2012
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Rent It In general, there’s a sense that the modern cartoon makes a distinct effort to be for both kids and parents alike. Aside from shows with an educational mandate (like “Dora the Explorer,”), the tendency to slip in a little subversive humor for the grown-ups watching these shows seems to be on the rise. I guess that’s what I was expecting of “The Adventures of Gumball,” which shares …
DVD Talk Collector Series THE FILM: Please Note: The images used here are taken from a prior standard-definition DVD release, not the Blu-ray edition under review. By 1950, the tirelessly skeptical and sardonic Billy Wilder was already much more than qualified to make a picture about Hollywood; over the preceding decade, the Austrian-born director (who had fled Europe for Hollywood in the wake …
Highly Recommended THE FILMS: Bringing many of Hitchcock’s films to Blu-ray for the first time, Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection offers, in one box, a veritable galaxy of brilliant work by the man who, when all is said and done, can creditably be considered the greatest movie director ever, at least in the English-speaking world. In this galaxy there are the Plutos, the curious …
Recommended In 10 Words or Less Bette Midler makes half a great Lifetime movie Blu-Ray DVD Reviewer’s Bias* Loves: Paul F. Tompkins as Garry Marshall Likes: Bette Midler Dislikes: Barbara Hershey Hates: Tear-jerker lady movies The Movie When I reviewed the special edition DVD of Beaches back in 2005, I had just started a new job, I was just under a year away from becoming a father, and my life …
Recommended In 10 Words or Less It’s not funny because it’s true Reviewer’s Bias* Loves: Will Ferrell, Zack Galifianakis Likes: Barack Obama, Jason Sudekis, political satire Dislikes: Mitt Romney Hates: Modern politics, superPACs, Citizens United The Movie The Campaign arrives on Blu-Ray in the final days of the 2012 election campaigns, which may be the worst possible time for it.
Highly Recommended Amazing Spider-Man Blu-ray Review Click onimage to view Blu-ray screenshot with1080p Resolution Is TheAmazing Spi… Read the entire review
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Recommended THE FILM: Click an image to view Blu – ray screenshot with 1080p resolution. Revisionist history certainly has its charms