Skip It Normally, there would appear to be a world of difference between the phrases “good intentions” and “agenda”, but in the case of a movie like Gimme Shelter , the two things are one and the same.
Skip It As a Blu-Ray and DVD critic, sometimes you end up with movies you know nothing about. The title and cover artwork for Mr. Jones certainly don’t give much of a hint of what the viewer is in for, other than a horror movie.
Recommended The Movie: Lucio Marcaccini’s only film, Hallucination Strip made in 1975, starts off as a fairly typical Italian cop picture but soon segues into something more unusual than that. The film follows a university student named Massimo Monaldi (Bud Cort) who is a politically minded type prone to attending protests and generally just getting into trouble.
DVD Talk Collector Series Reviewed by Glenn Erickson So, the Blu-ray finally comes out in Region A… In the 1995 crime comedy Get Shorty John Travolta plays Chili Palmer, a cheap hood with a secret life as a chronic film buff
Recommended In 10 Words or Less Dad is fat (and back on stage) Reviewer’s Bias* Loves: Stand-up comedy Likes: Jim Gaffigan Dislikes: How often Gaffigan is spot-on correct about parenthood Hates: Extra-less Blu-rays The Show Jim Gaffigan has established himself as a good-vibes comic who is neither angry nor mean. He also has a few signature bits that now somewhat define him as a stand-up, most …
Highly Recommended Norma Rae Blu-ray Review In1979 Norma Rae was released by 20th CenturyFox to tremendous reviews, word of mouth, and critical acclaim.
Recommended [click on the thumbnail to enlarge] “The only performance that makes it — that makes it all the way — is the one that achieves madness.” “Madness” is certainly one way to describe Performance …
Rent It The Nut Job Blu-ray Review TheNut Job isan animated family film. It hasa lot of star power behind it’s animated characters with Will Arnett,BrendanFraser, Gabriel Iglesias, Jeff Dunham, Liam Neeson, and Katherine Heigloffering their voices to the film.
Recommended THE MOVIE: Please Note: The stills used here are taken from promotional materials and other sources, not the Blu-ray edition under review. In college, reading Peter Shaffer’s Equus had a profound impact on me.
Recommended The Movie: If aliens came to Earth and wanted to know what a “buddy cop comedy” was, you could take a little time to curate the finest and most varied entries in the subgenre or you could just have our visitor friends watch Ride Along . This is not because Ride Along is the best buddy comedy that cinema has to offer, but because it is such a by-the-numbers hodgepodge of all the …