Rent It The Movie: Chinese Puzzle is the third part in a series of ensemble relationship dramedies about the close-knit relationships between an eclectic group of characters from all over Europe. Their steamy adventures began with L'Auberge Espagnole , a hit in Europe in 2002, where they hooked up while living together in a small apartment in Barcelona. 2005's Russian Dolls picked up the stories …
Recommended Adapted from Sidney “I Dream of Jeannie” Sheldon's first novel, published in 1970, The Naked Face (1984) is a fairly good little thriller, not great, but better than one would have expected from Cannon Films, a company known primarily for its Charles Bronson and Chuck Norris action-exploitation films. The Naked Face has its share of flaws and its central mystery isn't all that …
Skip It Of all the criticisms one could direct at a movie, “cliched” is probably the most common, but to call a movie “cliched” isn't entirely straightforward.
Rent It Not to be confused with Renny Harlin's The Legend of Hercules —and don't worry, it probably won't be—Brett Ratner's Hercules (2014) is yet another sword-and-sandal epic featuring brave warriors facing off against nigh-unstoppable evil forces.
Highly Recommended The Movie: It's beyond a doubt that Dog Day Afternoon is a timeless masterpiece that revolutionized the bank robbery genre and is one of the most important works of 70s American cinema, thought by many, myself included, to be the greatest period in film history. Considering Sidney Lumet is one of my top five favorite directors and Dog Day Afternoon is my second favorite film …
Recommended Content: Based on the critically acclaimed PlayStation 3/X-Box 360 video game, Bayonetta , comes Bayonetta: Bloody Fate , a somewhat sequel/retelling of the original game. With the writers from the game and the studio behind the production of the aesthetically stunning, Last Exile and the anime powerhouse, Hellsing , all on board.
Highly Recommended The Sopranos – Complete Series – Blu-ray Review Few television series have had the level of impact that TheSopranos had. Not only did it help to make HBO an even largersuccess (with original programming becoming one of its staples of itsentertainment),this was clearly a show that almost singlehandedly helped to change thetelevision landscape into what it has become today …
Recommended NOTE: The images featured here were taken from promotional materials and do not reflect the quality of the Blu-ray under review. The Movie: Land Ho! is mumblecore for the post-middle-aged
Recommended The Movie: Previously released on DVD by Media Blasters/Shriek Show, Rino Di Silvestro's notorious Werewolf Woman (alternately known in domestically as The Legend Of The Wolf Woman ) lives again, now on Blu-ray courtesy of Raro Video. Those expecting something akin to a Lon Chaney or even a Paul Naschy style werewolf movie will no doubt walk away from this one scratching their heads …
Recommended The Movie: Kingpin was originally released in 1996, between the Farrelly brothers' two biggest box office hits as comedy directors, their debut film Dumb and Dumber and There's Something About Mary . To date, Kingpin remains their lowest grossing film in theaters (ignoring their contribution to Osmosis Jones , which isn't hard to do). And yet, Kingpin is easily one of the duo's best …