The 10 Best DVDs Released in January and 5 to Avoid
By Dustin Rowles | Posted Under DVD Releases on February 1, 2012
October on DVD: 15 Releases Ranked from Best to Worst
By Dustin Rowles | Posted Under DVD Releases on October 31, 2011
The Film that Makes Taken look like Strawberry F**king Shortcake and This Week's Must See Titles on Instant Netflix
By Dustin Rowles | Posted Under DVD Releases on June 14, 2011
Paranomal Girls on the Romantic's Grave Again: You Know, It's Kind of a Funny Story
By Genevieve Burgess | Posted Under DVD Releases on February 8, 2011
Life As We Know It: "Jackass 3: Life As We Know It contains only one stunt, and unfortunately, that stunt takes place off-screen, though we are led to believe that it entails driving a car into a ravine. The stunt...
The Monster Conviction In Tillman Never Let Go
By Genevieve Burgess | Posted Under DVD Releases on February 1, 2011
Never Let Me Go: "I am positive that somewhere Mark Romanek has created a two-and-a-half, maybe even three hour version of this tale, which is just as poetic and haunting and beautiful as the novel. Unfortunately, the version being screened...
This is Totally Dustin's Fault
By Genevieve Burgess | Posted Under DVD Releases on January 25, 2011
Red: "Robert Schwentke's Red comes at a bit of an inopportune time. This year has seen a surprising overload of "group of killers and their hijinks" movies -- The Losers, The Expendables, Operation: Endgame, The A-Team -- all movies about...
Not Enough Conjunctions to Make a Good Title
By Genevieve Burgess | Posted Under DVD Releases on January 18, 2011
Stone: "You can tell that Stone was written by a playwright, in that it's primarily a character-driven piece for four talented actors. And the casting is magnificent: Edward Norton, Robert De Niro, Milla Jovovich, and Frances Conroy. It's the kind...
The Alpha Freebie and Omega Piranha Social
By Genevieve Burgess | Posted Under DVD Releases on January 11, 2011
The Social Network: "What's almost poetic about The Social Network -- besides the masterfully constructed narrative, the effulgent banter, and the whooshing virtuoso performances by everyone in this film, including Justin Timberlake, but especially Eisenberg -- is the cultural metaphor...
Happy to Hang Around
By Drew Morton | Posted Under DVD Releases on December 23, 2010
The Film Bob Rafelson's Five Easy Pieces (1970) is a daring film insofar as it only tends to resonate at certain points in one's life. For instance, when I watched the film for the first time in 2006, I had...
Rowlesapalooza
By Genevieve Burgess | Posted Under DVD Releases on December 21, 2010
Salt: "Angelina Jolie stars as Evelyn Salt in this Phillip Noyce (Patriot Games, Clear and Present Danger) throwback to Cold-War thrillers. And maybe it shouldn't matter, and maybe it makes me a raging asshole for saying this, but when casting...
Mother-Lover
By Genevieve Burgess | Posted Under DVD Releases on December 14, 2010
The Other Guys: "It's meathead humor -- homophobic, macho bravado oneupmanship -- but as meathead humor goes, it's inspired, tinged with off-the-wall splats of pop-absurdity. When Will Ferrell is on his game, no one does it better -- it's early...
Barry Restrepo: After Inception
By Genevieve Burgess | Posted Under DVD Releases on December 7, 2010
Shrek Forever After: "So, the story introduces Rumpelstiltskin (Walt Dohrn), who offers Shrek a one-day pass, during which he shall be free from domesticity. In exchange, Stiltz only asks for a mere day of the ogre's childhood. Naturally, Shrek jumps...
Diary of the Sleeping Vampie Apprentice: Day Eclipse
By Genevieve Burgess | Posted Under DVD Releases on November 30, 2010
The Sorcerer's Apprentice: "As for the movie itself, it's a bore. But it's a bore with some occasionally decent special effects, if you're into gratuitous plasma balls and Tesla coils. Otherwise, The Sorcerer's Apprentice is the sort of movie you're...
Alice Flipped: "Eat the Expendables Here"
By Genevieve Burgess | Posted Under DVD Releases on November 23, 2010
Eat Pray Love: "Unctuous. That's the only way I can describe Eat, Pray, Love. Unctuous. Characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness. I didn't buy it. I didn't read the source material, so I can't speak to the book. But...
Clash of the Airbender and Kitty Galore: The Kids' Christmas Carol
By Genevieve Burgess | Posted Under DVD Releases on November 16, 2010
Cats and Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore: "Now that we're done with the disappointing news, let's get down to what everyone already knew about this movie -- it, too, leaves one wanting for a shower. Nine relatively blissful years...