Tag Archives: Movies & DVDs

DVD reviews: Winslet, DiCaprio bright spots in bleak ‘Revolutionary Road’; ‘Defiance’ delivers

Posted on June 4, 2009 by admin

Winslet should have won for ‘Road’ If “Revolutionary Road” was not the bleakest movie of 2008, I’m glad I missed what was. Based on a novel by Richard Yates, the well-crafted mass of misery is most notable for Kate Winslet’s … Continue reading →

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DVD reviews: ‘JCVD’ worth a (Van) Damme, ‘Hotel for Dogs’ not a bow-wow,

Posted on April 29, 2009 by admin

Van Damme acts! Jean-Claude Van Damme wrote me a letter once, in response to a less-than-stellar review of his action film. I forget which, but, like the rest of his work, it was rated FDR (fight, duck, run), a genre … Continue reading →

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Hitler meets a clown; ‘Notorious’ and the Three Stooges

Posted on April 23, 2009 by admin

Coming Attractions: “The Clown and the Fuhrer” “Hitler Painted Roses,” a provocative short story by Harlan Ellison, looks at the one moment in time when all the denizens in hell are allowed out for a day. All leave but Adolf … Continue reading →

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DVD reviews: Rourke goes to mat in “Wrestler,” Ex-prez vs. celeb in “Frost/Nixon”

Posted on April 23, 2009 by admin

Rourke’s rebound “Rowdy” Roddy Piper, semi-retired pro wrestler and infrequent actor (“They Live”), hammers Mickey Rourke with kudos for his Oscar-nominated portrayal of the over-the-hill title character in “The Wrestler,” new on DVD and Blu-ray. It’s not the buffed pecs, … Continue reading →

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DVD reviews: ‘The Express’ scores, ‘Max Payne’ plotzes, ‘City of Ember’ sails, `Saw V’ sickens

Posted on January 22, 2009 by admin

Touchdown! Just in time for the Super Bowl, “The Express” charges onto the field, inspiration under its arm, to remind us about Ernie Davis, the Syracuse University running back who became the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy. Influenced … Continue reading →

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