After starring in the wonderful “Ever After”, one can’t help but wonder why Drew Barrymore would want to star in (and executive produce!) drivel like “Never Been Kissed.” Barrymore stars as Josie Geller, an uptight newspaper copy editor who was [...]
“Halloween: H2O” is letterboxed at 2.35:1 in the disc’s non-anamorphic presentation. The picture is very clear, especially during the daylight scenes, and shows only a very fine grain at times, and no artifacting. The DVD transfer appears to be [...]
Saying that the films of David Cronenberg are weird is like saying that water is wet — it just doesn’t begin to describe the situation. Cronenberg has made a reputation by creating truly unique films that challenge the viewer — not only [...]
I like movies that don’t correspond to one particular genre. The kind of film that seems to be many different things at once. The problems with films that defy pigeonholing is that they are hard to market and they often go unnoticed by the public. [...]
For those of you who read the reviews here at DVDReview.com, you may have noticed that I review a lot of movies that deal with teenagers. I don’t know why, but I really enjoy films like "Go", "10 Things I Hate About You" and [...]
Ah, another film that I saw when I was eleven years old and swore was the coolest movie ever. Well, all of these years later, “Fade To Black” doesn’t thrill me like it did then, but it does have a very interesting story. Eric Binford is a meek young [...]
An article in a recent issue of "Entertainment Weekly" focused on cooperative cross-overs between major Hollywood studios. The piece discussed how this was becoming more common, but that most of the big players didn’t like sharing finances or [...]
This has been a good month for Tobe Hooper on DVD. His mini-series ’Salem’s Lot’ was just released, as was ’The Funhouse’ which Hooper made just before shooting ’Poltergeist.’ ’The Funhouse’ is an attempt to mix the 80’s slasher craze [...]
When most people think of Oscar-caliber films, they think of huge, sweeping epics, or serious, hard-to-follow films. Which is why I think most were surprised by "The Full Monty" a few years ago. The movie is exceedingly simple and subtle and [...]
Making a movie can often be like cooking a meal. You want to start with the best, freshest ingredients and hope that everything combines to create a wonderful outcome. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. With "Pushing Tin", many [...]
