Reviews

26 Men: Volume One

January 31, 2006 // 0 Comments

In 1957, ABC TV(via ABC Films) proposed to shoot a Western TV series to compete with Warner Brothers' huge hit, "Maverick." The result was a rough-and-tumble outdoor saga called "26 Men". Filmed mainly on location in Arizona, [...]

ER: The Complete Fourth Season

January 30, 2006 // 0 Comments

Entering its fourth Emmy Award winning season, "ER" comes to DVD in an awesome package that includes the complete 22 episodes originally broadcast in the 1997-98 television season, with a few cool extras added in. Genuine and captivating, the [...]

The Constant Gardener

January 27, 2006 // 0 Comments

Director Fernando Meirelles (City of God) brings the John Le Carré novel "The Constant Gardener" to the screen as his latest project. Beautiful cinematography from Cesar Charlone captures the distinctive beauty of the coastal region of [...]

Sin City

January 27, 2006 // 0 Comments

Sin City: the movie is proof that picking a winner is not always obvious in Hollywood. Directed by Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller respectively (with Quentin Tarantino coming in as a "special guest director" for one of the scenes), Sin City is [...]

Class Of 1984

January 26, 2006 // 0 Comments

I remember when I first saw "Class Of 1984" in the early eighties, it seemed like a bad futuristic nightmare. Living back in Germany at the time, a world so dark and menacing as it was depicted in the film was simply unthinkable. How times have [...]

Blade

January 25, 2006 // 0 Comments

Credited as one of the films that heralded in the recent Hollywood resurrection of comic book adaptations, "Blade" still remains as one of the darkest of the genre. New Line Home Entertainment has prepared this 1998 vampire tale for release on [...]

Venom

January 25, 2006 // 0 Comments

To write a review about "Venom" and completely attack every shred of its existence, to me, would simply be a complete waste of time. Is "Venom" perfect? Not a chance, but I will give credit where credit is due and that first goes to [...]

Two For The Money

January 24, 2006 // 0 Comments

College football star Brandon Lang (Matthew McConaughey) suffers a career ending injury that forces him to give up the game he loves. Soon after, Brandon turns his knack of calculating statistics and player characteristics into a winning formula that he [...]

The Butterfly Effect

January 24, 2006 // 0 Comments

When "The Butterfly Effect" came out in 2004, many people originally had reservations about seeing it, as Ashton Kutcher was known then almost exclusively for his role as Kelso on "That 70's Show" and no one knew whether he'd [...]

Lord Of War: Special Edition

January 23, 2006 // 0 Comments

Wow, "Lord of War" is an eye-opener, to say the least. I don't pretend that we live in a peaceful world void of guns and brutality, but this film is sure to blast open any preconceived notions about violence and the reality of the worldwide [...]
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