Many would assume that the Tartan Video line is filled with strictly Asian horror and gore. They also manage to put out some pretty intense dramas. Kim Ki-duk, known primarily for his recent critically acclaimed "Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter…And [...]
A rather humorous and unconventional take on Jane Austen's novel "Emma", has director Amy Heckerling (Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Look Who's Talking) giving the story a newer, more modern twist with "Clueless". Cher [...]
The true telling of Rachel "Nanny" Crosby (S. Epatha Merkerson), a truly awe-inspiring individual who would give everything she had to help others, even giving up rooms in her home, to become a virtual "mother of the community", in the [...]
I had no idea what "Profit" was before being released on DVD by Anchor Bay. When I found out it was one of Fox's casualties, I knew it had to be seen. "Profit" refers to the name of the title character. Jim Profit. Jim will use [...]
I remember anxiously waiting for the broadcast of the TV movie "Pirates Of Silicon Valley" on TNT back in 1999. Having worked in the computer industry for most of my life, and having actually been part of the digital revolution of the 80s, I [...]
Here is a throwback to a movie I haven't seen in a while. I still remember seeing this movie in the theater a few weeks after it had come out. My wife (fiancée at the time) and I hit a mid afternoon matinee and there may have been 4 other [...]
A slightly underrated thriller from the mid 90's that unfolds in the form of a road-style movie, pairs two would be societal misfits in the suspenseful film "Nature of the Beast". After denying mysterious drifter Adrian (Eric Roberts) a [...]
We've all seen them. Whether it is lurking in the comedy section of the video store or on the shelf at Wal-Mart, the thumb parodies seem to be everywhere. This is one of those titles that will get your attention, but usually not your money. With [...]
I remember visiting Johnny 5 in the theater. "Short Circuit" had great family appeal with a lovable robot and goofy humor. I wandered if this would be one of those movies that didn't hold up well after 19 years. We have all revisited movies [...]
With DVD dominating the market and finally putting the final nails in the coffin of VHS, it seems insane to introduce another format to consumers. With the release of the PSP, we are given the Universal Media Disc (UMD) format, which has grown in [...]
