Reviews

Poirot: The New Mysteries Collection

February 17, 2005 // 0 Comments

In this 4-disc box set A&E Home Entertainment is presenting the most recent "Poirot" made-for-television movies from their longstanding series. Produced in 2003 and 2004 here we have four new murder mysteries to be solved by Agatha [...]

Kansas City

February 16, 2005 // 0 Comments

With "Kansas City" New Line Home Entertainment has now released one of director Robert Altmann’s often overlooked gangster drama to DVD, giving fans of the film reason to rejoice. "Kansas City" plays in 1934 in Kansas City, as [...]

Miami Vice: Season 1

February 15, 2005 // 0 Comments

It has been eagerly awaited and rights issues surrounding the music of the TV series "Miami Vice" held the DVD release of this great 80s TV show back for a long time. Finally the wait is over and we get to see Sonny Crocket and Ricardo Tubbs [...]

The Battle Of Algiers

February 11, 2005 // 0 Comments

In the small world of overtly political films, all roads eventually lead back to "The Battle of Algiers, " a Molotov cocktail lobbed at imperialism by Italian director Gillo Pontecorvo. Made less than a decade after Algeria won its independence [...]

Angels With Dirty Faces

February 10, 2005 // 0 Comments

In their newly established line of gangster movies on DVD, Warner Home Video has also prepared the James Cagney gangster drama ’Angels with Dirty Faces’ for its DVD debut. The film tells the story of Rocky Sullivan, played by James Cagney, a young [...]

Shark Tale

February 9, 2005 // 0 Comments

Will Smith provides the voice of Oscar, a small time fish who dreams of bigger things than working at a local Whale Wash. Trying time and time again to get rich and famous through fast failed ideas, Oscar is up to his gills in debt to his boss, a puffer [...]

Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman: Season 5

February 8, 2005 // 0 Comments

If you look at today’s TV landscape there is little in terms of series that try to convey family values in any form. The other extreme is generally more applicable, such as hit shows like "Malcolm In The Middle" which, in essence, serve to [...]

Ray

February 7, 2005 // 0 Comments

We have all heard and read about how amazing "Ray" is, and how absolutely staggering Jamie Foxx’s performance is in the movie, and yet, it is hard to really appreciate or understand the accolades the film is showered until you have seen it for [...]

Hercules The Avenger

February 4, 2005 // 0 Comments

On this double feature DVD, Image Entertainment is presenting the 1965 film ’Hercules The Avenger’ starring Reg Park, as well as the 1964 adventure ’Hercules And The Black Pirate.’ The first of the film is a great fantasy epic with all the [...]

Around The World In 80 Days

February 3, 2005 // 0 Comments

I have always had a lot of affection for "Around the World in 80 Days", although I do recognize that the film could never be considered high art. Nowadays, modern audiences seem to have very little interest in this movie, but as far as I’m [...]
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