Reviews
Fargo: Special Edition
Minnesota is not one of the locations you see frequently displayed in movies, which made their home state even more attractive to the filmmaking brothers Ethan and Joel Coen. But believe you me, this is not the only thing that makes "Fargo" an [...]
Leap Of Faith
Steve Martin’s ’Leap Of Faith’ certainly doesn’t rank among his most hilarious films but by the same token, it is still a very entertaining movie hat is a bit more satirical than many of his other outings. Playing the fake Faith Healer Jonas [...]
View From The Top
’View From The Top’ is a splendid comedy and I’m not sure why it didn’t get more attention at the box office. Featuring a great cast that includes Gwyneth Paltrow, Christina Applegate, Candice Bergen, Kelly Preston, Rob Lowe, Mike Myers and many [...]
Where Eagles Dare
This month, Warner Home Video is extending the "Clint Eastwood Collection" by a significant number of titles, including the World War II highlight "Where Eagles Dare." Out of the whole batch of films that Warner lined up in the [...]
Head Of State
Chris Rock wrote, directed and starred in Dreamworks’ latest comedy to come to DVD, ’Head of State.’ The film is a hilarious persiflage on the subject of political campaigning, which, of course, has reached an all-time low with the ridiculous antics [...]
Bulletproof Monk
Chow Yun Fat’s latest movie is an interesting mix of classic FantAsia elements and modern urban cinema. I was very reluctant when it came to the movie but given the leading man’s stature, I decided to give the DVD a spin, which has been released by [...]
Paper Moon
Peter Bogdanovich’s wonderfully crafted "Paper Moon" has been absent from DVD far too long. Fortunately for all fans of this movie, it is finally available through Paramount Home Entertainment in a version that also contains a few interesting [...]
The Comedy Of Terrors/ The Raven
In their ’Midnite Movies’ series, MGM Home Entertianment has just released another great double-feature, containing two of the great Roger Corman films of the 60s. Almost a homage to Vincent Price, Boris Karloff and Peter Lorre, the two films included [...]
ER: The Complete First Season
Since its first episode, "ER" has established itself as a runaway success and season after season, the show has fascinated fans and critics alike and has also kick-started the career of Hollywood leading man George Clooney. Now, Warner Home [...]