Reviews

Devil Doll

September 23, 2002 // 0 Comments

Us Yanks can be grateful to the year 1964 for two reasons: the Beatles made their first US appearance and ’Devil Doll’ bowed on movie and drive-in screens. For us connoisseurs of hokey 1960s British cinema, Image Entertainment’s new DVD edition of [...]

Crocodile2: Death Swamp

September 17, 2002 // 0 Comments

When it comes to satisfying, low-budget creature features, director Gary Jones delivers. From the bloody good bite of Mosquito to the creepy-crawly assault of Spiders, Jones is living proof that you don’t need a boatload of cash to create eye-popping [...]

Grave Of The Fireflies

September 16, 2002 // 0 Comments

Why is it that the vast majority of adult American filmgoers continue to look down upon animated feature films as being just for kids? As a lifelong fan of animation I’ve never quite understood this bias. Fortunately not all cultures share this disdain [...]

The Sopranos: The Complete Third Season

September 13, 2002 // 0 Comments

To some, New Jersey means toxic waste, big hair and Bon Jovi. To me, a New Jersey native, it means only one thing: The Sopranos. Sure, HBO’s mob masterpiece has gunned its way into the hearts and minds of mainstream America, but the series painstaking [...]

Unforgiven: Special Edition

September 12, 2002 // 0 Comments

After releasing Clint Eastwood’s outstanding and thoughtful Wild West drama "Unforgiven" as one of the first DVDs in the market in 1997, the studio has finally revisited this film and is now bringing it back as a 2-disc Special Edition that [...]

Bat Thumb

September 11, 2002 // 0 Comments

Fans of Steve Oedekerk’s ’Thumb’ series have been eagerly awaiting the release of this little gem – ’Bat Thumb.’ Mocking the Batman superhero with his 28-minute Thumbation film. You will find all the characters, places and names here, [...]

Sepultura: Chaos DVD

September 10, 2002 // 0 Comments

Forget Metallica. Sepultura ruled the heavy metal roost from the mid eighties-mid nineties, unleashing a Brazilian blend of ultra-heavy riffs, throat-shredding vocals and tribal drumming. Their unique take on the genre has influenced many of today’s [...]

Blue Velvet: Special Edition

September 10, 2002 // 0 Comments

I love David Lynch. He is a true visionary. You’ll often hear, "He’s not for everyone." Which is probably true. His films aren’t for the summer blockbuster movie-goer. Regularly, his films are far more than meets the eye. Normally, there [...]

Best of the Muppet Show

September 9, 2002 // 0 Comments

The good news is that finally, Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment has begun to release episodes from ’The Muppet Show’ on DVD. The bad news is that sadly, the studios seems to pick and chose them rather than releasing the entire five seasons of the [...]

Lugosi: Hollywood’s Dracula

September 6, 2002 // 0 Comments

From a DVD publisher you have most likely never heard of comes a tribute to legendary actor Bela Lugosi, presented on DVD on 2 discs. The release contains the acclaimed 75-minute documentary ’Hollywood’s Dracula’ on one disc, going through all the [...]
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