Reviews

The Interpreter

November 1, 2006 // 0 Comments

Sydney Pollack's "The Interpreter" is one of the few movies I always wanted to see but never had the chance to – until now that is. When the movie was in theaters, the trailer looked promising enough to get me interested but I never could [...]

Future-Kill

October 31, 2006 // 0 Comments

Ten years after "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" (1974) opened American audiences' eyes to the relentless violence of an impending onslaught of splatter movies, two of that film's stars collaborated to make yet another low-budget fright [...]

Rest Stop

October 30, 2006 // 0 Comments

Warner Brother's first foray into the straight-to-home-video market (courtesy of their new Raw Feed genre imprint) is a non-descript horror film named "Rest Stop" that unnaturally mixes supernatural elements and momentary flashes of gore [...]

Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Season 2

October 27, 2006 // 0 Comments

It's been a long time since Universal Home Entertainment has release season 1 of the classic television series "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" but finally the studio is offering up a box set, containing all episodes from the show's second [...]

Negima! – Magic 201: Magic and Combat

October 26, 2006 // 0 Comments

FUNimation Entertainment has presented us with another eccentric anime series with magic and mayhem to spare. The 2005 series, "Negima!, " mixes comedy, romance, and a healthy dose of sorcery to create a thoroughly entertaining and lightweight [...]

Army Of Darkness

October 25, 2006 // 0 Comments

After seemingly millions of versions on DVD, Sam Raimi's "Army Of Darkness" is now also available in high definition on HD-DVD – for the first but most likely not the last time. It is very exciting to have this film on HD-DVD so early in [...]

The Vice Guide to Travel

October 24, 2006 // 0 Comments

Planning a vacation some time soon? Perhaps a trip to Hawaii, or an African safari, or a romantic holiday in Paris? Well, you're not going to find it here. For the gonzo journalists of Vice Magazine, a Montreal-based publication, the dark side of [...]

Trinity Blood: Chapter 1

October 20, 2006 // 0 Comments

Vampire lore has inspired countless stories, novels, films and TV series through the ages, maintaining an undying fascination for curious aficionados. The mythical creatures have indeed acquired immortality through their constant reinvention and [...]

The Adventures of Robin Hood

October 19, 2006 // 0 Comments

In our post-"auteur" era of filmmaking, there's a tendency to dismiss the work of the big-studio contract director. The old movie moguls viewed motion pictures as generic entertainment and not a platform for personal expression. Yes, there [...]

Monster House

October 18, 2006 // 0 Comments

When trailers for "Monster House" first appeared the film didn't really ring much of a bell with me. I found it way too dark and ominous for young children and for myself, it simply didn't have the appeal of, say, a Pixar movie. Now [...]
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