Reviews
Marathon Man
John Schlesinger's "Marathon Man" is a classic among thrillers and it is now receiving a re-promotion from Paramount with a new low $14.95 price tag. While not entitled a Special Edition, this release nonetheless sports some great [...]
Do You Like Hitchcock?
Italian director Dario Argento has built a worldwide cult following for his audaciously gory horror movies, part of the Italian horror subgenre, giallo. His penchant for mixing vivid colors, expressionistic lighting, and copious amounts of blood have made [...]
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
"Lara Croft: Tomb Raider" was a bit of a disaster when it hit theaters in 2000. Unable to capture the essence of the video game and unable to create a satisfying movie watching experience, to most viewers Angelina Jolie was really the only [...]
The Tooth Fairy
There is something irresistible about taking our most cherished childhood fantasies and turning them into corrupt, adult nightmares. Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, Pee-Wee Herman—they're all ripe for horrific makeovers. Veteran TV director Chuck [...]
V for Vendetta: Two-Disc Special Edition
In the post-9/11 world, it seems that people are growing increasingly more suspicious of their governments and the media's representations of them. Ideals of freedom are called into question with every political event, and liberals and conservatives [...]
Ren & Stimpy: The Lost Episodes
In 1991, "The Ren & Stimpy Show" first aired on Nickelodeon and went on to become a booming success for the next five years. Created by John Kricfalusi, the animated program followed the misadventures of a grouchy chihuahua named Ren and [...]
Scum: 2-Disc Limited Edition
A sobering account of life in a juvenile detention center, the "Scum: 2-Disc Limited Edition" DVD set is a grim, thoroughly depressing journey that hits the viewer in the gut like a sock full of billiard balls. Chronicling the violent and [...]
Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story
How to make a movie about the making of a movie from a novel that is essentially about the writing of a novel? The answer can be found in Michael Winterbottom's "Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story, " a bold experiment in metacinema that [...]