Jet Li shines in ‘Hero’
A deadly warrior takes on the lands most deadly assassins for the king. But is it all really a plot to kill the king
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‘Shrek 2’ nearly outshines the original
The sequel to the blockbuster original outdoes its predecessor with a better story and smarter laughs.
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‘Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas’ puts Disney’s famed characters back in the spotlight
The Disney legends Mickey Goofy and Donald Duck return in this fun and heart-warming collection of short Christmas stories.
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‘Soldier’s Pay’ is a rarely honest documentary
David O. Russells controversial short documentary explores the war in Iraq from the soldiers who served there and the citizens who lived there but also offered a compelling story that mirrors the plot to his film Three Kings.
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‘Festival Express’ explores the music of a little-known concert experience
A exploratio of music and archival film details the train-led festival tour that moved through Canada in 1970.
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‘Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl’ defied expectations by being great
Easily one of the best pirate films ever made this exciting and energetic film reminds you why people go to the movies in the first place.
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Disney finally embraces ethnicity with ‘Mulan’
Beautiful and elegant artwork highlights this Chinese tale of a girl who pretends to be a man to save her father from going to war but the story suffered from unremarkable music.
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‘Ed Wood’ is Tim Burton best film
The classic comedic biopic on the infamous film director Ed Wood finally arrives on DVD with a top-notch presentation but a DVD that could have used some more informative featurettes.
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‘I’m Not Scared’ is a dark, thrilling coming-of-age tale
A 10-year-old boy comes face to face with a horrible secret — a young boy kidnapped and left cold and starving in a deep hole. But the real secret and horror is who is responsible for putting him there.
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‘Star Wars’ finally arrives on DVD
The classic trilogy of films that launched a worldwide phenomenon that still exists today finally gets the DVD treatment.
