Category: DVDs

‘Runaway Jury’ will leave you feeling swindled… and you’ll like it

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Aliza Hausman

Some still remember John Cusack as the geeky teen in such 80s classics as Say Anything and Better off Dead. In this film Cusack is anything but gawky in a fast-paced thriller about jury tampering.
‘Love Actually’ is a warm and fuzzy affair

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Aliza Hausman

This film is so sickly sweet that its possible to overdose on the syrupy quality of it all as it packs a lethal punch of numerous London love stories all rolled into one super (long)…
Douglas Sirk’s ‘Imitation of Life’ (1959) is a bonafide classic

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Marty Leicht

Douglas Sirks 1959 version was the second adaptation of Fannie Hursts popular novel of the same name about two women — one white the other black — struggling with career and raising their daughters.
Superhero genre established by ‘Superman II’

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Marty Leicht

This comic book camp is far above the similar genre films that followed proving Superman is still the leader of all superheroes. But this DVD treatment deserves more than the poor outing it gets.
Jack Nicholson and Diane Keaton are wonderful together in ‘Something’s Gotta Give’

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Aliza Hausman

Jack Nicholson and Diane Keaton are glorious in this romantic comedy about a womanizer and a neurotic playwright who hate each other yet find themselves drawn together.
‘Lost in Translation’ is just two bored people in Japan who do nothing

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Aliza Hausman

Critics raved about Sofia Coppolas Oscar nominated film but our review asks: If Bill Murray werent headlining this movie would we even care about it
Katie Holmes is refreshingly charming in ‘Pieces of April’

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Aliza Hausman

This film is a refreshing independent film that successfully showcases a family drama while inviting us to share in the altruistic aspects and anxiety that help construct Thanksgiving togetherness.
‘View from the Top’ crashes and burns

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Marty Leicht

This is a film that never has a sense of itself and as a result flounders for 87 seemingly endless and laugh-free minutes. Consider this a warning — avoid this movie at all costs.
‘She Wore a Yellow Ribbon’ is John Wayne at his best in classic western

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Marty Leicht

While the film appears simplistic and at times even cornball She Wore a Yellow Ribbon is grandiose in the way it handles the themes of the individual versus community.
‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ (2003) is not a film for the weak hearted… or those with weak stomachs

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Aliza Hausman

Texas Chainsaw Massacre is not a film for those weak of heart or those with even weaker stomachs. It is fast-paced and chock full of shock with surprises at every turn.