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Gimme Shelter: Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review

December 23, 2009

Though it may be beyond the grasp of today's musically inclined youth, there actually was a time when the Rolling Stones lived up to their moniker of "the World's Greatest Rock n' Roll Band." Wanting to capture the Stones at… Read More

4.0

out of 5

Inglourious Basterds Blu-ray Review with D-BOX

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December 14, 2009

Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds is the director's self-proclaimed "masterpiece," a project he has been referencing for years but felt necessary to tackle others beforehand. It is every bit as much steeped in cinema history as his past works, though more… Read More

4.5

out of 5

Fight Club: 10th Anniversary Blu-ray Review

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December 2, 2009

"Is Tyler my bad dream? Or am I Tyler's?" David Fincher's (Seven, Zodiac) cinematic adaptation of Fight Club (based on Chuck Palahniuk's novel) burst onto the scene in 1999 to polarizing critical reaction. For every claim that the director had… Read More

4.5

out of 5

Terminator Salvation: Director’s Cut Blu-ray Review

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November 23, 2009

Terminator Salvation comes to Blu-ray with an unfortunate chip on its shoulder. After director McG informed the media that the high definition version would run over 30 minutes longer and be slapped with the fan requested R-rating, Warner delivered the… Read More

4.2

out of 5

Forrest Gump: Sapphire Series Blu-ray Review

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November 12, 2009

"You know Tom Hanks, 'Forrest Gump.' Slow, yes. Retarded, maybe. Braces on his legs. But he charmed the pants off Nixon and won a ping-pong competition. That ain't retarded." – Kurt Lazarus Forrest Gump (1994) has transcended the realm of… Read More

4.5

out of 5

Heat Blu-ray Review

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November 9, 2009

Though there are notable exceptions (Ali, Last of the Mohicans), it is not an unreasonable stretch that Michael Mann has made a career telling stories about cops and robbers. From Thief (1981) and Manhunter (1986) through Miami Vice (2006) and… Read More

4.4

out of 5

Star Trek (2009) Blu-ray Review

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November 7, 2009

Space. The Final Frontier. A place few were willing to venture with the last two Star Trek: The Next Generation helmed films. On virtual life support, J.J. Abrams and his Bad Robot collaborators reinvented the iconic franchise into something hardened… Read More

4.7

out of 5

Up Blu-ray Review

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November 6, 2009

When we first meet recently-widowed Carl Fredricksen (voiced by Ed Asner) in the new Disney/Pixar comedy adventure Up, he is about to lose his home to building developers and be forced into a retirement home by the courts following an… Read More

4.9

out of 5

Star Wars The Clone Wars: Season One Blu-ray Review

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November 3, 2009

As the Star Wars prequel trilogy unfolded it became painfully clear that the Clone Wars emotionally alluded to by Ben Kenobi in A New Hope would not be the focus. The narrative chosen by George Lucas was a major blow… Read More

4.2

out of 5

Wings of Desire: Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review

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November 2, 2009

Wim Wenders' Wings of Desire (Der Himmel uber Berlin) centers around two guardian angels, Damiel (Bruno Ganz) and Cassiel (Otto Sander). The duo –alongside other angels- act as witnesses to all that takes place around them on Earth (the streets… Read More

4.8

out of 5