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Do the Right Thing: 20th Anniversary Blu-ray Review

July 3, 2009

"It's the hottest day of the summer. You can do nothing, you can do something, or you can..." Do The Right Thing (1989) was Spike Lee's third film that actualized the promise the writer/director hinted at with his first two… Read More

4.5

out of 5

Public Enemies Review: Robbed of a Solid Script

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July 1, 2009

Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger (Johnny Depp) was a charismatic criminal who lived for the moment, and whose lightning raids on financial institutions across Middle America made him a top law enforcement target. By robbing only banks and not everyday… Read More

3.5

out of 5

Knowing Blu-ray Review

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July 1, 2009

Alex Proyas' Knowing attempts to wade through a swirling pool of philosophy, science and religious undertones only to drown before reaching the deep end. It wants to stand tall alongside blockbuster disaster films and simultaneously send a prophetic message but… Read More

3.4

out of 5

X-Men Origins: Wolverine PS3, Xbox 360 Review

Game Reviews Reviews

June 29, 2009

Gamers around the globe cringe with the mere mention of a movie-licensed game. These games are found languishing in the "horrible" sections of review sites and collecting dust in bargain bins. On rare occasions you get a gem such as… Read More

4.0

out of 5

Lost: Season One Blu-ray Review with D-BOX

Blu-ray Reviews Reviews

June 28, 2009

"Guys, where are we?" Lost revolutionized network television in 2004 when its pilot episode premiered and immediately ignited a fandom craze. Captivating, mysterious, engaging, unpredictable, and groundbreaking are only a fraction of the adjectives that apply to describing the show… Read More

4.8

out of 5

Red Faction: Guerrilla PS3, Xbox 360 Review

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June 26, 2009

Volition's Red Faction: Guerrilla is the third installment in the Red Faction franchise. Before Guerrilla, I was not overly familiar with the Red Faction games having never played the previous entries, but had always heard good things about the series.… Read More

3.6

out of 5

Transformers Revenge of the Fallen Review: Bigger is Not Better

Movie Reviews Reviews

June 23, 2009

Give a kid a nickel and they would rather a quarter. Give Michael Bay a firecracker and he would demand a stick of dynamite, preferably already lit and ready to blow. Bay loves to design and execute explosive action set-pieces… Read More

3.5

out of 5

The Proposal Review: Formulaic Yet Fresh

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June 21, 2009

The Proposal proposes the notion that an excessively cliché-ridden romantic comedy can tiptoe around inherent predictability and a mushy fairytale ending by piling on humor. Enough humor that the genre might as well rename itself to "comedic romance." Achieving laughs… Read More

3.6

out of 5

The Seventh Seal: Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review

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June 17, 2009

By the time I saw Ingmar Bergman's The Seventh Seal (1957), I had unknowingly witnessed multiple parodies and homage to the film's iconic imagery. The stark embodiment of Death played memorably with grim resolve by Bengt Ekerot and the silhouetted… Read More

4.8

out of 5

True Blood: Season One Blu-ray Review

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June 15, 2009

Vampire novels are all the rage these days. Walk into any store's book department and a dedicated section full of bloodsucking tales will stare you in the face. HBO did not need to tap into this pop culture phenomenon to… Read More

4.6

out of 5