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Payback Straight Up: The Director’s Cut Blu-ray Review

April 24, 2008

Filmmaker Richard Donner is one of Brian Helgeland's mentors. Helgeland worked with Donner on the 1997 Mel Gibson/Julia Roberts thriller Conspiracy Theory and learned quite a bit about the filmmaking process while on set. Unfortunately for Helgeland, he didn't take… Read More

3.6

out of 5

Dragon’s Lair Blu-ray Review

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April 23, 2008

I was in awe of Dragon's Lair and its hero, Dirk the Daring, when first catching glimpse of the monstrous arcade cabinet and cartoon visuals in 1983. Few of my hard earned quarters would find their way into its cavernous… Read More

3.6

out of 5

Volver Blu-ray Review

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April 23, 2008

Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodovar's work has steadily penetrated American households with each successive release on home video. Spanish actress Penelope Cruz has steadily annoyed American audiences with each successive co-starring role in Hollywood big budget misfires and tabloid-worthy pairings with… Read More

4.2

out of 5

The Pursuit of Happyness Blu-ray Review

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April 23, 2008

Will Smith is somewhat of a rarity in Hollywood these days: he's a movie star that can always be counted on to deliver the goods, even if a fair amount of his films are about as fun as having your… Read More

3.6

out of 5

Eragon Blu-ray Review

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April 23, 2008

Young author Christopher Paolini's Eragon series has garnered heavy praise in the young adult literature world and shown enough reader interest to separate it from scores of other fantasy novels to make the silver screen jump. This first film is… Read More

3.6

out of 5

Entrapment Blu-ray Review

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April 23, 2008

We haven't seen much of Sean Connery on movie screens these days. Since the start of the millennium, we've only seen the erstwhile James Bond in two starring roles: the 2000 drama Finding Forrester, which was decent, and 2003 effects… Read More

2.6

out of 5

Destiny’s Child: Live in Atlanta Blu-ray Review

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April 23, 2008

I have to admit never having paid much attention to Destiny's Child before their disbanding a couple years ago as R&B isn't my cup of tea. In fact, my ignorance about the group runs so deep that I didn't even… Read More

3.5

out of 5

Casino Royale Blu-ray Review

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April 23, 2008

James Bond is back and in top form with Casino Royale, a terrifically entertaining franchise reboot that introduces a new actor into the role of the British agent (Munich's Daniel Craig) while bringing back the more realistic, low-tech approach of… Read More

4.2

out of 5

The Prestige Blu-ray Review

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April 23, 2008

What a difference a second viewing can make. When I saw Christopher Nolan's latest mind-bender, The Prestige, last fall, I walked away a bit perplexed by its third-act twists and turns (so much so that I had to ask my… Read More

4.0

out of 5

The Usual Suspects Blu-ray Review

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April 23, 2008

It rarely happens this way: a young filmmaker that misfires with his first movie goes on to make a huge impression with their follow up feature. Usually, it's the other way around. Ask Steven Soderbergh about his sophomore jinx, Kafka.… Read More

3.4

out of 5