Reviews of drama DVDs and Blu-ray Discs.
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Serpico (Blu-ray Review) 27 Jan, 2014
The more pronounced Al Pacino’s hair, including the facial kind, becomes over a 130-minute...More>>
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Ghost and Mrs. Muir, The (Blu-ray Review) 20 Jan, 2014
Lovely, and that’s really the word for it, 'Ghost' was one of the handful of movies directed by...More>>
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Captain Phillips (Blu-ray Review) 17 Jan, 2014
Tom Hanks turns in another terrific performance, while the film has an immediacy thanks to Paul...More>>
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CBGB (Blu-ray Review) 15 Jan, 2014
The film will mostly appeal to the hardcore enthusiasts of the punk genre and the acts portrayed,...More>>
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Jobs (Blu-ray Review) 2 Jan, 2014
Certainly, the story carefully covers the checklist of the key moments of the history of Apple,...More>>
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Turn Back the Clock (DVD Review) 16 Dec, 2013
There’s almost no way you can like time travel movies in general and fail to enjoy this one at...More>>
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Jane Eyre (Blu-ray Review) 9 Dec, 2013
Just by itself, Bernard Herrmann’s score goes a long way toward at least suggesting that this...More>>
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Fearless (Blu-ray Review) 9 Dec, 2013
Based on a novel by Rafael Yglesias, who also wrote the screenplay, this is an eerie,...More>>
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Right Stuff, The (Blu-ray Review) 4 Dec, 2013
Director Philip Kaufman’s 1983masterpiece remains one of the two quintessential films about the...More>>
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All the President's Men: Two-Disc Special Edition (Blu-ray Review) 2 Dec, 2013
The brand new Blu-ray of a benchmark of newspaper-pic royalty includes the automatically essential...More>>
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Lovelace (Blu-ray Review) 29 Nov, 2013
While a well-done biopic, 'Lovelace' contains some pretty gruesome scenarios that are uncomfortable...More>>
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Bells of St. Mary's, The (Blu-ray Review) 18 Nov, 2013
Leo McCarey’s Oscar-winning 'Going My Way' for Paramount was the most popular movie released...More>>
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Oka! (Blu-ray Review) 10 Nov, 2013
Based on true events, 'Oka!' is the intriguing story of one American’s fascination with the music...More>>
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James Dean Ultimate Collector’s Edition (Blu-ray Review) 9 Nov, 2013
James Dean’s combination of on-screen emotional self-awareness, unflappable good looks and...More>>
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Uninvited, The (Blu-ray Review) 4 Nov, 2013
This uncommonly lush romantic creeper directed by underrated Lewis Allen may be the best ghost...More>>
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Stalag 17 (Blu-ray Review) 4 Nov, 2013
The movie, a comedically charged tale of prisoners in a German World War II POW camp, is an...More>>
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Parkland (Blu-ray Review) 1 Nov, 2013
Refreshingly, 'Parkland' is less interested in grand plots and conspiracies than it is with telling...More>>
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Eyes Without a Face (Blu-ray Review) 28 Oct, 2013
When this all but unique French film opened in America around Halloween time and nearly three years...More>>
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Plunder Road (Blu-ray Review) 21 Oct, 2013
This is hardly a film to be oversold, but it easily fills the bill if you like your ‘50s cinema...More>>
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Approaching Midnight (DVD Review) 20 Oct, 2013
This low-budget indie film is part thriller, part war drama and part romance. Though the film has a...More>>
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