Reviews of drama DVDs and Blu-ray Discs.
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Dark Command (Blu-ray Review) 24 Jun, 2013
For a Republic release that began showing up on TV when Eisenhower was still president, Olive’s...More>>
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A Life of Her Own (DVD Review) 24 Jun, 2013
If 'Life' does fade some after act one, the hustling-bustling “business” in the model agency...More>>
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War Flowers (DVD Review) 22 Jun, 2013
Set in the middle of the Civil War South, 'War Flowers' tells the tale of a mother and daughter who...More>>
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Lore (Blu-ray Review) 19 Jun, 2013
Few World War II films are presented from the perspective of the Nazis or of children. This German...More>>
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Life Is Sweet (Blu-ray Review) 17 Jun, 2013
The Mike Leigh trademarks of superbly well-rounded characters and on-point ensemble acting were the...More>>
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File on Thelma Jordon, The (Blu-ray Review) 17 Jun, 2013
There was never even a 'Thelma' VHS, so this one’s way overdue in getting a home release.More>>
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Leave Her to Heaven (Blu-ray Review) 10 Jun, 2013
If anything, the movie version of novelist Ben Ames Williams’ bestseller may have a better...More>>
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Sincerely Yours (DVD Review) 10 Jun, 2013
Notorious merely for existing but also as one of Warner’s biggest money losers of its decade,...More>>
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China Beach: The Complete Series (DVD Review) 9 Jun, 2013
Time Life has done its typical bang-up job delivering a long-awaited TV classic to DVD, overcoming...More>>
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Duffy of San Quentin (DVD Review) 3 Jun, 2013
The movie is just off-center enough to reward “curio time.”More>>
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Portrait of James Dean: Joshua Tree, 1951, A (DVD Review) 2 Jun, 2013
The film should appeal to any James Dean fan eager to consume anything about the legendary actor....More>>
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Cleopatra: 50th Anniversary Edition (Blu-ray Review) 31 May, 2013
Former Fox studio chief Tom Rothman probably summarized the notoriety behind 'Cleopatra' best...More>>
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Liz & Dick (DVD Review) 30 May, 2013
But there’s some soapy fun if you can endure 'Liz & Dick' for what it is: a TV movie about a...More>>
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Champion (Blu-ray Review) 27 May, 2013
Kirk Douglas’ breakthrough performance in this 1949 boxing-pic landmark is still dynamic. More>>
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Sons and Lovers (DVD Review) 27 May, 2013
Telescoping a long novel into 103 minutes that only at the end feel arguably rushed, screenwriters...More>>
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Men, The (Blu-ray Review) 20 May, 2013
The Olive print is nothing special, and I suspect the Blu-ray version brings little to the...More>>
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Silver Linings Playbook (Blu-ray Review) 15 May, 2013
Finding comedy in dark themes is nothing new to cinema, but finding a tone that doesn’t undercut...More>>
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Key, The (DVD Review) 13 May, 2013
Based on a Jan de Hartog novel ('Stella') from 1951, The Key is a curiosity with an unusual...More>>
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Dexter: The Seventh Season (Blu-ray Review) 10 May, 2013
Season seven seems to have put the show back on an upswing, hopefully setting the series up for a...More>>
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Mr. Selfridge (Blu-ray Review) 5 May, 2013
Jeremy Piven does a commendable job carrying the drama series, which exposes a different side to...More>>
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