Reviews Sort by: Title | Date

A look at new and upcoming home entertainment releases, including movies, TV shows and other programs available on DVD, Blu-ray Disc and other formats.

Clerks (Blu-ray Review)

November 09, 2009

Kevin Smith’s 1994 debut film 'Clerks' isn’t exactly a bastion of picture quality. The film has gained a following not for its visual style, but for its dialogue and characters. With its grainy, black-and-white image, 'Clerks' seems like a less-than-ideal candidate for a Blu-ray transfer. The end result is perhaps the best that could be expected. (Street Date 11/17/09)

Chasing Amy (Blu-ray Review)

November 09, 2009

While 'Clerks' isn’t the type of movie to take advantage of the Blu-ray format, 'Chasing Amy,' on the other hand, looks pretty damn good in HD. (Street Date 11/17/09)

How to Be (DVD Review)

November 08, 2009

The same year Robert Pattinson shot himself into the pop culture stratosphere playing teen vampire Edward Cullen in global hit Twilight, the 23-year actor also played Art, a young wannabe musician having an existential crisis in the independent film 'How to Be.' (Street Date 11/17/09)

Steve Coogan Collection, The (DVD Review)

November 07, 2009

The set includes the talk show spoof “Knowing Me, Knowing You With Alan Partridge,” its follow-up, “I’m Alan Partridge,” “Dr. Terrible’s House of Horrible,” "Saxondale," “The Tony Ferrino Phenomenon,” “Coogan’s Run,” “Paul and Pauline Calf’s Video Diaries” and “Paul and Pauline Calf’s Cheese and Ham Sandwich.” (Street Date 11/17/09)