A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop (Blu-ray Review) 29 Jan, 2011
Article By: Billy Gil
Zhang Yimou brings the same combination of action and feeling he brought to such films as 'House of Flying Daggers' to 'A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop,' a remake of the Coen Brothers' 'Blood Simple' set in feudal China. (Street Date 2/1/11)More>>
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You Again (Blu-ray Review) 28 Jan, 2011
Article By: Angelique Flores
'You Again' takes an old comic device of enemies battling it out and makes it multigenerational with a cast of cherished veteran actresses and younger starlets. (Street Date 2/8/11)More>>
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Marine Story, A (Blu-ray Review) 25 Jan, 2011
Article By: Erik Gruenwedel
Independent effort 'A Marine Story' is one of the better films of the past year, on par with 'Winter's Bone.' (Prebook 1/25/11; Street Date 3/15/11)More>>
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Animal Kingdom (Blu-ray Review) 24 Jan, 2011
Article By: Mike Clark
The Melbourne milieu here is on the scuzzy side, starting right off with an opening scene where central character Josh (James Frecheville) watches TV with his mother, who has died from a heroin overdose.More>>
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Piranha 3D (Blu-ray Review) 24 Jan, 2011
Article By: Mike Clark
If you’re in the market for a movie where topless bimbos on spring break gyrate with such zest that their exposed breasts make discomfortingly obvious piranha targets, this one is on the higher end of crowd pleasers for that specialty demographic.More>>
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 8 Motion Comic (Blu-ray Review) 21 Jan, 2011
Article By: John Latchem
While it’s nice to have new Buffy stories from the original creative team, seeing them a motion comic as opposed to live-action is somewhat bittersweet.More>>
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Robinson Crusoe on Mars (Blu-ray Review) 17 Jan, 2011
Article By: Mike Clark
Criterion long ago issued a laserdisc of this sleeper and has basically replicated the initial release (and the standard DVD that followed years later), and did a wonderful job with the commentary track.More>>
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Secretariat (Blu-ray Review) 14 Jan, 2011
Article By: John Latchem
Randall Wallace’s Secretariat is a quaint, old-fashioned little movie that effectively harkens back to the classic formula of the inspirational sports drama. (Street Date 1/25/11)More>>
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Endless Summer, The (Blu-ray Review) 9 Jan, 2011
Article By: Erik Gruenwedel
Despite its home-movie feel and, at times, naïve narration by Brown, the low-budgeted ($50,000) Summer remains an entertaining retrospective (even for non-surfers) precisely because of its perceived shallowness, dated look and quirky soundtrack reminiscent of “Gilligan’s Island.” (Street...More>>
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Social Network, The (Blu-ray Review) 7 Jan, 2011
Article By: John Latchem
With its character motivations and nonlinear narrative, it would be easy to label 'The Social Network' a 'Citizen Kane' for the digital age. (Street Date 1/11/11)More>>
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