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Solitary Man (Blu-ray Review)    13 Sep, 2010

Article By: Mike Clark

'Solitary Man' is Michael Douglas’ best role and best performance since 2000’s 'Wonder Boys' — one in which his character’s underlying seediness is (for a while) camouflaged in huckster’s veneer. Whether you like (or can forgive) the guy or not, Douglas makes him real.More>>

Seven (Blu-ray Review)    13 Sep, 2010

Article By: Mike Clark

A movie that’s a stranger to solar power until its climactic scene has been given a rendering that enables us to pick up all the details director David Fincher wants us to see. (Street Date 9/14/10)More>>

Just Wright (Blu-ray Review)    7 Sep, 2010

Article By: Angelique Flores

'Just Wright' is a Cinderella story set against an NBA backdrop. (Street Date 9/14/10)More>>

Tommy (Blu-ray Review)    6 Sep, 2010

Article By: Mike Clark

Any movie that drenches Ann-Margret in baked beans that burst out of a busted TV screen isn’t just any old collection of auteur antics. (Street Date 9/7)More>>

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (Blu-ray Review)    3 Sep, 2010

Article By: John Latchem

'Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time' delivers an entertaining two-hour adventure that doesn’t require too much of a mental investment from its audience. (Street 9/14/10)More>>

City Island (Blu-ray Review)    30 Aug, 2010

Article By: Mike Clark

There’s nothing fancy about this movie, but it has an assured tone that juggles comedy and pain against the implied advice it gives that people who live with each other might be better off if they just talked to each other at least once in a while.More>>

Kick-Ass (Blu-ray Review)    27 Aug, 2010

Article By: John Latchem

It should be wrong to enjoy such wicked subversiveness, but as Hit Girl leaves a Tarantino-esque body count through New York, we can’t help but watch in fascination.More>>

Lost: The Complete Collection (Blu-ray Review)    26 Aug, 2010

Article By: John Latchem

Whether you love or hate "Lost," this complete-series set perfectly captures the spirit of the show and should find fans enormously satisfied.More>>

Black Orpheus (Blu-ray Review)    23 Aug, 2010

Article By: Mike Clark

Writer-director Marcel Camus’ panoply of pigmented costuming (against an equally kinetic beat) remains something close to a one-of-a-kind.More>>

Les Paul: Live in New York (DVD Review)    23 Aug, 2010

Article By: Mike Clark

Electric guitar pioneer Les Paul died just over a year ago at 94, but this uplifting homestretch release clarifies why it was normal to think that he’d always be around to play.More>>