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Vikings, The (Blu-ray Review)   4 Apr, 2016

'The Vikings' is closer to first-rate entertainment than a truly first-rate movie, but above and...More>>

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Where the Sidewalk Ends (Blu-ray Review)   14 Mar, 2016

With the same leads, director, cinematographer and studio, Otto Preminger’s ‘Where the Sidewalk...More>>

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Pauline at the Beach (Blu-ray Review)   7 Mar, 2016

This entry in the director Eric Rohmer’s sublime “Comedies and Proverbs” series has the usual...More>>

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Big Short, The (Blu-ray Review)   4 Mar, 2016

Director Adam McKay and co-writer Charles Randolph find a nearly perfect balance between the...More>>

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I Knew Her Well (Blu-ray Review)   29 Feb, 2016

This vastly underseen Italian import, about someone without too much ammo at her disposal trying to...More>>

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These Three (DVD Review)   29 Feb, 2016

Long cited as one of the more artful end runs around the Hollywood Production Code, this first of...More>>

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Creed (Blu-ray Review)   26 Feb, 2016

While 'Creed' is a sequel in the “Rocky” franchise, it's not so much a “Rocky” movie as it...More>>

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From the Terrace (Blu-ray Review)   22 Feb, 2016

Though no one will ever call 'From the Terrace' one of the best movies of its year, it does keep...More>>

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Spotlight (Blu-ray Review)   19 Feb, 2016

The real value of the terrific 'Spotlight' is how it uses the investigation into the Catholic...More>>

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Southerner, The (Blu-ray Review)   15 Feb, 2016

One wouldn’t exactly call this Jean Renoir-directed movie about Texas sharecroppers rose-colored,...More>>

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Happy Ending, The (Blu-ray Review)   15 Feb, 2016

A key story element here is a wedding anniversary celebration that proves significantly less joyous...More>>

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Steve Jobs (Blu-ray Review)   5 Feb, 2016

The story that screenwriter Aaron Sorkin builds is less about the history of Steve Jobs and more...More>>

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Bridge of Spies (Blu-ray Review)   29 Jan, 2016

This is the kind of movie that is right in the wheelhouse of director Steven Spielberg, who is now...More>>

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Bitter Rice (Blu-ray Review)   25 Jan, 2016

An almost perfect blend of genuine Italian neo-realism and arthouse sexploitation. More>>

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Detective, The (Blu-ray Review)   25 Jan, 2016

For all its narrative sputters and misses, the once popular movie version of Roderick Thorp’s...More>>

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Our Brand Is Crisis (Blu-ray Review)   22 Jan, 2016

'Our Brand Is Crisis' has all the trappings for a smart and funny dark comedy about the gap between...More>>

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Walk, The (3D Blu-ray Review)   31 Dec, 2015

'The Walk' is one of the rare films in which the 3D effects actually contribute to the narrative,...More>>

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Hitler’s Children (DVD Review)   21 Dec, 2015

Based on the memoirs of an American educator and onetime broadcaster who taught at an American...More>>

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Downhill Racer (Blu-ray Review)   14 Dec, 2015

Director Michael Ritchie’s debut is the best fictional movie about skiing — ever. Though Robert...More>>

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Kid From Cleveland, The (Blu-ray Review)   14 Dec, 2015

In addition to giving speaking parts to (among several others) Cleveland Indians player-manager Lou...More>>

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