Reviews of drama DVDs and Blu-ray Discs.
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Man of Conquest (Blu-ray Review) 3 Aug, 2015
This Sam Houston biopic is by no means short on entertainment value — on its own, or as a...More>>
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Prime Cut (Blu-ray Review) 27 Jul, 2015
'Prime Cut’s' brisk 86-minute pacing enables an apt cast to keep at least pulp fanciers sticking...More>>
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Moonlighting (Blu-ray Review) 22 Jun, 2015
Jerzy Skolimowsky’s political movie involves a Polish construction crew that probably thinks...More>>
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Jamaica Inn: 75th Anniversary Edition (Blu-ray Review) 8 Jun, 2015
Nobody much, it seems, liked or likes Alfred Hitchcock’s big-screen version of Daphne du...More>>
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Kid Glove Killer (DVD Review) 25 May, 2015
Fred Zinnemann’s modest debut feature turned out notably well on a ‘B’ budget, with the chief...More>>
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River, The (Blu-ray Review) 18 May, 2015
Set in what feels like a timeless era that has nothing directly to do with the postwar...More>>
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American Sniper (Blu-ray Review) 15 May, 2015
Director Clint Eastwood's latest war drama shines a spotlight on the late Navy SEAL sniper Chris...More>>
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Mr. Turner (Blu-ray Review) 11 May, 2015
Director Mike Leigh’s portrait of the now revered 19th-century artist J.M.W. Turner really has it...More>>
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Sons of Liberty (Blu-ray Review) 8 May, 2015
'Sons of Liberty' caters to a modern crowd with a hip, younger cast, and dialogue that sounds...More>>
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Blue Sky (Blu-ray Review) 4 May, 2015
Here’s another of Olive’s barebones transfers, though one certainly better than the old DVD;...More>>
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Imitation of Life: 2-Movie Collection (Blu-ray Review) 20 Apr, 2015
The lush 1959 remake of the Fannie Hurst perennial is so revered by Douglas Sirk worshippers that...More>>
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Strange Affair of Uncle Harry, The (Blu-ray Review) 13 Apr, 2015
Given the censorship strictures of the time, Harry’s compelling narrative does paint itself into...More>>
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Our Mother's House (DVD Review) 6 Apr, 2015
The boozy Brit womanizer top-billed Dirk Bogarde plays here is a textbook definition of a...More>>
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Alice's Restaurant (Blu-ray Review) 30 Mar, 2015
Here’s the only Arthur Penn achievement beyond 'Bonnie and Clyde' and 'The Miracle Worker' to be...More>>
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Imitation Game, The (Blu-ray Review) 27 Mar, 2015
In the hands of screenwriter Graham Moore, who won a well-deserved Oscar for his efforts, the story...More>>
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Prowler, The (Blu-ray Review) 23 Mar, 2015
Definitive L.A. crime novelist James Ellroy referred to director Joseph Losey’s uncommonly...More>>
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Exodus: Gods and Kings (Blu-ray Review) 19 Mar, 2015
Director Ridley Scott’s modern reinterpretation of the Biblical story of Moses is heavy on action...More>>
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Eat Drink Man Woman (Blu-ray Review) 16 Mar, 2015
As a title, ‘Eat Drink Man Woman’ seems pretty apt, given that it deals with four sets of...More>>
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Far From the Madding Crowd (Blu-ray Review) 2 Mar, 2015
The movie of Thomas Hardy’s 'Far From the Madding Crowd' was and is a little lumpy, if never less...More>>
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Woman They Almost Lynched (Blu-ray Review) 9 Feb, 2015
The sight of Audrey Totter in leather pants causing a lot of mayhem for saloon owner Joan Leslie is...More>>
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