Reviews of drama DVDs and Blu-ray Discs.
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12 Years a Slave (Blu-ray Review) 7 Mar, 2014
Based on the 1853 memoir of Solomon Northup, '12 Years a Slave' is a brutal portrayal of slavery in...More>>
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Saving Mr. Banks (Blu-ray Review) 6 Mar, 2014
'Saving Mr. Banks' relies heavily on nostalgia for 'Mary Poppins,' and as such anyone who isn’t...More>>
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Khartoum (Blu-ray Review) 24 Feb, 2014
Even within the context of a not particularly distinguished movie year from half a century ago,...More>>
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Wadjda (Blu-ray Review) 17 Feb, 2014
This is another of those releases where the production’s backstory rivals what’s on screen.More>>
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L.A. Law: The Complete First Season (DVD Review) 15 Feb, 2014
Shout! Factory’s very welcome DVD of the first season of “L.A. Law” achieves the rare feat of...More>>
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In the Heat of the Night (Blu-ray Review) 10 Feb, 2014
As mysteries go, the movie really isn’t much, but the characterizations and Haskell Wexler’s...More>>
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Tequila Sunrise (Blu-ray Review) 3 Feb, 2014
This is one of those lower-priced Warner Blu-rays that isn’t totally on a par with the more...More>>
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Serpico (Blu-ray Review) 27 Jan, 2014
The more pronounced Al Pacino’s hair, including the facial kind, becomes over a 130-minute...More>>
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Ghost and Mrs. Muir, The (Blu-ray Review) 20 Jan, 2014
Lovely, and that’s really the word for it, 'Ghost' was one of the handful of movies directed by...More>>
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Captain Phillips (Blu-ray Review) 17 Jan, 2014
Tom Hanks turns in another terrific performance, while the film has an immediacy thanks to Paul...More>>
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CBGB (Blu-ray Review) 15 Jan, 2014
The film will mostly appeal to the hardcore enthusiasts of the punk genre and the acts portrayed,...More>>
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Jobs (Blu-ray Review) 2 Jan, 2014
Certainly, the story carefully covers the checklist of the key moments of the history of Apple,...More>>
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Turn Back the Clock (DVD Review) 16 Dec, 2013
There’s almost no way you can like time travel movies in general and fail to enjoy this one at...More>>
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Jane Eyre (Blu-ray Review) 9 Dec, 2013
Just by itself, Bernard Herrmann’s score goes a long way toward at least suggesting that this...More>>
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Fearless (Blu-ray Review) 9 Dec, 2013
Based on a novel by Rafael Yglesias, who also wrote the screenplay, this is an eerie,...More>>
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Right Stuff, The (Blu-ray Review) 4 Dec, 2013
Director Philip Kaufman’s 1983masterpiece remains one of the two quintessential films about the...More>>
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All the President's Men: Two-Disc Special Edition (Blu-ray Review) 2 Dec, 2013
The brand new Blu-ray of a benchmark of newspaper-pic royalty includes the automatically essential...More>>
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Lovelace (Blu-ray Review) 29 Nov, 2013
While a well-done biopic, 'Lovelace' contains some pretty gruesome scenarios that are uncomfortable...More>>
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Bells of St. Mary's, The (Blu-ray Review) 18 Nov, 2013
Leo McCarey’s Oscar-winning 'Going My Way' for Paramount was the most popular movie released...More>>
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Oka! (Blu-ray Review) 10 Nov, 2013
Based on true events, 'Oka!' is the intriguing story of one American’s fascination with the music...More>>
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