Reviews of drama DVDs and Blu-ray Discs.
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James Dean Ultimate Collector’s Edition (Blu-ray Review) 9 Nov, 2013
James Dean’s combination of on-screen emotional self-awareness, unflappable good looks and...More>>
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Uninvited, The (Blu-ray Review) 4 Nov, 2013
This uncommonly lush romantic creeper directed by underrated Lewis Allen may be the best ghost...More>>
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Stalag 17 (Blu-ray Review) 4 Nov, 2013
The movie, a comedically charged tale of prisoners in a German World War II POW camp, is an...More>>
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Parkland (Blu-ray Review) 1 Nov, 2013
Refreshingly, 'Parkland' is less interested in grand plots and conspiracies than it is with telling...More>>
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Eyes Without a Face (Blu-ray Review) 28 Oct, 2013
When this all but unique French film opened in America around Halloween time and nearly three years...More>>
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Plunder Road (Blu-ray Review) 21 Oct, 2013
This is hardly a film to be oversold, but it easily fills the bill if you like your ‘50s cinema...More>>
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Approaching Midnight (DVD Review) 20 Oct, 2013
This low-budget indie film is part thriller, part war drama and part romance. Though the film has a...More>>
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Big Parade, The (Blu-ray Review) 14 Oct, 2013
Befitting the movie that put MGM at the top of the map both economically and artistically for...More>>
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From Here to Eternity (Blu-ray Review) 7 Oct, 2013
The film’s five principal actors represent one of the ultimate historical examples of white-heat...More>>
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Letter to Three Wives, A (Blu-ray Review) 7 Oct, 2013
Delivering on what is essentially a plotting gimmick, the movie traces the Saturday afternoon...More>>
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Fill the Void (DVD Review) 2 Oct, 2013
Though faced with death, tragedy and sacrifice, love remains at the center of this Hasidic Jewish...More>>
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Big Combo, The (Blu-ray Review) 30 Sep, 2013
As gold standards go, Jean Wallace comes pretty close to filling the bill as noir’s definitive...More>>
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Drums Along the Mohawk (Blu-ray Review) 30 Sep, 2013
Just getting a Blu-ray of John Ford’s first feature in color would be a treat in itself, but this...More>>
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Bling Ring, The (Blu-ray Review) 28 Sep, 2013
The real-life group of reckless teenagers responsible for the string of burglaries at several...More>>
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Shack Out on 101 (Blu-ray Review) 23 Sep, 2013
A Communist-conspiracy spy drama (or spy comedy, who knows?) set in a Pacific highway...More>>
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Me and My Gal (DVD Review) 16 Sep, 2013
For a cop-in-love comedy filmed before the repeal of Prohibition, which is easy to forget during...More>>
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Bless Me, Ultima (DVD Review) 15 Sep, 2013
The historical drama is also a wonderfully executed example of remarkable storytelling. (Street...More>>
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Parade’s End (Blu-ray Review) 14 Sep, 2013
'Parade's End' will appeal to those enamored by British society, countryside cinematography, poetic...More>>
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Behind the Candelabra (Blu-ray Review) 10 Sep, 2013
Michael Douglas and Matt Damon command the screen with incredible performances in this bizarre, yet...More>>
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Big City, The (Blu-ray Review) 9 Sep, 2013
Set in Calcutta during a time of social upheaval fostered by Indian Prime Minister Nehru (he of the...More>>
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