Reviews of DVDs and Blu-ray Discs from Lionsgate.
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Tetro (DVD Review) 28 Apr, 2010
Francis Ford Coppola’s Tetro, about estranged brothers reuniting and the family secrets that reunion digs up, is a warm and resonant film that represents a return to form for the legendary director. (Street Date 5/4/10)More>>
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Tenderness (DVD Review) 8 Apr, 2010
'Tenderness,' based on a Robert Cormier novel, works on many levels due to the finely nuanced performance by Sophie Traub. (Street Date 4/13/10)More>>
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Bob the Builder: Heavy Duty Diggers (DVD Review) 23 Mar, 2010
Learn how to face your fears and embrace your talents in this empowering collection of “Bob the Builder” episodes. (Street Date 3/23/10)More>>
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Precious (Blu-ray Review) 8 Mar, 2010
Despite the inevitable high-test squalor of any story about a 450-pound Harlem teenager being twice impregnated by her own father and left HIV-positive, director Lee Daniels takes some chances with fantasy sequences, occasionally even eliciting an intended chuckle or two. Somehow, it all works and...More>>
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September Issue, The (DVD Review) 1 Mar, 2010
This is the story of how the September 2007 issue of 'Vogue' came to be, which was financially huge even by seasonal standards.More>>
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Brothers (DVD Review) 22 Feb, 2010
This remake of 2004’s 'Brodre' (from Denmark) has the ability to gnaw at you around the edges if not always straight down the middle. (Prebook 2/24/10; Street Date 3/23/10)More>>
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Good Hair (DVD Review) 15 Feb, 2010
Comic Chris Rock tries to do for African-American cosmetology what Bill Maher did for God in 'Religulous' — embarking on an odyssey to educate himself on the big-business aspect of hair and all the sub-categories this entails. (Street Date 2/16/10)More>>
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Planet Hulk (Blu-ray Review) 31 Jan, 2010
Those looking for gory ‘PG-13’-level animated violence won’t be disappointed. (Street Date 2/2/10)More>>
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Facing Ali (DVD Review) 26 Dec, 2009
In 'Facing Ali,' 10 prominent boxing foes recount their collective rounds of misery against Muhammad Ali, and in doing so, present not only a fascinating perspective from the other side of the ring, but also act as verbal historians to a man now addled by Parkinson’s disease. (Street Date...More>>
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Taking Chances (DVD Review) 26 Oct, 2009
There are some great lines in the script that are easy to miss unless you’re paying attention closely, and the music score brought an indie vibe to the film. This comedy is great for fans of quirky humor and characters in the vein of offbeat comedies such as 'Napoleon Dynamite' and 'Nacho Libre.'...More>>
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