Wednesday, April 1 2009
The Princess Bride: Blu-Ray
Reiner and Goldman manage to marry timeless storytelling elements with modern comedic sensibilities in such a way that it will never feel corny, old-fashioned, or dated.
Friday, October 31 2008
Child’s Play: Chucky’s 20th Birthday Edition
For a movie to be franchised to death, it has to be great to begin with, and Child's Play, retains all of its punch two decades later. Heidy-ho!
Wednesday, August 6 2008
The Princess Bride: 20th Anniversary Edition
This itself modern through that little smidgen of precocious reflexivity, and a healthy does of kitsch.
Thursday, October 26 2006
Tim Burtons The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
In a digital animation era, where cartoons are meticulously rendered, Nightmare plays the role of elder statesman.
Thursday, August 1 2002
Cuba (1979/2002)
The idea that an individual, like Robin Hood, could stand up for the rights of the oppressed comes across as a pleasant fantasy, worthy of song and legend, but devoid of the means to stand up against state power.
Sunday, January 1 1995
The Nightmare Before Christmas (2000)
Jack's ultimate epiphany is in keeping with the themes that usually apply to Burton's benevolent losers.
