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DVDs
Friday, November 6 2009
By W. Scott Poole
This is a compilation for that large demographic that yearns for narratives about a large, talking milk shake ordering a wife from Chechnya, or the micronauts going on a breast-climbing expedition. You know who you are.
By Chadwick Jenkins
In Hitchcock's world, we don't write the play; we just have to know when to act.
By Bill Gibron
it's safe to say that John Hughes has a secure legacy in Hollywood laughfests. No matter the age bracket, this film stands as one of his very best.
Thursday, November 5 2009
By David Camak Pratt
Unlike Freddy Krueger or Jason Voorhees, the monstrous title character of The Stepfather is both plausible and a rich metaphor.
Wednesday, November 4 2009
By Evan Sawdey
Another one of Davies' overwrought space melodramas winds up imploding on itself, but the DVD special feature is a treat worth savoring.
By Valerie C. Gilbert
Like Sex and the City, to which it is often compared, Girlfriends is more product and champion of a pro-sex "postfeminist" culture than it is a relic of the past.
Tuesday, November 3 2009
By Evan Sawdey
Heavily based on The Manchurian Candidate, the political intrigue here makes this one of the best Doctor Who adventures ever filmed -- no, really.
By Thomas Britt
This more often than not pays proper attention to the artistic prowess on display, which saves it from playing too laboriously like someone else's vacation slideshow.
Monday, November 2 2009
By Evan Sawdey
It's not that this particular story was bad -- we've just been lead to expect much, much better from this sci-fi warhorse.
By Ben Travers
Money makes The Taking of Pelham 123 shine, but no amount of cash can buy creativity.
Sunday, November 1 2009
By Evan Sawdey
Psychic grandmas, the theory of evolution, and a gun-weilding Tom Baker makes for one of the most tension-filled Doctor Who outings of the "classic" era.
Friday, October 30 2009
By Jake Meaney
Sam Raimi’s attempted return to the horror/comedy genre that was his stock in trade for the early part of his career is neither particularly horrific nor all that funny.
Thursday, October 29 2009
By Chris Robé
The Jackass Boys embody a forward momentum that teeters towards the eradication of all that they can't stand: hypocrisy, condescension, and perhaps worst of all, the dull throbbing boredom of routine.
By Scott Jordan Harris
The selling point of this release is its extras, and specifically its half hour of previously ‘lost’ interviews with Ali.
Wednesday, October 28 2009
By Thomas Britt
In Callan, the audience occupies a place of privilege, having access to this secret intelligence service, the high-risk information it manages, and the thrilling jobs it must carry out for the government.
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Friday, November 6 2009
By Alistair Dickinson
These five films from the golden-era of the legendary Nikkatsu studio shows off the never-ending ways Japanese filmmakers were able to combine the best elements of pulp and epic Japanese storytelling.
Friday, October 23 2009
By PopMatters Staff
PopMatters celebrates its birthday this week with a series of essays on cultural changes over our 10-year lifespan. Today: Mark Reynolds on "The Long and Short of Long-Form Journalism" and Nikki Tranter on "Exit from Nowheresville: My 10 Years with PopMatters".
Wednesday, October 14 2009
By Evan Sawdey
Still riding high off of the success of their acclaimed documentary (and likely Oscar-nominee), the founders of Canada's famed metal trailblazers Anvil sit down to answer 20 Questions about family, weed, and a surprising love of Star Trek ...
Monday, November 2 2009
By Monte Williams
More surprising than the still-impressive special effects and the jokes that hold up to modern scrutiny is the fact that there are moments throughout Ghostbusters that are legitimately scary.
(more Lowbrow Literati)
Wednesday, October 28 2009
By Jennifer Makowsky
No matter the vercity of the tale, The Haunting in Connecticut has just enough creep quotient to keep me engaged, especially since I grew up a few miles from the house.
(more The Box Office Belletrist)
Thursday, October 8 2009
By Monte Williams
In 1989, I loathed the New Kids on the Block with a passion and intensity that only junior high-aged children can bring to their study of popular culture, yet when Hangin’ Tough Live hit DVD, I had to see it.
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