Articles Posted in the DVD and Blu-ray Reviews Category
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Dark Tide
Dark Tide starts out promising — despite Halle Berry having the lead role — before sinking into a mess of cliches and doldrums, and then finishing strong with a terrific climax. The film is ostensibly a shark thriller, but of course, it also tries hard to be a drama, and sometimes the drama overtakes the “thriller” part of things. And by sometimes, I mean most of the time.
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Silver Tongues
Official Synopsis: A pair of lovers (Lee Tergesen and Enid Graham) travel from town to town, taking on different identities in each new place. Driven by an insatiable appetite for change and with no regard…
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Descendents
Official Synopsis: In an unknown future, the earth has been destroyed by man, and the air polluted with a mysterious virus that turns humans into zombies. Only a few children are immune to the disease.…
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The Bling Ring
I found The Bling Ring really entertaining. I wasn’t expecting too much when I saw that it was a Lifetime original movie, but it was enjoyable and made me what to know more about this case. The movie begins with Austin Butler’s Zack talking to his webcam about a crime spree. It turns out this was his confession that he taped and uploaded to YouTube.
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True Blood: The Complete Fourth Season
I get why True Blood is popular; I really do. Based on the popular series of books by Charlaine Harris, the show holds nothing back. Its filled with sex, violence, and language; of course, you’d expect nothing less from HBO. It also manages to capture a very particular Louisiana vibe; it’s not quite southern gothic, more like “dirty south,” and it really gives the show a flavor and identity all its own.
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Love Is On The Air
As with Forrest Gump’s proverbial box of chocolates, you never know what you’re going to get with anthologies. True to form, this arrangement of romance-themed episodes from classic TV shows has both delicious bites and bland throwaways.
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Fight The Fight
Fight The Fight’s central battle to preserve the purity of the Choy Lee Fut martial arts style is somewhat intriguing, but numerous distractions prevent any connection to the story from occurring.
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American Reel
Official Synopsis: An overnight success, twenty yearsiin theimaking… David Carradine (Kill Bill, Bound for Glory), Michael Maloney and Mariel Hemingway (Manhattan, Deconstructing Harry) come together in this satirical buddy drama set in the dizzying whirl…
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Being John Malkovich
Being John Malkovich is another movie I can check off my “always wanted to, but never have seen it” list. Now, as to whether I can check it off my “I liked it” list or not, that’s a whole ‘nother story.
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Traveller/Telling Lies in America (Double Feature)
While working at Best Buy during my college years, there were plenty DVD “Double Features” that were more or less designed for “the bargain bin,” and for good reason.