The film’s vision of masculine self-sufficiency is built around an elemental violence.
While there’s no commentary track to sell some prospective buyers, I’d keep this DVD edition solely for the awesome interactive menus.
A solid audio transfer and a nifty collection of supplemental materials highlight this DVD edition of Boyle’s solid genre spooker.
This “ultimate edition” is honestly more than the film deserves.
The film suggests a queer live-action version of Super Mario Bros. with Sean Hayes as Bowser.
You’re not buying this for the snow on the ground, but for SpongeBob’s bipolar breakdowns.
Too bad the film isn’t as politically subversive as it thinks it is (or should have been).
Whichever day you choose to watch it, the shock-filled and depressing Sick will ruin it.
Funny stuff. That is, if you like the dry, incessant sound of crickets on summer evenings.
If you like making jokes about what comes out of your body and into your toilet bowl, Dreamcatcher is for you.
Anchor Bay’s generous extras make this release the Thanksgiving turkey.
Sleeping Beauty arrives on DVD and deserves a serious look from cineastes.
The interactive menus strain to give the fluffy, bare-bones features collected here an airport-themed context.
Check it out for the impressive 35 minutes of deleted/alternate scenes tucked away in the special features section.
Eastwood as a director has always walked the fine line between endorsing unabashed masculinity and ripping it to shreds.
While not enough of a grand statement to be taken as a career turning point, the film nonetheless signaled a change in the winds for Eastwood.
Best Picture Oscar-winner Chicago gets a no-frills package on this DVD edition.
Too bad that the crummy cover art may deter some prospective buyers.
A bare-bones DVD treatment for yet another shallow entry in Vin Diesel’s mostly intolerable acting resume.
Not since last year’s Vanilla Sky has Paramount offered the kind of top-notch video and sound transfer available on this DVD edition.
It manages an act of alchemy as it exudes the foul miasma of flop sweat at the same time as it showcases Fosse’s consummate cinematic talents.