Category: DVD Reviews

Cast: Justin Chambers, Robin Tunney, Philip Baker Hall Studio: ThinkFilm Rating: 4/10 CORPORATE LINE: Based on true events, THE ZODIAC is a psychological thriller detailing a string of gruesome murders in Northern California in the late 1960s. A small town cop, struggling to protect his family and coping with the explosive media frenzy, hunts the…

Cast: Documentary Studio: Magnolia Rating: 7/10 CORPORATE LINE: Though never a sport of Kings, at one point in time bowling occupied a perfectly respectable place in the pantheon of American sports. It has long been one of the most popular participatory sports in America. When Eddie Elias convinced the country’s top 33 bowlers to kick…

Cast: Zach Braff, Joan Cusack, Don Knotts Studio: Disney Rating: 7/10 CORPORATE LINE: Disney’s first venture into the realm of CGI animation (without Pixar) tells the tale of all-animal town Oakey Oaks’s most infamous resident, Chicken Little (voiced by Zach Braff), who causes town-wide panic when he claims the sky is falling. A year later…

Cast: Duane Martin, Kelly Rowland Studio: Magnolia Rating: 7/10 FILE UNDER: Low and behold—an indie flick that isn’t angry… THE CORPORATE LINE: In The Seat Filler, Derrick (Martin) is a struggling law student who takes a job as an awards show seat filler to make ends meet. One day, he is seated next to the…

Cast: Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello, Ed Harris Studio: New Line Rating: 7.5/10 CORPORATE LINE: A thriller from director David Cronenberg, A History of Violence stars Viggo Mortensen as a pillar of a small town community who runs a diner and lives a happy and quiet life with his wife (Maria Bello) and two children. But…

Cast: Ray Romano Studio: Fox Rating: 7/10 CORPORATE LINE: A star-studded cast provides the voices for the prehistoric creatures in this computer-animated feature set 20,000 years ago as the Ice Age approaches. Seemingly anti-social Manny, a woolly mammoth (voiced by Ray Romano), acts as if he just wants to be left alone. When he meets…

Cast: Jennifer Aniston, Clive Owen, Vincent Cassel Studio: Weinstein Company Rating: 5/10 CORPORATE LINE: DERAILED is a suspense thriller about a successful ad exec and loyal family man Charles, (Clive Owen) meets an alluring and sexy woman (Jennifer Aniston) on his morning commute. Flirtation quickly escalates into passion. But this casual fling quickly turns dangerous…

Cast: Courteney Cox, Jennifer Aniston, Matthew Perry, Holland Taylor, Matt LeBlanc, David Schwimmer, Lisa Kudrow Studio: Warner Bros. Rating: 6.5/10 CORPORATE LINE: The hilarity continues with Season Nine of the smash-hit comedy series as Phoebe is confronted with some tough romantic choices, Rachel takes on motherhood and Monica and Chandler become inspired to start their…

Cast: The Eagles Studio: Warner Bros. Rating: 8/10 The Eagles are among some pretty serious company. Being one the top five biggest-selling artists of all time—alongside Elvis and The Beatles—surely doesn’t hurt a band’s stature. With a history that stems back to its defining role in the country-rock flavored Southern California scene of the early…

Cast: Tom Green Studio: VSC/MVD Rating: 7/10 File Under: Icon or idiot? Corporate Line: There isn’t an “extreme” comedian or comic troupe that doesn’t owe a debt to Tom Green, the original prankster, who fathered the genre back in the day at a community access channel in his home town in Ottawa. It soon grew…