Category: DVD Reviews

Cast: Uma Thurman, Meryl Streep, Bryan Greenberg Studio: Universal Rating: 5/10 CORPORATE LINE: New York City forms the backdrop for writer/director Ben Younger’s (BOILER ROOM) PRIME, a gentle comedy that weaves a tale of two lovers trying to keep the flame alive as an unusual obstacle is hurled in their path. Rafi Gardet (Uma Thurman)…

Cast: Sebastian Telfair, Rick Pitino Studio: Cinema Libre Rating: 7/10 CORPORATE LINE: Since the age of 9, Sebastian Telfair has been one of the best-known basketball players on the streets of New York. At the start of his senior year at Lincoln High School, while his friend LeBron James is making history with a $90…

Cast: Edward Furlong Studio: Fox Rating: 5/10 CORPORATE LINE: A science fiction extravaganza with a religious message, THE VISITATION has an all-star cast that includes Randy Travis, Edward Furlong, and Kelly Lynch. When a mysterious stranger arrives in the town of Antioch, residents are divided as to his true identity, but when supernatural events occur…

Cast: Emily Mortimer, Christian Bale, Jean Simmons Studio: Walt Disney Rating: 9/10 CORPORATE LINE: Academy Award®-winning director Hayao Miyazaki (“Spirited Away”) takes moviegoers on an amazing new animated adventure that celebrates the power of love to transform and the resiliency of the human spirit in the face of adversity. Brimming with a blend of imagination,…

Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Jamie Foxx, Peter Sarsgaard Studio: Universal Rating: 7.5/10 CORPORATE LINE: Jake Gyllenhaal (The Day After Tomorrow, Moonlight Mile), Jamie Foxx (Ray, Collateral) and Peter Sarsgaard (Kinsey, Boys Don’t Cry) star in Universal Pictures’ Jarhead, the adaptation of Marine Anthony Swofford’s bracing memoir that took readers into his disorienting firsthand experience in the…

Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Jamie Foxx, Peter Sarsgaard Studio: Universal Rating: 7.5/10 CORPORATE LINE: Jake Gyllenhaal (The Day After Tomorrow, Moonlight Mile), Jamie Foxx (Ray, Collateral) and Peter Sarsgaard (Kinsey, Boys Don’t Cry) star in Universal Pictures’ Jarhead, the adaptation of Marine Anthony Swofford’s bracing memoir that took readers into his disorienting firsthand experience in the…

Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson Studio: Warner Bros. Rating: 8.5/10 THE LINE: Difficult times lie ahead for Harry Potter. Beset by nightmares that leave his scar hurting more than usual, Harry (DANIEL RADCLIFFE) is all too happy to escape his disturbing dreams by attending the Quidditch World Cup with his friends Ron (RUPERT…

Cast: Animation Studio: Shout Factory Rating: 4/10 CORPORATE LINE: It’s Crime Fighting Time! The square-jawed, tough-talking animated program C.O.P.S. aired every weekday afternoon in the ’80s. With its dead-on action and humor, it became an instant hit, launching a popular line of action figures, vehicles and gadgets, as well as inspiring its own comic book.…

Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon Studio: Fox Rating: 7.5/10 CORPORATE LINE: He picked cotton, sold door to door, and served in the Air Force. He was a voice of rebellion that changed the face of rock and roll. An outlaw before today’s rebels were born – and an icon they would never forget. He did…

Cast: John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton, Connie Nielsen Studio: Focus Rating: 5/10 CORPORATE LINE: Based on the novel by Scott Phillips, THE ICE HARVEST is a comic film noir set in very cold and icy Wichita, Kansas. John Cusack turns in another fine performance as Charlie Arglist, a soft-spoken lawyer who works for local mob…