Category: DVD Reviews

Cast: Gwyneth Paltrow, Anthony Hopkins, Jake Gyllenhaal Studio: Miramax Rating: 6/10 CORPORATE LINE: Gwyneth Paltrow, who won an Oscar for her performance in director John Madden’s SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE, teams up again with Madden in PROOF, a poignant drama based on David Auburn’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play. Paltrow lights up the screen as Catherine, a young…

Cast: Ayad Akhtar, Firdous Bamji Studio: Magnolia Rating: 8/10 CORPORATE LINE: The War Within is the story of Hassan, a Pakistani engineering student in Paris who is apprehended by western intelligence services for suspected terrorist activities. After his interrogation, Hassan undergoes a radical transformation and embarks upon a terrorist mission, surreptitiously entering the United States…

Cast: Sean Patrick Flanery, Billy Drago, Nancy Yoon, Colleen Porch, and Terrence Beasor Studio: Anchor Bay Rating: 2/10 CORPORATE LINE: DEMON HUNTER, a horror film starring Billy Drago, revolves around two demonic beings, one good, and one evil. While a full demon possesses women and makes them bear his children, a demon-human hybrid prepares for…

Cast: Harry Dean Stanton, Emilio Estevez, Olivia Barash, Zander Schloss Studio: Focus Rating: 7.5/10 CORPORATE LINE: Otto (Emilio Estevez) is a Los Angeles punk, a loser with no direction and no role models. But he discovers a code of honor and higher purpose when he joins a select group of latter-day knights: the repo men.…

Cast: Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Karl Urban, Rosamund Pike, Ben Daniels, Razaaq Adoti Studio: Sony Rating: 1/10 THE GOOD: It was less than 2 hours, and Karl Urban is very attractive. THE BAD: This movie was so bad I don’t even know where to begin. Nevertheless, let’s start with the plot. But seriously, what plot?…

Cast: Cameron Diaz, Toni Collette, Shirley MacLaine Studio: Fox Rating: 6/10 CORPORATE LINE: In this screen adaptation of Jennifer Weiner’s bestselling novel, Toni Collette (MURIEL’S WEDDING) is Rose Feller, an overweight, overworked, and painfully undersexed lawyer who fills an emotional void with pints of Haagen-Dazs and a closetful of expensive shoes that she never wears.…

Cast: Rita Morley Studio: Dark Sky Films Rating: 7/10 Dark Sky Films has been responsible for the release of several ultra-obscure low-budget horror and exploitation gems over the past few months. But with this recent release, the label’s really hit its stride. Originally released in 1964, THE FLESH EATERS is a hodge-podge of horror and…

Cast: Bruce Greenwood Studio: Image Entertainment Rating: 7/10 CORPORATE LINE: Unknown forces conspire to erase the identity of photographer Thomas Veil (Bruce Greenwood, I, Robot), and without warning, every aspect of his life is erased during the course of one evening. His wife acts as if he’s a stranger, his credit cards are suddenly invalid,…

Cast: Mike Vogel, Steve Howey, Sophia Bush Studio: Fox Rating: 2/10 CORPORATE LINE: Deeply in love with motorcycles, orphaned brothers K.C. (Steve Howey) and Trip (Mike Vogel) Carlyle clean pools to support their hunger for competitive motocross–dreaming of the day when they can get professional sponsorship and compete in the stadium event known as Supercross.…

Cast: KISS Studio: Image Ent. Rating: 7/10 The KISS marketing machine is back in action, this time with yet another DVD. ROCK THE NATION LIVE! was filmed during the band’s 2004 tour, which featured two substitutes made up in full regalia, impersonating long-gone guitarist and drummer Ace Frehley and Peter Criss. Leaders Gene Simmons and…