Category: DVD Reviews

Cast: Johnny Knoxville, Brian Cox, Katherine Heigl Studio: Fox Rating: 4.5/10 CORPORATE LINE: Steve Barker (JOHNNY KNOXVILLE) is a nice guy stuck in a mundane desk job when a twist of fate turns his life – and his definition of success – utterly upside down. When Steve works up the courage to ask his boss…

Cast: Tom Hanks, Daryl Sabara, Eddie Deezen, Nona Gaye, Michael Jeter Studio: Warner Bros. Rating: 7/10 CORPORATE LINE: The Academy Award-winning team of Tom Hanks and director Robert Zemeckis (Forrest Gump, Cast Away) reunite for The Polar Express, an inspiring adventure based on the beloved children’s book by Chris Van Allsburg. When a doubting young…

Cast: Matt Damon, Heath Ledger, Monica Bellucci, Jonathan Pryce, Lena Headey Studio: Dimension Rating: 5.5/10 CORPORATE LINE: Director Terry Gilliam, who brought his magical storytelling talents to such films as TIME BANDITS and THE ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN, sets his sights on the Brothers Grimm, turning their life into a playfully grim fairy tale all…

Cast: Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres, Alan Tudyk Studio: Universal Rating: 9/10 CORPORATE LINE: Joss Whedon- the Oscar®- and Emmy-nominated writer/director responsible for the worldwide television phenomena of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel-now applies his trademark compassion and wit to a small band of galactic outcasts 500 years in the future in his feature film…

Cast: Bruce Willis, Jessica Alba, Mickey Rourke Studio: Miramax Rating: 9/10 CORPORATE LINE: Sin City is based on Frank Miller’s series of “Sin City” graphic novels. The plotline will include elements from the stories “Sin City,” “The Babe Wore Red,” and “That Yellow Bastards.” The GOOD, the BAD and the UGLY: Marv is one ugly…

Cast: Animation Studio: Fox Rating: 9/10 CORPORATE LINE: America’s favorite family is back for more mysteries and adventures when Fox Home Entertainment releases “THE SIMPSONS” THE COMPLETE SEVENTH SEASON DVD COLLECTION on December 13th. The critically-acclaimed seventh season from the longest-running comedy series on television features 25 episodes, including the answer to the Season Six…

Cast: Catherine Keener, Steve Carrell, Paul Rudd Studio: Universal Rating: 7.5/10 CORPORATE LINE: 40-year-old Andy Stitzer (Steve Carrell) has done quite a few things in his life. He’s got a cushy job stamping invoices at an electronics superstore, a nice apartment with a proud collection of action figures and comic books, good friends, a nice…

Cast: Naomi Watts, Adrien Brody, Jack Black Studio: Universal Rating: 10/10 CORPORATE LINE: It is 1933, and vaudeville actress Ann Darrow (Oscar® nominee for 21 Grams, NAOMI WATTS) has found herself—like so many other New Yorkers during the Great Depression—without the means to earn a living. Unwilling to compromise and allow herself to sink into…

Cast: Documentary Studio: Universal Rating: 8/10 CORPORATE LINE: For the first time in the history of cinema, film fans will have the opportunity to experience the production of a major motion picture from the unique perspective of a master filmmaker with KING KONG Peter Jackson’s Production Diaries. The three-time Academy Award® winning director (the Lord…

Cast: Documentary Studio: ThinkFilm Rating: 8.5/10 CORPORATE LINE: Henry Alex Rubin and Dana Adam Shapiro’s MURDERBALL is an inspiring documentary, which proves that physical limitations are no match for the human spirit. For the determined quadriplegic men who participate in the dangerous sport of “quad rugby,” it’s more than just a game: it’s a chance…