Category: DVD Reviews

Cast: Neve Campbell Studio: Fox Rating: 0/10 CORPORATE LINE: A spectacular musical made for Showtime, and based on the most infamous propaganda film ever, REEFER MADNESS is a hilarious, campy extravaganza with glorious performances turned in by an all-star cast. A straitlaced youth, Jimmy Harper (Christian Campbell), is seduced by the irresistible new drug, marijuana,…

Cast: Scott Bakula Studio: Paramount Rating: 7/10 CORPORATE LINE: The STAR TREK franchise continues with its fifth spinoff television series, ENTERPRISE. Set in the 22nd century (100 years before the stewardship of Captain Kirk), the prequel series charts the intergalactic adventures of the first humans to explore the far reaches of outer space on the…

Cast: Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore, Helena Bonham Carter Studio: Warner Bros. Rating: 8/10 CORPORATE LINE: Most nights in the Bucket home, dinner is a watered-down bowl of cabbage soup, which young Charlie (FREDDIE HIGHMORE) gladly shares with his mother (HELENA BONHAM CARTER) and father (NOAH TAYLOR) and both pairs of grandparents. Theirs is a tiny,…

Cast: 50 Cent, Benz Antoinee, Viola Davis Studio: Paramount Rating: 6/10 CORPORATE LINE: Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, one of the biggest and most popular stars in hip-hop, is the charismatic driving force behind “Get Rich or Die Tryin’” a hard-hitting drama directed by six-time Oscar® nominee Jim Sheridan about an orphaned street kid who makes…

Cast: Will Smith, Tatyana Ali, Karyn Parsons Studio: Warner Bros. Rating: 7.5/10 CORPORATE LINE: As the 1980s turned into the 1990s a new star was born when rapper/actor Will Smith donned the guise of THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL AIR. Shipped out to California to live with wealthy relatives, he sets about teaching his adopted…

Cast: Dolph Lundgren Studio: UMVD Rating: 5/10 CORPORATE LINE: Today – the global war on terror rages on. The United States will not give an inch against terrorists, especially Mohamed Jamar, considered to be the worst of them all. Jamar has been missing for months, but his network continues its function. The President stands firm…

Cast: Elisabeth Harnois Studio: Fox Rating: 3/10 CORPORATE LINE: Cancelled before the first season was over, POINT PLEASANT nonetheless enjoys a strong cult following, taking its place among supernatural dramas like ROSWELL and TRUE CALLING. Christina (Elisabeth Harnois) is discovered alone and lost on the beach in Point Pleasant by lifeguard Jesse Parker (Sam Page),…

Cast: Ewan McGregor, Hayden Christensen, Natalie Portman Studio: Fox Rating: 8.5/10 CORPORATE LINE: After three long years of relentless fighting, the Clone Wars are nearly at an end. The Jedi Council dispatches Obi-Wan Kenobi to bring General Grievous, the deadly leader of the Separatist droid army, to justice. Meanwhile, back on Coruscant, Chancellor Palpatine has…

Cast: Tobin Bell, Lyriq Bent, Dina Meyer Studio: Lion’s Gate Rating: 6/10 CORPORATE LINE: While investigating the bloody aftermath of a grisly murder, Detective Eric Mason (Donnie Wahlberg) has the feeling that it is the work of Jigsaw, the notorious killer who disappeared leaving a trail of bodies – and parts – behind. And Mason…

Cast: lisha Cuthbert, Chad Michael Murray, Brian Van Holt Studio: Warner Bros. Rating: 4/10 CORPORATE LINE: What begins as a weekend getaway for six friends becomes a terrifying fight for their lives in HOUSE OF WAX, an exciting re-imagining of the 1953 horror classic from Dark Castle Entertainment and producers Joel Silver and Robert Zemeckis.…