Category: DVD Reviews

Cast: Lindsay Lohan, Justin Long, Breckin Meyer Studio: Disney Rating: 5/10 CORPORATE LINE: Start your engines! Herbie, the most beloved car star of them all, is back and Lindsay Lohan’s got him in Disney’s all new revved-up comedy adventure, HERBIE: FULLY LOADED. Lohan stars as Maggie Peyton, the new owner of Number 53 – the…

Cast: Grace Kelly, James Stewart, Sean Connery, Anthony Perkins, Doris Day Studio: Universal Rating: 9/10 CORPORATE LINE: Containing 14 of the cinematic gems that earned Alfred Hitchcock his reputation as the Master of Suspense, ALFRED HITCHCOCK – THE MASTERPIECE COLLECTION is the ultimate collection for fans of the legendary director. Created across three major decades…

Cast: Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore Studio: Universal Rating: 7/10 CORPORATE LINE: The Coen brothers have done it again. Mixing in Leninist philosophy, mistaken identity, crazy characters, a kidnapping plot, and a deep love of bowling, they have unleashed upon an unsuspecting world the many glories of THE BIG LEBOWSKI. Jeff Bridges plays Jeff…

Cast: Felicity Mason, Mungo McKay, Rob Jenkins Studio: Lions Gate Rating: 7/10 CORPORATE LINE: Australian brothers Michael and Peter Spierig directed this entry in the flesh-eating zombie genre, a full-on gore and gag fest, outback style. The plot finds local beauty contest winner Rene (Felicity Mason), about to head out of her isolated lakeside hometown…

Cast: Michael Beck, James Remar, Deborah Van Valkenburgh Studio: Paramount Rating: 7/10 CORPORATE LINE: Urban lawlessness of New York City street gangs is the theme of Walter Hill’s violent and influential drama. When a powerful gang leader is shot during a meeting between all of the city’s gangs, the blame is pinned on a Brooklyn…

Cast: Christian Bale, Katie Holmes, Michael Caine Studio: Warner Bros. Rating: 8/10 CORPORATE LINE: Batman Begins explores the origins of the Batman legend and the Dark Knight’s emergence as a force for good in Gotham. In the wake of his parents’ murder, disillusioned industrial heir Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) travels the world seeking the means…

Cast: Simon Baker, Asia Argento, Dennis Hopper, John Leguizamo, Robert Joy Studio: Universal Rating: 7/10 CORPORATE LINE: George A. Romero’s Land of the Dead is the acclaimed director’s long-awaited return to the genre he invented, beginning with the seminal Night of the Living Dead and continuing with Dawn of the Dead and Day of the…

Cast: Nicole Kidman, Sean Penn, Catherine Keener Studio: Universal Rating: 5/10 CORPORATE LINE: Academy Award® winner Nicole Kidman stars for Oscar® winner Sydney Pollack–director of such genre-defining thrillers as The Firm, Absence of Malice and Three Days of the Condor–in The Interpreter, a suspenseful thriller of international intrigue set inside the political corridors of the…

Cast: Emile Hirsch, Victor Rasuk, John Robinson Studio: Sony Rating: 5.5/10 In the 1970s, a group of teenage surfers from a tough neighborhood known as “Dogtown” in Venice, California pioneered a revolutionary new style of skateboarding. Riding the waves at the Pacific Ocean Park pier, the Z-Boys, known for their aggressive style and hard street…

Cast: Ewan McGregor, Halle Berry, Mel Brooks Studio: Fox Rating: 6/10 CORPORATE LINE: Academy Award® winning director Chris Wedge (“Bunny,” “Ice Age”) brings his innovative filmmaking magic to ROBOTS, taking the animated feature film genre to a new, exciting level. For the first time ever, an animated feature presents a unique, totally imagined world –…