Category: DVD Reviews

Cast: Rob Morrow Studio: Universal Rating: 8/10 CORPORATE LINE: The cold and quirks continue in Cicely, Alaska with all 23 unforgettable, highly acclaimed episodes of NORTHERN EXPOSURE THE COMPLETE THIRD SEASON. This must-own double sided disc collection is TVs most original series at its best: Season Three earned a remarkable 16 Emmy Award nominations, and…

Cast: Television Studio: HBO Rating: 8/10 CORPORATE LINE: Further matters of life and death (but mostly death) unfold in this third season of SIX FEET UNDER, from award-winning creator Alan Ball. With Rico (Freddy Rodriguez) getting his wish to be a partner in the business, Fisher & Sons has turned into Fisher & Diaz. But…

Cast: Vin Diesel, Lauren Graham, Faith Ford Studio: Disney Rating: 5.5/10 CORPORATE LINE: Vin Diesel redefines what it means to be an action hero in the heartwarming family action-comedy The Pacifier. Diesel stars as Navy SEAL Shane Wolfe who, as an elite member of the world’s fiercest and most highly trained force thought he was…

Cast: Tim Allen, Patricia Richardson, Earl Hindman, Taran Noah Smith, Jonathan Studio: Disney Rating: 7.5/10 CORPORATE LINE: Plug in the power drill and break out the socket wrenches! Tim Allen hammers home the laughs as Tim “The Toolman” Taylor in HOME IMPROVEMENT’S hilarious second season. Tim and his level-headed wife, Jill, undertake the challenge of…

Cast: James Dean Studio: Warner Bros. Rating: 10/10 CORPORATE LINE: The Complete James Dean Collection includes two-disc special editions of the three major films Dean made during his meteoric career: East of Eden (1955, never before available on DVD), Rebel Without a Cause (1955), and Giant (1956). In addition to new transfers, the films collect…

Cast: Robert DeNiro, Joe Pesci, Sharon Stone Studio: Universal Rating: 9/10 CORPORATE LINE: Martin Scorsese, one of America’s most influential filmmakers, returns to the world of mobsters, greed, and excess that he explored so compellingly in 1990’s GOODFELLAS. Set in the 1970s and reveling in the minute details of how Las Vegas casinos operate, the…

Cast: Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss, Robert Shaw Studio: Universal Rating: 9/10 CORPORATE LINE: From the best-selling novel by Peter Benchley, Steven Spielberg directed this thrill ride of terror. During the height of beach season, the Massachusetts resort town of Amity Island is terrorized one summer by surprise attacks from a great white shark. Three unlikely…

Cast: Jennifer Tilly, Brad Dourif, Billy Boyd Studio: Focus Rating: 4/10 CORPORATE LINE: Everyone’s favorite plastic slasher doll, Chucky (voiced by Brad Dourif), returns for a fifth installment of this popular horror series. Apparently Chucky and his equally murderous bride, Tiffany (voiced by Jennifer Tilly), had a child, which has grown up in a cage…

Cast: Philippe Nahon, Maiwenn Nahon, Cecile de France Studio: Lion’s Gate Rating: 5/10 CORPORATE LINE: Marie and Alexia are schoolmates and best friends. Hoping to prepare for their college exams in peace and quiet, they decide to spend a weekend in the country at Alexia’s parents’ secluded farmhouse. But in the dead of night, a…

Cast: Lou Reed Studio: Sanctuary Records Rating: 7/10 Punk pioneer, glam champion and all-around rock legend Lou Reed has been back on the circuit, spreading his gospel to fans new and old. This new release is a live documentation of Reed’s greatest hits, reaching back to his decisive period with the Velvet Underground, his 1970s…