Category: DVD Reviews

Cast: Will Smith, Eva Mendes, Kevin James, Michael Rapaport, Ato Essandoh Studio: Columbia Rating: 7.5/10 CORPORATE LINE: Alex “Hitch” Hitchens (Will Smith) is a legendary — and deliberately anonymous — New York City “date doctor” who, for a fee, has helped countless men woo the women of their dreams. While coaching Albert (Kevin James), a…

Cast: Documentary Studio: Rhino Rating: 9/10 One of the most anticipated albums of all time finally made its official public appearance last year. SMILE, was to be the Beach Boys’ finest hour, and was originally due to be released some 38 years ago. For various reasons, Mr. Wilson was never able to complete his magnum…

Cast: Ethan Hawke, Laurence Fishburne, Maria Bello Studio: Rogue Rating: 5/10 CORPORATE LINE: To survive the night, cops and criminals alike will have to unite and fight. A classic head-to-head showdown ignites in Assault on Precinct 13, an all-new update of the 1976 action thriller of the same name. With only a few hours left…

Cast: Liam Neeson, Laura Linney, Chris O’Donnell, John Lithgow, Oliver Platt Studio: Fox Rating: 8/10 CORPORATE LINE: Academy Award®-winning writer-director Bill Condon (GODS AND MONSTERS) turns the microscope on Alfred Kinsey in a drama that is at once a portrait of a man driven to uncover the most private secrets of the nation, and a…

Cast: Will Ferrell, Robert Duvall Studio: Universal Rating: 6.5/10 CORPORATE LINE: Will Ferrell (Elf, Old School) stars in a lively comedy about the cutthroat, hyper-competitive world … of little league soccer. Kicking & Screaming stars Ferrell as Phil Weston, an average Joe who’s had to put up all his life with his overly competitive father,…

Cast: Orlando Bloom, Eva Green, Jeremy Irons Studio: Fox Rating: 7/10 CORPORATE LINE: Set in 12th century Europe and the exotic East, THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN is an epic romantic action film about a young peasant (Orlando Bloom) who becomes a renowned knight, saves a kingdom, and falls in a love with a princess. From…

Cast: Nicolas Cage, Diane Kruger Studio: Disney Rating: 6.5/10 CORPORATE LINE: All his life, Benjamin Franklin Gates (Nicolas Cage) has been searching for a treasure no one believed existed: amassed through the ages, moved across continents, to become the greatest treasure the world has ever known. Hidden by our Founding Fathers, they left clues to…

Cast: Zach Braff Studio: Buena Vista Rating: 8/10 CORPORATE LINE: Now relive all 24 episodes of the groundbreaking show’s highly acclaimed first season. With a host of great bonus features, including never-before-seen dream sequences and a fascinating retrospective documentary, this spectacular four-DVD set is off-the-charts entertainment you’ll want to watch over and over again. Joining…

Cast: Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, Barbra Streisand, Blythe Danner Studio: Universal Rating: 7.5/10 CORPORATE LINE: The makers and stars behind the runaway hit of 2000, Meet the Parents, are re-united in the follow-up comedy, Meet the Fockers. Now that Greg Focker (Stiller) is “in” with his soon-to-be in-laws, Jack (De Niro) and…

Cast: Television Studio: Showtime Rating: 7/10 CORPORATE LINE: Season Four continues to follow the journey of a group of gay friends and lovers living in Pittsburgh. This critically acclaimed series brings with it mature stories about facing the challenges of same-sex parenting, discrimination, AIDS/HIV, cancer and morality. THE SHOW: This season the sex is back.…