Category: DVD Reviews

Cast: Jim Carrey, Meryl Streep, Emily Browning, Kara Hoffman, Liam Aiken Studio: Paramount Rating: 6/10 CORPORATE LINE: After Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire’s parents perish in a terrible fire, they are placed in the care of Count Olaf (Jim Carrey), an actor, evil genius, and master of disguise. At every turn, Count Olaf hatches another…

Cast: Topher Grace, Ashton Kutcher, Laura Prepon Studio: Fox Rating: 7/10 CORPORATE LINE: Fondly commemorating and gently poking fun at the trends, fashions, and attitudes that made the decade of the 1970s so distinct, THAT 70S SHOW chronicles the relatively universal trials and tribulations of a group of teens growing up in the Wisconsin suburbs.…

Cast: Ziyi Zhang, Andy Lau, Anita Mui, Dandan Song, Feng Lu Studio: Sony Rating: 8.5/10 CORPORATE LINE: It is 859AD, and the Tang Dynasty, one of the most enlightened empires in Chinese history at its height, is in decline. The Emperor is incompetent and the government is corrupt. Unrest is spreading throughout the land, and…

Cast: George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Matt Damon, Brad Pitt, Catherine Zeta-Jones Studio: Warner Bros. Rating: 6.5/10 CORPORATE LINE: It’s been three years since Danny Ocean (GEORGE CLOONEY) and his crew – fronted by detail man Rusty Ryan (BRAD PITT), up-and-coming pickpocket Linus Caldwell (MATT DAMON), explosives expert Basher Tarr (DON CHEADLE) and safecracker Frank Catton…

Cast: Adam Sandler, Paz Vega, Tea Leoni Studio: Sony Rating: 5/10 CORPORATE LINE: With SPANGLISH, writer/director/producer James L. Brooks (AS GOOD AS IT GETS) unfurls yet another accomplished, tender, romantic comedy. Celebrated chef John Clasky (Adam Sandler) is the patriarch of the Clasky household, but the mood swings of his hypersensitive wife, Deborah (Tea Leoni),…

Cast: Reality Series Studio: Shout! Rating: 7/10 CORPORATE LINE: World Poker Tour created a televised sports sensation and fueled the current poker explosion. An estimated 60 million people in the U.S. now play and poker’s popularity continues to skyrocket. Bringing the heat to DVD, World Poker Tour Season Two is an eight-DVD set stacked with…

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: Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet, Julie Christie Studio: Miramax Rating: 7.5/10 CORPORATE LINE: The boundless imagination of the man behind “Peter Pan” and the poignancy of his journey combine in this emotional tale inspired by events in the life of Scottish author James Mathew Barrie. In FINDING NEVERLAND, director Marc Forster (“Monster’s Ball”) and an…

Cast: Jude Law, Julia Roberts, Clive Owen and Natalie Portman Studio: Sony Rating: 6/10 CORPORATE LINE: Academy Award-winning director Mike Nichols follows the triumphant “Angels In America” with Closer. A bitingly funny and honest look at modern relationships, Closer is the story of four strangers (Julia Roberts, Jude Law, Natalie Portman, and Clive Owen) –…

Cast: enée Zellweger, Hugh Grant, Gemma Jones Studio: Universal Rating: 5.5/10 CORPORATE LINE: Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason stars Oscar® winner Renée Zellweger, Hugh Grant and Colin Firth all reprising the roles they originated in Bridget Jones’s Diary. In this follow-up to the worldwide hit, we find Bridget where we left her–blissful and besotted…