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DVD Reviews

Help, The (2011)


“…any conversation about the cinematic success of ‘The Help’ starts and stops with Viola Davis’ performance…”

Midnight In Paris (2011)


“‘Midnight In Paris’ is sentimental, reflective, and as inspiring as it is charming and easily one of 2011′s most wonderful surprises.”

Tree Of Life, The (2011)


“…nothing short of extraordinary and a film people will be talking about, writing about, and analyzing for years and years to come. “

Inside Blu-Ray: Hell And Back Again (2011)

“…serves as a necessary and revelatory tool in understanding that the trauma our soldiers face is not isolated only in a war zone, but exists in a new and unexpected war zone all of its own.”

Hell And Back Again (2011)


“Rare is the film that goes this deep, pulls the curtain back this far, and reveals so much.”

Inside Blu-Ray: 50/50 (2011)

“There is next to nothing I can say negatively about a film which arrived at a time when several people close to me were fighting and, in two instances, losing their fight against cancer. ’50/50′ provided perspective and catharsis for me and it is one of my favorite films of recent memory.”

Dolphin Tale (2011)


“…really hard to not like and even harder to say something negative about.”

Inside Blu-Ray: Sid And Nancy (1986)

‘Sid And Nancy’ takes its rightful place in serving as a document recording that era in a unique and viscerally exciting way

Inside Blu-Ray: Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark (2011)

In a film that promises scares, “Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark” is too reserved to scare much of anything or anyone.

Atlas Shrugged – Part I (2011)


“For 97 minutes, I sat baffled. The film, frankly, is simply awful – awful to the point where attempting to decipher a novel in a foreign language without translation would be more enjoyable.”