Unknown (Warner Bros., 2011) Liam Neeson ass-kicked his way out of the art house and into action hero territory with Taken, and for a minute, we all thought he was…
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Jeff Giles
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Hall Pass (Warner Bros., 2011) Take a promising cast full of comedic talent, give them a perfectly humorous premise, and put the directors of There’s Something About Mary behind the…
Jeff Giles
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American: The Bill Hicks Story (BBC, 2011) One of the sharpest, funniest comic voices of his generation, Bill Hicks never achieved the level of recognition he deserved during his too-brief…
Jeff Giles
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The Outlaw Josey Wales (Warner Bros., 1976) Clint Eastwood and the Old West go together like Adam Sandler and dick jokes, so if you aren’t a film buff or a…
Bob Cashill
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The French classic Diabolique and the Korean thriller I Saw the Devil will tingle spines in any language.
Bob Cashill
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Jeff Giles
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 1 (Warner Bros., 2010) After six films and billions of dollars in box office grosses, this is the end — or the…
Bob Cashill
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Is Disney’s take on Rapunzel a bad hair day for the studio? Bob Cashill takes his scissors to it.
Ken Shane
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One year after his death, a group of George Harrison’s friends got together to pay tribute to him. The stunning film of that event is now available on Blu-ray.
Bob Cashill
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A megahit from Korea slams onto Blu-ray. Expect a fair amount of destruction, a lot of slashed throats, and some flying body parts.
Bob Cashill
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There are worse things than fumbling the lyrics of the national anthem at the Super Bowl or tabloid crackups, Xtina. There is Burlesque.
Bob Cashill
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Bob Cashill goes on the road again with Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis as they hit Blu-ray.
Bob Cashill
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You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger–but should you invite him into your home theater? Bob Cashill advises.
Jeff Giles
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The American (Focus Features, 2010) That’s a pissed-looking George Clooney with a gun on the cover, so The American must be a pulse-pounding spy thriller, right? Wrong, suckas! Director Anton…
Jeff Giles
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Inception (Warner Bros., 2010) For all the high-tech gewgaws that help modern Hollywood filmmakers get their visions to the screen, we’re living in a depressingly undemanding time for cinema —…
Jeff Giles
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The Town (Warner Bros., 2010) Less than a decade after he went from marquee idol to laughingstock, Ben Affleck regained his mojo by reinventing himself as a director with Gone…
Jeff Giles
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Cyrus (20th Century Fox, 2010) Jonah Hill and John C. Reilly co-starring in a film — it’s gotta be a raunchy, Apatow-style comedy, right? You’d think so, but as Cyrus…
Jeff Giles
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Flipped (Warner Bros., 2010) Remember the pre-North era, when Rob Reiner could do no wrong? Those days were long ago. Now, we count ourselves lucky if a Reiner movie is…
Jeff Giles
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Going the Distance (Warner Bros., 2010) Romantic comedies are as plentiful as the rain, and no matter how many postmodern wrinkles Hollywood ever adds to the genre, it’s always gonna…
Jeff Giles
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Mutiny on the Bounty (Warner Bros., 1935) It made Oscar history as the first film to earn Best Actor nominations for all three of its male leads (an admittedly distinguished…
Jeff Giles
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Ocean’s 11 (Warner Bros., 1960) They’re a pop culture institution — hell, they’re heroes to some people — but the Rat Pack really didn’t make that many movies as a…
Jeff Giles
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Ultimate Edition) (Warner Bros., 2010) As the Harry Potter franchise begins drawing to a close at the box office, Warner Bros. continues its…
Jeff Giles
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The Sound of Music (20th Century Fox, 2010) One of the most enduring musicals and family films of all time, The Sound of Music celebrates its 45th anniversary by making…
Jeff Giles
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Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (Universal, 2010) It earned some of the best reviews of the summer — and some of the most disappointing grosses. The Scott Pilgrim conundrum has…
Jeff Giles
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: Ultimate Edition (Warner Bros., 2010) The Harry Potter film franchise is heading into the home stretch in theaters this fall, but on the…
Jeff Giles
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The Goonies: 25th Anniversary Collector’s Edition (Warner Bros., 2010) Goonies never say die…but they do, apparently, yell “reissue” every once in awhile, and this Blu-ray package is the beautifully packaged…
Jeff Giles
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Back to the Future: 25th Anniversary Trilogy (Universal, 2010) Great Scott! I don’t know where the time went, but Back to the Future turns 25 this week, and to celebrate,…
Ken Shane
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Following this year’s reissue of Exile On Main Street, and the Stones In Exile documentary, the Stones have crowned a great year with an Exile-era concert film.
Jeff Giles
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Psycho (Universal, 1960) The legend at the bottom of the cover says it all: “An Alfred Hitchcock Masterpiece.” Boasting one of the most legendary scenes ever filmed and decades of…
Jeff Giles
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A Nightmare on Elm Street (Warner Bros., 2010) A Nightmare on Elm Street is one of the most enduring (and profitable, natch) horror franchises in history — and Michael Bay’s…