Review of The Signal (Blu-Ray)

Tags: hd movies, blu-ray, Tagged: 17 July 2008
Never judge a movie by its cover, Chris Thompson suggests, especially after he was pleasantly surprised to find a fascinating movie behind the poor-man's Blu-Ray cover artwork of "The Signal"

Shoot 'Em Up

Tags: hd movies, Tagged: 16 July 2008
I really enjoyed this 85 minute movie more than I thought. It's what I would call an action/comedy, but it's not stupid like the Jackie Chan movies. Anyway, here's my review. Movie: 3.5/5 PQ: 4/5 AQ: 4/5 If you have not seen this one you might want to at least give it a rent. I...

HD DVD Review: Freedom: 6

Tags: hd-dvd, hd movies, Tagged: 16 July 2008
While HD DVD purists don’t have a lot to look forward to these days, the anime enthusiasts among them can still count on this penultimate episode of ‘Freedom.’ Unless you’ve spent the last year...

Blu-ray Review: Ganges

Tags: hd movies, blu-ray, Tagged: 14 July 2008
Spilling down from the mouth of the Himalayas and surging through the heart of India, the Ganges River is a revered source of culture, religion, and sustenance for millions of people. It’s also a sacred...

Blu-ray Review: Sleepwalking

Tags: hd movies, blu-ray, Tagged: 14 July 2008
Is the Sundance name cursed? There once was a time when any film that came out of Robert Redford's famed annual festival was, if not an automatic must-see, then certainly something that seemed to warrant...

Blu-ray Review: The Longest Day

Tags: hd movies, blu-ray, Tagged: 14 July 2008
Vernon Wharton adored ‘The Longest Day.’ His wrinkled fingers would grasp the arms of his creaky La-z-Boy and his eyes would light up as if two decades of fatigue were being lifted from his frail bones....

Blu-ray Review: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Tags: hd movies, blu-ray, Tagged: 14 July 2008
Milos Forman's 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' was a ray of hope for a nation on the verge of losing its will to fight. One of the most celebrated American films of the 1970s, it premiered at the Chicago...

Blu-ray Review: I Know What You Did Last Summer

Tags: hd movies, blu-ray, Tagged: 14 July 2008
Ready for a little late-'90s nostalgia? It's been over a decade since 'Scream' burst into theaters back in 1996 and revitalized a moribund horror genre with its postmodern thrills and wry take on the slasher...

Blu-ray Review: Gangs of New York (French Import)

Tags: hd movies, blu-ray, Tagged: 14 July 2008
Even great artists stumble on occasion. Arguably America's best living filmmaker, Martin Scorsese had grand ambitions for his historical epic 'Gangs of New York'. Long fascinated by organized (and disorganized)...

Review of The Ruins (Blu-Ray)

Tags: hd movies, blu-ray, Tagged: 11 July 2008
Some people mistake "horror" with "horrible" and this film - despite its acclaim - is a prime example for a movie that has virtually no redeeming values.

Review of Be Kind Rewind (Blu-Ray)

Tags: hd movies, blu-ray, Tagged: 09 July 2008
This is a quirky comedy that has love for movies in every frame. While it may not be a total laughfest, it is a truly charming film with some great and funny moments.