I was actually somewhat interested in seeing "The Reaping" after seeing the trailer in a movie theater. It appeared at first glance to have some interesting things going for it, and I must admit I am something of a fan of the whole [...]
It's no secret that the seventies brought some groundbreaking cinema to the forefront immediately after the huge success of "Easy Rider". It was the end of the John Ford/David Lean era of hugely expensive epics and the beginning of [...]
"Dave Matthews And Tim Reynolds Live At Radio City" in many ways sets the new standard for the way we watch concerts in a home theater environment. To be sure, I've never actually purchased a CD or DVD by Dave Matthews in the past, but I [...]
"We Are Marshall" is a film directed by McG, whose previous credits include both "Charlie's Angels" films and lots of music videos. In this film, he is obviously branching out into different territory, and when it works, it can be [...]
For those of you who haven't heard yet, Judd Apatow appears to be on a roll. His excellent 2005 comedy "The 40-Year Old Virgin" was not only a critical and financial success, it was actually funny; which is a lot more than you can say about [...]
Being a fan of Marvel comics I was quite excited when I discovered that "Dr. Strange" was being made. Granted, I also loved the two "Avenger" films and the "Iron Man" animated adventure also. But I was intrigued that they [...]
The new "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" seemed, for me at least, to arrive out of nowhere. It had been a few years since the last movie and I didn't pay much attention to the movie's development cycle. So this is my first exposure to [...]
From the same director who brought the recent blockbuster "Wild Hogs" to the screen, Walt Becker, we have a film released in 2002 called "National Lampoon's Van Wilder" which has developed something of a rabid cult following for [...]
Norman Jewison is the director who brought us "Moonstruck" and "Other People's Money". This film, originally released in 2000, earned Denzel Washington an Academy Award nomination and a Golden Globe for Best Actor for his [...]
"Disturbia" is a film directed by DJ Caruso ("The Salton Sea", "Taking Lives", "Two For The Money") and was a huge financial success during its initial theatrical run. Sometimes timing and marketing come together [...]
