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Posts Tagged ‘DVD’

The A-Team

Tuesday, December 14th, 2010

We offer The A-Team some sober second thought and muse over the power of an additional 16 minutes.

Battle of the Box Sets!

Monday, November 8th, 2010

The gloves come off with week with a Battle of the Box Sets! Stone vs. Coens vs. Gilliam vs. Buddy the Elf!

How to Train Your Dragon

Wednesday, October 27th, 2010

Steve, Brian and The Mad Hatter offer up a unanimous Keeper for Dreamworks latest animated film starring the voice as Jay Baruchel, the reluctant dragon tamer.

Steve’s messy DVD collection renders him Expendable

Monday, August 23rd, 2010

With nothing on our DVD slate this week, we’ve got a bit of a mixed bag including organizing Steve’s movie collection and measuring the summer’s mercenary flicks against each other.

Dexter: Season 4

Tuesday, August 17th, 2010

It’s probably the best show on Showtime’s roster, and the fourth season ranks as one of the best, but what otherwise should have been a slam-dunk “Keeper” winds up a “Renter” due to lacklustre special features.

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

Wednesday, July 14th, 2010

This Swedish mystery film is a near-perfect movie and the first one to receive Steve’s “criticsm proof” designation.

The Road

Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

Bleak would be the bets word to describe this beautifully shot and painstakingly acted adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s novel. Will it wander its way into the Cynics’ collections?

Avatar | Bited Sized

Friday, May 7th, 2010

Rarely has a DVD been released that has been so conspicuously devoid of special features.

Earth Day’s DVD release was the Avatar of improvidence

Monday, April 26th, 2010

Despite selling 6.7 million copies in 4 days, the home video release of Avatar does nothing but earn our contempt.

The Young Victoria :: Bite Sized

Tuesday, April 20th, 2010

It’s clearly not our cup of tea, but neither Brian nor Steve could say that we were not amused.