Posted in: Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on January 25th, 2002
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The makers of this DVD have thought of just about everything to deliver a film that has as many layers as an onion and can be enjoyed by both children and adults alike. A parent is able to let their child watch their own full-frame version of the film on one disc while they watch the widescreen version on another. Thereby preventing the young one from continually asking, “Daddy, why do you keep laughing when they say Farquaad?”
Posted in: Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on January 23rd, 2002
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Think of this John Hughes script as the logical conclusion to the Home Alone phenomenon.
Posted in: Disc Reviews by David Annandale on January 22nd, 2002
In 1993, Virginie Despentes burst onto the French literary scene with Baise-Moi (“F**k Me”), a snarling novel who’s unblinking, deadpan, yet philosophically pointed excess places it in the tradition of Sade. In 2000, Despentes and Coralie Trinh Thi co-directed and scripted this adaptation, which has already forced the French government to re-evaluate its ratings rules.
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Posted in: Disc Reviews by David Annandale on January 14th, 2002
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Eccentric and heartfelt, this Oscar-winning coming-of-age story deserves rediscovery.
Posted in: Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on January 14th, 2002
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Fox’s recent set of Family Features includes a couple of films aimed at older viewers, and are that rare thing: the smart teen comedy. This is one (the other is Breaking Away).
Posted in: Disc Reviews by David Annandale on January 5th, 2002
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We’ve just had one recent battle-of-the-rogues release with Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. Here’s a more recent film in a similar vein, with Martin Lawrence and Danny De Vito duking it out. Curiously, Glenne Headly features in both.
Posted in: Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on December 30th, 2001
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Posted in: Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on November 19th, 2001
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Um. Okay. If anyone ever asks you for a quick definition of “niche marketing,” hand them this DVD. Maybe it’s a sign that I’m hopelessly out of touch, but I’d never heard of backyard wrestling before now. If you’re like me, here’s your chance to correct that oversight.
Posted in: Disc Reviews by David Annandale on November 16th, 2001
The melodrama is a tricky form. Done wrong, the result is risible. Done right, as it is here, and the result can be compelling.
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Posted in: Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on November 13th, 2001
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I’m guessing here, but I bet that it’s the DVD format’s ability to store vast quantities of information that is behind the sudden home video releases of twenty-year-old TV mini-series. This one is suitably epic.
