Posted in: Disc Reviews by David Annandale on January 29th, 2002
Fred Olen Ray, director of B-movies beyond counting, strikes again, with a DVD release some steps up from what many movies of this type receive.
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Posted in: Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on January 25th, 2002
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Before Wes Craven’s career was revived by Scream, and before Eddie Murphy’s was by The Nutty Professor, the two of them made this.
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 Gino Sassani on January 22nd, 2002
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Now this is a pretty rare achievement: a film that has an educational goal, but reaches that goal while being exciting cinema. And once the film has you wanting to know more, the DVD obliges.
Posted in: Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on January 20th, 2002
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This release has added interest now for the later careers of its director and star: Stephen Sommers is now best known for his Mummy films, and Elijah Wood is currently sporting a British accent as Frodo Baggins.
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 14th, 2002
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Eccentric and heartfelt, this Oscar-winning coming-of-age story deserves rediscovery.
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 David Annandale on December 12th, 2001
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The most recent film from Tran Anh Hung, writer/director of The Scent of Green Papaya, continues his restrained, low-key examination of human interaction.
Posted in: Disc Reviews by David Annandale on December 9th, 2001
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Mean-spirited. Nasty. Spiteful. Evil. All words that apply to this comedy. And they’re compliments.
