As a devoted fan of , though, is a completely different story. more ›

It's such a great shame that Adrienne Shelly's life was cut so tragically short last year. Her last film, may be the greatest DVD title in the history of the universe. more ›

movie as much as it does a big, dumb Hollywood action movie. I miss the old, non-invulnerable John McClane. Zeppelin party at my house! Bring the sharks! more ›

Two of the four big summer three-quels hit DVD shelves today. Neither is worth your money. Better to spend it on La Vie en Rose, featuring one of the best performances in years by the amazing Marion Cotillard. Better yet, make it a French double-feature and pick up Paris Je T'Aime, too. If you haven't yet, invest a weekend watching Berlin Alexanderplatz. And, yes, it will take the whole weekend. Christmas and South Park... more ›

Transformers would have been perfect as a 20-minute demo reel for ILM. Instead, it's a long, dull live-action cartoon. And I still don't understand all the fuss about Shia LaBeouf. He's good. Not amazing. Good. No one saw A Mighty Heart at the theater, but it's worth a rental. Angelina Jolie the Actress has been replaced by Angelina the Star, but she doesn't get in the way of a gripping, horrifying story. No one... more ›

If you've missed Ken Burns' latest sprawling effort on PBS, you can catch it today when it drops on DVD. Silver Surfer was better than the original Fantastic Four, but that's not really saying much. Got to love Doug Jones, though. 1408 was a surprise summer hit. I think it'll work even better when you're watching it alone at home with the lights turned off. Entourage was never the same after the Aquaman arc,... more ›

With the fall TV season just around the corner, a flood of your favorite series hit the stores today. What better way to whet your appetite for what promises to be a long, great Season 4 of ). Lohan finally hits bottom. more ›

In the last year, HBO has lost four of my favorite shows for various reasons--The Sopranos, Extras, Deadwood and Rome. Do you hear that sound, HBO? That sound is Showtime creeping up on you. At least the second season of Rome is now available on DVD. If you like gratuitous sex mixed with your gratuitious violence (and who doesn't?), then Rome is the show for you. more ›

Ten years from now we may look back at 300 as the movie that heralded the final shift away from the star-driven, mega-budget blockbuster paradigm. In an increasingly risk-managed world, why not spend 60 million dollars on a whole movie instead of 25 million on Tom Cruise or one of the Wills? Hot Fuzz signals the definite arrival of Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg that was so strongly hinted at in Shaun of the Dead. Ray Harryhausen fans should be stoked about the new release of the legend's 20 Million Miles to Earth. Paulo Costanzo fans should feel likewise about Everything's Gone Green. Maybe. Me? I'm all about The Archie Show. more ›

Remember when Sandra Bullock set aside her flourishing, if somewhat formulaic, Hollywood career to make compelling independent films that actually had something original to say? Yeah, me neither. Premonition continues a long slide that I predict will ultimately end in a USA series about a quirky female detective--Bullock to star, produce AND direct a few eps. Factory Girl also drops today. After seeing Sienna Miller in Interview and reading this, I'm renting it. Other than that it's torture porn, classic Hanna Barbera, plenty of TV Fu and an appearance by legendary cocksman John Holmes in a non-XXX flick. For what that's worth. more ›

When I saw in the theater, there were about 60 people in the audience.  Virtually all of them maintained the appropriate funereal silence as the film was slowly excreted through the projector.One guy, though, was apparently watching the funniest movie he had ever seen.  I imagine he’s one of the few that will be lining up to buy today.For the rest of us, it’s probably a couple of good docs, some excellent TV, a Jason Alexander boob-heavy curio and a long overdue (for me, at least) Wack Pack biography.

One dark note this week…the emergence of a new, sinister and completely unnecessary form of DVD.Actually, I should say a new form of packaging a DVD since there is not really any fresh material on these so-called “steelbook” and “lenticular” editions.They just look really shiny.Because I am sick and tired of studios repackaging crap in new boxes, these releases are consigned to “after the jump”.

Norbit
Maxed Out
The Messengers
Ghosts of Abu Ghraib
Fired!
Seinfeld: Season 8
CHiPs: The Complete First Season
Rescue Me: The Complete Third Season
Kenneth Keith Kallenbach: American Icon
Senior Trip
Fantastic Voyage (Collector’s Edition)
Twelve O’Clock High (Special Edition)
Hogan’s Heroes: The Complete Series
Bruce Springsteen with the Sessions Band: Live in Dublin
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
The Henry Rollins Show: Season One
SpongeBob SquarePants: Bikini Bottom Adventures
The Best of Chappelle’s Show (Uncensored)
The Good, the Bad & the Ugly: 2-Disc Collector’s Edition
Unholy Matrimony/My Third Wife George (Kinky Couples Double Feature)
French Quarter
Seizure!
The Sand Pebbles more ›

A fairly mundane week of new releases. is coming this Christmas. Kevin Dillon's career shows eerie parallel to Johnny Chase's. Psycho religious freaks raise normal son. The HD/Blu-Ray assault continues... more ›