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Arts and Entertainment

DVD Tuesday: A Seriously Good Film!

By  Josh Tate
Published Feb 8, 2010 11:00 PM
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We can all agree that the Coen Brothers are the finest filmmakers working in America right now, can't we? A Serious Man is further proof of their complete mastery of the medium. Aside from numerous other wonderful scenes, the bar mitzvah and the closing shot at the school are beyond brilliant. I watched The Time Traveler's Wife expecting a good, solid cry. Sadly, it did not deliver (though, Eric Bana and Rachel McAdams were their usual solid selves). How did a movie with as much talent as Couples Retreat turn out to be such a dud? Bronson was uneven as a film, but Tom Hardy delivered an Oscar-worthy performance. It's so searing and violent that, frankly, I'd be worried to be in the same room as Tom Hardy. That couldn't all have been acting. 19 films by David Lean and Charlie Chaplin for under $75. That's called a 'buy', folks! Boobs! Boobs! Boobs!

A Serious Man [Blu-Ray]
Emma
The Time Traveler's Wife
Couples Retreat
Bronson
The Stepfather
Serious Moonlight
David Lean Collection (9 DVD Set)
Charlie Chaplin Collection (10 DVD Set)
Dare
The Guild: Season Three
How Weed Won the West
Celebrity Nude Revue, The Saucy 70's Volume 2
Sex: How to Do Everything
Boobs: An American Obsession

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