In 2003, Ang Lee directed Hulk, a film about the big green machine in the Marvel universe. The film received mixed reviews, and is often considered one of the weaker comic to movie adaptations. Earlier this summer, the Hulk returned in The Incredible Hulk, seen by many as being a superior Hulk film. While most fans are eagerly anticipating that Blu-ray release, Universal has put together a very so...[Read More]

The first was great, the second was okay, could the third follow the downward trend?Let’s find out!Is the third time a charm?Shrek and Princess Fiona have taken over the duties of king/queen when the king falls ill. Dying to get back to the swamp, Shrek does his best to cope. When the king finally croaks (he is a frog), Shrek is given a quest to bring back King Arthur and have him take the thrown....[Read More]

Imagine what would happen if animals born and raised in a zoo were suddenly placed out in the wild? This was the question at the heart of the animated movie Madagascar by Dreamworks in 2005. The adventure of the lion, zebra, hippo, giraffe, and those mischievous penguins, comes to Blu-ray this week. There's no question that the picture would be great being a recent animated film, but what about th...[Read More]

Quentin Tarantino has always been one of those directors, at least to me, that could do so much more with his career.  Predominately his main talent is writing.  Writing such films as Natural Born Killers, Killing Zoe, Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs.  His films prior to Kill Bill have been so-so, starting with Four Rooms and going from there. So to say the least, when the idea of Kill Bill came t...[Read More]

Rarely does yours truly get scared when it comes to movies.  When I was five, my brothers forced me to watch The Howling.  To this day I hate the woods. Other than The Howling, there isn't a lot that gives me shivers when I watch movies.  Mostly, horror movies have become predictable.  There's not much to horror films, most have now become slasher films.  Outside of actually identifying camera ang...[Read More]

Francis Ford Coppola did the unthinkable.  He took on the challenge to bring what could be the deepest, most accurate portrayal of a mob family onto the silver screen. His struggle and his triumphant have finally come home in one of the greatest formats anyone could ask for. Welcome to The Godfather Collection: The Coppola Restoration on Blu-ray. Take the collection and the canolis The story of Co...[Read More]

Jon Favreau has redeemed not only himself, but also redeemed the acting career of Robert Downey, Jr. (who also had something to do with his redemption).  The strange part about all of this?  The story of Iron Man is certainly one focused on redeeming oneself! The irony. Yeah... the movie can flyTony Stark is a playboy billionaire.  He's got the money, he's got the women, he has everything going in...[Read More]

Leatherheads is a fun look at the beginnings of pro football, way, way back before it was arguably America’s favorite sport.  It’s the 1920s, and the only football people are following is the college game.  And the favorite college player is Carter Rutherford (John Krasinski), a WWI hero back in school and playing for Princeton.  Carter’s appeal isn’t lost on Dodge Connelly (George Clooney), the l...[Read More]

88 minutes is actually 108 minutes long.

A movie that will challenge everything you thought you knew about Mike Meyers as a comedic phenomenon—in a bad way.

Rarely there are shows that captivate me to the point of forgetting that they are truly built around a simplistic concept.  Pushing Daisies is one of those shows.  Nothing like being alive... again.The show's premise is simple, there is a man named Ned who brings back things from the dead through a simple touch of his finger. He can also make them dead again by touching them again (see his mother ...[Read More]

The sequel to the Russian cult classic. Could it stand the light of criticism or will it fall into the Gloom?  Stake your life on it. Chalk it up as goodAnton is back!  This time he continues where he left off in the last film, trying to locate and bond with his son, Yegor. This time the war between the Light and Dark is almost here and he must decide whether the life of his son is worth the price...[Read More]