Movie and DVD reviews
The new remake of the popular book ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’ is well acted with a decent mystery, but is just a bit too stuffed.
The summer’s comedy hit ‘The Hangover Part II’ has arrived on DVD and Blu-ray, but is it worth the purchase?
‘Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol’ is easily the best action film of the year. Brad Bird has definitely proven that his success and talent were not limited to animated pictures, and has quickly become the Hollywood’s preeminent action director.
‘Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy’ is an excellent Cold War thriller, but its slow pace and careful style leave it feeling like it’s trying hard to be something else.
‘Young Adult’ is the new collaboration of director Jason Reitman and screenwriter Diablo Cody, and is both darkly honest and pretty darn funny.
The ‘Sherlock Holmes’ sequel is a boatload of action-filled fun, with enough cleverness and “wit” to satiate even the proverbial barrel of monkeys (I enjoy mixing metaphors).
Are you a fan of the classic musical ‘West Side Story’? Know someone who is? Just in time for the holidays, a sparkly new 50th anniversary edition comes to home video in high definition!