Thursday, October 31, 2013

The Lame, Almost Laugh Free LAST VEGAS Isn't Completely Lifeless At Least

Opening today at a multiplex near you: LAST VEGAS (Dir. Jon Turteltaub, 2013) Four Oscar winners - Michael Douglas, Morgan Freeman, Robert ...
Monday, October 28, 2013

New Releases On Blu Ray & DVD: 10/29/13

This week, one of last summer’s biggest hits shares its home video release date with one of the summer’s biggest bombs: Dan Scanlon’s Pixar ...

The Overlooked OWNING MAHOWNY Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary

Despite positive critical notice including a 4 star review from Roger Ebert who also listed it among 2003’s best films, Richard Kwietniowski...
Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Blu Ray/DVD Review: BEFORE MIDNIGHT

Out today on Blu ray and DVD: BEFORE MIDNIGHT (Dir. Richard Linklater, 2013) * “Where did you think your life would be at this point, Missy?...

New Releases On Blu Ray & DVD: 10/22/13

Last summer’s horror hit THE CONJURING brought about old school scares with aesthetics that recall such classics as THE EXORCIST, POLTERGEI...
Monday, October 21, 2013

Sly & Ahnold's Buddy-Convict Flick ESCAPE PLAN Is A B-Movie Blast

Now playing at a multiplex near you: ESCAPE PLAN (Dir. Mikael Håfström, 2013) There’s just no way Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzene...
Friday, October 18, 2013

CASSADAGA: A Dark Piece Of Horror Porn With A Micro-Budget

Made two years ago but releasing in my area today: CASSADAGA (Dir. Anthony DiBlasi, 2011) In the first two minutes of Anthony DiBlasi’s CAS...

THE FIFTH ESTATE: The Film Babble Blog Review

Opening today: THE FIFTH ESTATE (Dir. Bill Condon, 2013) “Hero or Traitor?” asks one of the taglines for this dramatized version of the sto...
Monday, October 14, 2013

New Releases On Blu Ray & DVD: 10/15/13

A couple of hit films released last summer that I almost forgot about lead the pack of new releases on home video today: Guillermo del Toro’...
Sunday, October 13, 2013

Film Babble Blog's Top 10 Films Of The '70s

Inspired by Sam Fragoso’s “History of Film: The Best Movies of the 1970s” at moviemezzanine.com , in which ballots from staff and friends o...
Friday, October 11, 2013

Tom Hanks Holds His Own Against Somali Pirates In CAPTAIN PHILLIPS

Opening today at a multiplex near you: CAPTAIN PHILLIPS (Dir. Paul Greengrass, 2013) Tom Hanks’ most vital and powerful film since CAST AWAY...
Tuesday, October 8, 2013

New Releases On Blu Ray & DVD: 10/8/13

The two big releases on home video today are two of last summer’s biggest critical duds: M. Night Shyamalan’s AFTER EARTH , and Todd Phillip...