Solitary Man
Even though it wasn’t a commercial success, Wonder Boys (2000) was Michael Douglas’ best performance since Wall Street (1987). He has tried to recapture the spark of that film by seeking out other quirky yet flawed characters, like with the King of California (2007), but they all lack that special something that made Wonder Boys so memorable. Well, he’s at it again with Solitary Man (2009) playing the disgraced patriarch of an affluent family and who is need of redemption. Sound familiar? The premise is rather similar to that of Wes Anderson’s The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) albeit with a few deviations and a much darker tone. Six-and-a-half... Read DVD Review
Flash Gordon (Blu-Ray)
There are certain films that mean a lot to me, and I’ll buy them on any format, no matter whether the visual or sound quality is any better or not, or whether there are any additional features or not. I have to have them. Ghostbusters (1986) is one such film. I bought that on DVD before I had a DVD player when I imported it from the USA. It was my first Blu-Ray purchase and even bought a Laserdisc... Read DVD Review
Largo Winch
Largo Winch? Who hell he? Largo is an improbably named Belgian comic book hero, and is a cross between James Bond, Bruce Wayne and Bill Gates. Adopted from a Bosnian orphanage as a baby by rich-as-Croesus Nerio Winch (Miki Manojlovic), the founder and majority shareholder of the hulking W Group, little Largo is kept under wraps and left in the care of a friend of the family. Thirty years later, Nerio... Read DVD Review
3 Silent Classics by Josef von Sternberg: Criterion Collection
Vienna-born, New York-raised Josef von Sternberg began his filmmaking career in the silent era and the folks at the Criterion Collection have unearthed three long-unavailable classics: Underworld (1927), The Last Command (1928), and The Docks of New York (1928). These films demonstrate Von Sternberg’s emerging style while also featuring impressive black and white cinematography. Underworld is about... Read DVD Review
Legion (Blu-Ray)
Before I watched this film for the first time I broke my own golden rule and actually read a review first. I try not to do that because I find many reviewers often disagree with me, and even if they do agree with me it’s usually for different reasons. Anyhow, I read a review of Legion (2010) and was concerned at what I’d read. The review said the film was devoid of action, that the trailer was... Read DVD Review
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