Cher: The Film Collection
November 22, 2010
Here’s a film that I bet William Friedkin would like to forget. At a time when popular musical acts like The Beatles and The Monkees were starring in movie musicals, Sonny and Cher decided to cash in on the trend too with Good Times (1967). Bored between...
The Ice Storm: Criterion Collection
March 14, 2008
Director Ang Lee has had a fascinatingly diverse career. He’s tried his hand at the literary adaptation with Sense and Sensibility (1995), the Civil War epic with Ride with the Devil (1999), a period martial arts tale with Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon...
The Gathering
February 5, 2007
Originally made in 2002 and mysteriously released on DVD in North America in 2007, The Gathering is a British horror film in the tradition of The Wicker Man (1973) and The Omen (1976). The police uncover the remnants of a church built in the first century...
Prozac Nation
December 10, 2005
Based on the autobiographical novel by Elizabeth Wurtzel, Prozac Nation (2001) has had a troubled past. Intended for release in 2001, Miramax buried it when Wurtzel made some controversial remarks about 9/11 and then criticized the film itself. Some reports...
Cursed: Unrated Version
November 1, 2005
“Everybody’s cursed. It’s called life.” – Ellie Cursed (2005) was a highly anticipated movie for fans of the horror genre as it marked the reunion of screenwriter Kevin Williamson and director Wes Craven—the creative team behind Scream (1996)....
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
November 23, 2003
After more than twenty years of failed attempts and missed opportunities, Terry Gilliam has done what many thought impossible — he fully and faithfully realized Hunter S. Thompson’s classic novel, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, into a wonderfully...
Casper
November 2, 2002
Quote: “Gritty realism is something that is very appealing to me, so any films that portray real gritty realism”, unquote. Here is an extract from my profile on Whatdvd.net. As you can see, I have stressed clearly that hard, gritty realism...
Monster
September 27, 2002
A topic like the sordid life of America’s most notorious (and only) female serial killer who was also a highway prostitute with a lesbian lover is not the cheeriest, or some might suggest wisest, choice for your directorial debut. Writed/director...
