Year One
November 17, 2009
There’s something about a Jack Black movie that very few other films can capture. The man is either a comedy genius, or he’s a subject or great intrigue. Even when he’s not trying to be funny, his face, his mannerisms, even his body seems to scream...
The Simpsons: Season 8
August 22, 2006
The eighth season of The Simpsons saw the show maintain its consistent ability to satirize all aspects of popular culture while also tackling serious issues like homophobia in an entertaining and engaging way. As usual, a host of famous guest star voices...
Pretty Woman: 15th Anniversary Special Edition
February 2, 2006
Pretty Woman (1990) is the film that transformed Julia Roberts into a superstar and made her America’s sweetheart, a mantle she took away from Meg Ryan who had held it a year earlier and would lose to Sandra Bullock a few years later. Considering the...
Shattered Glass
April 28, 2005
There’s not a lightsaber or green screen in sight and yet Hayden Christensen is gracing our screen. Taking a break from the burden of growing up to be cinema’s biggest villain, and tackling something a bit more in his league. Although he was blessed...
The Simpsons Heaven and Hell
November 24, 2004
They’re yellow, they’re America’s favourite family, they’re The Simpsons, they’re on DVD with classic episodes, and they’re not worth your time or money. What are Fox thinking? They have released a series of themed-based...
Along Came Polly
March 1, 2004
Risk-assessor Ben Stiller falls for unpredictable Jennifer Aniston in this weak romantic comedy. To the casual DVD renter (and yes, there are such people, believe it or not) looking at the back cover of Along Came Polly they would be forgiven for thinking,...
The Simpsons Gone Wild
December 22, 2003
Fox continue to knock out the odd volumes of the Simpsons, when what we truly want is each season in box set format. Why do they do this? Money of course; and the incredulous amount of time between box sets ensures that fans of the show will end up buying...
The Simpsons: Season 4
December 10, 2003
The Simpsons (1989) really hit its stride with the fourth season. Conan O’Brien was a producer and started writing episodes midway through the season. Brad Bird (of The Iron Giant fame) was a co-executive producer and several big time stars (Johnny...
Christmas with the Simpsons
January 1, 2003
If you’ve one of those families that just can’t seem to get along, and treat every holiday reunion as a chance to inflict the most deplorable insults upon each other then maybe spending a Christmas with the Simpsons will seem like something...
