New Releases on DVD/Blu-ray: November 29th

This week in DVD/Blu-ray we had some good releases...and some bad one (like always), but some very cool movies were finally released--particularly The Cave of Forgotten Dreams by Werner Herzog and the excellent looking Another Earth, which both deserve a solid rental. However, you also have 30 Minutes or Less starring Jesse Eisenberg and Friends with Benefits--which was a huge shitstorm. Here's out write-up.

Cult Films: True Romance (1993)

By Jason Haskins

I’ve never been a fan of romances, but with True Romance you have a romantic movie for the whole family—action for dad, romance for mom, and plenty of fucks flung around for the kids.

Martial Arts Madness: Hero (2002)

By Jason Haskins

There are few movies that come along that leave you out of breath once the credits begin to roll. Hero is one of those great movies that you watch expecting a decent action picture, but finding a wonderful movie instead.

Cult Films: A Dirty Carnival (2006)

By Paco McCullough

A Dirty Carnival is the third film by South Korean direction Ha Yu, following perhaps his most popular film, Once Upon A Time In High School (Youtube the end fight scene, it's great). Released in 2006, it tells the story of Byung-doo (In-Seong Jo), a young gangster trying to support his ill mother and high school age siblings. As financial pressures mount, he agrees to take out a pesky DA, setting off a chain of murder and betrayal. At the same time, Byung-doo also has an old friend hanging around, now a director who is trying to see how gangsters really act. Byung-doo is also attempting to romance an old flame from his youth.

The Tree of Life (2011) Review

By Jason Haskins

Beautiful. Grand. Elegant. Confusing. Subtle. Epic. Enigmatic. Exciting. Scary. These are all words to describe Terrence Malick’s newest film, The Tree of Life.

Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011) Review

By Paco McCullough

Martha Marcy May Marlene is one of the creepiest movies I've ever seen, and certainly one of the most creepy non-horror films I've ever seen. This indie film is nothing short of exceptional, and a movie that everyone should go see.

Small Screen Scene: Dexter - The First Season

By Jason Haskins

Welcome to our newest column, the Small Screen Scene, where we examine and review whatever television show sets we can get our hands on. This week we look at the first season of Showtime's hit show, Dexter.

New Releases on DVD/Blu-ray: November 15th

By Terry Cleveland and Jason Haskins

It's a slow week in DVD/Blu-ray this week. Aside from the two talked about here, you can also check out the Blu-ray Criterion Collection debut of Jean Renoir's 1939 effort, The Rules of the Game, as well as the 50th Anniversary Edition of West Side Story in a stellar Blu-ray package.

Horror Flicks: The Others (2001)

By Jason Haskins

I'm a sucker for ghost movies-but the good ones are hard to come by. The last really good ghost story movie was the Guillermo del Toro-produced The Orphanage from 2007, dammit. Thankfully I've gone back to my trusty old movie shelf and dug up a forgotten gem from 2001 (has it been that long already) called The Others starring Nicole Kidman, produced by then-hubby Tom Cruise, and directed by Open Your Eyes helmer (remade into Cruise's Vanilla Sky) Alejandro Amenábar. Whew--let's get started.

Classic Movies: Full Metal Jacket (1987)

By Jason Haskins

There are many great American War films, but there's one that stands head and shoulders above all the rest: Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket.

J. Edgar (2011) Review

By Tanner McCullough

J. Edgar, the latest film from director Clint Eastwood and star Leonardo DiCaprio, could have used a little bit more polish on it's script.

New Releases on DVD/Blu-ray: November 8th

By Tanner McCullough, Terry Cleveland, and Jason Haskins

Better late than ever, eh? This week we saw an adaptation of a beloved Ayn Rand book, an adaptation of another beloved book (by nerds), a movie by a bunch of hippies for hippies, and another faceless romantic comedy. Check out what's new after the jump.