The 1960’s and 1970’s were a trying time. The U.S. was involved in the Vietnam conflict, and America was locked into a war of its own on her own soil…the war on drugs. Throw into the mix the poverty of Harlem in New York City,and racial tensions from desegregation and...

Anybody order a movie with all the biggest stars in recent Hollywood memory? Excellent, here's your order for L.A. Confidential on Blu-ray.  Strictly off-the-record, Hush-Hush even Ed Exley is the new guy in the LAPD.  He is fresh off of being a street cop and still plays by the book.  His goal...

    "I had seen my becoming a vampire in two lights: The first light was simply enchantment... But the other light was my wish for self-destruction."   -Anne Rice, Interview With the Vampire   The “Dark Gift”   The vampire mythology is a complex dichotomy of evil and sexuality with a history spanning centuries in oral tradition,...

Run, Fatboy, Run is very predictable, formulaic even, but has such good performances and pacing that you should be able to overlook all of that. Run, Fatboy, Run begins with Dennis running away, literally, from Libby on their wedding day.  If that’s not bad enough in itself, Libby also happens to...

Rabbits and animation, what could go wrong? Animation doesn't mean cute and cuddly.   Bring tissues If you haven't had the pleasure of reading the book by the same name, Watership Down: Deluxe Edition might be the saddest animated film you could ever hope to see in your life.  Not familiar with the...

In 2003, Ang Lee directed Hulk, a film about the big green machine in the Marvel universe. The film received mixed reviews, and is often considered one of the weaker comic to movie adaptations. Earlier this summer, the Hulk returned in The Incredible Hulk, seen by many as being a...

Mythical. A drug. The Italian Star Wars. The touchstone for films about organized crime. So say the contemporaries of Francis Ford Coppola. Referenced in everything from "South Park" to "The Sopranos," this trilogy has achieved an unrivaled infiltration of popular culture. Collectively nominated for 29 Academy Awards, the films won...

Quentin Tarantino has always been one of those directors, at least to me, that could do so much more with his career.  Predominately his main talent is writing.  Writing such films as Natural Born Killers, Killing Zoe, Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs.  His films prior to Kill Bill have been so-so, starting...

Francis Ford Coppola did the unthinkable.  He took on the challenge to bring what could be the deepest, most accurate portrayal of a mob family onto the silver screen. His struggle and his triumphant have finally come home in one of the greatest formats anyone could ask for.  Welcome to The...

Snow Angels is a deeply sad film about people’s lives imploding.  Set in a small town somewhere in the north (you know it’s in the north because it snows a lot), Snow Angels begins with a high school marching band practicing its half-time routine.  The song they’re working on is...