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Home Theater
June 29, 2003 |
DVD Reviews Anastasia, a flop that stars Ingrid Bergman and Yul Brynner, doesn't even make up for its weaknesses with a technically strong DVD... Even if you already own the original DVD, the new special edition of There's Something About Mary is worth a buy.   |
Home Theater
March 7, 2003 |
DVD Reviews City by the Sea isn't a showcase for audio or visual envelope-pushing, but it is both somber and riveting... The latest Best of The Muppet Show DVD release seems to be taking advantage of the enthusiasm of our inner children |
Home Theater
May 2, 2003 |
Reviews Western completists will want the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral DVD, but it's as bare-bones a presentation as you could find... Speed Racer fanatics, rejoice! At last, the first eleven episodes of the classic '60s Japanimation series are available on DVD |
Home Theater
August 8, 2003 |
DVD Reviews While Solaris might not be for all tastes, there's no arguing the achievement on the screen... Set against the unforgiving Texas plains, 1956's Giant is one sweeping epic of a family drama... |
Home Theater
October 25, 2004 |
Latest Reviews DVD: That's Entertainment: The Complete Collection... DVD: The Untouchables Special Collector's Edition... |
Home Theater
September 3, 2003 |
DVD Reviews An overlooked historical tragedy -- Turkey's genocide of its Armenian population during World War I -- is at the heart of Ararat... Alias: The Complete First Season on DVD contains 22 amply chaptered episodes across six dual-layered discs, with a generous smattering of extras |
Home Theater
February 14, 2003 |
DVD Reviews X-Men 1.5 is a sneaky way to squeeze a few more dollars out of the public's hands and get X-Men back in their minds for the sequel... Spy Kids 2 is a James-Bond-meets-The-Lost-World swirl of fantastic gadgets, family values, and homages to screen icons ranging from Indiana Jones to Ray Harryhausen |
Home Theater
July 12, 2004 |
Latest Reviews DVD: Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London... DVD: Cocoon and Cocoon: The Return... DVD: The Perfect Score... |
Home Theater
April 18, 2003 |
DVD Reviews Solid car chances and fight scenes make The Transporter a worthwhile rent, if you can't get Ronin or The French Connection... A new Young Guns DVD gives the film the grudging respect that was lacking from the original DVD release. |
Home Theater
October 27, 2003 |
DVD Reviews A look at Down with Love and 28 Days Later. |
Home Theater
May 9, 2003 |
Software Reviews The Mission on DVD will most likely appeal to people who liked the film when it was released in 1986, historical-drama buffs, and Robert De Niro fans... It's too bad that Buena Vista gave the 1950 Treasure Island such a skimpy DVD treatment. |
Home Theater
August 2002
Chris Chiarella |
The 100 Greatest DVDs DVD software has steadily improved in its half-decade history, so you'll see lots of recent releases on this year's best-of list. The never-ending tide of discs keeps our perspective (while subjective) in a constant state of flux. |
Home Theater
October 6, 2003 |
DVD Reviews Our reviewer was not thrilled with The In-Laws, but you can take a holiday with National Lampoon's Vacation. |
Home Theater
December 12, 2003 |
DVD Reviews The Battle of Shaker Heights... Escape From New York Special Edition |
Home Theater
March 1, 2003 |
DVD Reviews The My Big Fat Greek Wedding DVD doesn't have many extras, but what it lacks in quantity, it makes up for in quality... The Swimfan DVD isn't going to knock you out of your seat, but it's executed well enough not to be embarrassing. |
Home Theater
August 9, 2004 |
Latest Reviews DVD: South Park: The Complete Fourth Season... DVD: The Lost Boys Special Edition... DVD-Audio: John Hiatt--Bring the Family... |
Home Theater
March 29, 2003 |
DVD Reviews Criterion's new DVD version of My Life as a Dog offers a high-definition transfer from a 35mm interpositive and presents the film in its original 1.66:1 aspect ratio... The highlight of the otherwise-cookie-cutter extras package in the 8 Mile DVD is the behind-the-scenes rap-battle footage |
Home Theater
April 26, 2004 |
Latest Reviews Reviews of the DVDs Big Fish and Stuck on You, and the DVD-audio and SACD of Steely Dan's Gaucho. |
Home Theater
August 16, 2004 |
Latest Reviews DVD: Purple Rain 20th-Anniversary Edition... DVD: Laws of Attraction... DVD-Audio: The Crystal Method--Legion of Boom... |
Home Theater
April 19, 2004 |
Latest Software Reviews Reviews of the DVDs: Love Actually, The Haunted Mansion, and the latest DVD-Audio disc from Blues Traveler. |
Home Theater
August 30, 2004 |
Latest Reviews DVD: Dallas: The Complete First and Second Seasons... DVD: Dogville... |
Home Theater
April 12, 2004 |
Latest Software Reviews DVD: The Cat in the Hat... DVD: Ripley's Game... |
Home Theater
April 24, 2005 |
Latest Reviews DVD: Vanity Fair... DVD: King of the Hill: The Complete Third Season... |
Home Theater
October 20, 2003 |
DVD Reviews A look at Hollywood Homicide and The Italian Job old and new. |
Home Theater
March 9, 2004 |
Latest Software Reviews Schindler's List... Cold Creek Manor... Way Out West... |
Home Theater
June 20, 2003 |
DVD Reviews Dark Blue is a step above its B-movie brethren... The Right Stuff is a true American cinema classic that will be enjoyed for generations by historians and dreamers alike |
Home Theater
July 19, 2003 |
DVD Reviews John Travolta oozes duplicitous charisma, Connie Nielsen adds international gravitas, and Samuel L. Jackson shouts a lot in Basic... Joel Schumacher's Phone Booth is a good movie and certainly worthy of a rental, but it took aim at greatness and missed the mark. |
Home Theater
August 23, 2004
Frisch, Grosz & Fleischmann |
Latest Reviews Movies & Music: The Girl Next Door and Candyman on DVD... Richard and Linda Thompson's Shoot Out the Lights on SACD. |
Home Theater
December 8, 2004 |
Latest Reviews DVD: The Alamo... Bridget Jones's Diary Collector's Edition... Luther... |
Home Theater
June 21, 2004 |
Latest Reviews DVD: City of God... DVD: Northern Exposure: The Complete First Season... |
Home Theater
April 11, 2003 |
DVD Reviews The Chamber of Secrets is a joy to experience on DVD... A quaint fantasy-romance, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir looks refreshed on its new DVD release. |
Home Theater
March 14, 2003 |
DVD Review: Ghost Ship & The Four Feathers Ghost Ship's DVD extras are, for the most part, all flash and no substance... The Four Feathers' DVD extras do what good supplements should: foster a greater appreciation of the film. |
Popular Mechanics
June 8, 2009
Seth Porges |
The Problem With DVD Audio Mixes -- And What To Do About It An audio mix that will fill an auditorium beautifully can present problems for DVD- and Blu-ray-watching home viewers, who typically listen to movies using relatively puny speakers at low volume. |
Home Theater
June 14, 2004 |
Reviews DVD: Field of Dreams Two-Disc Anniversary Edition... DVD: The Monster Legacy DVD Gift Set... DVD: RoboCop Trilogy... |
Home Theater
May 2007
Adrienne Maxwell |
Babel -- Paramount The film is now available on Blu-ray and HD DVD with some improvement in detail over the DVD version. The HD DVD ups the audio quotient with a Dolby Digital Plus soundtrack. |
Home Theater
October 4, 2004 |
Latest Software DVD: Saved!... DVD: The Shawshank Redemption Two-Disc Special Edition... |
Home Theater
June 13, 2003 |
DVD Reviews Just Married doesn't exactly break new ground, but it's quite funny and entertaining, mostly due to the onscreen chemistry and charisma of the two stars... The Jungle Book 2 is so dull, it feels far longer than its 72-minute running time |
Home Theater
May 2007
John Higgins |
The Usual Suspects -- 20th Century Fox (Blu-ray) Video quality is lacking and it's not because a vast amount of extras are taking up disc space. |
Home Theater
June 6, 2004
Wilkinson, Frisch & Grosz |
Latest Reviews Popeye 75th-Anniversary Celebration Collector's Edition... Welcome to Mooseport... Triplets of Belleville on DVD... |
Home Theater
February 2008
Kris Deering |
The Invasion--Warner Bros. (Blu-ray) The Invasion has been done too many times before, and most of those times delivered a far better experience. |
Salon.com
November 6, 2002
Charles Taylor |
"Femme Fatale" Rebecca Romijn-Stamos and Antonio Banderas are hot and cool in Brian De Palma's sexy, tricky and sinfully glamorous Parisian confection. |
Home Theater
March 2007
Geoffrey Morrison |
Superman: The Movie--Warner Brothers (HD DVD) Overall, it's not the best HD DVD, but it still looks better than the DVD. |
Home Theater
September 20, 2004 |
Latest Reviews DVD: Walking Tall... DVD: Man on Fire... |
Home Theater
August 28, 2003 |
Fall Football in Dolby Digital 5.1 Televised gridiron realism will move up a level this season. More college and professional football games will be broadcast in Dolby� Digital 5.1 surround sound, according to an August 28 announcement from San Francisco-based Dolby Laboratories. |
Home Theater
April 2007
Geoffrey Morrison |
Blu-ray: The Movies A smattering of HD movies including Talladega Nights and Click. |
AskMen.com
March 13, 2001
Peter Richmond |
Buying The Best Home Theater If you're going to buy a home theater system, do it right the first time. Is it really worth the expense and trouble of shopping around? Yes... |
Home Theater
July 6, 2005
Chris Chiarella |
2005 DVD Hall of Fame Inductees The magazine released its Top 100 DVDs of All Time, including the Beatles Anthology, Finding Nemo, and Lord of the Rings. |
Salon.com
September 29, 2000
Charles Taylor |
"Mission to Mars" How to make the Red Planet red? Use reflective copper sheeting. But that's only one of the secret wonders of Brian De Palma's maligned masterpiece. |
Home Theater
March 2008
Kris Deering |
Run Lola Run--Sony Pictures Classics (Blu-ray) The film is a kinetic ride lasting really only 20 minutes but repeating itself for different outcomes. If you haven't had a chance to see it already now is the perfect time. |
Home Theater
June 2008
Kris Deering |
Batman The Movie--20th Century Fox (Blu-ray) Fans of "Batman The Movie" will be more than happy with the Blu-ray presentation and the scope of extras. |
