DVD Verdict: Classic

The Dick Van Dyke Show: The Complete Second Season (Blu-ray)

2013-05-21

Reviewed by Patrick Naugle
Quote: "Those who checked out the first season and fully enjoyed it would be remiss if they didn't pick up the second -- and third, and fourth, and fifth."

Loophole (1954)

2013-05-21

Reviewed by Daryl Loomis
Quote: "Well-written and efficient, Loophole is the kind of movie that is utterly insubstantial, but totally enjoyable from start to finish."

Viva Zapata! (Blu-ray)

2013-05-21

Reviewed by Daryl Loomis
Quote: "This is two hours of Emiliano Zapata hero worship, and the Socialist message of the revolutionary leader is clearly in tune with both writer and director."

The Great Escape (1963) (Blu-ray)

2013-05-20

Reviewed by Clark Douglas
Quote: "More concerned with entertaining its audience than delivering an exercise in phony grit."

Jubal (1956) (Blu-ray) Criterion Collection

2013-05-20

Reviewed by Clark Douglas
Quote: "Jubal is hardly a long-forgotten masterpiece, but an engaging ambitious film."

3:10 to Yuma (1957) (Blu-ray) Criterion Collection

2013-05-20

Reviewed by Daryl Loomis
Quote: "Few things in film make me happier than a well-crafted western and, truly, 3:10 to Yuma ranks right up with the top films of the genre."

Last Summer Won't Happen

2013-05-18

Reviewed by Gordon Sullivan
Quote: "Vivid portraits of some of the most significant figures of '60s culture and glimpses of the East Village as it was almost half a century ago."

Major Dundee (Blu-ray)

2013-05-15

Reviewed by Patrick Bromley
Quote: "Major Dundee works best in how it fits into Peckinpah's filmography."

Combat! The Complete First Season

2013-05-09

Reviewed by P.S. Colbert
Quote: "Even after half a century, Combat! still holds up as great, gritty entertainment, bolstered by strong ensemble work, both in front of and behind the camera."

Funny Girl (Blu-ray)

2013-05-07

Reviewed by Patrick Naugle
Quote: "It may not be the best of the classic movie musicals, but it is certainly grand entertainment."