DVD Verdict: Clark Douglas

The Meanest Man in the World (1943)

2013-06-15

Quote: "It starts a bit too slow and ends a bit too fast, tossing out just enough laughs to fill an hour along the way."

The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker (1959)

2013-06-15

Quote: "Starts off in promising fashion, but never lives up to its full potential."

Goodbye Charlie (1964)

2013-06-14

Quote: "Goodbye Charlie is a strange experience that doesn't always work, but the film's willingness to take as many risks as it does makes it difficult for us to look away."

Atlantis: The Lost Empire / Milo's Return (Blu-ray)

2013-06-13

Quote: "A film which stands as a monument to one of Disney's most interesting and financially disastrous attempts to expand its identity."

Things to Come (Blu-ray) Criterion Collection

2013-06-13

Quote: "Though I have a great deal of regard for Wells as a writer and thinker, his portrait of what is required to reach a utopian future is greatly troubling."

That Thing You Do! (Blu-ray)

2013-06-12

Quote: "The cinematic equivalent of a great pop song: it's fun and breezy, but nonetheless manages to include some melancholy lyricism here and there."

Life is Sweet (Blu-ray) Criterion Collection

2013-06-11

Quote: "To watch a Mike Leigh film is to realize just how shallow most movie characters really are -- pawns working at the service of a plot."

Quartet (Blu-ray)

2013-06-11

Quote: "Dustin Hoffman's debut behind the camera is a pleasant affair, but the Oscar winner's skills as an actor far transcend his abilities as a director."

The Private Life of Deer

2013-06-08

Quote: "It's a typically informative and engaging special that should prove rewarding for viewers of all ages."

The Henry Fonda Film Collection

2013-06-07

Quote: "Too bad Fox has treated this collection so carelessly."