DVD Verdict: Russell Engebretson

Chico & Rita (Blu-ray)

2012-09-18

Quote: "The animation and Latin music go a long way toward plucking Chico & Rita from its cloying morass of sentimentality."

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines (Blu-ray)

2012-08-27

Quote: "A spectacle of antique aviation that has never been matched."

My Afternoons with Margueritte (Blu-ray)

2012-07-11

Quote: "It's like a fine chocolate truffle, delicious but oh-so-sweet."

Casting the Runes

2012-06-30

Quote: "With no blood, guts, or gore, Casting the Runes will not slake the thirst of a slasher fan, but should prove a genuine treat for followers of unsettling and atmospheric supernatural horror."

Koch Brothers Exposed

2012-06-23

Quote: "Koch Brothers Exposed effectively sweeps aside a curtain of secrecy and reveals the elitist, undemocratic, and brutish actions of these I'm-entitled-to-it-all billionaires who are working hard to destroy the lives of average people."

Seeking Justice (Blu-ray)

2012-06-19

Quote: "How can you pass up a movie starring Nick Cage in a Van Dyke beard and Guy Pearce sporting a buzz cut?"

Cold War

2012-06-02

Quote: "The history of the Cold War is a vast landscape of Machiavellian intrigue, wars of aggression, and cynical manipulation of politics for shadowy ends, all loosely wrapped in high-toned patriotic homilies. We can only be grateful that our great leaders, mostly through sheer luck, did not enshroud the earth in a nuclear fire."

Alambrista! (Blu-ray) Criterion Collection

2012-05-16

Quote: "Quite an accomplishment for a film shot on a budget of $200,000."

Ethos

2012-04-14

Quote: "A passable elementary discussion of many problems facing the world today,"

Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954) (Blu-ray)

2012-04-04

Quote: "This is probably the best transfer Demetrius and the Gladiators will ever receive."