Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths 2-Disc Special Edition (2010)

"People get punched through walls, stuff blows up, Wonder Woman in a dominatrix outfit. What's not to like?" More...

Black Dynamite (2009)

"One of the odd paradoxes of the human condition is that troubled times seem to produce the best art. In the early 70s, as we moved away from multiple assassinations and the collapse of flower power into the second scandal-ridden Nixon administration, two amazing things came forth in the movie landscape: blaxploitation and kung fu movies. If you shy away from my lumping these two genres in with "best art", you may be at the wrong website." More...

Moon (2009)

"One of the adjectives applied to Duncan Jones' inaugural motion picture Moon is "surprising". Not only for its central storyline, but also because it is an increasingly rare creature these days: a genuine science-fiction movie. Not an action movie, a Western, or a horror movie that just happens to take place in space - this is science fiction, and as such, is a wondrous thing to behold." More...

Fear[s] of the Dark (2007)

"This was a pleasant surprise, gleaned from the trailers preceding Sauna, which I reviewed last month.Fear[s] of the Dark is a French animation anthology, calling upon five International graphic artists to create tales of horror. The art on display here takes chiaroscuro to a stark extreme - the color palette is composed of black, whites and grays, with only the very occasional muted earth tone or shocking (literal) splash of red. Like the nighttime vistas the stories exploit, color is at a premium, and when it you finally see it, it may not be a relief. " More...

District 9: Two-Disc Edition (2009)

"Given its canny ad campaign, it’s no surprise that District 9 was a fair hit in its late Summer 2009 release. Some really excellent digital effects, a couple of close-ups of insectoid aliens, and no real reveals on the story – it had intrigue written all over it. The viewer wanted to see the movie, just to find out what was going on.  Fortunately for the continued success of the movie, audiences seemed to like what was going on." More...