DVD & Blu-ray

Red Riding Trilogy

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***1/2 Lies somewhere between The Wire and Three Colors -- MM

Red Riding Trilogy

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not star rated A masterpiece of darkness and corruption -- RD

Hamlet

1996, Kenneth Branagh

*** -- MM

Breakfast with Hunter Vol. 2: Animals, Whores & Dialogue

, Wayne Ewing

**** Say something nice -- JA

James and the Giant Peach

, Henry Selick

*** Not as flashy as The Nightmare Before Christmas, but just as good -- AB

Youth in Revolt

2009,

not star rated Some real laughs amidst the quirkiness overdose -- RD

The Book of Eli

2010, The Hughes Brothers

*** Nothing new in the post-apocalypse genre, but it comes together for an above-average experience -- MA

The Book of Eli

2010, The Hughes Brothers

not star rated Amen and pass the popcorn -- RD

Collapse

2009, Chris Smith

not star rated Prophet of peak oil scarier than special effects -- RD

Collapse

2009, Chris Smith

*** Prophet and disciple conspire to present a chilling message of collapse -- MM

War of the Worlds

2005, Steven Spielberg

*** Spielberg and his team are master filmmakers, and it's a pleasure to see them work -- MM

The Wolfman

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not star rated If only Mel Brooks had taken over... -- RD

Shutter Island

2010, Martin Scorsese

*** Good Scorsese coulda been better -- MA

Shutter Island

2010, Martin Scorsese

not star rated Suggests more than it actually delivers -- RD

Alice in Wonderland

2010, Tim Burton

***1/2

Tim Burton's most visually ambitious movie to date deserves a Blu-ray release with much more much -- MA