Now that The Man Who Invented Christmas has been released to theaters, which version of A Christmas Carol would be the best one to watch afterward? There have been…
DVD Pick “Hidden Figures” Breaking barriers with beautiful minds and the ‘right stuff.’
*** 1/2 Stars Hidden Figures Breaking barriers with beautiful minds and the ‘right stuff.’ Short Take: A feel-good, populist historical drama about three African American women who worked as “computers”…
December DVD Pick — ‘Love Actually’ (2003)
As the song goes, ‘It’s the most wonderful time of the year,’ but for 2016 that’s not exactly setting the bar very high, except perhaps when it comes to film….
DVD Pick ‘Genius’
Genius (2016) Short Take: The story of the friendship between renowned editor Max Perkins and the larger than life literary giant – and Asheville’s native son – Thomas Wolfe. REEL…
The Cat & the Canary (1927) – DVD Pick for October.
In conjunction with my feature article this month on Universal’s Silent Horrors, it’s only fitting that the DVD selection be a film from that genre. Plenty has been…
Universal Silents: The Dawn of the American Horror Film
The Golden Age of American horror films begins with Universal’s Dracula and Frankenstein in 1931 and ends in 1936 with the release of Dracula’s Daughter. While other Hollywood studios made…
DVD Picks for May 2016
Chip Kaufmann’s Pick: The Jungle Book (1967) Now that Disney’s new “live action” remake (see my review this issue) is in theaters and is on its way to becoming a…
DVD Picks for April 2016
Chip Kaufmann’s Pick: Bambi (1942) Having just immensely enjoyed Zootopia, the latest offering from Disney Animation (the company’s animation unit is now separate from the feature film division) which I…
DVD Picks for March 2016
Chip Kaufmann’s Pick: Roger & Me (1989) After seeing Michael Moore’s latest effort Where to Invade Next (see my review this issue), I was immediately reminded of his first effort,…