Josh Katz

DVD REVIEW: MONSTER SQUAD, THE

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Lions GateMSRP: $19.98RATED: PG-13RUNNING TIME: 82 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Audio Commentary by writer/director Fred Dekker and “Squad Members” Andre Gower, Ryan Lambert, and Ashley Bank• Audio Commentary by Dekker and DP Bradford May• Monster Squad Forever: A Five-Part retrospective documentary covering every aspect of the film • A Conversation with … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: TYLER PERRY DOUBLE FEATURE

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE AND HERE!STUDIO: Lions GateMSRP: $26.98/$27.98RATED: PG-13RUNNING TIME: 116 Minutes/100 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:(Diary of a Mad Black Woman)• Audio Commentary by Tyler Perry• Audio Commentary by director Darren Grant and star Kimberly Elise• Making of Diary of a Mad Black Woman • The ATL documentary• The Real Mad Black Women documentary• … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: NUMBER 23 (UNRATED), THE

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: New LineMSRP: $28.98RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 101 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• The Number 23 Enigma Documentary• How to Find Your Life Path Numbers Featurette• Fact Tract Trivia• 16 Deleted Scenes• Director Commentary• “Making of” Featurette • Creating the World of Fingerling FeaturetteThe Pitch“A thriller about the number 23? What, were 42 and … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: IF….

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Criterion CollectionMSRP: $39.95RATED: RRUNNING TIME: 112 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Audio Commentary by David Robinson and Malcolm McDowell• A 2003 episode from the Scottish TV Series Cast and Crew • New interview with Graham Crowden• Thursday’s Children (1954), an Academy-Award winning documentary. • Booklet featuring pieces by critic David Ehrenstein, screenwriter … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: ARMY OF SHADOWS

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Criterion CollectionMSRP: $39.95RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 145 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Audio Commentary by film historian Ginette Vincendeau• New Interviews with cinematographer Lhomme and editor Francoise Bonnot• Archival video excerpts, including on-set footage and interviews with Melville, cast members, writer Joseph Kessel, and real-life Resistance fighters• Melville et "L’armée des Ombres,"a short … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: WILL AND GRACE – SEASON 6

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Lions Gate MSRP: $44.98RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 500 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES: • “Themed” featurettes• Season 6 Outtake ReelThe Pitch“It’s Ned and Stacey, except Ned’s gay, Stacey’s an even bigger twat, and Ned’s best friend is the most annoying man on the planet!”The HumansEric McCormack, Debra Messing, Sean Hayes, Megan MullallyThe NutshellSee, … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: LONGFORD

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: HBO Films MSRP: $26.98RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 93 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES: • For the Record: Firsthand Accounts of the Moors Murders Documentary• Commentary with director Tom Hooper and writer Peter Morgan The Pitch“What the fuck is a Longford? Is that some kinda porno?”The HumansJim Broadbent, Samantha Morton, Lindsay Duncan, Andy SerkisThe … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: FAIL-SAFE

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Warner Bros. MSRP: $19.98RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 85 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES: • Ocean’s Thirteen TrailerThe Pitch“When I think topical drama, I think a 1960s pressure-cooker piece on Cold War politics. Yeah, that’s the ticket! Everyone should still find that relevant!”The HumansRichard Dreyfuss, Noah Wylie, Hank Azaria, Brian Dennehy, George Clooney, Harvey … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: APOCALYPTO

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: TouchstoneMSRP: $29.99RATED: RRUNNING TIME: 136 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Commentary by: Director Mel Gibson and co-writer Farhad Safinia• Becoming Mayan: Making Apocalypto• Deleted scene with optional commentary by director Mel Gibson and co-writer Farhad Safinia The Pitch“Mel Gibson’s making another subtitled, graphically violent flick about an ancient people? As long as … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: VENUS

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: MiramaxMSRP: $29.99RATED: RRUNNING TIME: 94 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Commentary with director Roger Michell and producer Kevin Loader• Venus, A Real Work of Art Making-of Featurette• Deleted Scenes The Pitch“A seventy-five year-old man trying to fuck a twenty-five year-old girl? Who wouldn’t want to see that?”The HumansPeter O’Toole, Jodie Whittaker, Leslie … Continue reading