Russ Fischer

DVD REVIEW: BALLAD OF CABLE HOGUE, THE

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Warner BrothersMSRP: $19.98RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 121 Minutes SPECIAL FEATURES: • Commentary by Nick Redman, David Weddle, Paul Seydor and Garner Simmons• The Ladiest Damn’d Lady • Trailers (This is part of the brilliant new Sam Peckinpah box set. Get to the other reviews and the artwork evaluation here, or … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: WILD BUNCH, THE (2006 SE)

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Warner BrothersMSRP: $26.98RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 145 Minutes SPECIAL FEATURES: • Commentary by Nick Redman, David Weddle, Paul Seydor and Garner Simmons• The Wild Bunch: An Album In Montage • Sam Peckinpah’s West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade • A Simple Adventure Story: Sam Peckinpah, Mexico and the Wild Bunch … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: RIDE THE HIGH COUNTRY

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE! STUDIO: Warner Brothers MSRP: $19.98 RATED: NR RUNNING TIME: 94 Minutes SPECIAL FEATURES: • Commentary by Nick Redman, David Weddle, Paul Seydor and Garner Simmons • A Justified Life: Sam Peckinpah and the High Country • Trailers (This is part of the brilliant new Sam Peckinpah box set. Get … Continue reading

REVIEW: HOSTEL (RUSS’ TAKE)

Eli Roth’s Hostel is a movie without any conviction. It’s a horror film that appeals to the middle ground, wades into fear instead of diving in, and relies on the names of other, better directors to sell the package to an audience that should be extremely suspicious. Why suspicious? Just look at the ads, with … Continue reading

RUSS’ TOP FIFTEEN OF 2005

Devin’s Top 15 | Dave’s Top 15 | George’s Top 15 | Newell’s Top 15 DVDs Now that we’re firmly in 2006 I can finally talk about the best of 2005. I might have seen something awesome on New Years Eve, so it just wasn’t safe before that. That said, I hope no one reads … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: BATTLESTAR GALACTICA – SEASON 1

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE! STUDIO: MCA Home Video MSRP: $59.98 RATED: NR RUNNING TIME: 756 Minutes SPECIAL FEATURES: • Commentaries • Deleted Scenes • Battlestar Galactica: The Series Lowdown• Eight Behind the Scenes Featurettes Most science fiction on film and television is shit. One of the worst offenders emerged way back in 1978: … Continue reading

REVIEW: NEW WORLD, THE (RUSS’ TAKE)

This review refers to a cut of the film that may not be seen in theaters in wide release next January. It is the cut that is opening this weekend in selected cities. Watching a Terrence Malick movie, I get the idea the he’s deliberately trying to tear down old mythologies. Whether he’s intentionally replacing … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: MUPPET SHOW, THE – SEASON 1

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: DisneyMSRP: $39.99RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 604 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Muppet Morsels• Original Pilot• Muppet Pitch Reel• Season One Gag Promo Reel Puppets get no respect. Sure, Punch and Judy can get a table for dinner and Howdy Doody still holds down pension on the board at Philip Morris like a rich … Continue reading