The Flowers of War
Zhang Yimou might be one of the most versatile and prolific Chinese directors of his…
Reviews
Monogram Cowboys return in this week’s DVDs:
DVDs for Jan. 24 by Boo Allen This week we begin in…
Red Tails
Fighter pilots known as the Tuskegee Airmen played a small but critical role in American…
Haywire
Brutal, often shocking violence punctuates the opening fight sequence in Haywire, and it’s a sign…
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
There is risk in almost any big-screen adaptation of an acclaimed literary work, but Extremely…
A lost Italian comedy heads the week’s DVDs:
DVDs for Jan. 17 by Boo Allen This week, we begin in Italy: Il Cappotto…
Contraband
It’s easier to measure the characters in Contraband not in degrees of heroism, but in…
Joyful Noise
High-spirited in more ways than one, Joyful Noise is a soundtrack in search of a…