IN THIS WEEK ON DVD – March 30, 2010

In my humble opinion, The Blind Side is really good. It’s really good in the way that it’s enjoyable to watch, and leaves you with a good feeling. Is it great art? No way. Plus there are moments that are downright Hallmark-y. Some of the characters come across as stereotypical. It’s not a particularly deep [...]

THE MEN WHO STARE AT GOATS – Reviewed by Noah

Posted by The Video Station Staff - March 26, 2010 - blu-ray, comedy, movie reviews

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The Men Who Stare at Goats is the first feature directed by Grant Heslov. Heslov is perhaps best know as a producer and writing partner of George Clooney. To me he will always be the guy who loved coffee in Dante’s Peak.

FANTASTIC MR. FOX – Reviewed by Alex

Posted by The Video Station Staff - March 26, 2010 - animation, blu-ray, comedy, kid's & family, movie reviews, recommendations

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I can still recall the resonant voice of Roald Dahl reading aloud his classic children’s book “The Fantastic Mr. Fox” on my oft-played book-on-tape version (yes, I was a cassette-tape-listening child of the 80’s). Since I, at one point, pretty much knew the book by heart, I had to fight hard to avoid stringent comparison [...]

BROTHERS – Reviewed by Camilla

Posted by The Video Station Staff - March 26, 2010 - blu-ray, drama, movie reviews, suspense/thrillers

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Brothers is a 2009 American drama-war film starring Tobey Maguire, Jake Gyllenhaal and Natalie Portman. Directed by Jim Sheridan, the film is based on Susanne Bier‘s 2004 Danish film Brothers (Brødre) which takes place in Afghanistan and Denmark.

SÉRAPHINE – Reviewed by Boswell McNamara

Posted by The Video Station Staff - March 26, 2010 - drama, foreign films, movie reviews, recommendations

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Francis Bacon not so much with a brush but with scalpel strokes lay back the skin of a dark existence. Gauguin sought, found and painted his garden of Eden. Basquiat, careerist that he was, perhaps didn’t completely translate but at least jotted down semaphore signals from the streets. In films trying to interpret the lives [...]

Best Films of the Decade – by Bruce

Posted by The Video Station Staff - March 25, 2010 - news & features, recommendations, staff picks

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This is the first in an occasional series of lists from our esteemed Video Station employees. Shown here are the films that made store owner Bruce’s list of the “Best Films of the Decade” (in no particular order) — with links to IMDB or our own staff reviews where available. What are your favorite films [...]

STAFF PICK OF THE WEEK – J.D.

Posted by The Video Station Staff - March 23, 2010 - recommendations, staff picks

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Our Man Havana (1959) Finally available in the U.S., after years of being out of print, Alec Guinness’s portrayal of a vacuum salesman recruited as a spy by British Secret Service was a welcome reunion of director Carol Reed and writer Graham Greene (after the great The Third Man). Part comedy, part espionage, Our Man [...]