Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker is a mainstay in contemporary Christmas seasons. I can’t think of a ballet company that doesn’t perform it, or a person who isn’t somehow aware of the music. It’s part of ...
There is approximately one great moment in ‘A Dog’s Purpose’. When this movie told entirely from a dog’s point of view finally, mercifully screeches to a halt, the director’s name is revealed to be La...
When Steven Spielberg and Oprah Winfrey team up to produce a movie, you know that schmaltz is inevitable. Toss in ‘Cider House Rules’ director Lasse Hallstrom and you’ve got super-schmaltz. The studio really shou...
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Can you think of another movie with a more pretentious title than ‘Salmon Fishing in the Yemen’? By the name alone, you’d never guess that it’s standard, predictable romantic comedy, but that’s all it...
This week, in addition to some of the expected new titles, VUDU also adds a notable new documentary that is apparently not getting a Blu-ray release. Times like this are why a good streaming service is useful to supplement a disc ...
