http://www.thefish.com/movies/dvd/ DVDs en-us Copyright 2012 - TheFish.com Salem Web Network - RSS Generator rss@TheFish.com Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:23:23 GMT Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:23:23 GMT http://www.thefish.com/movies/dvd/ http://www.thefish.com/movies/dvd/ http://media.salemwebnetwork.com/thefish2/sys/gr/RSS_250x43.jpg 43 250 http://www.thefish.com/movies/dvd/11659143/Anonymous-Just-Another-Historic-Mishmash/ Even Anglophiles might get lost in this convoluted historical drama that thinks it’s clever, but is mainly just overheated. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.thefish.com/movies/dvd/11659143/Anonymous-Just-Another-Historic-Mishmash/ Christian Hamaker Even Anglophiles might get lost in this convoluted historical drama that thinks it’s clever, but is mainly just overheated. http://www.thefish.com/movies/dvd/11656677/Double-Life-Proves-Deadly-in-Drive-/ Unlike anything you’d see The Rock or Jason Statham starring in these days, Drive’s protagonist is far less flashy. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:00:00 GMT http://www.thefish.com/movies/dvd/11656677/Double-Life-Proves-Deadly-in-Drive-/ Christa Banister Unlike anything you’d see The Rock or Jason Statham starring in these days, Drive’s protagonist is far less flashy. http://www.thefish.com/movies/dvd/11659009/In-Time-Ultimately-Isn%27t-Worth-Yours/ For all the clichéd dialogue about making time count, the filmmakers don’t make the most of their own opportunities In Time. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:00:00 GMT http://www.thefish.com/movies/dvd/11659009/In-Time-Ultimately-Isn%27t-Worth-Yours/ Christa Banister For all the clichéd dialogue about making time count, the filmmakers don’t make the most of their own opportunities In Time. http://www.thefish.com/movies/dvd/11658185/The-Big-Year-Is-for-the-Birds/ Despite starring comedians Steve Martin, Jack Black and Owen Wilson, The Big Year is shockingly devoid of big laughs. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:00:00 GMT http://www.thefish.com/movies/dvd/11658185/The-Big-Year-Is-for-the-Birds/ Christian Hamaker Despite starring comedians Steve Martin, Jack Black and Owen Wilson, The Big Year is shockingly devoid of big laughs. http://www.thefish.com/movies/dvd/11657229/Cancer-Battle-Gets-Personal-in-50%2f50/ Based on screenwriter Will Reiser’s own battle with cancer, 50/50 is a funny, heartbreaking look at what happens next. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 06:00:00 GMT http://www.thefish.com/movies/dvd/11657229/Cancer-Battle-Gets-Personal-in-50%2f50/ Susan Ellingburg Based on screenwriter Will Reiser’s own battle with cancer, 50/50 is a funny, heartbreaking look at what happens next. http://www.thefish.com/movies/dvd/11657814/Real-Steel-Packs-a-Surprisingly-Good-Punch-/ Not to be confused with those Transformers robots in disguise, Real Steel has an actual human pulse. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 06:02:00 GMT http://www.thefish.com/movies/dvd/11657814/Real-Steel-Packs-a-Surprisingly-Good-Punch-/ Christa Banister Not to be confused with those Transformers robots in disguise, Real Steel has an actual human pulse. http://www.thefish.com/movies/dvd/11657447/Two-Steps-Forward-and-Back-in-Courageous/ A script celebrating family is to be applauded. But the delivery of this message in Courageous is a bit heavy-handed. Tue, 17 Jan 2012 06:02:00 GMT http://www.thefish.com/movies/dvd/11657447/Two-Steps-Forward-and-Back-in-Courageous/ Christa Banister A script celebrating family is to be applauded. But the delivery of this message in Courageous is a bit heavy-handed. http://www.thefish.com/movies/dvd/11657899/Originality-Found-Lacking-in-Ides/ With a script that plays like a greatest hits of political parables, The Ides of March is done well. But we’ve seen this before. Tue, 17 Jan 2012 06:01:00 GMT http://www.thefish.com/movies/dvd/11657899/Originality-Found-Lacking-in-Ides/ Jeffrey Huston With a script that plays like a greatest hits of political parables, The Ides of March is done well. But we’ve seen this before. http://www.thefish.com/movies/dvd/11657046/Moneyball-Defies-Genre%2c-Hits-a-Homer/ Rather than your typical on-the-field heroics or off-the-field antics, Moneyball defies genre conventions. Tue, 10 Jan 2012 06:00:00 GMT http://www.thefish.com/movies/dvd/11657046/Moneyball-Defies-Genre%2c-Hits-a-Homer/ Jeffrey Huston Rather than your typical on-the-field heroics or off-the-field antics, Moneyball defies genre conventions. http://www.thefish.com/movies/dvd/11655552/Don%25e2%2580%2599t-Be-Afraid-Scares-in-the-Wrong-Ways/ Clichés hamper Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark, a movie that’s scarier than other horror films in completely unintentional ways. Tue, 03 Jan 2012 06:01:00 GMT http://www.thefish.com/movies/dvd/11655552/Don%25e2%2580%2599t-Be-Afraid-Scares-in-the-Wrong-Ways/ Christa Banister Clichés hamper Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark, a movie that’s scarier than other horror films in completely unintentional ways. http://www.thefish.com/movies/dvd/11656712/I-Don%25e2%2580%2599t-Know-...-Takes-a-Conservative-Turn-/ Although I Don’t Know How She Does It has an arguably conservative message, it arrives at that message very gradually. Tue, 03 Jan 2012 05:45:00 GMT http://www.thefish.com/movies/dvd/11656712/I-Don%25e2%2580%2599t-Know-...-Takes-a-Conservative-Turn-/ Christian Hamaker Although I Don’t Know How She Does It has an arguably conservative message, it arrives at that message very gradually. http://www.thefish.com/movies/dvd/11656382/Disaster-Looms-Large-in-Contagion/ Germophobes beware: Watching Contagion will only kick those frequent hand-washing tendencies into overdrive. Tue, 03 Jan 2012 05:30:00 GMT http://www.thefish.com/movies/dvd/11656382/Disaster-Looms-Large-in-Contagion/ Christa Banister Germophobes beware: Watching Contagion will only kick those frequent hand-washing tendencies into overdrive. http://www.thefish.com/movies/dvd/11657036/Dolphin-Tale-Told-Swimmingly/ Dolphin Tale’s heart is in the right place. And that helps overcome the cynicism a formulaic plot too frequently feeds. Tue, 20 Dec 2011 06:01:00 GMT http://www.thefish.com/movies/dvd/11657036/Dolphin-Tale-Told-Swimmingly/ Christian Hamaker Dolphin Tale’s heart is in the right place. And that helps overcome the cynicism a formulaic plot too frequently feeds. http://www.thefish.com/movies/dvd/11656338/Warrior-Could-Be-a-Contender/ Similar in notable ways to last year’s <i>The Fighter</i>, the well acted <i>Warrior</i> could find itself standing, arms raised, when the 2011 awards season rolls around. Tue, 20 Dec 2011 06:32:00 GMT http://www.thefish.com/movies/dvd/11656338/Warrior-Could-Be-a-Contender/ Christian Hamaker Similar in notable ways to last year’s <i>The Fighter</i>, the well acted <i>Warrior</i> could find itself standing, arms raised, when the 2011 awards season rolls around. http://www.thefish.com/movies/dvd/11651722/Nothing-That-New-in-Midnight-in-Paris/ In Midnight in Paris, writer/director Woody Allen’s statement isn’t anything new—now is your Golden Age, whether you like it or not, so live in it rather than lament it. Tue, 20 Dec 2011 06:01:00 GMT http://www.thefish.com/movies/dvd/11651722/Nothing-That-New-in-Midnight-in-Paris/ Jeffrey Huston In Midnight in Paris, writer/director Woody Allen’s statement isn’t anything new—now is your Golden Age, whether you like it or not, so live in it rather than lament it. http://www.thefish.com/movies/dvd/11654529/Apes-Reboot-Desperately-Seeks-Charisma/ He looked bored at this year’s Oscars. And apparently Rise of the Planet of the Apes doesn’t excite James Franco either. Mon, 12 Dec 2011 06:02:00 GMT http://www.thefish.com/movies/dvd/11654529/Apes-Reboot-Desperately-Seeks-Charisma/ Christa Banister He looked bored at this year’s Oscars. And apparently Rise of the Planet of the Apes doesn’t excite James Franco either. http://www.thefish.com/movies/dvd/11651070/Plenty-of-Kick-Found-in-Kung-Fu-Panda-2/ Sticking with the bear necessities, a few lessons worth learning, and plenty of action to boot, Kung Fu Panda 2 is the rare sequel that’s as much fun as its predecessor. Mon, 12 Dec 2011 06:01:00 GMT http://www.thefish.com/movies/dvd/11651070/Plenty-of-Kick-Found-in-Kung-Fu-Panda-2/ Christa Banister Sticking with the bear necessities, a few lessons worth learning, and plenty of action to boot, Kung Fu Panda 2 is the rare sequel that’s as much fun as its predecessor. http://www.thefish.com/movies/dvd/11651009/Hangover-II-Leaves-Viewers-with-a-Headache/ The Hangover Part II aims for the upper decks but is, instead, a major whiff—unnecessary, witless and inferior in every way to the highly overrated first film. Mon, 12 Dec 2011 06:00:00 GMT http://www.thefish.com/movies/dvd/11651009/Hangover-II-Leaves-Viewers-with-a-Headache/ Christian Hamaker The Hangover Part II aims for the upper decks but is, instead, a major whiff—unnecessary, witless and inferior in every way to the highly overrated first film. http://www.thefish.com/movies/dvd/11652193/Mr.-Popper%25e2%2580%2599s-Penguins-Almost-Worth-Flipping-For/ For moviegoing families who’ve already seen Kung Fu Panda 2 and Judy Moody’s NOT Bummer Summer, Mr. Popper’s Penguins is another option worth considering. Mon, 12 Dec 2011 06:02:00 GMT http://www.thefish.com/movies/dvd/11652193/Mr.-Popper%25e2%2580%2599s-Penguins-Almost-Worth-Flipping-For/ Christa Banister For moviegoing families who’ve already seen Kung Fu Panda 2 and Judy Moody’s NOT Bummer Summer, Mr. Popper’s Penguins is another option worth considering. http://www.thefish.com/movies/dvd/11654128/Intense-Cowboys-%26-Aliens-Shoots-%27Em-Up/ Western/sci-fi Cowboys & Aliens is intense with “gotcha” moments looming anytime the action even thinks about slowing down. Mon, 12 Dec 2011 06:03:00 GMT http://www.thefish.com/movies/dvd/11654128/Intense-Cowboys-%26-Aliens-Shoots-%27Em-Up/ Susan Ellingburg Western/sci-fi Cowboys & Aliens is intense with “gotcha” moments looming anytime the action even thinks about slowing down.