Monthly Archives: June 2010

Video Verdict: ‘Percy Jackson,’ ‘The Crazies,’ ‘Hot Tub Time Machine,’ ‘The White Ribbon’

From left, Craig Robinson, Rob Corddry, John Cusack and Clark Duke take a trip to the past in “Hot Tub Time Machine.”

This week’s major home video releases cover multiple genres. Leading the way are a raunchy comedy about the 1980s, a bloody horror film starring Timothy Olyphant, an award-winning German drama and a big-budget fantasy flick.

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Video Verdict: ‘Green Zone,’ ‘Last Station,’ ‘Remember Me,’ ‘She’s Out of My League’

Robert Pattinson and Emilie de Ravin get cozy in “Remember Me.”

This week’s home video releases are dominated by dramas, including one that earned Oscar nominations for best actress and best supporting actor, one starring “Twilight” heartthrob Robert Pattinson, and one featuring Matt Damon as a soldier in Iraq.

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Video Verdict: ‘Book of Eli,’ ‘When in Rome,’ ‘Youth in Revolt’

Denzel Washington plays a man on a mission in post-apocalyptic America in the action-adventure film “The Book of Eli.”

This week’s major home video releases include a teen sex comedy with Michael Cera, a romantic comedy featuring Kristen Bell and Josh Duhamel and an apocalyptic drama starring Denzel Washington.

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Video Verdict: ‘Shutter Island,’ ‘From Paris With Love’

Teddy Daniels (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a detective sent to investigate a disappearance on an island prison for the criminally insane in the thriller “Shutter Island.”

This week’s home video releases are anchored by a pair of thrillers, one featuring John Travolta and one starring Leonardo DiCaprio under the direction of Martin Scorsese.

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Video Verdict: ‘Alice in Wonderland,’ ‘The Wolfman’

Alice (Mia Wasikowska) sets off on a wild adventure after she falls down a rabbit hole in director Tim Burton’s “Alice In Wonderland.”

Both of this week’s major home video releases offer new interpretations of time-tested stories.

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