Rad Bennett

DVD REVIEWS: Lost

Season 1

By Rad Bennett
Posted October 3, 2005

Disney Series •••½ Picture/Sound •••• Extras •••• The hit TV series Lost ups the ante of movies like

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DVD REVIEWS: Entourage: Season 1

By Rad Bennett
Posted October 3, 2005

Warner Series •••½ Picture/Sound •••½ Extras ••½ Vincent Chase (Adrian Grenier

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DVD REVIEWS: Wire in the Blood: Seasons 1 & 2

By Rad Bennett
Posted October 3, 2005

Koch Vision Series ••½ Picture/Sound •••• Extras •• Dr.

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Blu-ray Disc Review: Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

The DTSHD Master Audio 5.1 sound makes up for the flat picture quality.

By Rad Bennett
Posted February 24, 2010

20th Century Fox Movie •••½ Picture •••½ Sound •••• Extras •••½

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Blu-ray Review: The Dilemma

Comedy or drama? Director Ron Howard has his own dilemma.

By Rad Bennett
Posted May 3, 2011

What if you saw your best friend’s wife cheating on him? Should you tell him? It’s an interesting premise that might fuel either a dramatic movie or a comedic one. Which one? Director Ron Howard hasn’t solved that dilemma, coming up with a film that isn’t funny enough to be a comedy nor dark enough (in its entirety) to be a drama.

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Blu-ray Review: No Strings Attached

Naughty Natalie: from black swan to blue rabbit? Oh, but what a Blu-ray!

By Rad Bennett
Posted May 12, 2011

Friends with benefits: Is that kind of modern-day relationship really possible? No Strings Attached looks into that question for almost an hour before ending up in typical Hollywood rom-com land.

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Blu-ray Review: Red Riding Hood

Looking and sounding (fairly) good on disc, this movie is a big, bad dog.

By Rad Bennett
Posted June 15, 2011

Fairy tales have been reinterpreted throughout history, often with great success. Little Red Riding Hood has been updated by artists from Tex Avery to Stephen Sondheim; it was even presented as a very funny Fractured Fairy Tale on the Rocky and Bullwinkle show. Unfortunately, Catherine Hardwicke’s new version doesn’t belong in such high-class company.

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Still from United 93

Blu-ray Review: United 93

The gripping story of the 9/11 plane that was kept from its target.

By Rad Bennett
Posted September 9, 2011
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People usually remember where they were and what they were doing at the time of an earthshaking event. It’s likely you remember for September 11, 2001. I know I do.

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