The fascinating journey of a man who walked across the sky is one of the best films of the year.
As gripping as the best caper films, and as fascinating as the best fiction screenplays, Man on Wire is one of the best films of the year, documentary or otherwise. It’s a brilliant and beautiful piece of filmmaking that’s worthy of the incredible feat it tells of, and in many ways, just like feat it's vibrant, whimsical and…

Mencia takes on everyone in this one-hour stand-up special.
For the past four years Carlos Mencia has had an outlet for his unique brand of comedy in his show Mind of Mencia on Comedy Central. The show features Mencia’s monologues, skits, man-on-the-street interviews, and his stand-up comedy. Mencia is not for the easily offended as he is an equal opportunity offender; you'll see him rip on…

Vampires or not, teen angst needs a relevant champion less than 20 years old.
Once in a while, a movie comes along that makes me wonder what the forty-something movie critic sitting next to me in the theater watching Say Anything wrote. Did Some Kind of Wonderful or, let’s say for convenience's sake, Lost Boys, get one star, or a thumbs down? If so, do those movies really deserve low ratings? Sometimes a movie…

Paul Newman headlines as a private eye in this uneven but offbeat mystery.
Even a cynical soul such as myself can't resist the allure of a good private eye flick. Throw in an actor like Paul Newman, and my viewership is pretty much a done deal. Such is the case with Harper, a picture that adapted the sort of hard-boiled antihero so commonplace in the 1940s for audiences in the turbulent 1960s. While not a completely…

Mind of Mencia: Uncensored Season 4 is the latest DVD release from comedian Carlos Mencia.
Mind of Mencia is one of the biggest hits on Comedy Central. The show centers on comedian Carlos Mencia, who bills himself as an “equal opportunity offender,” and what comes out of his mouth is disgusting, racist, sexist, rude, anti-everything you can think of, and as far from politically correct as you can be. His show is very funny…

Johnny takes the blame for Lulu. Noah returns. Carly and Sonny find out about the photo.
Tuesday 7/8 and Wednesday 7/9After showing up at Sonny’s house looking to get him in bed again, it was painfully obvious that Claudia was dealing with the fight she’d had with her dad and her own inner demons. She was determined to prove her father right about her being a slut, but was rebuffed by Sonny when he told her that he was in…

Not only is it a hugely enjoyable film, but also a beautifully rendered love story.
Looking for a romantic comedy that appeals to a broad audience; a film that never goes overboard with stereotypes and profanity? Outsourced just might be the perfect movie for you. The DVD is set to be released on September 2, 2008.Todd Anderson (John Hamilton) is living a fine life until he receives the bad news that his job has been outsourced,…

A very good and balanced look at the man and the myth.
In Gonzo – The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson Academy Award-winning documentarian Alex Gibney presents a biography on his life and explores his writing through the use of archival material, some of which is available to public for the first time, and new interviews of family and friends. The film is a fitting tribute to the man Thomas…

It?s a very good movie, but is the double-dip worth it?
Just in time for The Dark Knight marketing onslaught, Warner Brothers has re-released a Limited Edition Gift Set of Batman Begins, Christopher Nolan’s reboot of the franchise. It’s a very good movie, but is the double-dip worth it?Eight years after the damage done to Batman from the one-two combination of Batman Forever and Batman &…