Contest: Psych Out

July 9th, 2010

For our latest box office prediction contest we have a pair of films that at first seem completely dissimilar, but upon further examination, we see they have a connection. The target film is Inception, a movie about messing with peoples' minds, literally. For prizes we have DVDs and calenders from Suicide Girls Must Die, a movie that was made by messing with peoples' minds. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Inception. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a copy of Suicide Girls Must Die: Unrated Edition on Blu-ray. Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will also win a copy of Suicide Girls Must Die: Unrated Edition on Blu-ray. Finally, one additional person will be chosen at random and they will win the final copy of Suicide Girls Must Die: Unrated Edition on Blu-ray. One final note, due to the adult nature of the prizes, we have backup prizes for those who would prefer more family friendly material -- just let us know in your entry email. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for June 29th, 2010

June 28th, 2010

It's not a bad week on the home market (for this time of year anyway), with a few midlevel hits worth checking out, as well as an assortment of TV on DVD, Limited Releases, and others to fill in the gaps. Of the first run releases, Hot Tub Time Machine is the one I'm looking forward to the most and if it has a good selection of extras, it could be Pick of the Week material. However, the screener won't be shipped to me till tomorrow, so the review will be a few days late at the earliest. That leaves Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage - Blu-ray as the clear Pick of the Week winner. More...

Featured DVD Review: Suicide Girls Must Die

June 27th, 2010

For those who don't know, Suicide Girls is the name of a... well... porn site. (They might call it something like, 'Erotic artistic nude photography', but it's porn, just like MET Art, Zemani, or Hegre Art, etc.) So am I reviewing porn now? No. Suicide Girls Must Die is a weird amalgam of behind-the-scenes of a photo shoot, Reality TV show, and Teenage Slasher. This setup alone makes me very intrigued, but how well is it executed? More...

Mother of All Limited Releases

March 12th, 2010

There are only a handful of limited releases this week, and only one of those is earning overwhelmingly positive reviews. That film is Mother, which is the latest from South Korean director, Joon-ho Bong. It could also be the most promising film in terms of box office chances. More...