Kevin’s picks on DVD this week: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Criterion Collection, Last Chance Harvey, Will & Grace Collections, Scooby-Doo Where Are You: Volume 2 and October Road: Season Two.
Stinker of the week: Wendy & Lucy
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Kevin’s picks on DVD this week: Star Trek: Season One on BluRay, American Dad!: Volume 4, Bride Wars, Hotel for Dogs and The Uninvited.
Stinker of the week: Barbra Streisand: The Concerts
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THE WRESTLER
(R)
MOVIE: ***1/2 (out of 5)
DVD EXPERIENCE: *** (out of 5)
STARRING
Mickey Rourke as RANDY “THE RAM” ROBINSON
Marisa Tomei as CASSIDY
Evan Rachel Wood as STEPHANIE
Mark Margolis as LENNY
Todd Barry as WAYNE
Wass Stevens as NICK VOLPE
Studio: Fox Searchlight
Directed by: Darren Aronofsky
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WOLVERINE AND THE X-MEN: HEROES RETURN TRILOGY
(not rated)
MOVIE: ***1/2 (out of 5)
DVD EXPERIENCE: ***1/2 (out of 5)
STARRING
Steve Blum as WOLVERINE
Nolan North as CYCLOPS
Fred Tatasciore as BEAST
Kari Wahlgren as EMMA FROST
Jim Ward as PROFESSOR X
Tom Kane as MAGNETO
Liam O’Brien as NIGHTCRAWLER
Studio: Lionsgate
Kevin’s picks on DVD this week: Caprica, The Wrestler, Frost/Nixon, iCarly: Season One Volume Two and Notorious.
Stinker of the week: Into the Blue 2: The Reef
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Kevin’s picks on DVD this week: The Reader, The Spirit, Mean Girls, Skins: Vol. 2 and The Lost Collection.
Stinker of the week: The Telling
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YES MAN
(PG-13)
MOVIE: ***1/2 (out of 5)
DVD EXPERIENCE: *** (out of 5)
STARRING
Jim Carrey as CARL ALLEN
Zooey Deschanel as ALLISON
Bradley Cooper as PETER
John Michael Higgins as NICK
Rhys Darby as NORMAN
Danny Masterson as ROONEY
Studio: Warner Bros.
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Kevin’s picks on DVD this week: Bedtime Stories, Yes Man, Doubt, The Day the Earth Stood Still and The Tale of Despereaux.
Stinker of the week: Not Easily Broken
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Kevin’s picks on DVD this week: Marley & Me, Slumdog Millionaire, TimeCrimes, Jim Gaffigan: King Baby and Schoolhouse Rock: Earth.
Stinker of the week: Seven Pounds
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Kevin’s picks on DVD this week: Quantum of Solace, Bolt, James Bond BluRays, Tales of the Black Freighter and Paramount’s Centennial Collection DVDs of The Odd Couple and To Catch a Theif.
Stinker of the week: Happily N’Ever After 2
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THE ZETA PROJECT: SEASON 1
(not rated)
MOVIE: ***1/2 (out of 5)
DVD EXPERIENCE: ** (out of 5)
STARRING
Julie Nathanson as ROSALIE “RO” ROWAN
Diedrich Bader as ZETA/ZEE
Michael Rosenbaum as AGENT WEST
Kurtwood Smith as AGENT JAMES BENNETT
Studio: Warner Bros.
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Kevin’s picks on DVD this week: Punisher: War Zone, The Three Stooges Collection: Volume Five, Twilight, The Zeta Project: Season One and Bunnytown: Hello Bunnies!.
Stinker of the week: Mr. Belvedere: Seasons 1 and 2
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WITHOUT A PADDLE
(PG-13)
MOVIE: ***1/2 (out of 5)
DVD EXPERIENCE: **** (out of 5)
STARRING
Seth Green as DAN MOTT
Matthew Lillard as JERRY CONLAINE
Dax Shepard as TOM MARSHALL
Ethan Suplee as ELWOOD
Burt Reynolds as DEL KNOX
Studio: Paramount
Directed by: Steven Brill
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Kevin’s picks on DVD this week: Milk, Pinocchio: Platinum Edition, South Park: The Complete Twelfth Season, Transporter 3 and Role Models.
Stinker of the week: Howard the Duck: Special Edition
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WONDER WOMAN
(PG-13)
MOVIE: ***1/2 (out of 5)
DVD EXPERIENCE: **1/2 (out of 5)
STARRING
Keri Russell as WONDER WOMAN
Nathan Fillion as STEVE TREVOR
Alfred Molina as ARES
Rosario Dawson as ARTEMIS
Marg Helgenberger as HERA
Oliver Platt as HADES
Virginia Madsen as HIPPOLYTA
Studio: Warner Bros. Animation
Directed by: Lauren Montgomery
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