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NEWSThe PhilmGuy Reviews: 'Scott Pilgrim vs. The World'
If you allow video games to warp your brain enough, you start to view life as series of pixelated levels to be conquered. When you get out of work, you see the NEWSThe PhilmGuy's DVD Review: 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid'; 'National Lampoon's Vacation'
Diary of a Wimpy Kid – A live-action tween melodrama based on Jeff Kinney’s bestselling book series, the film is the story of Greg (Zachary Gordon), a social NEWSThe PhilmGuy Reviews: 'The Other Guys'
The people who cut the trailer for The Other Guys had an interesting strategy: Rather than show all the funniest moments in order to sucker people in, they NEWSThe PhilmGuy's DVD Review: 'The Breakfast Club' Blu-Ray; 'Kick-Ass'
The Breakfast Club: 25th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray – The seminal 1985 John Hughes drama about the bonding of high school kids from different social strata is NEWSThe PhilmGuy's DVD Review: 'Clash of the Titans'; 'Rambo'
Clash of the Titans – A special-effects heavy orgy of badly-acted yet engrossing Greek mythology, the remake of the cornball classic tells the story of divine NEWSThe PhilmGuy Reviews: 'Salt'
I’m fairly certain Salt is not a fictional drama, but instead an insider documentary on the secret life of Angelina Jolie. Just look at those eyes of hers. You NEWSThe PhilmGuy's DVD Review: 'Cop Out'; 'Jersey Shore'
Cop Out – Writer/director extraordinaire Kevin Smith bizarrely chose to remove the “writer” portion of his title from this disjointed venture, a hit-and-miss NEWSThe PhilmGuy Reviews: 'Inception'
We've all seen these opaque, befuddling Inception trailers for months now, and everyone knew it would be mind-blowingly awesome because it's directed by NEWSThe PhilmGuy's DVD Review: 'The Bounty Hunter'; 'Greenberg'
The Bounty Hunter – Run, don’t walk, away from anyone who insists on wasting your night renting this utter failure of an action comedy, featuring Jennifer NEWSThe PhilmGuy Reviews: 'Despicable Me'
“Despicable” is too harsh an evaluation for the animated 3D kid magnet du jour, Despicable Me. I’d go with “Bland Me” or “Direct-To-Video-Worthy Me.” The NEWSThe PhilmGuy’s DVD Review: ‘Brooklyn’s Finest’; ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’
Acorn Media Box Sets – A trio of superb British TV dramas are each out in new DVD collections. Doc Martin is the tale of an abrasive, obsessive doctor who NEWSThe PhilmGuy's DVD Review: 'The Crazies'; 'Leave It to Beaver'
The Crazies – Timothy Olyphant takes on the role of small-town lawman that he’s worn so well in Deadwood and Justified. He’s as solid as ever, but gets lost in NEWSThe PhilmGuy Reviews: 'Grown Ups'
I missed my high school reunion, but Grown Ups is exactly how I pictured it would have been: You see a bunch of people you used to get along with and admire, NEWSThe PhilmGuy’s DVD Review: ‘Entourage,’ ‘She’s Out of My League’
Entourage: The Complete Sixth Season – Although the season starts off with a whimper, this feel-good fantasy comedy aimed at men eventually hits its usual NEWSThe PhilmGuy Reviews: 'Toy Story 3'
To me the most commanding sign of the power of this great and beautiful film is the way it managed to make my 3-year-old son cry. Luke is not a sensitive child. NEWSThe PhilmGuy's DVD Review: 'Book of Eli'; 'When in Rome'
The Book of Eli – Smoldering with otherworldly intensity, Denzel Washington powers this surprisingly riveting post-apocalyptic drama about a lonely, driven NEWSThe PhilmGuy's DVD Review: 'Caddyshack;' 'Curb Your Enthusiasm'
Caddyshack 30th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray – The ageless 1980 golf comedy doesn’t get any funnier in HD, but the movie is definitely one well worth owning, and NEWSThe PhilmGuy Reviews: 'The Karate Kid'
The fact that this movie exists infuriates me. The fact that it's good makes my head explode in anger. The good news about The Karate Kid remake is that it may NEWSThe PhilmGuy's DVD Review: 'Alice in Wonderland'; 'Life'
Alice in Wonderland – Tim Burton’s trippy live-action pseudo-sequel to Lewis Carroll’s classic literature and beloved 1951 animated Disney film hits most of its NEWSThe PhilmGuy's DVD Review: 'The Road'; 'True Blood'
The Road – Viggo Mortensen stars in this slow, post-apocalyptic Cormac McCarthy adaptation about a man and his son who slog toward the south as they strive for NEWSThe PhilmGuy Reviews: Sex and the City 2
It's not often a horror film reaches into the depths of my soul, grabs my heart and shatters it into a billion terrified pieces, and rarer still that a sequel NEWSThe PhilmGuy's DVD Review: 'Valentine's Day'; 'Legion'
Valentine’s Day – Taking the path well worn by Magnolia, Love Actually, Crash and countless others, the star-studded romance looks in on numerous interrelated NEWSThe PhilmGuy Reviews: 'Shrek Forever After'
You're at an Italian restaurant and Fresh Ground Pepper guy comes over and asks you if you'd like some. You say yes and he's way over-enthusiastic and gives you NEWSThe PhilmGuy's DVD Review: 'Daria'; 'Edge of Darkness'
Daria: The Complete Series — The brilliantly satirical 1997-2001 MTV animated series, which spun off of Beavis and Butt-Head, follows a droll, intellectual girl NEWSThe PhilmGuy Reviews: 'Babies'
You know the feeling. You ask a coworker with genuine interest if she’s got any pictures of her newborn. She giddily pulls out her phone and shows you picture NEWSThe PhilmGuy's DVD Review: 'Dirty Dancing'; 'Saving Private Ryan'
Dirty Dancing: Limited Keepsake Edition The cornball 1987 dance flick with Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey gets yet another re-release, this one an unnecessary NEWSThe PhilmGuy's DVD Review: Avatar; Crazy Heart
Avatar – To me, James Cameron’s Oscar-bypassed masterwork is just as impressive in 2D, well, at least in high definition, as it was in 3D in the theater. The NEWSThe PhilmGuy's DVD Review: 'Drawn Together'; 'The Lovely Bones'
The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie! – Comedy Central’s animated mockery of reality shows, in which knockoff cartoon celebrities from various eras lived NEWSThe PhilmGuy's DVD Review: 'Apollo 13'; Battlestar Galactica
Apollo 13 Blu-ray: The stirring 1995 drama follows the true story of a near disastrous lunar voyage in which astronauts saved their lives with quick thinking. NEWSThe PhilmGuy's DVD Review: 'Alvin & the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel'
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel – A shamelessly dopey but passable computer-animated family comedy continues the franchise’s resurgence. Jason Lee, who NEWSThe PhilmGuy’s DVD Review: ‘Fantastic Mr. Fox’; ‘Sherlock Holmes’
Fantastic Mr. Fox – Wes Anderson’s Oscar-nominated stop-motion animated film is about a self-regarding family of foxes who undergo an existential crisis. George NEWSThe PhilmGuy Reviews: 'Hot Tub Time Machine'
I’m not sure if hot tubs can serve as spacetime vortexes that transport you back 24 years, but movies sure can. Hot Tub Time Machine, the nonsensical-as-Sarah NEWSThe PhilmGuy's DVD Review: 'Toy Stories' & 'Mad Men'
Toy Story and Toy Story 2 Blu-ray – The two Pixar masterpieces that made the studio a leader of the animation world come out in high-definition — in those NEWSThe Philmguy's DVD Review: 'Precious' & 'Up in the Air'
Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire – This stinging drama about an overweight high school girl (Gabourey Sidibe), the victim of rape and tremendous NEWSThe PhilmGuy's DVD Review: Miyazaki Week & 'The Neverending Story'
The NeverEnding Story Blu-ray – This 1984 fantasy classic blooms to gorgeous life on Blu-ray, which lets you appreciate the outstanding special effects –not NEWSThe PhilmGuy's DVD Review: 'Nurse Jackie'; 'The September Issue'
Nurse Jackie: Season One – Edie Falco finds gainful employment following her run on The Sopranos, as a take-no-prisoners NYC ER nurse who navigates a fast-paced NEWSThe PhilmGuy Reviews: 'Shutter Island'
Normally it’s a less-than-promising sign when a film gets bumped from an Oscar-friendly late-year release to February, but don’t let that scare you off the NEWSThe PhilmGuy's DVD Review: 'The Time Traveler's Wife'; 'Good Hair'
The Time Traveler’s Wife – Eric Bana plays a man afflicted with a genetic disorder that causes him to leap through time, and Rachel McAdams is his harried wife. NEWSThe PhilmGuy Reviews: 'Valentine's Day'
The way the producers of the Love Actually-like ADHD-afflicted romantic comedy Valentine’s Day see it, the more stars, and interlinked characters — each with NEWSThe PhilmGuy's DVD Review: 'Couples Retreat,' 'Gangs of New York'
Couples Retreat – Vince Vaughn and Malin Akerman make up one of four couples who venture off to an idyllic resort for some intense couples therapy with NEWSThe PhilmGuy's DVD Review: 'Zombieland' and 'New York, I Love You'
New York, I Love You – Inspired by the French anthology Paris, je t'aime, this collection of shorts rounds up loads of stars and big name directors, including NEWSThe PhilmGuy's DVD Review: 'Boogie Nights' and 'Fame'
Fame: Go in with low enough expectations and you may find yourself lulled into contented sedation in this remake of the 1980s TV show and movie, set at the NEWSThe PhilmGuy Reviews 'The Book of Eli'
Whenever the apocalypse happens, there's always that one guy left over to roam the desolate countryside, scavenge the decrepit goods left over by others and NEWSThe PhilmGuy's DVD Review: 'In the Loop' and 'Paranormal Activity'
Paranormal Activity: The runaway horror hit of the year plays even better at home than it did in the theater because it's set in a creaky house plagued by a NEWSThe PhilmGuy Reviews 'Leap Year'
There is one moment of hope in Leap Year, and it comes near the end of the movie, after the idiot lead character, Anna (Amy Adams) faces a severe disappointment NEWSThe PhilmGuy's DVD Review: '(500) Days of Summer,' 'Jennifer's Body'
(500) Days of Summer — For my money, the best film of 2009 was this decidedly un-romantic comedy starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel as mismatched NEWSThe PhilmGuy's DVD Review: 'Family Guy' and 'United States of Tara'
Family Guy: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side — Fox's scattershot animated comedy series sets Star Wars in its sights once again, mocking The Empire NEWSThe PhilmGuy Reviews: 'Sherlock Holmes'
Director Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes is full of new revelations about the old British sleuth whose exploits were based on the great Encyclopedia Brown. For NEWSThe PhilmGuy's DVD Review: District 9, It's A Wonderful Life
District 9 — The breakout sci-fi hit of last summer brings the thunder on a spectacular Blu-ray and run-of-the-mill DVD. Set in South Africa, the story is about NEWSThe PhilmGuy Reviews: 'Nine'
Director Rob Marshall tries to recapture his Chicago magic with Nine, a hyperactive musical with elaborate song-and-dance explosions, energetic performances and