Category: Video Reviews

Posted on: June 27, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

In Bruges (DVD)

In Bruges is a film that stars Colin Ferrell, Brendan Gleeson, and Ralph Fiennes. Ferrell and Gleeson play the roles of two hit men that screw up a job, forcing their boss (Fiennes) to tell them to lay low in the titular city. However, staying off the radar provides to be hard for the two, as Ray, after falling in love with Chloe (Clemence Poesy), a drug dealer, gets into…

Posted on: June 27, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

I Love New York: Season 2 (DVD Set)

For viewers that may not have had the chance to see I Love New York in the past, it is a spin off show from Flavor of Love that features Tiffany Pollard, who was rebounding off a tempestuous relationship with Flavor Flav. This DVD box set focuses on the second season of the show, which leads from the premise that Pollard has been dumped by the winner of the first…

Posted on: June 27, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 1

Raising Jeffrey Dahmer (DVD)

As the years pass since the media circle that surrounded around Jeffrey Dahmer and all of the crimes that ey committed (for those that were not around or were not cognizant at the time, Dahmer killed 15 (or 17) different men and male children over the course of 13 years. The premise of “Raising Jeffrey Dahmer” is to provide information about the growth of Jeffrey from child to adult, and…

Posted on: June 27, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Gustavo Assis-Brasil In Concert (DVD/CD)

Gustavo Assis-Brasil may not be well known outside of the very technically-based fans of jazz guitar. This is due to the fact that ey is seen as a founder of the hybrid picking technique for the guitar, which occurs when an individual uses both a pick and their fingers to play notes. If individuals are familiar with the works of masters such as Wayne Krantz, Dave Fiuczynski, and Mick Goodrick,…

Posted on: June 27, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

The Lodge (DVD)

I love the fact that there seems to be more horror movies on the market than there ever have, and I especially love the fact that Monarch Home Video sent The Lodge as their first film to be reviewed. The Lodge was brought forth by the Brothers Shamus, who have made their splash into the directing pool with this film. The general premise of The Lodge is that a couple…

Posted on: June 26, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

National Lampoon’s Bagboy (DVD)

While it has been the case for many years that National Lampoon found a movie that they liked and went forward with sponsoring and releasing it theatrically, National Lampoon’s Bagboy is the first film that they fully produced and created on their own. And, surprise, it is actually heads and shoulders above in quality many of the previous films that National Lampoon has slapped their name on. The film itself…

Posted on: June 26, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Bonneville (DVD)

Bonneville is a 2007 film that has finally made its way to DVD (after originally premiering at the 2006 iteration of the Toronto International Film Festival) , and stars Jessica Lange, Joan Allen, and Kathy Bates. Director Christopher Rowley has not had much experience at the time that Bonneville was shot, only being associated as a director for a 2002 film, “The Remembering Movies”. The film may be construed as…

Posted on: June 25, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Belle Toujours (DVD)

First off, much thanks has to go out to New Yorker Films for accommodating our request. Secondly, Belle Toujours is a solid film that, despite its references to French classic Belle de Jour, needs no further introduction. The special features that are present further give viewers information about the dialogue that the two films have, especially when one reads the essay by Randal Johnson (who wrote a book about de…

Posted on: June 25, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Tyler Perry’s House of Payne Volume Two: Episodes 21-40 (DVD Set)

This TBS show has been roundly praised during its run, and the latest batch of accolades had them winning 3 different Image Awards – outstanding comedy series, outstanding actor in a comedy series, and outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series. Now, this DVD box set covers the twenty episodes after the initial run of 20 – finishing up the first season and entering into the 2007-2008 season. Even if…

Posted on: June 24, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Jethro Tull – Jack In The Green (DVD)

Jethro Tull’s “Jack In The Green’ DVD showcases memorable footage from all the times that they had performed Live in Germany, from a period a few years after their founding (1970) all the way to 1993. Perhaps the strongest footage that is present on “Jack In The Green” has to be the rare footage that was dug up from their performance at the Beat Club (from the 1970-1971) period, where…

Posted on: June 24, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

“Nature Boy” Ric Flair – The Definitive Collection (DVD Set)

Practically any wrestling fan of the last thirty years will have Ric Flair as one of their top ten favorite wrestlers, whether it be the Ric Flair that wrestled through the territories in the seventies, the Ric Flair of the “Four Horsemen”, the crazy Ric Flair of the “Magnificent Seven” angle in late WCW or the wizened veteran that played against Mr. McMahon, headed up Evolution, or brought one of…

Posted on: June 23, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Jumper (DVD)

For fans of the theatrical release or the original book (by Steven Gould), the special edition of Jumper focuses on David Rice (Hayden Christensen), a Jumper. Jumpers are individuals that are able to teleport themselves wherever they would like. Having this ability, David is able to have a pretty fulfilling life, really living easily through eir early years. However, things take a turn for the worse when Rice realizes that…

Posted on: June 23, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

City Slickers Collector’s Edition (DVD)

Fox has decided to go forth and drastically change up their DVD presentation of City Slickers. What results is the “City Slickers Collector’s Edition”, which provides individuals with the end-all, be-all of matters concerning City Slickers. For those readers that do not remember or did not watch the film when it first came out or when it was first issued on DVD (2002), City Slickers deals with Mitch (Billy Crystal)…

Posted on: June 22, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Step Into Liquid (Blu-Ray)

Where Cloverfield was really the first time that we here at NeuFutur had a chance to review a Blu-Ray release, Lionsgate’s releasing of Step Into Liquid marks the first time that we have received an older film that has been brought to Blu-Ray. This 2003 film (done by Dana Brown, of The Endless Summer Revisited, Dust to Glory, and Highwater) shows a variety of surfers, exotic locals, and tries to…

Posted on: June 22, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Mad Men – Season One (DVD Set)

Matthew Weiner (who may be known most for eir work on The Sopranos) is the creator of Mad Men, an AMC-ran show that is set in 1960’s New York, and features the tensions, dizzying heights and perilous lows associated with the advertising scene in that period. The DVD box set (also available in Blu-Ray) showcases the first season of the show, capturing all 13 episodes of the first season. The…

Posted on: June 21, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Burn Notice – Season One (DVD Set)

I love when shows have a tremendously short time from when the last episode of a specific season aired and the DVD set of that season was released. In this case, the last episode of the first season of Burn Notice aired on September 20th, and the box set was released on June 17th. Furthermore, the release of this boxed set ties in well with the release of the first…

Posted on: June 21, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Early Edition – The First Season (DVD Set)

I know that there were a lot of fans of Early Edition, but I had no idea that there were 4 seasons and 90 episodes made of the show. This DVD set features 23 episodes that comprise the entirety of the first season of the show, educating viewers about Gary Hobson’s (played by Kyle Chandler) life. The premise of the show is that Hobson is a stockbroker that begins to…

Posted on: June 21, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Catherine Deneuve – 5-Film Collection (DVD Set)

This collection features 5 of Deneuve’s biggest films: Manon 70 (1968), Le Sauvage (1975), Hotel Des Ameriques (1981), Le Choc (1982), Fort Saganne (1984), in one solid package. Individuals will be able to see Denuve really coming into eir stride as one of the premiere French actresses of eir generation. “Manon 70” deals with Denueve’s role as an individual that likes living large, sleeping with millionaires and the like until…

Posted on: June 20, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Da Vinci’s Inquest Season 3 (DVD Set)

Acorn Media is getting into the meat of Da Vinci’s Inquest. The show was originally aired on CBC from 1998 to 2005 for a total of seven seasons. Individuals that have been around the Vancouver area would be familiar of the plot content of a number of these episodes, as they loosely covered the life and times of former mayor (and formerly chief coroner) Larry Campbell. For individuals that may…

Posted on: June 19, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Under The Same Moon (La Misma Luna) (DVD)

Under The Same Moon is a Spanish language, English-subtitled movie that focuses around Rosario’s (Kate del Castillo, Bordertown, American Visa) life as an illegal worker in the United States ,as ey tries to raise enough in the way of money to go forth and provide a better life for eir family. The orientation of the film is of a split-focus, with both Rosario and eir son, Carlitos being given equal…