Articles published by John Berkowitz

12/4/2008
A guy hires a private eye to spy on his high school dream girl that got away.
Leave it to a pair of brothers, the Farrellys, to take comedies to the next level. There's Something About Mary is a wild and out, crazy romp that has raised the bar for comedies like The Matrix did for action flicks...with misplaced bodily fluids, insane antics leading to physical torment and...
12/4/2008
Family DVDs for this holiday season.
DVDs are a great gift anytime of the year, so why not saddle up and pile them on into that sweet entertainment setup you got at home? The holidays are festive and cheery, ringing in the new year, so watching something sweet and cuddly will be sure to put a warm and happy smile on your child's face...
12/3/2008
A nun comforts a convicted murderer awaiting his execution.
Tim Robbins takes on a brave and ambitious helm with Dead Man Walking, as it's based on a true story. The film doesn't get too preachy and Robbins works a very visually coordinated and paralleled style of direction that is quite artistic and rare. Dead Man Walking is very slow and methodically...
12/3/2008
Walt Disney Treasured Classics
Walt Disney Collection Treasures are sure to be cherished as the brand name has practically become a priceless commodity that shapes our children and will be remembered for years to come. Available for the holidays are tons of Walt Disney Treasures, but most specifically there's a few you should...
12/3/2008
Blu-ray's amazing quality.
Blu-ray is the new frontier in viewing movies at home in the best high definition quality out there. DVDs are slowly becoming video cassettes. With big, bolstering and grand, flat screen TVs that take up a wall panel, you have got to watch your movies in the best quality. Available on blu-ray for...
11/29/2008
A humanistic look at siblings taking care of their ailing father.
The Savages is a tenderly simple tale of two siblings who must care for their ailing father and come to terms with death and other realities that fall out from family responsibilities. Laura Linney plays Wendy, who's struggling to keep afloat and caught up in a midlife crisis spiraling downward....
11/28/2008
Two lovers are split apart by a young girl's deceiving eyes.
Based on the British romance novel by Ian McEwan, Atonement seduces us with the ravishing explosion of passion between leading young lovers Keira Knightley and James McAvoy. Their kindred love is so strong it cannot be broken, no matter what tries to come between them. The furrow of passion that is...
11/26/2008
Animated DVDs will be all a child needs this holiday season.
For children all alike, the influx of presents to be had is greatly expected at this time of year with the gift bearing holidays on the horizon. Toys are trendy and can fade to dust as the fashion goes out of style and the coolness diminishes. To avoid presents that break and get stale numbing a...
11/26/2008
Great DVDs to buy for the holidays.
With the weather getting colder and the likelihood of being outside in the months to come, activities will need to be designated to keep us entertained. Well, when in your home and the fire is burning, sending heated embers of waves throughout your house to keep you warm, you should probably park...
11/25/2008
Off the success of his first holly jolly Christmas spirited album, Royce Campbell released a volume 2 full of Christmas favorites entitled A Jazz Guitar Christmas Volume 2. Campbell does jazzy interpretations of these classics, maintaining the prominent catchy tunes just embroidering it in a jazz...