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DVD Verdict posts insightful, sometimes irreverent, reviews of films in the DVD format.
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Quote: "Franco, now 76, has directed at least 200 films and possibly as many more under various pseudonyms, so give the guy credit for longevity. His peculiar take on the world can be fascinating at times (check out Venus in Furs). But the Red Lips Double Feature is not one of those times."

Quote: "Here's a rollicking adventure with solid production values and a rambunctious cast who rival Errol Flynn and his band of cutthroats in Captain Blood, another classic pirate film."

Quote: "A Canterbury Tale is an enchanting, mystical, and uplifting film experience, offering a rich counterpoint to other pictures of the World War II era."

Quote: "Eagle Rock continues to deliver superb and attractively priced music discs drawn from the famous jazz festival in Switzerland."

Quote: "Delpy's character is obviously a woman stricken by one tragic circumstance after another, beginning with her husband's death, but there is a certain point where grief stops being an interesting plot device for the audience. Eventually, it becomes tedious."

Quote: "I especially appreciate the gentle quality of de Saint-Exupery's vision as adapted for these programs."

Quote: "Cheating an audience with misdirection and plot contrivances is bad enough; don't shortchange the customers with a tail-wagging monster."

Quote: "Like a journalist practicing the classic inverted-pyramid form of storytelling, Carlin begins his New York gig by focusing on war-mongering government leaders, then broadens his comic attack to include hypocrites, neurotics, the pompous, the presumptuous, and assholes of every stripe."

Quote: "If the film wasn't so dated, it could play today on network television as a Movie of the Week. Can't say whether mainstream America would toke up before watching."

Quote: "Many of the women in the film are quite beautiful; others considerably less so. I felt pity for all of them, knowing that no one in this picture ever went on to anything better."