4 posts tagged “dvdtown”
Released: April 15, 2008
*****
With each segment running no more than two minutes, there is never a
chance for the kids or adults to get bored. For the children, a
wonderful mix of animation styles, from seemingly "cut out" characters,
a la "South Park" to a rougher style simulating the look of a Norman
Rockwell painting. Most of the pieces are bright, appealing to the
rapidly shifting attention span of the target audience. Where they
might have trouble following along is the actual dialogue. While each
poem is easy to understand and deals with simple concepts, the very
nature of poetry may be too obtuse for children under five years old.
*****
Classical Baby (I'm Grown Up Now): The Poetry Show DVD Review
Released: April 11, 2008
Director: David Ayer
*****
"Street Kings" asks the audience to define corruption. Is a cop who
goes outside the system to bring criminals to justice corrupt? How
about a police department full of officers who watch each other´s backs
in an off-the-books investigation when one of their own is killed? Is a
commander protecting his subordinates when they get out line
corruption? These are the questions the film poses to the audience and
asks us to navigate as the characters work their way through a web of
deceit and, yes, corruption.
*****
Street Kings Review
Released: April 9, 2008
*****
A spin off of "Def Comedy Jam," this series turns out to be much more
fun than its parent if only because the performers aren´t concerned
with punch lines or cursing. Rather, what they have to say is
heartfelt, personal stories or thoughts with broader implications for
the greater population.
*****
Def Poetry Season 6 DVD Review
Director: Sean Abley
*****
The first thing we need to look at is the basic premise. I´ve heard of sounding, a form of sexual pleasure where a rod is inserted into the male genitalia and stimulated to the point of orgasm. I´ve never heard of mild forms of electrocution for the same purpose. (To be fair, the characters here don´t necessarily "plug in" in a sexual capacity. Their reasoning is more akin to charging a battery.) But one has to wonder about the logic of this practice within the film´s reality. Matthews is a doctor; his new boyfriend Craig Murphy (Matthew Montgomery) is an intern at the same hospital. And everyone else involved with their little group seems to be of sound mind and body. Doesn´t it ever strike these intelligent people as dangerous to be sending electricity through their bodies, no matter how small of the voltage might be?
*****
Socket DVD Review
