DVD Reviews
We believe the at-home movie experience should be nothing less than sensational. Here we review DVD releases of both new and old films, and let you know just what's available in the ever ambiguous 'DVD extras.'
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Dvd ReviewsMilton Jones: The Lion Whisperer DVD
Milton Jones has produced that rarest of beasts: a U-certificate comedy DVD. Not that it’s a kid’s show as such; stoned students and families dig... Read more »| 10 Nov 2011 -
Dvd ReviewsAlan Carr: Spexy Beast DVD & BluRay
Alan Carr emerges onstage at Manchester's MEN Arena in a kimono Hugh Hefner would be proud of. The Playboy look, unsurprisingly, doesn't last long and is soo... Read more »| 09 Nov 2011 -
Dvd ReviewsPage One: Inside the New York Times
Page One opens inside the New York Times' mammoth printing press. Alongside it, the stately monolith of its Manhattan headquarters is a statue to t... Read more »| 09 Nov 2011 -
Dvd ReviewsRussell Kane: Smokescreens & Castles DVD
DVD can be the kiss of death for stand-up comedy, but Russell Kane's Edinburgh Comedy Award-winning show Smokescreens and Castles makes the transfer sea... Read more »| 07 Nov 2011 -
Dvd ReviewsGreg McHugh: Tank Commander
Fresh from his bone dry turn as Howard in Fresh Meat, we speak to Greg McHugh about Gary: Tank Commander, his more up-tempo comic creation about a permatan squaddie with a great line in YouTube dance numbers, ahead of its series two DVD release Read more »| 04 Nov 2011 -
Dvd ReviewsThe Conversation
With the News of the World phone tapping scandal fresh in our minds comes the timely re-release of Francis Ford Coppola's study of surveillance, The Con... Read more »| 27 Oct 2011
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Dvd ReviewsHenry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
Loosely based on the true story of serial killer Henry Lee Lucas, who confessed to over 600 murders, John McNaughton's controversial magnum opus is as far fr... Read more »| 24 Oct 2011 -
Dvd ReviewsIn the Realm of the Senses
A film based on the exploits of a woman who carried her lover's severed penis around in her handbag really ought to be more entertaining than this. Director... Read more »| 24 Oct 2011 -
Dvd ReviewsMerry Christmas Mr Lawrence
A haunted David Bowie dominates the screen in one of his most iconic roles as British soldier and prisoner of war Jack Celliers, pitched into a battle of wil... Read more »| 10 Oct 2011 -
Dvd ReviewsBad Teacher
Cameron Diaz is Elizabeth Halsey and she is a Bad Teacher. Her goal in life is to take care of number one – not her number one student. The wily and hi... Read more »| 05 Oct 2011 -
Dvd ReviewsThe Beaver
It is hard to come to The Beaver without preconceptions, starring as it does Tinseltown's greatest pariah and featuring a story about a man who talks through... Read more »| 03 Oct 2011 -
Dvd ReviewsChalet Girl
With a made-for-TV screenplay thinly veiled as a funky new take on mountaintop athletics, Chalet Girl follows ex-skateboarder Kim, a plain Jane with a big he... Read more »| 01 Oct 2011 -
Dvd ReviewsAs If I Am Not There
Samira is a young woman from Sarajevo who moves to a tiny village to take up a post as a supply teacher. It is her first job and her first time away from her... Read more »| 19 Sep 2011 -
Dvd ReviewsMan Of Aran
Not a new release but a recent discovery here at The Skinny's DVD reviews, this disc accompanies the British Sea Power album of the same name and features a ... Read more »| 19 Sep 2011 -
Dvd ReviewsMy Voyage to Italy
Martin Scorsese’s four-hour expedition through Italian Cinema 101 is well-motivated, with the director and renowned cinephile aiming to redress the Hol... Read more »| 19 Sep 2011