Dusty Somers

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• 137 Blu-ray Review: Fight Club

  Brutal machismo married with dime store philosophy.

  Review in Video — by Dusty Somers — on Nov 17, 2009

• 136 Blu-ray Review: Up

  Another top tier film from Pixar, whose top tier is getting pretty crowded.

  Review in Video — by Dusty Somers — on Nov 10, 2009

• 135 Blu-ray Review: Howards End (The Criterion Collection)

  Vibrant and vivacious in a way few period pieces are.

  Review in Video — by Dusty Somers — on Oct 30, 2009

• 134 Blu-ray Review: Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)

  The most complete and fascinating history of the Pythons available.

  Review in Video — by Dusty Somers — on Oct 30, 2009

• 133 Music Review: Sufjan Stevens — The BQE (CD/DVD)

  A breezy, effervescent classical composition that's a small triumph for indie pop wunderkind Stevens.

  Review in Music — by Dusty Somers — on Oct 21, 2009

• 132 DVD Review: Chantal Akerman's From the East

  A masterwork of mood and environment.

  Review in Video — by Dusty Somers — on Oct 20, 2009

• 131 Blu-ray Review: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

  This family-friendly candy fest has a certain sinister undercurrent.

  Review in Video — by Dusty Somers — on Oct 15, 2009

• 130 DVD Review: Foyle's War - Sets 1-5, From Dunkirk to VE Day

  A superb 19-disc mega-set of this complex and accurately realized WWII drama

  Review in Video — by Dusty Somers — on Oct 07, 2009

• 129 Blu-ray Review: Pierrot Le Fou - The Criterion Collection

  A gorgeous Blu-ray presentation for one of Jean-Luc Godard's career highlights.

  Review in Video — by Dusty Somers — on Sep 26, 2009

• 128 DVD Review: 30 Rock - Season Three

  The wittiest barbs, best pop culture references, and simply strangest jokes you’ll find on a program this mainstream.

  Review in Video — by Dusty Somers — on Sep 23, 2009