DVD Reviews

Kick Ass

DVD OF THE WEEK KICK-ASS ***** Dir: Matthew Vaughan, Starring: Aaron Johnson, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Nicolas Cage Kick-Ass didn't do so well at cinemas: the... Read More

The Deal

DVD OF THE WEEK THE DEAL **** Dir: Stephen Frears. Starring: Michael Sheen, David Morrissey It touts itself as a sequel to The Queen, but it isn't really. It is... Read More

Inland Empire

DVD OF THE WEEK Inland Empire **** Dir: David Lynch. Starring: Laura Dern, Jeremy Irons, Justin Theroux Looking back it seems a long time since David Lynch made... Read More

The Hurt Locker

DVD OF THE WEEK THE HURT LOCKER ***** Dir: Kathryn Bigalow, Starring: Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty It's not often that the smallest-grossing... Read More

Green Zone

DVD OF THE WEEK GREEN ZONE **** Dir: Paul Greengrass. Starring: Matt Damon, Jason Isaacs, Greg Kinnear, Brendon Gleeson For obvious reasons people have been referring... Read More

Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant

DVD OF THE WEEK CIRQUE DU FREAK: THE VAMPIRE'S ASSISTANT **** Starring: John C Reilly, Chris Massoglia, Ken Watanabe Dir: Paul Weitz Perhaps because of the school... Read More

The best of, so far... Part 2

With the year half way done we're on the second part of our regular mid-winter wrap up of the best of the year so far. Last week's column (now on-line at sunlive.co.nz)... Read More

The best of, so far... Part 1

It's half way through the year so, as is traditional, I'm going to take a couple of weeks off from new DVDs and have a look back at the best so far. And, in... Read More

Silent Wedding

DVD OF THE WEEK SILENT WEDDING ***** Dir: Horatiu Malaele Starring: Alexandru Bindea, Meda Andreea Victor, Alexandru Potocean To say that this is the best Romanian... Read More

A Christmas Tale

DVD OF THE WEEK A CHRISTMAS TALE **** Dir: Arnaud Desplechin Starring: Catherine Deneuve, Mathieu Amalric, Anne Consigny This film actually came out on DVD a couple... Read More

Up in the air

DVD OF THE WEEK UP IN THE AIR **** Dir: Jason Reitman Starring: George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Danny McBride Up in the Air is that rarest of things - a grown-up... Read More

Up in the air

DVD OF THE WEEK UP IN THE AIR **** Dir: Jason Reitman Starring: George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Danny McBride Up in the Air is that rarest of things - a grown-up... Read More