City Weekly - DVD Reviews http://www.cityweekly.net/utah/articles.sec-8383-1-dvd-reviews.html <![CDATA[The Call, Burt Wonderstone]]> By Bill Frost

The CallWhen a big-haired LAPD 911 operator (big-haired Halle Berry) receives a call—The Call, as you might suspect—from an abducted teen (Abigail Breslin), she takes on the kidnapper/kill]]>
<![CDATA[Wilfred, 21 & Over]]> By Bill Frost

In the second season of the funniest Australian-in-a-dog-suit comedy on cable, Ryan (Elijah Wood) finally gets his life together with a new job and girlfriend, but Wilfred (Jason Gann) has other plans—and a shocking revelation! Woof! ]]>
<![CDATA[House of Cards, The Newsroom]]> By Bill Frost

If you somehow missed it on Netflix (it’s still there, BTW), here’s the dark political drama starring Kevin Spacey, Robin Wright and the lesser actors desperately trying to keep up with them. A big win for Netflix; for journalism, not so much. ]]>
<![CDATA[Bob's Burgers, Warm Bodies]]> By Bill Frost

In the nine-episode second season of Fox’s best Sunday comedy, Bob (H. Jon Benjamin) almost cashes in on a bank robbery, fends off attacks from food critics, inadvertently launches a food-truck war and takes on Beefsquatch. Classic Bob.]]>
<![CDATA[Rude Awakening, Dark Skies]]> By Bill Frost

The hilarious ’90s Showtime comedy about a recovering alcoholic soap star (Sherilyn Fenn) and her less-than-supportive family and friends, finally on DVD! Yes, Showtime made original series before Dexter, just with bigger hair.]]>
<![CDATA[Beautiful Creatures, The Last Stand]]> By Bill Frost

If you loved Twilight, True Blood, The Vampire Diaries, Hemlock Grove and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, you’ll probably tolerate this supernatural tale of star-crossed teens and the scenery-chewing adults who vex them so. ]]>
<![CDATA[Liz & Dick, Cloud Atlas]]> By Bill Frost

Lindsay Lohan and Grant Bowler portray/desecrate Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton in the greatest cinematic trainwreck since whatever Lohan’s last movie was. ]]>
<![CDATA[Jack Reacher, 30 Rock]]> By Bill Frost

A former military investigator (Tom Cruise) attempts to exonerate a man accused of a mass shooting, only to be framed by nefarious forces and, even worse, paired with a co-star (Rosamund Pike) who can’t act to save her life. ]]>
<![CDATA[Silver Linings Playbook, Broken City]]> By Bill Frost

Two emotionally-crippled-but-scruffily-gorgeous mental cases (Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence) meet, hate each other, gradually fall in love and then teach us all Valuable Life Lessons—bring on all the shiny awards! ]]>
<![CDATA[Gangster Squad, Assassin's Run]]> By Bill Frost

Pretty (Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Josh Brolin) and not-so-pretty (Sean Penn, Nick Nolte) actors play Dick Tracy dress-up in the period Los Angeles crime drama seen by several hundred bachelorette parties in 2012.]]>
<![CDATA[Django Unchained, Save the Date]]> By Bill Frost

Django UnchainedA former slave (Jamie Foxx) and a German bounty hunter (Christoph Waltz) kill every whitey in the South to a sweet soundtrack while looking cool as hell. Pretty much like every other Q]]>
<![CDATA[Sexy Evil Genius, Boss]]> By Bill Frost

Bad Kids Go to HellSix rich private-school teens stuck in Saturday detention suddenly begin getting killed in horrific “accidents.” If your Breakfast Club radar weren’t already going]]>
<![CDATA[Baytown Outlaws, The Bible]]> By Bill Frost

The Baytown Outlaws When her crime-lord ex-husband (Billy Bob Thornton) shoots her and takes her godson, Celeste (Eva Longoria) hires redneck goons to get the kid back. In response, Mr. Crime Lord hi]]>
<![CDATA[Veep, The Borgias]]> By Bill Frost

Julia Louis-Dreyfus stars as the hapless vice president in the hysterical West Wing/Arrested Development/Curb Your Enthusiasm mashup that almost makes you feel bad for Joe Biden. Almost—let’s not get carried away here.]]>
<![CDATA[Bachelorette, Zero Dark Thirty]]> By Bill Frost

Kirsten Dunst, Lizzy Caplan, Isla Fisher and Rebel Wilson star in the hilariously twisted and wrong Bridesmaids/Hangover mashup seen by record-breaking numbers on iTunes … and about a dozen or so in actual theaters.]]>
<![CDATA[Sound City, Smashed]]> By Bill Frost

Dave Grohl’s rock-doc about legendary California recording studio Sound City, where Fleetwood Mac, Neil Young, Rick Springfield, Tom Petty, Metallica, Nirvana and hundreds more laid down analog tracks. Not available on 8mm. ]]>
<![CDATA[Hit & Miss, Wreck-It Ralph]]> By Bill Frost

The 2012 DirecTV series seen by almost no one: A transsexual contract killer (Chloe Sevigny—who else?) struggles with new family issues (she’s a dad!) while doing her job as an assassin. Sevigny handles an Irish accent as well as a penis. ]]>
<![CDATA[The Client List, The Master]]> By Bill Frost

A struggling single mom (Jennifer Love Hewitt) finds work in a massage parlor, only to find out happy endings are on the secret menu—soon, she’s the joint’s premier handjob whisperer. ]]>
<![CDATA[Argo, Anna Karenina]]> By Bill Frost

A CIA “exfiltration” specialist (Ben Affleck) devises a scheme to free American refugees trapped in 1979 Iran: filming a fake Hollywood sci-fi movie and sneaking them out as the crew. Based on true events and awful fashion. ]]>
<![CDATA[Skyfall, Weeds]]> By Bill Frost

James Bond (Daniel Craig) is back, then gone, then back again and up against his most fearsome villain yet: a cyberterrorist (Javier Bardem) with a ridiculous haircut and a vendetta against M (Judi Dench) and the MI6. Action, action, action!]]>