Articles written by Dominic von Riedemann

Studio Ghibli/Disney's Castle in the Sky, written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, retains its considerable charms on Blu-Ray. 4.5/5

May 15, 2012 - Dominic von Riedemann

Warner Home Video's Scooby-Doo! 13 Spooky Tales Around the World DVD is a mixed bag of episodes from 1976 to 1985. 2.5/5

May 13, 2012 - Dominic von Riedemann

Four by Two/Paramount's The Dictator, starring Sacha Baron Cohen and Anna Faris, is lewd, crude, rude and freakin' hilarious. 4.5/5

May 10, 2012 - Dominic von Riedemann

Charles M. Schulz's spirit looms large in Warner Home Video's Happiness Is...Peanuts Team Snoopy DVD, directed by Bill Meléndez. 4/5.

May 9, 2012 - Dominic von Riedemann

Studio Ghibli/Disney's The Secret World of Arrietty, starring Bridgit Mendler, David Henrie and Amy Poehler, is slightly less charming on Blu-Ray. 4/5

May 9, 2012 - Dominic von Riedemann

Madhouse/Sony Home Video's Marvel Anime Series X-Men DVD starts promisingly enough but falls apart in the final third. 3.5/5

May 8, 2012 - Dominic von Riedemann

Obvious plot twists and design lifts hurt an otherwise entertaining anime makeover in Madhouse/Sony's Marvel Animated Series Iron Man DVD. 3/5

May 5, 2012 - Dominic von Riedemann

Watching Fox Home Video's Bob's Burgers - The Complete First Season DVD, created by Loren Bouchard, is a dull, laugh-free experience. 1/5

May 4, 2012 - Dominic von Riedemann

Joss Whedon proves why he's the perfect choice to write and direct Marvel/Disney's The Avengers, starring Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Evans. 5/5

May 3, 2012 - Dominic von Riedemann

The National Film Board's short Petra's Poem, directed by Shira Avni and starring Petra Tolley, beautifully discusses being caught "in the middle. 4.5/5

May 2, 2012 - Dominic von Riedemann

Aniplex/FUNimation's Black Butler - The Complete First Season Blu-Ray spoils a charmingly creepy premise with some wildly inconsistent tonal shifts. 4/5

May 1, 2012 - Dominic von Riedemann

Aardman/Sony Pictures Animation deliver another hilarious film with The Pirates! Band of Misfits, starring Hugh Grant, Martin Freeman and Salma Hayek. 4.5/5

Apr 26, 2012 - Dominic von Riedemann

Lionsgate/Alliance's Safe, starring Jason Statham and Catherine Chan, needs less excess plot and more butt-kicking action. 2.5/5

Apr 26, 2012 - Dominic von Riedemann

Relativity Media/VVS Films' The Raven, starring John Cusack, Alice Eve and Luke Evans, has promise but falls apart in the final third. 1.5/5.

Apr 26, 2012 - Dominic von Riedemann

In this one-on-one interview, 3ality Technica's Ted Kenney discusses the future of 3-D and why the 3-D glasses are doomed.

Apr 24, 2012 - Dominic von Riedemann

In this one-on-one interview, 3ality Technica's Director of Production Ted Kenney shares what 3-D needs to accomplish if it wants to be the future of film.

Apr 24, 2012 - Dominic von Riedemann

In this one-on-one interview, 3ality Technica's Director of Production Ted Kenney talks about the changing world of 3-D and what this means for audiences.

Apr 24, 2012 - Dominic von Riedemann

In this one-on-one interview, Aardman Animation co-founder Peter Lord discusses The Pirates! Band of Misfits and his thoughts on CGI versus stop-motion.

Apr 23, 2012 - Dominic von Riedemann

Aniplex/FUNimation's Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Complete Collection One Blu-Ray, based on Hiromu Arakawa's manga, improves on repeated viewings. 4.5/5

Apr 17, 2012 - Dominic von Riedemann

Europa Corp/Alliance Films' Lockout, produced by Luc Besson and starring Guy Pearce and Maggie Grace, is fromage of the highest order. 3/5

Apr 13, 2012 - Dominic von Riedemann

Warner Home Video/Hanna-Barbera Classic Collection's Jonny Quest - The Real Adventures Season One Volume Two DVD doesn't fulfill its potential. 2.5/5.

Apr 11, 2012 - Dominic von Riedemann

Warner Home Video/Hanna-Barbera Classic Collection's Shazzan - The Complete Series DVD is a one-note series that swiftly wears out its welcome. 2/5

Apr 9, 2012 - Dominic von Riedemann

The Weinstein Company/Alliance Films documentary Bully, directed by Lee Hirsch, unflinchingly looks at bullying's reality but misses part of the story. 4/5

Apr 5, 2012 - Dominic von Riedemann

Shout! Factory/Marvel Knights Animation's Astonishing X-Men: Dangerous DVD, based on Joss Whedon & John Cassaday's comic, doesn't fulfill its potential. 2/5

Apr 4, 2012 - Dominic von Riedemann

The Toronto Animation Arts Festival International (TAAFI) launched its poster and website today. Cartoon festival runs from July 6 - 8th in Toronto.

Apr 4, 2012 - Dominic von Riedemann

Paramount Home Video's South Park - The Complete Fifteenth Season DVD shows Trey Parker and Matt Stone might have stretched themselves too thin. 3/5

Apr 3, 2012 - Dominic von Riedemann

Check out two promising trailers for LAIKA's ParaNorman and DreamWorks Animation's Rise of the Guardians. Both movies come out later this year.

Mar 29, 2012 - Dominic von Riedemann

Relativity Media/Alliance Films' Mirror Mirror, starring Julia Roberts, Armie Hammer and Lily Collins, wastes the time and talents of everyone involved. 1/5

Mar 29, 2012 - Dominic von Riedemann

Madhouse/FUNimation's Oh! Edo Rocket - The Complete Series DVD, based on Kazuki Nakashima's play, starts strong but goes inevitably, hideously wrong. 2/5

Mar 28, 2012 - Dominic von Riedemann

Fox Home Video's The Killing - The Complete First Season Blu-ray, starring Mireille Enos and Joel Kinnaman, is an absorbing police procedural drama. 4.5/5

Mar 27, 2012 - Dominic von Riedemann

AFF/Warner Home Video's The Lion of Judah, starring Ernest Borgnine and Michael Madsen, tries to be too cool for Sunday school. 1.5/5.

Mar 26, 2012 - Dominic von Riedemann

Warner Home Video's Casablanca 70th Anniversary Edition Blu-Ray, starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, lavishly reissues a classic 5/5.

Mar 24, 2012 - Dominic von Riedemann

Warner Home Video's The Looney Tunes Show Season One Volume 3 DVD suffers from a serious lack of imagination. 1.5/5.

Mar 22, 2012 - Dominic von Riedemann

Director Gary Ross gets everything right but the action in Lionsgate/Alliance's The Hunger Games, starring Jennifer Lawrence & Josh Hutcherson. 4.5/5

Mar 21, 2012 - Dominic von Riedemann

Thank you, Adult Swim and Warner Home Video's Superjail Season Two DVD! You cured my insomnia! 0/5.

Mar 21, 2012 - Dominic von Riedemann

Aardman/Lionsgate's Wallace and Gromit's World of Invention Blu-Ray, starring Peter Sallis, is a cracking good science show for the kids. 4.5/5.

Mar 21, 2012 - Dominic von Riedemann

Warner Home Video's Scooby-Doo: Music of the Vampire, starring Frank Welker and Mindy Cohn, should have had a stake driven through its heart. 1/5

Mar 20, 2012 - Dominic von Riedemann

Warner Home Video's Happy Feet Two Blu-Ray, starring Elijah Wood, Alecia "P!nk" Moore and Robin Williams, doesn't improve on repeated viewings. 2/5.

Mar 20, 2012 - Dominic von Riedemann

Warner Home Video's Robot Chicken Star Wars Episodes I Through III, created by Seth Green and Matt Senreich, bring the funny. 4.5/5.

Mar 19, 2012 - Dominic von Riedemann

Here's a sneak peek at the two movies DreamWorks Animation has planned for 2012: Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted and Rise of the Guardians.

Mar 16, 2012 - Dominic von Riedemann

In this interview, writer/director Ralph Bakshi decides he doesn't want to discuss his 1977 animated film Wizards, coming to Blu-Ray from Fox Home Video.

Mar 13, 2012 - Dominic von Riedemann

After an inauspicious start, Kodansha/FUNimation's Fairy Tail 3 Blu-Ray, based on Hiro Mashima's manga, is definitely starting to grow on me. 3.5/5.

Mar 10, 2012 - Dominic von Riedemann

Could it be Kodansha/FUNimation's Fairy Tail 2 - Episodes 13 to 24 Blu-Ray, based on Hiro Mashima's manga, is beginning to grow on me? 3/5.

Mar 10, 2012 - Dominic von Riedemann

Fox Home Video's Wizards 35th Anniversary Edition Blu-Ray, directed by Ralph Bakshi, has intriguing ideas but the script dooms all efforts. 2.5/5

Mar 9, 2012 - Dominic von Riedemann

Disney's John Carter, directed by Andrew Stanton and starring Taylor Kitsch and Mark Strong, is no classic but it's a solid sci-fi action flick. 4/5.

Mar 8, 2012 - Dominic von Riedemann

Remembering the life of Disney songwriter Robert B. Sherman who, along with his brother Richard, wrote classic songs like 'It's a Small World (After All)'.

Mar 6, 2012 - Dominic von Riedemann

In this roundtable interview, John Carter star Taylor Kitsch talks about making the film, working with director Andrew Stanton and acting against nothing.

Mar 6, 2012 - Dominic von Riedemann

In this roundtable interview, actress Lynn Collins discusses making Disney's John Carter, and how her martial arts training affected her role.

Mar 5, 2012 - Dominic von Riedemann

In this roundtable interview, actress Lynn Collins talks about getting and playing the role of Dejah Thoris in Disney's upcoming film John Carter.

Mar 5, 2012 - Dominic von Riedemann

Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson's reach (slightly) exceeded their grasp with the performance capture in Paramount's The Adventures of Tintin. 4.5/5

Mar 3, 2012 - Dominic von Riedemann