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2006 Stories by Jordan Harper

• Juices Flowing

  published December 28, 2006

  Jackass Number Two: Unrated (Paramount) The sequel to the dumb-ass jamboree makes its predecessor look plain and inoffensive.... More >>

• A True Horror Classic

  published December 21, 2006

  When the Levees Broke (HBO) Spike Lee's four-part doc, easily the best non-fiction film of 2006, gets a fifth part on DVD: a... More >>

• Farce of a Champion

  published December 14, 2006

  Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (Columbia) This cut of Will Ferrell's NASCAR comedy runs 13 minutes longer than the... More >>

• A Masterpiece on Canvas

  published December 7, 2006

  Rocky: 2-Disc Collector's Edition (MGM) An old TV commercial for Rocky included here compares Sylvester Stallone to... More >>

• Now Playing

  published November 30, 2006

  If anything could tempt an adult to go see a dancing penguin movie, it's the phrase "from the guy who brought you Babe." That movie got... More >>

• Extra! Read All About It

  published November 30, 2006

  Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (Warner Bros.) At long last, Richard Donner's much-whispered-about "original version" of... More >>

• Bad News with Al

  published November 23, 2006

  An Inconvenient Truth (Paramount) This isn't exactly the kind of DVD you buy to watch again and again; the ending doesn't get... More >>

• When the Stars Came Out

  published November 16, 2006

  Forbidden Planet (Warner Bros.) Long available as faded discount product, Fred McLeod Wilcox's 1956 masterpiece -- the movie... More >>

• Burning the Yule Log

  published November 9, 2006

  The Junky's Christmas (Koch) They just aren't cranking out claymation Christmas specials like they used to, which makes this a... More >>

• Took a Shot

  published October 19, 2006

  American Dreamz (Universal) Till this, Paul Weitz had a stellar filmography, a career in ascension: American Pie (good),... More >>

• The Delightful Dud

  published October 12, 2006

  A Prairie Home Companion (New Line) This all-star sing-along -- with Meryl Streep, Lily Tomlin, Tommy Lee Jones, Virginia... More >>

• Lewis Blows His Top

  published October 5, 2006

  Lewis Black: Red, White & Screwed (HBO) Like many other Daily Show success stories, Lewis Black is a comedian made for... More >>

• Camel Light

  published September 28, 2006

  The Big Animal (Milestone) It's a simple yet lesser known law of comedy: Camels are always funny. There are the jaws that drool... More >>

• Poetry and Puncture Wounds

  published September 21, 2006

  The Proposition (First Look) There's an old saying about Ginger Rogers, who did everything Fred Astaire did -- but backward and... More >>

• Turning Tricks

  published September 14, 2006

  I Am a Sex Addict (IFC) Caveh Zahedi has made a movie of our times -- a strange mix of self-absorption, shamelessness in the... More >>

• Necessary Evil

  published September 7, 2006

  United 93 (Universal) A suggestion to those who've put off watching the year's most wrenching and essential film: Before... More >>

• The Short Goodbye

  published August 31, 2006

  Arrested Development: Season Three (Fox) The final collection of Arrested Development discs feels sadly incomplete: only... More >>

• Get a Clue

  published August 24, 2006

  Veronica Mars: The Complete Second Season (Warner Bros.) Any concept along the lines of "high school hottie solves crimes" is... More >>

• Smells Like Victory

  published August 17, 2006

  Apocalypse Now: The Complete Dossier (Paramount) It's all here, more or less: the 1979 theatrical cut of Francis Ford Coppola's... More >>

• Whodunnit High

  published August 10, 2006

  Brick (Universal) Rian Johnson's feature debut as writer-director will wind up as one of the year's best films. A film noir set... More >>

• Shut Up, Already

  published August 3, 2006

  V for Vendetta (Warner Bros.) Illustrator David Lloyd calls this adaptation of the comic he made with writer Alan Moore "very... More >>

• Eating for Two

  published July 27, 2006

  Feed (TLA) Remember the old jokes about "What's grosser than gross"? The makers of Feed do, as they prove in the first... More >>

• Way Out of Sync

  published July 20, 2006

  Edison Force (Sony) Gritty cop stuff must write itself -- just make sure everyone's tough, corrupt, and talking like they stole... More >>

• Engines Running Hot

  published July 13, 2006

  Grand Prix (Warner Bros.) John Frankenheimer, as underrated as he was brilliant, made a racing picture in 1966 that's yet to be... More >>

• The Citizen Kane of Crap

  published June 29, 2006

  The Devil's Sword (Mondo Macabro) Few trash movies live up to their reputation, but here's a balls-out wonder that surpasses... More >>