Identity [Blu-ray]332 reviews
John Cusack, Ray Liotta

Sony Pictures, 2007

Even better the second time around.

+ good movie
+ A pleasant surprise of a movie!
+ One of the best psychological thrillers I've ever seen
  
  











  



  
Last Dance13 reviews
Sharon Stone, Rob Morrow

Walt Disney Video, 2003

Wow, how'd we all miss this one?????

+ real meaning for intense
+ One of the best legal dramas
+ Sharon Stone in a character part
  
  











  



  
Dead Man Walking110 reviews
Susan Sarandon, Sean Penn

MGM (Video & DVD), 2000

Honest, raw and brutal; an emotionally devastating film that will never leave you...

+ Injection
+ A Valuable Teaching Tool
+ A Fair Exploration Of The Death Penalty
+ Read the Book!
  
  











  



  
The Stranger Beside Me (Revised and Updated): 20th Anniversary178 reviews
Ann Rule

Signet, 2001

Very gripping

+ Some comments....
+ Great, fascinating book
+ Very Creepy
+ Check the locks
  
  











  



  
Monster's Ball387 reviews
Billy Bob Thornton, Taylor Simpson

Lions Gate, 2002

Racial, sexual tension

+ An utterly depressing, but truly unforgettable movie

The recent untimely death of actor Heath Ledger prompted me to take a look at the films in which he has appeared. That search led me to "Monster's Ball"....an early Ledger film from 2001. It's a tour de force with Halle Berry leading an excellent cast. Though Ledger appears relatively briefly, his ...
  
  











  



  
The Seventh Sign30 reviews
Demi Moore

Sony Pictures, 1998

FANTASTIC MOVIE

+ Not like HorrorMan "HM" Described
+ "I came as the lamb but I return as the lion."
+ One of those Sleeper Movies
  
  











  



  
The Execution of Wanda Jean3 reviews
David Presson, Wanda Jean Allen

New Video Group, 2005

The Best Documentary I've ever seen.

+ Deeply Compelling
+ Wanda Jean

This documentary is was well put together using all original characters and the original seen during each time frame. It was very sad; yet, educational. It reveals the controversial over lesbian relationships as well as racial capitol punishment. I found this documentary interesting because I am ...
  
  











  



  
Capote280 reviews
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener

Sony Pictures, 2006

INFAMOUS

+ Intriguing and Difficult Character Study
+ Capote

276 Amazon customer reviews as of now for "Capote" and only 61 for "Infamous"... Have you heard of "the other movie"? "Capote" came out in '05 and "Infamous", right behind it, in '06. That's been at the expense of "Infamous" and more importantly of the public- because "Infamous" is the better ...
  
  











  



  
The Brandon Teena Story (Collector's Edition)32 reviews
JoAnne Brandon, Brandon Teena

New Video Group, 2008

Chilling, Real-Life Account of a Senseless Crime

+ Details behind Boys Don't Cry
+ a complete account
+ TIME TO UNDERSTAND
+ Lies, love and murder
  
  











  



  
The Passion of the Christ (Widescreen Edition)1235 reviews
James Caviezel, Maia Morgenstern

20th Century Fox, 2004

An good introduction to Him

+ A passion for the audience!

Read the Bible if you want to know more about Jesus. And it is good for you if you do.
  
  











  



  
The Green Mile - Six Volume Box Set94 reviews
Stephen King

Signet, 1996

renewed my faith in reading

+ A Robin In The Rain
+ Outstanding
+ A wonderful read from King, with a thought out ending
+ Feels so Real
  
  











  



  
Living Next Door to the Death House2 reviews
David Clinton Owens, Virginia Stem Owens

Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2003

Honest and thoughtful

+ Even-handed and helpful

In Living Next Door to the Death House, the Owenses have taken on a difficult and potentially painful subject with great sensitivity and compassion. After talking to everyone from victims to prosecutors, guards to abolitionists, they present a balanced portrait of a system that can not be viewed ...
  
  











  



  
Mr. Death: The Rise & Fall of Fred A. Leuchter Jr.39 reviews
Jeff Brown, David Collins (III)

Lions Gate, 2003

Malignant Nerd

+ Ironies upon ironies

Fred Leuchter is vain and pathetic. He can easily be imagined jury-rigging the toaster to electrocute the family pet. He is Cree-pee, with a capital "C". Leuchter, the son of a Massachusetts prison employee-on "Take the Kids to Work Day", his father let him sit in the electric chair-invented the ...
  
  











  



  
Heir to an Execution: A Granddaughter's Story9 reviews

Hbo Home Video, 2004

A fortunate daughter shares her quest.

+ Heir to an Execution
+ "Heir to Greatness"
+ History as Family
+ Family warmth and Cold War history
  
  











  



  
The Executioner's Song75 reviews
Norman Mailer

Vintage, 1998

"It's not the sentiments of men which make history but their actions" - Mailer

+ A Brilliant, Colossal Project That is Worth Every Page
+ The Executioner's Song

It just starts - no throat-clearing, no overture, no vamping-until-ready. Coming from a writer who had made his reputation slamming doors and banging about the house, leaving the television on in one sentence while simultaneously yelling abuse at the radio and bashing out power chords in another, ...
  
  











  



  
Aileen - Life and Death of a Serial Killer21 reviews
Nick Broomfield, Jeb Bush

Columbia Tristar, 2004

The Real "Monster"..

+ Amazing and tragic story
+ A MUST SEE !!!
+ Get to know the real Aileen
  
  











  



  
Identity [Blu-ray]332 reviews
John Cusack, Ray Liotta

Sony Pictures, 2007

Even better the second time around.

+ good movie
+ A pleasant surprise of a movie!
+ One of the best psychological thrillers I've ever seen
  
  











  



  
Mr. Death: The Rise & Fall of Fred A. Leuchter Jr.39 reviews
Jeff Brown, David Collins (III)

Lions Gate, 2003

Malignant Nerd

+ Ironies upon ironies

Fred Leuchter is vain and pathetic. He can easily be imagined jury-rigging the toaster to electrocute the family pet. He is Cree-pee, with a capital "C". Leuchter, the son of a Massachusetts prison employee-on "Take the Kids to Work Day", his father let him sit in the electric chair-invented the ...
  
  











  



  
Monster's Ball387 reviews
Billy Bob Thornton, Taylor Simpson

Lions Gate, 2002

Racial, sexual tension

+ An utterly depressing, but truly unforgettable movie

The recent untimely death of actor Heath Ledger prompted me to take a look at the films in which he has appeared. That search led me to "Monster's Ball"....an early Ledger film from 2001. It's a tour de force with Halle Berry leading an excellent cast. Though Ledger appears relatively briefly, his ...
  
  











  



  
The Executioner's Song75 reviews
Norman Mailer

Vintage, 1998

"It's not the sentiments of men which make history but their actions" - Mailer

+ A Brilliant, Colossal Project That is Worth Every Page
+ The Executioner's Song

It just starts - no throat-clearing, no overture, no vamping-until-ready. Coming from a writer who had made his reputation slamming doors and banging about the house, leaving the television on in one sentence while simultaneously yelling abuse at the radio and bashing out power chords in another, ...