DVD: Nic Ratner

DVD: Nic Ratner

DVD:

Nic Ratner

Elina Löwensohn, Nic Ratner

Pioneer Ldca Inc., 2002

Bloody good
I'm a huge vampire fanatic. I love just about anything that involves vampires, including Anne Rice's vampire chronicles to the original "Dracula" with Bela Lugosi in the starring role. "Nadja" is more in the vein of the original "Dracula" in a sense that the film is ...

Nadja

Suzy Amis, Galaxy Craze

Platinum Disc, 2005

Existential Vampire Flick
"Nadja" is not like any other vampire movie ever made. It is creepy, thoughtful, and very funny. This movie has viewers divided. Obviously the people who hate it did not get the humor, which is subtle and dark. Nadja is the daughter of Dracula living in modern ...

Happy Here and Now

David Arquette, Liane Balaban

MGM (Video & DVD), 2005

Unhappy here and happy that it is over
First I must say that this film COULD have been good. You can rarely rely on the liner notes on a box these days. This one is billed as a "high tech thriller" with remarkable performances. The film boasts nothing high tech and mediocre performances. The best ...