The Contender is an engrossing battle of sound bites and cloakroom dealing, no matter how you vote. Like TV's The West Wing, this film is a civics lesson disguised as melodrama, reassuring us that politicians are people, too. The movie deserves more attention on home video. Minor league kiddie flick starring moppet-actor Jonathan Lipnicki as an American living in England, haunted by nightmares of vampires. Turns out they do exist.
Weeks displays a glimmer of potential in pallid makeup and shadowy lighting. . . .
Two laughs in the entire movie, and both come from undead cows. New and noteworthy for digital players Hitchcock and more Hitchcock Best of Hitchcock, Vol. The Alfred Hitchcock Collection, Vol. Alfred Hitchcock debuted this week. They're expensive, without any special extras to justify such prices, but Hitch's fans have waited years for pristine copies of his classics.