After a number of hit TV shows (“Happy Days,” “The Simpsons”) and emotionally complex films (“Broadcast News,” “As Good as it Gets”), writer/producer/director James L. Brooks has seen his creative output squandered in the past few years.
It would be wonderful if his latest, “How Do You Know,” were an exception to that rule. Alas, it is just another over-budget and over-bloated mess about a completely unlikable softball player (Reese Witherspoon) who goes back and forth between two men. The DVD contains standard bonus features. C-
The inspiring British film “Made in Dagenham” highlights the true story of a group of spirited women in the 1960s who stood up against gender inequality in the workplace.
The triumphant tale stars Sally Hawkins (“Happy-Go-Lucky”), Miranda Richardson (“The Crying Game”), Bob Hoskins (“Who Framed Roger Rabbit?”) and Rosamund Pike (“Barney’s Version”). The film is worthy of its four BAFTA (the British equivalent of the Academy Awards) nominations and provides even more background on the remarkable story in the Blu-ray bonus features. A-