Archive for September 2013
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia: The Complete Season 8 DVD Review
“The day Charlie rules the world, I’ll blow myself.” – Dennis Reynolds
Read MoreThe Wizard of Oz 75th Anniversary Edition Is the Pick of the Week
There’s no picks like double-dips.
Read MoreRoom 237 DVD Review: Shining a Light on Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining
Come play with them.
Read More3 Films by Roberto Rossellini Starring Ingrid Bergman Criterion Collection DVD Review: The Definitive Journey
The definitive treatment of Rossellini’s Journey Trilogy.
Read MoreIron Man 3 Blu-ray Review: Would Make Tony Stark Proud
The story of the man and his iron mask.
Read MoreDoctor Who: The Complete Seventh Series DVD Review: Lots of Changes Make for a Less Than Steller Doctor
I liked the first half of Series 7 much more than the latter half.
Read MoreIn the Fog Movie Review: Unwavering Morality from Sergei Loznitsa
It is a beautifully dark and human tale.
Read MoreThanksKilling 3 DVD Review: What the Hell Did I Just Watch?
It’s like a cross between Team America: World Police and Legend or The Neverending Story.
Read MoreTV Review: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: “Pilot”
Contains the Whedonesque humor we’ve come to expect in his productions.
Read MoreLa Cage aux Folles Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: “Utter Hell” to Make, Pure Heaven to Watch
It is a film as funny and necessary today as it was when it came out in 1978.
Read MoreThe League: The Complete Season Four DVD Review: A Bad Season for the Gang Makes for a Good Season for Viewers
Most fans will be pleasantly satisfied with the season’s overall storyline.
Read MoreTwo and a Half Men: The Complete Tenth Season DVD Review: Getting Better
The second of the Kutcher Years is a marked improvement over the first.
Read MoreDoctor Who: The Complete Seventh Series Is the Pick of the Week
How could it not be?
Read MoreAdventure Time: Jake the Dad DVD Review: The Fun Hasn’t Ended
The show continues to impress with its creativity in these 16 episodes.
Read MoreThe Earrings of Madame de … Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: The Direction of Max Ophuls Dazzles Like a Diamond
The entire experience of film, presentation, and extras makes it worth having.
Read MoreThe Devil’s Backbone Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: One of Guillermo del Toro’s Most Personal Films
A somewhat traditional ghost story that offers surprises.
Read MoreA Letter to Three Wives Blu-ray Review: A Bit of a Trifle, but an Enjoyable Trifle
A mildly clever conceit, a capable cast and sure-handed direction make A Letter to Three Wives a genial experience.
Read MoreHomeland: The Complete Second Season Blu-ray Review: Falling Short of Greatness
To be sure, Homeland: Season 2 is good television.
Read MoreSinbad: The Complete First Season Blu-ray Review: Harmless Fun on the Well-dressed Seas
It’s more reminiscent of Xena: Warrior Princess than any modern fare.
Read MoreSlacker Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Formally Fascinating, Warmly Hilarious Film
Don’t be so apathetic. Get this Blu-ray.
Read MoreThe Odd Angry Shot Blu-ray Review: The Occasionally Aggressive Movie
Further proof Australia may, in fact, actually exist.
Read MoreRevolution: The Complete First Season Blu-ray Review: The Revolution Is Televised
When the lights go out, it becomes a dangerous world.
Read MoreBrainwave DVD Review: Interesting Lectures, but Missed Opportunity
Brainwave, a lecture series that pair an artist with a neuroscientist, is an intriguing, if rather random, DVD release.
Read MoreAutumn Sonata Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Utterly Sad and Nearly Perfect
A wonderful portrayal of these characters and of life.
Read MoreHands of a Stranger (1962) DVD Review: Different Take, Same Ol’ Story
The umpteenth film incarnation of “The Hands of Orlac” is a botched operation unto itself.
Read MoreDoctor Who: The Ice Warriors DVD Review: A Classic
Frightening, hissing Martians break out of the ice.
Read MoreDoctor Who: Scream of the Shalka DVD Review: A Cartoon Doctor For the 40th Anniversary
A fascinating bit of Who history.
Read MoreAn American Hippie in Israel Blu-ray Review: The Rocky Hebrew Picture Show
A mind-warping lump of coal that has magically turned into gold.
Read MoreThe Bling Ring Is the Pick of the Week
Sofia Coppola has proven herself to be a true auteur, a director with a clear and concise vision.
Read MoreHands of the Ripper Blu-ray Review: Jack the Ripper’s Bastard Daughter Goes Psycho!
Never mind her hands – take a look at those perky l’il boobies!
Read MoreUltimate Wolverine vs. Hulk DVD Review: Love Will Tear Logan Apart
Ultimately it comes down to what was the writer’s intention.
Read MoreFrankenstein’s Army Blu-ray Review: For the Folks Back Home in Russia
It is an innovative picture and an entertaining one.
Read MoreThe Twilight Zone: The Complete Fifth Season DVD Review: The End of the Line
The final episodes-only set of Rod Serling’s classic series is now out on DVD.
Read MoreThe Walking Dead: The Complete Third Season DVD Review: For Those Who Enjoy Good Storytelling
The performances are top notch and the characters being created are worth watching.
Read MoreThe Walking Dead: The Complete Third Season Blu-ray Review: High Expectations Result in Unsatisfying Season
The writers once again show that nobody is safe.
Read MoreThe Spy Who Came in from the Cold Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Masterfully Acted and Presented
Martin Ritt’s adaptation of this classic spy novel is a gritty view of Cold War-era spy life.
Read MoreThe Big Bang Theory: The Complete Sixth Season DVD Review: Best Sitcom Since Seinfeld
The sixth season of funniest sitcom on TV has just been released.
Read MoreStar Trek: Into Darkness Blu-ray Review: The Wrath of Fans
A step down from the first entry, but not without its charms – until the final act.
Read MoreSample This Movie Review: How One Song Sparked a Music Revolution
The documentary tells how an obscure song spurred the creation of hip hop.
Read MoreHarry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction Movie Review: Portrait of an Artist as an Old Man
Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction isn’t that meaty, but there is enough to keep the audience’s interest most of the time.
Read MoreFriday the 13th: The Complete Collection Is the Pick of the Week
Now and again, I like to throw on some goofy slasher flicks and relive memories through hundreds of pointless, over-the-top violence.
Read MoreCavalcade (1933) Blu-ray Review: An Important Film from the Early Days
Should old acquaintance be forgot and never brought to mind? Old film finds new audience.
Read MoreFrankenstein’s Army DVD Review: Things That Go Bump, Boom, Chop, Slice, Ratatatat, and Stab in the Night
WWII zombie monstrosities done right.
Read MoreThe Best and Worst of Summer 2013
Three writers give a postmortem on the Summer of 2013.
Read MoreMe and My Gal DVD Review: A Pre-Code Delight from Raoul Walsh
The film is fantastic; the disc? Well, let’s be grateful for what we got, I guess.
Read MoreGood Ol’ Freda Movie Review: The Beatles’ Former Secretary and President of Their Fan Club Tells Her Story
The good-hearted documentary tells the story the Beatles from the perspective of a true fan and onetime employee.
Read MoreThe Frozen Dead (1966) DVD Review: Pre-Hip Unhip Nazi Zombies
Triumph of the shrill.
Read MoreAmerican Guerrilla in the Philippines DVD Review: An Interesting Detour
Fritz Lang cheers for America.
Read MoreMy Father and the Man in Black Movie Review: Beautifully Moving
A reluctant son’s story about his father whose life was eclipsed by a legend.
Read MoreHaven: The Complete Third Season DVD Review: Supernatural TV Series Dives into Some Pitfalls
Haven: Season 3 continues the supernatural series with a mixed-bag of episodes, some good, some real dogs.
Read MoreCharles Beaumont: The Short Life of Twilight Zone’s Magic Man (Director’s Cut Special Edition) DVD Review: A Must for Fans
The fascinating life story of the Twilight Zone master.
Read MoreFive Dolls for an August Moon Is the Pick of the Week
Whatever the reason, there is a ton of stuff coming out for lovers of all things boob tube.
Read MoreBlandings: Series 1 DVD Review: The Great Wodehouse (Somewhat) Well Adapted
Blandings, adapted from the stories by P.G. Wodehouse, wonderfully performed, but deviates somewhat from Woderhouse’s innocent spirit.
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