Archive for November 2013
Fathom Events Presents Doctor Who: “The Day of the Doctor”
The Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Celebration hits the silver screen.
Read MoreIn Search of Blind Joe Death: The Saga of John Fahey DVD Review: Straightforward Look at Oddball Musician
In Search of Blind Joe Death is a captivating look at the life and works of genuine musical misfit John Fahey.
Read MoreTV Review: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: “Repairs”
I’m hoping that the show has finally started to find its rhythm.
Read MoreThe Mod Squad: The Complete Collection Review (Sampler): One Black, One White, and One Blonde
All 124 episodes of The Mod Squad have just been released in a massive box set from VEI.
Read MoreThe Paradise: Series One DVD Review: Love, Silk, and the Big Sell
A good-looking and sharp television series that features plenty of entanglements and goings-on.
Read MoreAll the President’s Men Two-Disc Special Edition Blu-ray Review: The Unmaking of the President
An important movie about an important time in United States history
Read MoreBreaking Bad: The Complete Series Is the Pick of the Week
A pick to be thankful for.
Read MoreThe Twilight Zone: The Complete First Season DVD Review: Rod Serling Creates a TV Landmark
A journey into a wondrous land of outstanding television.
Read MoreDoctor Who: The Doctors Revisited: Fifth to Eighth DVD Review: Spotlight on Classic Villains
For those that don’t already own the serials included and especially for those who don’t know these Doctors, I very much recommend this.
Read MoreThe History of WWE: 50 Years of Sports Entertainment Blu-ray Review: Absolutely Worth Watching
A comprehensive catalogue of counterfeit combat.
Read MoreTV Review: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: “The Well”
All’s not well in “The Well.”
Read MoreMorrissey: 25 Live Review: November Spawned a Monster of a Blu-ray
You’re the one for me, fatty.
Read MoreThe Snow Queen (2005) DVD Review: Make Believe Gets an Enchanting Makeover
This condensed cinematic version of the classic Hans Christian Andersen tale illustrates how the warmth of love can overcome the icy oppressiveness of poverty and anger.
Read MoreThe Day Kennedy Died DVD Review: One of the Darkest Days in History
This powerful documentary uses little known sources to examine the day JFK was assassinated.
Read MoreDoctor Who: Terror of the Zygons DVD Review: The Doctor and the Loch Ness Monster
A straight-up classic Tom Baker-era Who.
Read MoreSanguivorous DVD Review: Super-Arty Asian Vampires
Sanguivorous is a horror film more interested in abstract visuals than narrative, or scares.
Read MoreMOMO: The Sam Giancana Story DVD Review: Rat Pack Gangster
The story of one of the most fascinating gangsters of the 20th Century.
Read MoreTurbo Blu-ray Review: The Fast and the Cautious
Plucky little snail makes for a winning tale of hope and brotherly love.
Read MoreHere’s Edie: The Edie Adams Television Collection DVD Review
Here’s Edie: The Edie Adams Television Collection showcases one of the “buried gems” of early TV variety shows.
Read MorePoirot: Series 9 Blu-ray Review: Well-made Mysteries
A pretty grand thing when you get down to it.
Read MoreThe World’s End Is the Pick of the Week
To say that when it came out on DVD it would be my Pick of the Week would be putting it exactly.
Read MoreBook Review: The Fifth Beatle: The Brian Epstein Story by Vivek J. Tiwary, Andrew Robinson, and Kyle Baker
The graphic novel attempts to tell the story of the Beatles’ manager–with mixed results.
Read MoreThe Secret of Crickley Hall DVD Review: Two Interesting Stories Marred by Their Own Connections
It’s good, but not nearly good enough.
Read MoreDoctor Who: The Tenth Planet DVD Review: It’s Far from Being Over
The first transformation of the Doctor and first appearance of the Cybermen make this a very significant serial.
Read MoreTales of the City: 20th Anniversary Edition DVD Review: Wild Times in San Francisco
Hedonism and intrigues abound in San Francisco during the final three months of 1976.
Read MoreThe Doctor Prepares for War in “The Night of the Doctor”
This mini-episode presents an important bit of Who history.
Read MoreThe Beast with Five Fingers (1946) DVD Review: Let’s Give the Boy a Hand
An oft-neglected horror classic makes its digital debut courtesy the Warner Archive Collection.
Read MoreAFI Fest 2013 Review: Her: O.S. I Love You
An authentic, insightful story about connections and relationships.
Read MoreCeeLo Green Is Loberace: Live in Vegas Blu-ray Review: What Happened in Vegas?
Skip Loberace and just watch Liberace.
Read MoreSilk: Series One DVD Review: A Capable British Courtroom Drama
A compact procedural that draws on the sorts of moral quandaries barristers find themselves in as part of the job.
Read MoreTV Review: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: “The Hub”
What’s all the hubbub about “The Hub”, bub?
Read MoreThe Carol Burnett Show: Christmas with Carol DVD Review: Two Shows Underwhelming
A Christmas present better left unopened.
Read MoreLine of Duty: Series 1 DVD Review: The Thin Gray Line
A terrific bit of television.
Read MoreTV Review: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: “FZZT”
The lack of interesting characters and mythology keeps it as a standard TV procedural.
Read MoreThe Uninvited (1944) Criterion Collection DVD Review: Who ‘Ya Gonna Call?
The first American film to take ghosts seriously gets the elite treatment.
Read More2 Guns Blu-ray Review: Bullets and Jokes Go Hand-in-Hand
Washington and Wahlberg band together to shoot guns and make you laugh.
Read MoreNosferatu (1922): Deluxe Remastered Edition Is the Pick of the Week
It stands right up there with my all-time favorites.
Read MoreThe Three Faces of Eve Blu-ray Review: Dated, but Fun
Quite charming in its own way.
Read MoreInterview: CinemAbility Director Jenni Gold Discusses Movies, Wheelchairs, and Grassroots Campaigns
While talking to Jenni I found myself deferring the questions and having an amazing conversation with her about disability, movies, and everything in between.
Read MoreJohn Cassavetes: Five Films Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Independent Spirit
An enlightening collection of the seminal works from the godfather of American independent film.
Read MoreStan Lee’s Comikaze 2013 Review: Three Days of the Octopus
The diary of my return to LA’s Comikaze.
Read MoreSpringsteen & I DVD Review: You Either Get It or You Don’t
I’m not quite sure it’s going to appeal to every fan.
Read MoreEast End Babylon: The Cockney Rejects Story DVD Review: Punk Hooligans for Life
The Cockney Rejects seem to have chosen football hooliganism over a career as punk rockers.
Read MoreTupac: Conspiracy and Aftermath DVD Review: An Inconsistent Look at Inconsistencies
Both films are really hard to get through because of the poor technical execution and editing.
Read MoreMonsters University Blu-ray Review: When Mikey Met Sulley
A pleasant though not essential return to the Pixar’s world of monsters.
Read MoreSunday at Stan Lee’s Comikaze 2013: The Final Day
My first time at Stan Lee’s Comikaze 2013.
Read MoreSpiral: Season 2 DVD Review: A Superb, Layered French Crime Drama
Spiral Season 2 is fantastic television.
Read MoreThe Right Stuff: 30th Anniversary Edition Is the Pick of the Week
A classic American film about classic Americans gets the nod.
Read MoreMama’s Family: The Complete First and Second Season DVDs Review: Familiar Sitcom Shenanigans
Contains the season that aired on NBC.
Read MoreMove Me Brightly: Celebrating Jerry Garcia’s 70th Birthday Blu-ray Review: Old and New Heads Celebrate Captain Trips
A truly remarkable bit of history.
Read MoreSaturday at Stan Lee’s Comikaze 2013
What I did this weekend.
Read MoreFriday at Stan Lee’s Comikaze 2013
I was impressed by how much things had changed.
Read MoreCinemAbility Movie Review: One of the Most Important Documentaries Everyone Should See
Disability is at the forefront of this amazing documentary.
Read MoreI Married a Witch Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Veronica Lake Bewitches, Bothers, and Bewilders
Love can be a witch if you’re Veronica Lake.
Read MoreVarious Artists: Mad Men Christmas Album Review: Smell the Booze, Feel the Christmas Angst
Spend Christmas with Don and Megan Draper this year.
Read MoreParadise: Faith Movie Review: The Power of Christ Is Compelling
Paradise: Faith finds yet another woman in search of joy where humanity is fragile.
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