Archive for November 2014
History Presents: The Definitive WWI & WWII Collection DVD Review: Nirvana in a Box for War Buffs
Forty-four hours of some of the best World War documentaries ever made by The History Channel.
Read MoreThe Skeleton Twins Movie Review: A Twisted Tale of Those Bound by Blood
Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig turn dysfunction into emotional drama in The Skeleton Twins.
Read MoreUHF Blu-ray Review: Constant Parodying, Semi-Constant Laughter
“Weird Al” packs a comic sensibility not at all conducive to feature films into a ramshackle movie.
Read MoreDarkman Collector’s Edition Blu-ray Review: Delivers the Fun Quotient
Sam Raimi’s ultracool, post Evil Dead B-movie.
Read MoreAdventure Time: The Complete Fourth Season Blu-ray Review: Make Time for It
Looking for adventure? Head out and buy this.
Read MoreBunny Lake Is Missing Blu-ray Review: Required Viewing Is Found
The only film to ever have employed a couple of Zombies as a Greek chorus hits High-Def courtesy Twilight Time.
Read MoreThe Rolling Stones: From the Vault – Hampton Coliseum (Live in 1981) Review: A Welcome Trip Back
Relive the last classic Stones era in this 1981 concert film.
Read MoreDrunk History: Seasons 1 & 2 Is the Pick of the Week
I’m taking a chance that an odd comedy will actually tickle my funny bone.
Read MoreThe Rolling Stones: From the Vault – L.A. Forum (Live in 1975) DVD Review: It’s Only a Concert Video, but I Like It
The band shows why they remain the very definition of rock and roll.
Read MoreBook Review: Superman: The Golden Age Sundays (1946-1949)
Sometimes goofy, occasionally deadly, and always exciting, it’s Superman as you may not have seen him before.
Read MoreBook Review: The Complete Dick Tracy, Volume 17: 1956-1957 by Chester Gould
Gould delivers entertaining, action-heavy crime dramas once again.
Read MoreIt Happened One Night Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: The Original Runaway Bride
Frank Capra’s romantic comedy classic shines in new Criterion release.
Read MoreThe Hook (1963) DVD Review: “Kid, Any Day a War Ends is a Nice Day.”
Kirk Douglas, Nick Adams, and Robert Walker, Jr. star in a well-made Korean War drama from George Seaton.
Read MoreThe Graduate Movie Review: The Perfect Way to Disturb the Sounds of Silence
Is The Graduate still meaningful? Maybe more than ever.
Read MoreVery Extremely Dangerous (2012) DVD Review: A Life of Utter Chaos
The story of musician Jerry McGill in Very Extremely Dangerous makes Behind the Music look like Romper Room.
Read MoreTouch the Wall Movie Review: A Tale of Two Swimmers
Missy Franklin strives to make her first while Kara Lynn Joyce aims for her third Olympic Games. Or, why sometimes bronze is just as sweet as gold.
Read MoreJames Cameron’s Deepsea Challenge 3D Blu-ray Review: What Goes Down Goes Waaay Down
Dive into a wet and wild ride to the bottom of the world’s oceans.
Read MoreUnit One: Set 1-3 DVD Review: Hannibal Plays a Cop
Emmy-winning Danish TV series features Mads Mikkelsen as an unconventional detective.
Read MoreIt Happened One Night Is the Pick of the Week
The Christmas season keeps bringing all sorts of great stuff.
Read MoreLife Itself (2014) Movie Review: A Fascinating Person Attached to That Thumb
Film critic extraordinaire Roger Ebert gets the compelling documentary he deserves, celebratory but unafraid to show his flaws and weaknesses.
Read MoreThe Day They Robbed the Bank of England DVD Review: Introducing Peter O’Toole
A taut, well-crafted Victorian Era heist thriller that forged the way for many crime dramas to come.
Read MoreBirdman of Alcatraz Blu-ray Review: The Cinematic System’s Sympathetic Psychopath
Twilight Time brings us a much-needed High-Def release of the Burt Lancaster/John Frankenheimer classic.
Read MoreAFI Fest 2014 Review: Red Army
A great documentary because it takes a niche subject and tells a larger, identifiable story with it.
Read MoreBook Review: DC Comics Super-Villains: The Complete Visual History by Daniel Wallace
They are bad no matter how they are drawn.
Read MoreMokey / Revolt in the Big House DVD Reviews: A Young Robert Blake Two-fer
The controversial actor goes from motherless juvenile delinquent to prison revolutionary in these two New-to-DVD rarities from the Warner Archive.
Read MoreAFI 2014 Review: Tales of the Grim Sleeper
A compelling and heartbreaking true-crime documentary.
Read MoreBorgen: The Complete Series DVD Review: Danish Politics Fit for Americans
Borgen makes the incomprehensible Danish political system not only understandable but lots of fun to watch.
Read MoreGenesis: Three Sides Live Blu-ray Review: …And Then They Were Live…
Turn it on (again) and play it loud.
Read MoreThe Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) 40th Anniversary Edition DVD Review: The Best It’s Ever Been
It has dulled a bit over time with other movies building on its formula, but the legacy and impact live on.
Read MorePhineas and Ferb: Star Wars DVD Review: A Parallel Adventure in the Galactic Empire
Disney’s inventive duo run amiably amok through the story of Star Wars: A New Hope.
Read MoreDaniel Boone: The Complete Series (50th Anniversary) DVD Review: A Dream Come-a-Truer
The Fox TV Archives makes its debut with an anticipated re-release of the out-of-print TV favorite.
Read MoreStar Wars: The Clone Wars: The Lost Missions Blu-ray Review: An Excellent Ending to a Strong Series
The final season for the animated Clone Wars series makes its way to Blu-ray.
Read MoreSaturday at Wizard World Tulsa 2014: My First Con Experience
My first ever Con found me checking out cosplayers and listening to James Marsters and William Shatner.
Read MoreAFI Fest 2014 Review: Two Days, One Night
With superheros all the rage, it’s nice that there are people like the Dardennes creating films this.
Read MoreLots of TV Series Sets Are the Picks of the Week
Halloween is over so its time for the Christmas season and with it lots of big TV collections.
Read MoreBook Review: Star Trek: Gold Key Archives, Volume 2
This is not your daddy’s Star Trek.
Read MoreWicked, Wicked DVD Review: The Best Bad Gimmick Movie Ever
The first film to have been constructed entirely out of B roll footage finally comes to DVD.
Read MoreNational Gallery Movie Review: Frederick Wiseman Delivers Cinematic Fulfillment
A three-hour journey into London’s most prestigious art gallery.
Read MorePossessed (1947) Blu-ray Review: At Last, Gender Equality in Film Noir!
Joan Crawford takes the wheel in a classic thriller that has received a startling new HD release from the Warner Archive.
Read MorePete Kelly’s Blues (1955) Blu-ray Review: Uneven Musical Gangster Noir (in Color)
The Warner Archive presents the second of three strikes for Jack Webb’s failed franchise.
Read MoreBook Review: Showrunners: The Art of Running a TV Show by Tara Bennett
This book relies too much on quotes from famous names and not enough on imparting facts.
Read MoreThe St. Louis Kid DVD Review: Another James Cagney Rarity Makes Its Debut
A cocky, real jerk of a truck driver learns the hard way about the evils of milk in this weird, uneven 1934 feature.
Read MoreThe Compleat Al DVD Review: Vintage Yankovic
If you consider yourself a Weird Al fan, this is worth picking up.
Read MoreThe Killer Shrews DVD Review: A Shrewd Release from Film Chest
Tons of fun, classic monster pics to choose from here.
Read MoreMiss Marple: Volume 1 DVD Review: Old Dames Rule
Agatha Christie’s approved actress expertly brings her literary heroine to life in the investigation of deaths.
Read MoreStyle Wars Blu-ray Review: Capturing Street Art in Its Infancy
Original Hip-Hop culture and graffiti documentary gets well deserved restoration.
Read MoreYankee Doodle Dandy Blu-ray Review: You’re a Grand Old Film
James Cagney gets born on the fourth of July for the Warner Archive’s dynamic HD release of the already exceptional George M. Cohan biopic.
Read MoreThe Italian Exploitation Invasion: Sex and Death, 1969-2012
From lite BDSM affairs of the late ’60s to bloody splatter flicks of the mid ’80s, here’s a little bit of everything from one of cinema’s most inimitably imitative industries.
Read MoreBook Review: Puck: What Fools These Mortals Be!: Political Cartooning at its Finest
A collection of historic, important, and just a little bit esoteric political cartoons from a bygone era.
Read MoreBook Review: Tarzan: The Complete Russ Manning Newspaper Strips, Volume Three: 1971-1974, Edited by Dean Mullaney
Manning’s talents continue to impress in this volume.
Read MoreThe One I Love Blu-ray Review: Seeing is Believing
What we project onto our relationships can become a reality.
Read MorePlanes: Fire and Rescue Blu-ray Combo Review: Geared Toward Younger Kids
Planes: Fire & Rescue may be a spin-off from Cars but it lacks the Pixar magic.
Read MoreStanley Kubrick: The Masterpiece Collection Is the Pick of the Week
Christmas is coming and with it comes big boxed sets and lots of TV collections.
Read MorePlayTime Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Hulot vs. Modernization
Jacques Tati’s own brilliantly satirical spin on the mechanical age.
Read MoreHugh Hefner DVD Review: He’s Just Doing What He Loves
In case you weren’t sure whether Hef’s life was awesome, here he is to tell you how awesome it is.
Read MoreBook Review: Voltron: From Days of Long Ago, A 30th Anniversary Celebration by Brian Smith
If you love Voltron, you’ll love this book.
Read MoreBoy Meets Girl (1938) DVD Review: Recommended Neglected Screwball Comedy Antics
James Cagney and Pat O’Brien pull no punches in this biting satire of the Golden Age of Hollywood.
Read MoreBook Review: Ripley’s Believe It or Not!: Daily Cartoons 1929-1930
For those of us who were once hooked on Ripley, this book is a real treat.
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