Gordon S. Miller

The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart Blu-ray Review: A Fitting Farewell

The plot threads tie together nicely and offer a few surprises that will answer questions that fans have had since the beginning.

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Justice League: Warworld Blu-ray Review: A Minor Installment in the Tomorrowverse

While I appreciate the writers wanting to do something different with the characters,the overall story doesn’t come together as well as it should.

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San Diego Comic Con 2023 Saturday Programming Highlights

The six SDCC panels I hope to attend on Saturday, July 22.

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San Diego Comic Con 2023 Friday Programming Highlights

The five SDCC panels I hope to attend on Friday, July 21.

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San Diego Comic Con 2023 Thursday Programming Highlights

The five SDCC panels I hope to attend on Thursday, July 20.

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Clash of the Wolves / Where the North Begins Blu-ray Review: A Rin Tin Tin Double Feature

It serves as a wonderful snapshot of a bygone star and era.

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Book Review: Walt Disney’s Silly Symphonies 1932-1935: Starring Bucky Bug and Donald Duck

While the stories in Fantagraphics’s Walt Disney’s Silly Symphonies 1932-1935 skew toward young readers, Al Taliaferro’s artistry can be appreciated and enjoyed by fans of all ages.

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The Venture Bros.: The Complete Series DVD Review: The Magnum Opus of Jackson Publick & Doc Hammer

An imaginative menagerie of mad scientists, magicians, and monsters that evolved into a heady dramedy about characters trying to find their place in the world.

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Claydream Is the Pick of the Week

I appreciate those who work outside the spotlight and that’s why my Pick of the Week is Claydream.

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Hey There, It’s Yogi Bear! Blu-ray Review: Ready for His Close-up

Expanding Yogi’s adventure from a 7-minute short to an 89-minute movie works for the most part.

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Tribeca 2023 Review: Cinnamon

For crime fiction fans, Cinnamon is a movie to seek out.

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Thelma & Louise Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Two for the Road

Thelma & Louise stands alongside other classic, outlaw buddy pictures like Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and Bonnie and Clyde.

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If I Had a Million Blu-ray Review: A Mixed Bag

There’s a good mix of drama and comedy, which make up for the duds.

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Creed III Blu-ray Review: A Crowd-pleaser

Fans of the Rocky/Creed franchise should be satisfied with this latest installment.

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Fast X Movie Review: Dante Unleashes an Inferno

Fast X delivers numerous fights scenes, over-the-top driving sequences, comedic moments, and speeches about “family” that fans of the brand enjoy.

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Max Fleischer’s Superman 1941-1943 Blu-ray Review: It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s DNR!

Whether this release is worth owning will depend on how particular the buyer is.

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Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal: The Complete Second Season Blu-ray Review: The End of a Prehistoric Era

It deserves to be considered one of the best TV shows currently airing.

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Terminal Invasion Blu-ray Review: An Alien Walks into an Airport…

Terminal Invasion makes good use of its genre premise and Bruce Campbell elevates his limited character.

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Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham Blu-ray Review: Superhero Goes Supernatural

Based on the Elseworlds miniseries of the same name written by Mike Mignola and Richard Pace, Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham places Bruce Wayne et al. in 1920s Gotham for a compelling tale of Lovecraftian horror. While the movie will not be for all superhero fans, the story presents a unique take on…

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Kubrick by Kubrick Movie Review: Stanley Speaks

An enjoyable documentary that will likely elicit multiple viewings by Kubrick aficionados, but its brevity will also leave them wanting more.

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Book Review: Dark City: The Lost World of Film Noir (Revised and Expanded Edition) by Eddie Muller

The book is chock full of film images and movie posters that Dark City makes as good a coffee-table photo book as it does a film reference book.

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WonderCon 2023 Program Highlights

What I am most interested in seeing, although whether I attend them is anyone’s guess at this point.

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The Adventures of Batman: The Complete Collection Blu-ray Review: Filmation’s First Animated Iteration of the Caped Crusader

Although it might be too simple for modern viewers, it is a fun throwback before the dark of the Dark Knight dominated the character and his stories.

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Creed III Movie Review: This Time (Like Every Time) It’s Personal

Creed III delivers a familiar, crowd-pleasing time.

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Hollywood Shuffle Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Be the Change You Want to See

It epitomizes the notion that if one doesn’t see the movies they want being made, then go make them.

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2023 Oscar-Nominated Animated Short Films Review

I can’t remember when I have last seen this impressive a roster of shorts.

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Plane Movie Review: Gerard Butler Leads a Satisfying Shoot-’em Up

If action films are your thing, it is worth your time booking this Plane.

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Legion of Super-Heroes Blu-ray Review: A Fun Superhero Adventure Geared Towards a Younger Audience

The movie serves as a good entry point into the DC Comics universe since a flawed hero is easier for a viewer to identify with.

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Violent Night Blu-ray Review: Can’t Say They Didn’t Warn You

Those looking for an offbeat Christmas movie should consider Violent Night once the kiddies and old folks go to bed.

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Book Review: Rock on Film: The Movies That Rocked the Big Screen by Fred Goodman

An outstanding addition to the library of film lovers and music lovers.

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The Adventures of Baron Munchausen Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Wondrous Story about a Wondrous Storyteller by a Wondrous Filmmaker

A film filled with great imagination, much like its titular character and its director.

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Darryl Jones: In the Blood DVD Review: The Man in the Stones’ Shadow

A good addition to the genre of sideman documentaries.

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Invaders from Mars (1953) Blu-ray Review: A Standout in the ’50s Sci-fi Genre

The hard work by the restoration team looks wonderful in high definition.

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Black Adam Blu-ray Review: Legend, Vengeance, and the Kahndaqian Way

Black Adam is the 11th film in the DC Extended Universe franchise.The character first appeared in rival Fawcett Comics’ Marvel Family #1 (1945). The wizard Shazam granted Black Adam the same powers given to Captain Marvel but because Black Adam abused his powers, he was punished. Dwayne Johnson stars as Teth-Adam / Black Adam, whose…

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Criterion’s The Adventures of Baron Munchausen is the Pick of the Week

Ring in the new year with some new releases on Blu-ray.

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Twilight (1998) Blu-ray Review: Mystery and Noir Fans Should Enjoy It

An errand for a friend lands Harry Ross in the middle of multiple murder investigations, from past and the present.

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South Park: Post Covid Blu-ray Review: An Entertaining Mix of Goofy and Serious

The two-part story illustrates writer/director Trey Parker’s ability to continue delivering the series’ trademark blend of juvenile humor and insightful social commentary at Season 24.

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Book Review: TCM Underground: 50 Must-See Films from the World of Classic Cult and Late-Night Cinema by Millie De Chirico & Quatoyiah Murry

A great addition to the library for those who have an alternative definition of “classic movie.”

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Let There Be Drums! DVD Review: And There Was Drums and Drummers!

One doesn’t have to be a fan of drums or the Grateful Dead to enjoy Justin Kreutzmann’s Let There Be Drums!, as the drummers’ passions for their craft is infectious.

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We Are As Gods DVD Review: A Life Well Lived

Stewart Brand is a fascinating figure whose passions and optimism have led him to impact culture, both American and global.

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Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm Blu-ray Review: Reunited, and It Feels So Good

Although there’s over 150 episodes and a movie, Plantasm is as good a place as any to enter the ATHF franchise.

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Cinema Sentries

Stargirl: The Complete Second Season Blu-ray Review: A Wonderful Continuation of the Series

Over the 13 episodes, the new Justice Society of America combats dark forces, both externally and internally.

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Lost Highway Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Neo-noir with a Twist

You may end up lost but you’ll enjoy the journey.

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Beast (2022) Blu-ray Review: A Fun, Albeit Familiar, Adventure

Baltasar Kormákur’s Beast and his visual effects team present thrills in this conventional man-versus-animal story set among the South African plains where a man must save his family against a lion driven to kill after the loss of its pride to poachers. Widower Dr. Nate Samuels (Idris Alba) takes his young daughters, Meredith (Iyana Halley),…

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