Mat Brewster

The Honorable Woman DVD Review: A Slow, Dense and Immensely Entertaining Thriller

A densely plotted drama that loses none of its depth while remaining thrilling to watch.

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X-Men: Days of Future Past Is the Pick of the Week

The film matched all of the promise of the concept.

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Sleeping Beauty: Diamond Edition is the Pick of the Week

I can’t wait for my little girl to grow up with me and movies.

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Chef Is the Pick of the Week

I’m not at all a foodie, but I’d like to be.

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The Exorcist: The Complete Anthology and Halloween: The Complete Collection Are the Picks of the Week

As Halloween creeps near its time to start bringing out the big horror collections.

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Eraserhead Is the Pick of the Week

David Lynch’s bizarre, brilliant masterpiece gets the Criterion make-over.

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Line of Duty: Series 2 DVD Review: A Tired Genre Made Good

Series 2 doesn’t stray too far from the premise it set up in Series One, but that’s not a bad thing, not a bad thing at all.

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A Long Way Down Is the Pick of the Week

Despite not liking a good number of his books, I can’t help but love Nick Hornby.

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Book Review: Alfred Hitchcock’s America by Murray Pomerance: Not for the Faint of Heart

My suspicion is unless you are a frenzied scholar this book might notoriously turn you psycho.

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Line of Duty: Series 2 Is the Pick of the Week

This week brings some good TV and some classic monsters.

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Blandings: Series 2 Is the Pick of the Week

P.G. Wodehouse’s wonderful characters make it to the small screen.

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A Young Doctor’s Notebook DVD Review: And You Thought Don Draper Was a Dark Character

Dead babies, botched amputations, and lots of laughs.

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Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! Is the Pick of the Week

This week sees two foreign releases from Criterion and some excellent television.

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Batman: Assault on Arkham Blu-ray Review: Better than Its Straight to Video Release Implies

Who needs Batman when you’ve got the Suicide Squad?

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The Railway Man Is the Pick of the Week

I’m always interested in seeing the films Colin Firth is in because even if the film’s rubbish, you can count on his performance.

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Community: The Complete Fifth Season is the Pick of the Week

It’s a reasonable bet that I’ll be buying it on DVD sooner or later.

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Noah (2014) Is the Pick of the Week

Darren Aronofsky used nearly all the tricks in his arsenal to create a visually stunning and well-crafted movie.

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The Essential Jacques Demy Is the Pick of the Week

What I have seen looks like pure joy.

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Persona Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: An Absolute Must Have

A great film that should be watched and revered by any serious cinephile

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Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th DVD Review: Jason, Jason, and More Jason

If you love this series, then this will no doubt get your slasher-juices flowing.

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Under the Skin is the Pick of the Week

I pray that it becomes more than another footnote on the Mr. Skin webpage.

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Nymphomaniac Volume I & Volume II Is the Pick of the Week

I’ve been meaning to check out Lars von Trier’s films for a long time. This week’s pick just might get me there.

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Cannibal Holocaust Is the Pick of the Week

It is absolutely not a film for everyone, but it is an essential viewing for horror fanatics.

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Agatha Christie: Poirot, Series 12 Blu-ray Review:  Ridiculously Unrealistic Plots, Tons of Fun

Sometimes all you want at the end of a long day is a good, old-fashioned murder and some Belgian gray cells to solve them.

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Cinema Sentries

A Hard Day’s Night Is the Pick of the Week

A thing of everlasting beauty.

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Book Review: Little Orphan Annie, Volume Ten: The Junior Commandos by Harold Gray 

It comes most highly recommended to anyone with an interest in comics.

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The Grand Budapest Hotel Is the Pick of the Week

It is a ludicrously beautiful film full of mirth and wonder.

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An Adventure in Space and Time Blu-ray Review: A Must-have for any Whovian

A loving remembrance of how Doctor Who got its start.

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Classic Drama Collection DVD Review: Five Films Full of Drama, Comedy, Romance, and Costumes Galore

A package of five films that are really rather good, and well worth the buy.

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True Detective: Season 1 Is the Pick of the Week

It is a brilliant show, the sort of thing that cable TV has gotten so good at lately.

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Jack Taylor: Set 2 DVD Review: Iain Glen (and His Fans) Deserve Better Than This

Iain Glen’s performance keeps the series afloat.

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An Adventure in Space and Time Is the Pick of the Week

I do very much enjoy Doctor Who in all of its incarnations and am very interested in how it began.

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Cardinal Richelieu / Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! DVDs Review: There’s a Reason They’ve Been Forgotten

It’s brilliant that these sorts of films are finding their way to DVD but…

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Doctor Who: The Enemy of the World DVD Review: A True Gem Dug Up in Africa

We’re really quite lucky to have it, and ultimately, it is quite enjoyable.

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The Monuments Men Is the Pick of the Week

A darn good cast and a fascinating story is enough for me to make it this week’s pick.

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Her Is the Pick of the Week

It’s just the sort of story that Spike Jonze does well.

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Veronica Mars (2014) Is the Pick of the Week

I’m kind of excited that they were able to publicly fund a movie so many years after cancellation.

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Book Review: Superman: The Silver Age Newspaper Dailies, Volume 2: 1961-1963: Super-Ridiculous, Super-Fun

A terrific collection of strips that would otherwise be lost to the world.

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Master of the House Criterion Collection DVD Review: As Boring as it is Important

For film buffs and those interested in movie history, it is essential.

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Mr. Selfridge: Season 2 Is the Pick of the Week

I defer to the excellent quality Masterpiece has given us all in the past and hope they can pull this off.

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Master of the House Is the Pick of the Week

Thank goodness for the Criterion Collection.

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Philomena Is the Pick of the Week

There is lots of humor threaded through a story that is also filled with sadness.

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Maverick: The Complete Third and Fourth Season DVDs Review: Pappy Says Save This For the Old Folks

A nice set compiling two seasons of this classic show with really good video and audio quality.

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August: Osage County Is the Pick of the Week

I’m looking forward to seeing this one very much.

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Fargo (Remastered Edition) Blu-ray Review: Such a Super Film but Not so Super an Edition

An essential movie for any film fan to own. I won’t say the same for this particular release.

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Philomena Blu-ray Review: A Simple Story Told Really Well

We need more of these kinds of movies.

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Broadchurch: The Complete First Season Is the Pick of the Week

An honor I’m sure Mr. Tennant will wear with pride.

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Mapp & Lucia: The Complete Collection DVD Review: Slow and Delightful British Comedy

For those who enjoy jolly good British comedies and something a little more slow paced, this is a rare delight.

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