The Wolf of Wall Street Is the Pick of the Week
By Mat Brewster |
I’ll soon be adding it to my collection, where it will stand proud with all the other Martin Scorsese films and even prouder amongst all the Picks of the Week.
American Hustle Is the Pick of the Week
By Mat Brewster |
I’m ready to put on a leisure suite, hang the disco ball, and live with this movie for a month, much less a week.
Inside Llewyn Davis Is the Pick of the Week
By Mat Brewster |
You’ll likely never see me not pick a Coen Brothers’ movie as my Pick of the Week.
Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration (Deluxe Edition) DVD Review: Star-studded, Jam-packed, Mid-career Celebration of One of Rock’s Greats
By Mat Brewster |
Only Dylan could get so many talented artists to come together and create such incredible music together.
Book Review: Sherlock Holmes FAQ: All That’s Left to Know About the World’s Greatest Private Detective by Dave Thompson
By Mat Brewster |
An excellent pocket resource.
12 Years a Slave Is the Pick of the Week
By Mat Brewster |
It’s the kind of thing Academy voters eat up as they obviously did last night.
Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor Blu-ray Review: An Overstuffed, but Still Yummy Christmas Turkey
By Mat Brewster |
A nice send-off to the Eleventh Doctor, just not a great one.
Elmo’s World: All About Animals DVD Review: Great For Toddlers, Obnoxious For Everybody Else
By Mat Brewster |
Pretty much any toddler will no doubt love it.
Beware the Batman: Shadows of Gotham, Season 1 Part 1 DVD Review: A New Take On An Old Character
By Mat Brewster |
They decided to make some pretty big changes in order to set themselves apart.
Game of Thrones: The Complete Third Season Is the Pick of the Week
By Mat Brewster |
They do an amazing job of bringing these characters and the huge scope of their stories to the screen.
Fantastic Mr. Fox Criterion Collection Review: It is Quote-Unquote Fantastic
By Mat Brewster |
It’s absolutely worth upgrading to this Criterion disk.
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness Blu-ray Review: Ingrid Bergman Saves China
By Mat Brewster |
A lovely film though overly long and slightly racist to modern eyes.
Ender’s Game Is the Pick of the Week
By Mat Brewster |
The Internet has got me excited about something and that excitement gets passed around and shared.
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981) Blu-ray Review: The Adaptations Keep Ringing and Ringing
By Mat Brewster |
The Blu-ray has its flaws, but this is likely the best version we’re ever going to see of it.
Vera: Set 3 DVD Review: Great Scenery, Plenty of Murders
By Mat Brewster |
Vera: Set 3 is a well-made, well-drawn series that would make an excellent part of anyone’s mystery set.
Top of the Lake DVD Review: Top of My Best of 2014 List
By Mat Brewster |
A well-made, atmospheric, beautiful series from Jane Campion.
Blue Jasmine Is the Pick of the Week
By Mat Brewster |
I pretty much make all of his new releases my Pick of the Week.
Enough Said Blu-ray Review: A Sweet, Realistic Romantic Comedy
By Mat Brewster |
A lovely portrait of real characters with real problems played realistically.
Sesame Street: Be a Good Sport DVD Review: Fun and Education for Babies (and Adults Too)
By Mat Brewster |
Over two hours worth of sketches that are sure to keep any ankle biter enthralled.
Rififi Is the Pick of the Week
By Mat Brewster |
Because it features one of the most tense, carefully crafted scenes in all of cinema.
Top of the Lake Is the Pick of the Week
By Mat Brewster |
Apologies for those who love their rednecked water-fowl, and foul-mouthed animated spies.
Don Jon Blu-ray Review: How Porn is Better Than Scarlett Johansson
By Mat Brewster |
Joseph Gordon-Levitt attempts to deal with how fantasy worlds collide with our real ones, causing untold problems and unhappiness.
Don Jon Is the Pick of the Week
By Mat Brewster |
I like Gordon-Levitt a good deal, and it’s impossible not to watch Scarlett Johansson in anything she does.
Call of the Wild (1935) Blu-ray Review: A Fun but Forgettable Adventure
By Mat Brewster |
The movie is good and representative of this classic period of Hollywood filmmaking.
Prisoners Is the Pick of the Week
By Mat Brewster |
It looks to be an intense, violent, really good bit of cinema.
East West 101: Seasons Two & Three DVD Review: An Exciting Australian Crime Drama with a Social Message
By Mat Brewster |
It’s compelling stuff that’s both fun thrilling and meaningful.
Jesse James (1939) Blu-ray Review: History Be Damned, This Is Too Much Fun
By Mat Brewster |
Though a bit dated and terribly inaccurate, it is a joy to watch and is immensely entertaining.
Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Project Is the Pick of the Week
By Mat Brewster |
A recommendation from Scorsese and the Criterion people makes this collection an easy choice.
Mary Poppins 50th Anniversary Blu-ray Review: Save for the Lack of New Extras, Practically Perfect
By Mat Brewster |
The film comes highly recommended.
Blood on the Docks, Volume 1 DVD Review: Murders and Mysteries in Northern France
By Mat Brewster |
What makes it watchable, even rather enjoyable, is the two main actors.
Dead Like Me: The Complete Series Is the Pick of the Week
By Mat Brewster |
A very nicely priced set of a really wonderful show.
Breaking Bad: The Complete Series Is the Pick of the Week
By Mat Brewster |
A pick to be thankful for.
Doctor Who: Terror of the Zygons DVD Review: The Doctor and the Loch Ness Monster
By Mat Brewster |
A straight-up classic Tom Baker-era Who.
Poirot: Series 9 Blu-ray Review: Well-made Mysteries
By Mat Brewster |
A pretty grand thing when you get down to it.
The World’s End Is the Pick of the Week
By Mat Brewster |
To say that when it came out on DVD it would be my Pick of the Week would be putting it exactly.
The Secret of Crickley Hall DVD Review: Two Interesting Stories Marred by Their Own Connections
By Mat Brewster |
It’s good, but not nearly good enough.
Line of Duty: Series 1 DVD Review: The Thin Gray Line
By Mat Brewster |
A terrific bit of television.
Nosferatu (1922): Deluxe Remastered Edition Is the Pick of the Week
By Mat Brewster |
It stands right up there with my all-time favorites.
The Three Faces of Eve Blu-ray Review: Dated, but Fun
By Mat Brewster |
Quite charming in its own way.
Spiral: Season 2 DVD Review: A Superb, Layered French Crime Drama
By Mat Brewster |
Spiral Season 2 is fantastic television.
The Right Stuff: 30th Anniversary Edition Is the Pick of the Week
By Mat Brewster |
A classic American film about classic Americans gets the nod.
Move Me Brightly: Celebrating Jerry Garcia’s 70th Birthday Blu-ray Review: Old and New Heads Celebrate Captain Trips
By Mat Brewster |
A truly remarkable bit of history.
The Johan Falk Trilogy DVD Review: Flawed but Fun
By Mat Brewster |
Despite quite a few flaws, The Johan Falk Trilogy creates some rather enjoyable popcorn viewing.
Monsters University Is the Pick of the Week
By Mat Brewster |
This is certainly not my most glowing Pick ever.
Aftershock (2012) Blu-ray Review: A Disaster / Horror Film that Wants to Be More, but Fails Miserably
By Mat Brewster |
Unfortunately, the filmmakers decided to go for carnage and gore, and the results are as dull as can be.
Embrace of the Vampire (2013) Blu-ray Review: Better Than the Original, Which Isn’t Saying Much
By Mat Brewster |
If you like b-grade vampire movies, this one’s pretty well done.
Embrace of the Vampire (1995) Blu-ray Review: Would Be Forgotten Were It Not for Alyssa Milano’s Assets
By Mat Brewster |
This isn’t a show-off disk, unless by showing off one means presenting high-definition celebrity nudity.