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.
Love Actually: Tenth Anniversary Edition Is the Pick of the Week
By Mat Brewster |
It’s probably my favorite Christmas movie ever.
Eyes Without a Face Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Mesmerizing, Poetic Film
By Mat Brewster |
While it embraces the horror genre, it manages to rise above it as well and present itself as a masterful work of art.
Much Ado About Nothing (2012) Is the Pick of the Week
By Mat Brewster |
Despite my inability to fall in love with all things Joss, I’m very excited about his take on this Shakespearian comedy.