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Euphoria: Seasons 1 & 2 DVD Review: Full of Candor, Humor, and Empathy

By Davy | Nov 12, 2022

To be honest with you, I didn't exactly understand all the hoopla over the TV show Euphoria, and mainly that's ...

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

By Gordon S. Miller | Nov 3, 2022

The second season of Stargirl is subtitled “Summer School,” which Courtney (Brec Bassinger) has to enroll in because she is ...

TV Review: Doctor Who: “The Power of the Doctor”

By Gordon S. Miller | Oct 24, 2022

Doctor Who: “The Power of the Doctor” ends Jodie Whittaker's tenure as the Thirteenth Doctor on the ongoing series. Considering ...

The Flash (2014): The Complete Eighth Season Blu-ray Review: Starting to Wear Thin

By Mat Brewster | Oct 20, 2022

The Arrowverse is dead. Well, almost. What began with a single show, Arrow in 2012, quickly grew and grew until ...

Adventure Time: Distant Lands Blu-ray: The Saga Continues

By Gordon S. Miller | Oct 17, 2022

Adventure Time ran on Cartoon Network from 2010 to 2018. It presented the adventures of a human boy named Finn ...

Mayor of Kingstown: Season One Blu-ray Review: Deserving of a Recall Election

By David Wangberg | Oct 11, 2022

There was a time when Taylor Sheridan was the hot, up-and-coming filmmaker whose work I consistently sought. The first Sicario ...

Kung Fu The Complete Second Season DVD Review

Kung Fu (2021): The Complete Second Season DVD Review: It Just Keeps Getting Better

By Todd Karella | Oct 10, 2022

The series has been presented as a reimagining of the original 1972 Kung Fu television show starring David Carradine. Other ...

TV Review: Love & Rockets: The Great American Comic Book

By Steve Geise | Oct 5, 2022

After 40 years of ongoing publication, the Love & Rockets comic book is long overdue for a celebratory retrospective. Thankfully, ...

Young Sheldon: The Complete Fifth Season DVD Review: It’s Not Just About Sheldon Anymore

By Todd Karella | Oct 3, 2022

It’s hard to believe that Young Sheldon has been on for five seasons. When the premise for the series was ...

Poster of South Park aired on Comedy Central

South Park: The Complete Twenty-Fourth Season Blu-ray Review: COVID Comes to Town

By Gordon S. Miller | Aug 16, 2022

South Park: The Complete Twenty-Fourth Season is comprised of two extended episodes, which aired on Comedy Central. Trey Parker and ...

The Gilded Age: The Complete First Season DVD Review: Manhattan Abbey

By Steve Geise | Aug 9, 2022

While this period drama originates on HBO and is based in New York, its DNA is wholly derived from the ...

Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo Blu-ray Review: A Made-for-TV Dud

By Rons Reviews | Aug 3, 2022

This review is full of references that may be considered spoilers. Ultimately, there is nothing I can write that would ...

Reno 911! The Hunt for QAnon DVD Review: Insanity Ensues

By Darcy Staniforth | Aug 2, 2022

If you're a fan of the ridiculous and over-the-top comedy of the Reno 911! series, your fandom will only grow in ...

Night Gallery: Season Two Blu-ray Review: The Gallery Expands

By Steve Geise | Jul 29, 2022

If you started your Night Gallery Blu-ray collection with the Season One set (as I reviewed here), the first thing ...

DC’s Legends of Tomorrow: The Seventh and Final Season Blu-ray Review

By Mat Brewster | Jul 26, 2022

DC's Legends of Tomorrow is a show that learned to break out of its genre's conventions and embrace the inherent ...

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet: The Complete Season One and Two DVD Review

By Rons Reviews | Jul 19, 2022

When the discussion of the first Reality TV series comes up, the inclusion of The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet ...

Downton Abbey: A New Era Blu-ray Review: A Wedding and a Funeral and More

By Gordon S. Miller | Jul 5, 2022

Time marches on for the beloved characters of Downton Abbey as their second appearance on the silver screen delivers a ...

Scooby-Doo! and Guess Who?: The Complete Second Season DVD Review

By Shawn Bourdo | Jun 25, 2022

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided the writer with a free copy of the DVD reviewed in this Blog Post. The ...

Teen Titans Go! & DC Super Hero Girls: Mayhem in the Multiverse Blu-ray Review: Intentionally Misleading, but Still Enjoyable

By Todd Karella | May 30, 2022

The animated television show Teen Titans Go! is normally a short 15-minute episode event, but it has had a few ...

Mystery Science Theater 3000: Season 13 and The Gizmoplex Debut Today

By Kent Conrad | May 6, 2022

Mystery Science Theater 3000 is a show that will not die. It has moved through so many incarnations, starting on ...

Rick and Morty: The Complete Seasons 1-5 Blu-ray Review: One Pickle, Two Crows, and a Multiverse of Mirth

By Steve Geise | Apr 4, 2022

Rick and Morty is the rarest of TV phenomena: a series so popular that the studio keeps releasing “complete” series ...

SXSW 2022 Review: Brené Brown: Atlas of the Heart

By Darcy Staniforth | Mar 12, 2022

For many people, they were raised learning that we should be thinking more than feeling in our everyday lives and ...

12 Angry Men (1997) Blu-ray Review: One Terrific Movie

By David Wangberg | Feb 4, 2022

While Sidney Lumet’s adaptation of Reginald Rose’s 12 Angry Men is a film that is 100 percent perfect and doesn’t ...

Sundance 2022 Review: We Need to Talk About Cosby

By Gordon S. Miller | Feb 1, 2022

Director/producer W. Kamau Bell's We Need to Talk About Cosby is a four-part documentary series airing on Showtime that tells ...

ABBA Forever: The Winner Takes It All DVD Review: This New Documentary Is Unsatisfying

By Rons Reviews | Jan 28, 2022

The TV movie/documentary which hit U.S. television in August of 2019, and now DVD, chronicles the History of ABBA, currently ...

The Ultimate Richard Pryor Collection (Uncensored) 13-DVD Set Review: Earns the Ultimate Designation

By Gordon S. Miller | Jan 26, 2022

The Ultimate Richard Pryor Collection (Uncensored) is a 13-disc set celebrating the iconic comedian's work in TV and film, ranging ...

TV Review: Diary of the Grizzly Man

By Darcy Staniforth | Jan 11, 2022

Many people were first introduced to the work, life, and horrific death of Timothy Treadwell through the 2005 Werner Herzog ...

From The Couch Hole: Best of TV/Streaming 2021 – Like a Rainbow Crafted by a Drunken Leprechaun

By Shawn Bourdo | Dec 26, 2021

From 2005 through 2013, my Sunday Morning Tuneage blog punctuated each year with an ever increasingly complex Best Of List. ...

TV Review: The Flash: ‘Armageddon, Part 5’

By Cinema Sentries | Dec 17, 2021

The tradition continues as the Sentries team up to cover the seventh annual CW/Arrowverse crossover event. This season the five-part ...

World Series 2021 Collector’s Edition Blu-ray Review: Almost All the Highlights and Footage a Fan Could Ask For

By Todd Karella | Dec 16, 2021

Growing up in a small town in the middle of nowhere, we didn’t have a local MLB team, and it ...

TV Review: VOIR: Season One

By Darcy Staniforth | Dec 8, 2021

From executive producers David Fincher and David Prior comes VOIR. Season One of this new Netflix series is a collection ...

TV Review: The Flash: ‘Armageddon, Part 4’

By Cinema Sentries | Dec 8, 2021

The tradition continues as the Sentries team up to cover the seventh annual CW/Arrowverse crossover event. This season the five-part ...

TV Review: The Flash: ‘Armageddon, Part 3’

By Cinema Sentries | Dec 1, 2021

The tradition continues as the Sentries team up to cover the seventh annual CW/Arrowverse crossover event. This season the five-part ...

Night Gallery Season One Blu-ray Review: Rod Serling’s Other Series Gets a Fresh Coat of Paint

By Steve Geise | Dec 1, 2021

Rod Serling will always be most closely identified with The Twilight Zone, but his follow-up series is finally getting Blu-ray ...

TV Review: The Flash: ‘Armageddon, Part 2’

By Cinema Sentries | Nov 24, 2021

The tradition continues as the Sentries team up to cover the seventh annual CW/Arrowverse crossover event. This season the five-part ...

Superman: The Complete Animated Series Blu-ray Review: A Set for Superfans to Treasure

By Gordon S. Miller | Nov 23, 2021

Remastered for its 25th anniversary, Superman: The Complete Animated Series presents all 54 episodes that originally aired aired on Kids' ...

TV Review: The Flash: ‘Armageddon, Part 1’

By Cinema Sentries | Nov 17, 2021

The tradition continues as the Sentries team up to cover the seventh annual CW/Arrowverse crossover event. This season the five-part ...

Five Original Christmas Special DVDs are available

The Original Christmas Specials Collection Steelbook Blu-ray Review: Three Gifts, One Stocking Stuffer, One Lump of Coal

By David Wangberg | Nov 11, 2021

For many years, Arthur Rankin Jr. and Jules Bass dominated the small screens with their holiday specials. Even after the ...

DC’s Legends of Tomorrow: The Complete Sixth Season Blu-ray Review: Not Quite Legendary

By Mat Brewster | Nov 9, 2021

In my reviews of previous seasons of Legends of Tomorrow, I've discussed my love for how this series understands how ...

The Soul of The Midnight Special 10-DVD Set Review: As Chic Says, ‘Good Times’

By Joe Garcia III | Oct 27, 2021

The Midnight Special ran a bit before my time, but through Time Life’s The Soul Of The Midnight Special I ...

The Flash (2014): The Complete Seventh Season Blu-ray Review: The Stories Feel Undercooked and Underwhelming

By Mat Brewster | Oct 13, 2021

Disclaimer: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided Cinema Sentries with a free copy of the Blu-ray reviewed in this post. The ...

Young Sheldon: The Complete Fourth Season DVD Review

By Rons Reviews | Oct 7, 2021

As the CBS hit series The Big Bang Theory, finished its 12th season, I recall being intrigued by the prospect ...

From the Couch Hole: Whisky Bottles Piled High

By Shawn Bourdo | Oct 3, 2021

Previously on FTCH, we had some good Mountain Dew and some terrible Doritos. It was a week for peace, Pop-Tarts ...

From the Couch Hole: Come and Join the Living

By Shawn Bourdo | Sep 26, 2021

Previously on FTCH, we doubled up on Vaughn and King, and we went lime, chocolate, strawberry, blueberry, and frosted sugar ...

From the Couch Hole: Got to Pay Your Dues

By Shawn Bourdo | Sep 19, 2021

Previously on FTCH, we went into Cream and KrispyKreme. The previous episode was pretty funyan and we talked about Love/Hate ...

From the Couch Hole: I’d Call That a Bargain

By Shawn Bourdo | Aug 8, 2021

Previously on FTCH, we talked trash, discussed the merits of the Kit Kat, fretted about expensive french fries, and reviewed ...

The Herculoids: The Complete Original Series Blu-ray Review: The Adventures of the Exotic Eight

By Gordon S. Miller | Jul 29, 2021

The Warner Archive Collection continues to upgrade Hanna Barbera cartoons to high definition with the release of The Herculoids: The ...

From the Couch Hole: Fell in Love by the Soda Machine

By Shawn Bourdo | Jul 11, 2021

Season One, Episode One was well received. We're moving on to Episode Two and I'm starting to get more into ...

The complete second season of His Dark Materials DVD

His Dark Materials: The Complete Second Season Blu-ray Review: Entertaining Adaptation of Popular Book Series

By David Wangberg | Jul 9, 2021

There was an era in the 2000s in which movie studios were desperate to find the next The Lord of ...

From the Couch Hole: Maybe We Can Stay in Touch

By Shawn Bourdo | Jul 4, 2021

There was once a blog named "Sunday Morning Tuneage". From 2006 - 2013 on MySpace, I wrote a weekly dispatch ...

Rick and Morty: The Complete Seasons 1-4 Blu-ray Review

By Gordon S. Miller | Jun 23, 2021

Rick and Morty was created by Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon. A series of animated shorts by Roiland that featured ...

Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal: The Complete First Season Blu-ray Review: An Animation Masterpiece

By Gordon S. Miller | Jun 16, 2021

Influenced by artist Frank Fanzetta and Heavy Metal magazine, Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal is an animation masterpiece. The Adult Swim TV ...

Supernatural: The Complete Fifteenth and Final Season Blu-ray Review: A Sad Goodbye to the Winchester Family

By Todd Karella | Jun 13, 2021

Disclaimer: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided Cinema Sentries with a free copy of the Blu-ray reviewed in this post. The ...

Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space: The Complete Series Blu-ray Review

By Rons Reviews | May 11, 2021

You may be asking yourself why someone would write a review on the release of Josie and the Pussycats in ...

TV Review: The Sons of Sam: A Descent into Darkness

By Darcy Staniforth | May 5, 2021

What happens when a man begins to investigate a case as a journalist, but then becomes so engrossed in the ...

Legion of Super Heroes: The Complete Series Blu-ray Review: Back to the Future

By Gordon S. Miller | Apr 12, 2021

Based on the comic of the same name, Legion of Super Heroes ran for two seasons (26 episodes) from 2006 ...

Austin City Limits: Country (10-Disc Set) Review: A Vital Historical Document of Country Music

By Gordon S. Miller | Apr 6, 2021

Austin City Limits: Country is a music fan's dream. This two-volume set comprised of 10 discs contains 164 live uncut ...

Six by Sondheim Blu-ray Review: Behind the Music of a True Broadway Baby

By Elizabeth Periale | Mar 8, 2021

The HBO television documentary Six by Sondheim is now available on Blu-ray. A fascinating look at the career of Stephen Sondheim, it tells ...

Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears A Who! (1970) Deluxe Edition DVD Review

By Gordon S. Miller | Mar 4, 2021

Horton Hears a Who! was the second television special that combined the talents of author Dr. Seuss and animator Chuck ...

Harley Quinn: The Complete First And Second Seasons Blu-ray Review: Very Adult, Very Funny

By Todd Karella | Feb 25, 2021

Remember back in the day when you were a child and you could turn on the television and watch Saturday ...

Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In: The Complete Series DVD Review

By Gordon S. Miller | Feb 21, 2021

Previously an exclusive from Time Life, the landmark variety show Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In: The Complete Series is now available ...

Lovecraft Country: The Complete First Season Blu-ray Review: We Are Not Monsters

By Jack Cormack | Feb 16, 2021

The first five minutes of HBO’s adventure horror series, Lovecraft Country (Season One), tells you everything you need to know ...

By Darcy Staniforth | Jan 12, 2021

The summer of 1985 was filled with terror for Southern California residents. A serial killer, who would come to be ...

Peanuts Deluxe Holiday Collection DVD Review: A Trio of Animated Classics

By Gordon S. Miller | Dec 25, 2020

This collection features three classic Peanuts television specials, It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown; A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving; and A ...

The 2020 World Series Blu-ray Review: It’s Time for Dodgers Baseball

By Gordon S. Miller | Dec 18, 2020

Major League Baseball presents The 2020 World Series, the official 85-minute documentary of the six-game series played between the Los ...

Chernobyl (2019) 4K Ultra HD Review: Harrowing, Horrifying Disaster Story

By Kent Conrad | Nov 30, 2020

Chernobyl is a horror story with two monsters. One is technological, the other is human. The human horror caused the ...

Saturday Night Live: The Early Years: The Best of Seasons 1-5 DVD Box Set Review

By Steve Geise | Nov 29, 2020

This new box set cherry picks 33 complete episodes from the first five years of Saturday Night Live, acting as ...

Dolly: The Ultimate Collection 19-Disc DVD Review: The Queen of Country Conquers TV

By Gordon S. Miller | Nov 28, 2020

The first four volumes of Dolly: The Ultimate Collection from Time Life contains a massive amount of TV appearances across 19 discs ...

Jonny Quest: The Complete Original Series Blu-ray Review: 26 Thrilling, Boys’ Adventures

By Gordon S. Miller | Nov 11, 2020

Originally running from September 18, 1964 - March 11, 1965, Jonny Quest is an animated, science fiction/adventure series from Hanna-Barbera Productions. It ...

Stargirl: The Complete First Season Blu-ray Review: A Stellar Season

By Gordon S. Miller | Nov 8, 2020

Disclaimer: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided Cinema Sentries with a free copy of the Blu-ray reviewed in this post. The ...

You’re Not Elected, Charlie Brown Deluxe Edition DVD Review: Only One Special Gets My Vote

By Gordon S. Miller | Nov 7, 2020

You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown is the eighth Peanuts television special. It first aired in October 1972 before the U.S. Presidential election and ...

DVD Cover of the movie The Plot Against America

The Plot Against America DVD Review: A Bland ‘What If’ Drama

By David Wangberg | Oct 30, 2020

Based on Phillip Roth's novel of the same name, David Simon's adaptation of The Plot Against America takes a look at an ...

Burt Sugarman’s The Soul of The Midnight Special: Volume 1 (1973-1976) DVD Review: A Soulful Nostalgia Trip

By Kit O'Toole | Oct 28, 2020

Long before MTV, if you wanted to see your favorite artist perform their latest hits, you had limited choices: see ...

Happy Halloween Scooby-Doo! DVD Review: Good on Many Levels

By Shawn Bourdo | Oct 1, 2020

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided the writer with a free copy of the DVD reviewed in this Blog Post. The ...

Killing Eve: Season 3 Blu-ray Review: Girl Power to the Max

By Elizabeth Periale | Sep 30, 2020

Killing Eve is a weird and wonderful show. The cat and mouse attraction/repulsion between British intelligence agent Eve Polastri (Sandra Oh) ...

Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America Blu-ray Review: The Presentation Is First Class

By Shawn Bourdo | Sep 27, 2020

In October of 2019, AMC aired a six-episode series called Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America. That series is being ...

The Best of Cher Volume 1 & 2 DVD Review: Take It Home

By Gordon S. Miller | Sep 21, 2020

When The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour ended after the couple's divorce, CBS stuck with Cher. She starred in an eponymous variety ...

Supergirl: The Complete Fifth Season Blu-ray Review: Full of Feel-good Moments

By Cinema Sentries | Sep 18, 2020

Written by Damone Rodgers Supergirl: The Complete Fifth Season is definitely an enjoyable way to pass the time during self isolation. ...

His Dark Materials: The Complete First Season Blu-ray Review: Lyra and Daemons and Bears, Oh My!

By Gordon S. Miller | Sep 17, 2020

Based on Philip Pullman’s fantasy book trilogy of the same name, His Dark Materials opens with graphics that explain the ...

The Flash (2014): The Complete Sixth Season Blu-ray Review: The Stakes Have Gotten Higher but the Fun Has Gotten Smaller

By Mat Brewster | Aug 24, 2020

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided Mat Brewster with a free copy of the Blu-ray reviewed in this post. The opinions ...

DC’s Legends of Tomorrow: The Complete Fifth Season Review: So Much Fun

By Mat Brewster | Aug 17, 2020

Disclaimer: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided Cinema Sentries with a free copy of the Blu-ray reviewed in this post. The ...

Batwoman: The Complete First Season Blu-ray Review: The Arrowverse Finally Goes to Gotham

By Mat Brewster | Aug 17, 2020

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided the writer with a free copy of the Blu-ray reviewed in this article. The opinions ...

Wonder Woman: The Complete Series Blu-ray Review: Warner Bros. Brings Us Exactly What We Need

By Rons Reviews | Aug 3, 2020

In 1975, America found itself in strange times. The president had resigned, we had experienced an energy crisis, and Archie ...

Castle Rock: The Complete Second Season Blu-ray Review: A Stronger Stephen King Feel to It

By Lorna Miller | Jul 26, 2020

Having read numerous Stephen King books and loving so many movies based on them, I was really excited for the ...

Worst Cartoons Ever! DVD Review: They Stink!

By Gordon S. Miller | Jul 24, 2020

[It was a tradition Friday nights at San Diego Comic Con to visit Jerry Beck's long-running panel, Worst Cartoons Ever!, ...

Wild Palms Blu-ray Review: It’s No Twin Peaks

By Steve Geise | Jul 1, 2020

In the wake of the spectacular rise and fall of the original Twin Peaks, its network ABC was keen to produce ...

The Pink Panther Cartoon Collection: Volume 6 (1978-1980) Blu-ray Review

By Gordon S. Miller | May 17, 2020

From January 2018 to December 2019, Kino Lorber Animation released the entire run of 124 Pink Panther cartoons produced by DePatie-Freleng Enterprises ...

The Jetsons The Complete Original Series Blu-ray Review: Meet George Jetson

By Gordon S. Miller | May 13, 2020

After the success of The Flintstones, Hanna Barbera returned to the family sitcom two years later with The Jetsons, doing ...

Looking for Alaska DVD Review: Well Written and Well Acted

By Darcy Staniforth | Apr 20, 2020

Looking for Alaska brings the critically acclaimed work of author John Green to the screen in this eight-episode Hulu Original limited ...

TV Review: The West Memphis Three: An ID Murder Mystery: A Documentary Miniseries by the Book

By Cinema Sentries | Apr 7, 2020

Written by Ram Venkat Srikar The West Memphis Three: An ID Murder Mystery is a fly-on-the-wall documentary primarily chronicling the court ...

TV Review: How to Fix a Drug Scandal: Ripples of a Sweeping Tragedy

By Cinema Sentries | Mar 29, 2020

Written by Ram Venkat Srikar How to Fix a Drug Scandal is the dictionary definition of infotainment. It's thrilling, suspenseful, entertaining, ...

Good Omens Blu-ray Review: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Armageddon

By Gordon S. Miller | Mar 28, 2020

Based on the 1990 novel by the late Terry Prachett and Neil Gaiman, the latter of whom oversaw the television ...

Swamp Thing (2019): The Complete Series Blu-ray Review: What Is and What (Unfortunately) Will Never Be

By David Wangberg | Feb 14, 2020

It was doomed from the beginning. Before making its debut on the DC Universe streaming service, Swamp Thing had its initial 13-episode ...

I Got You Babe: The Best of Sonny & Cher, Volume 1 DVD Review

By Gordon S. Miller | Feb 12, 2020

Sonny & Cher started as a singing duo and had their first big #1 hit in 1965 with “I Got ...

FLCL Progressive/Alternative Blu-ray Review: A Classic Badly Revived

By Kent Conrad | Feb 4, 2020

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided the writer with a free copy of the Blu-ray reviewed in this article. The opinions ...

TV Review: Twin – A Limited Series

By Elizabeth Periale | Jan 28, 2020

Norwegian actor Kristofer Hivju is probably best-known to most avid television viewers as the ginger-haired, love-lorn Tormund Giantsbane from HBO's Game ...

TV Review: The Forgotten Army: Predictability Plays the Spoilsport

By Cinema Sentries | Jan 24, 2020

Written by Ram Venkat Srikar The Forgotten Army has its creator's signature all over it. And that doesn't quite work in ...

TV Review: Arrow / Legends of Tomorrow: ‘Crisis on Infinite Earths, Part 4 & 5’

By Cinema Sentries | Jan 19, 2020

A pair of Sentries are teaming up to take on the five-part "Crisis on Infinite Earths" crossover event. If you ...

The Dick Cavett Show: New York Radio Pioneers DVD Review: See the Faces Behind the Voices

By Gordon S. Miller | Dec 23, 2019

The Dick Cavett Show was a talk show that aired on different TV channels, broadcast and cable, from 1968 to ...

TV Review: The Flash: ‘Crisis on Infinite Earths, Part 3’

By Cinema Sentries | Dec 11, 2019

A pair of Sentries are teaming up to take on the five-part "Crisis on Infinite Earths" crossover event. If you ...

TV Review: Batwoman: ‘Crisis on Infinite Earths, Part 2’

By Cinema Sentries | Dec 10, 2019

A pair of Sentries are teaming up to take on the five-part "Crisis on Infinite Earths" crossover event. If you ...

The Big Bang Theory: The Complete Series Blu-ray Review: One of the Most Beloved Sitcoms Comes to a Beautiful Conclusion

By Todd Karella | Dec 10, 2019

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided the writer with a free copy of the Blu-ray reviewed in this article. The opinions ...

TV Review: Supergirl: ‘Crisis on Infinite Earths, Part 1’

By Cinema Sentries | Dec 9, 2019

A pair of Sentries are teaming up to take on the five-part "Crisis on Infinite Earths" crossover event. Gordon S. ...

The Kominsky Method: The Complete First Season DVD Review

By Rons Reviews | Nov 30, 2019

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided the writer with a free copy of the DVD reviewed in this Blog Post. The ...

TV Review: Hellier: Season 2

By Darcy Staniforth | Nov 27, 2019

Last year, Season 1 of Hellier debuted on YouTube and quickly won over fans and critics alike. The ten episodes of Hellier: Season 2 ...

Stephen King’s Storm of the Century (1999) DVD Review: Intriguing Premise at Snail’s Pace

By Kent Conrad | Nov 25, 2019

TV made sense as its own thing until about 20 years ago. Nowadays, what constitutes TV is so sprawling and ...

Doctor Who: The Sun Makers DVD Review: Death and Taxes

By Gordon S. Miller | Nov 17, 2019

Doctor Who is a long-running British science-fiction television series featuring the Doctor, a Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey whose adventures ...

Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting DVD Review: A Golden Celebration

By Gordon S. Miller | Nov 12, 2019

Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting, available on DVD and as a digital download, celebrates the most successful children's entertainment ...

Dreamworks Ultimate Holiday Collection Blu-ray Review: Holiday Specials for a New Generation

By Todd Karella | Nov 9, 2019

As my friends and family can attest, Christmas is my favorite time of year. Not only do I decorate the ...

The Toys That Made Us: Seasons 1 & 2 Collector’s Edition Blu-ray Review: This Is About Nostalgia

By Rons Reviews | Nov 1, 2019

Ever have that experience of pulling a box out of the closet and finding a bunch of your old toys? ...

Robin Williams: Comic Genius (5-DVD Set) Review: A Retrospective of the Brilliant Comedian

By Darcy Staniforth | Oct 26, 2019

Time Life, in conjunction with the estate of Robin Williams, has released Robin Williams: Comic Genius as a 5-disc DVD collection. This ...

Doom Patrol: The Complete First Season Blu-ray Review: Seriously Weird

By Mat Brewster | Oct 1, 2019

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided the writer with a free copy of the Blu-ray reviewed in this article. The opinions ...

Scooby-Doo! Return to Zombie Island DVD Review: The Plot Is Pretty Much Contained in the Title

By Shawn Bourdo | Oct 1, 2019

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided the writer with a free copy of the DVD reviewed in this article. The opinions ...

TV Review: Country Music: Episode Eight ‘Don’t Get Above Your Raisin”

By Gordon S. Miller | Sep 26, 2019

Ken Burns's latest examination of the fabric of the United States sees him focus on another musical genre, Country Music, in ...

DC’s Legends of Tomorrow: The Complete Fourth Season Blu-ray Review: Legendary Fun

By Mat Brewster | Sep 24, 2019

Disclaimer: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided Cinema Sentries with a free copy of the Blu-ray reviewed in this post. The ...

TV Review: Country Music: Episode Seven ‘Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way’

By Gordon S. Miller | Sep 24, 2019

Ken Burns's latest examination of the fabric of the United States sees him focus on another musical genre, Country Music, in ...

TV Review: Country Music: Episode Six ‘Will the Circle Be Unbroken?’

By Gordon S. Miller | Sep 23, 2019

Ken Burns's latest examination of the fabric of the United States sees him focus on another musical genre, Country Music, in ...

TV Review: Country Music: Episode Five ‘The Sons and Daughters of America’

By Gordon S. Miller | Sep 22, 2019

Ken Burns's latest examination of the fabric of the United States sees him focus on another musical genre, Country Music, in ...

Downton Abbey Movie Review: Fans Are Invited Back for a Royal Visit

By Gordon S. Miller | Sep 19, 2019

After ending in 2015, Downton Abbey, the hit trans-Atlantic TV series that ran for six seasons, returns with a theatrical ...

Supergirl: The Complete Fourth Season Blu-ray Review: Too Much Preaching

By Mat Brewster | Sep 18, 2019

Disclaimer: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided Cinema Sentries with a free copy of the Blu-ray reviewed in this post. The ...

TV Review: Country Music: Episodes Three and Four

By Gordon S. Miller | Sep 17, 2019

Ken Burns's latest examination of the fabric of the United States sees him focus on another musical genre, Country Music, ...

Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame: In Concert DVD Review: Tell Tchaikovsky the News

By Cinema Sentries | Sep 17, 2019

Written by Glen Boyd With the passings of Eddie Money and Ric Ocasek this past week, aging music fans received ...

TV Review: Country Music: Episodes One and Two

By Gordon S. Miller | Sep 15, 2019

Ken Burns's latest examination of the fabric of the United States sees him focus on another musical genre, Country Music, in ...

Supernatural: The Complete Fourteenth Season Blu-ray Review: An Emotional Season with the Show’s Most Shocking Cliffhanger

By Todd Karella | Sep 14, 2019

Disclaimer: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided Cinema Sentries with a free copy of the Blu-ray reviewed in this post. The ...

Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! Limited Edition 50th Anniversary Mystery Mansion Review

By Shawn Bourdo | Sep 3, 2019

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided Cinema Sentries with a free copy of the Blu-ray giftset reviewed in this Blog Post. ...

Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders DVD Review: Jon Pertwee Exits the Series

By Gordon S. Miller | Sep 2, 2019

Doctor Who is a long-running British science-fiction television series featuring the Doctor, a Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey whose adventures ...

Arrow: The Complete Seventh Season Blu-ray Review: Nothing Can Keep Down the Green Arrow and His Team

By Todd Karella | Sep 1, 2019

Disclaimer: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided Cinema Sentries with a free copy of the Blu-ray reviewed in this post. The ...

Straight Forward: Series 1 DVD Review: Should Have Taken a Curve

By Mat Brewster | Sep 1, 2019

One of the worst parts of being a semi-professional reviewer is that you sometimes have to watch and talk about ...

The Flash (2014): The Complete Fifth Season Blu-ray Review: Slow It Down, Flash!

By Mat Brewster | Aug 27, 2019

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided Mat Brewster with a free copy of the Blu-ray reviewed in this post. The opinions ...

The Dick Cavett Show: Baseball’s Greatest Hits: Pitchers DVD Review

By Gordon S. Miller | Aug 23, 2019

The Dick Cavett Show was a talk show that aired on different TV channels, broadcast and cable, from 1968 to 1996. ...

Doctor Who: The Time Meddler DVD Review

By Gordon S. Miller | Aug 18, 2019

Doctor Who is a long-running British science-fiction television series featuring the Doctor, a Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey whose adventures ...

Murdoch Mysteries: Season 12 DVD Review: A True Delight

By Mat Brewster | Aug 13, 2019

I am an unabashed detective story/crime drama/mystery fan. Whether these tales are being told via novels, comics, movies, or television ...

Wally Gator: The Complete Series DVD Review: Delightfully Silly, Don’t Y’know

By Gordon S. Miller | Aug 11, 2019

As part of the Hanna Barbera Classic Collection, the Warner Archive Collection has released Wally Gator: The Complete Series. The two-disc ...

What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Blu-ray Review

By Gordon S. Miller | Aug 6, 2019

What We Left Behind, a riff on the title of the series finale "What You Leave Behind," finds Deep Space Nine showrunner ...

The Good Place: The Complete Third Season DVD Review: A Great Show

By Mat Brewster | Aug 4, 2019

While watching Season One of The Good Place - a series in which four not-so-good humans find themselves in the heaven-like Good ...

The Dick Cavett Show: Inside the Minds of… Volume 3 DVD Review

By Gordon S. Miller | Aug 3, 2019

The Dick Cavett Show was a talk show that aired on different TV channels, broadcast and cable, from 1968 to 1996. ...

The Best of The Carol Burnett Show: 50th Anniversary Edition 21-DVD Set Review

By Gordon S. Miller | Aug 1, 2019

Two years later and Time Life is still celebrating the 50th anniversary of The Carol Burnett Show, which debuted on September ...

Doctor Who: The Animation Collection DVD Review: Four Doctors Are Better Than One

By Gordon S. Miller | Jul 30, 2019

Doctor Who: The Animation Collection is a 2-disc set that gathers five previously released stories starring four Doctors. On Disc One, The ...

Doctor Who: The Krotons DVD Review: Better Than Its Reputation

By Mat Brewster | Jul 24, 2019

The Krotons, the fourth serial from the sixth season of Classic Doctor Who has a lot going for it. It is one ...

Space: 1999: The Complete Series Blu-ray Review: Ahead of Its Time in More Ways Than One

By Rons Reviews | Jul 18, 2019

It was September 13th, 1999, when an explosion of nuclear waste blew the moon out of orbit and sent the ...

Doctor Who: The Three Doctors Special Edition DVD Review: Three Times The Fun

By Mat Brewster | Jul 17, 2019

It has been said before, but having The Doctor regenerate was a stroke of genius. In the beginning of the ...

The Dick Cavett Show: Inside the Minds of… Volume 2 DVD Review

By Gordon S. Miller | Jul 10, 2019

The Dick Cavett Show was a talk show that aired on different TV channels, broadcast and cable, from 1968 to 1996. ...

Earthquake (1974) Collector’s Edition Blu-ray Review: Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On

By Gordon S. Miller | Jul 9, 2019

Producer/director Mark Robson's Earthquake was a star-studded disaster movie that the '70s was known for. Unfortunately, the famous folks go to waste ...

The Dick Cavett Show: ‘And That’s The Way It Is…’ DVD Review

By Gordon S. Miller | Jun 30, 2019

The Dick Cavett Show was a talk show that aired on different TV channels, broadcast and cable, from 1968 to 1996. ...

The Dick Cavett Show: Inside the Minds of… Volume 1 DVD Review

By Gordon S. Miller | Jun 21, 2019

The Dick Cavett Show was a talk show that aired on different TV channels, broadcast and cable, from 1968 to 1996. ...

Killing Eve: Season Two Blu-ray Review: Missing Phoebe Waller-Bridge

By Mat Brewster | Jun 17, 2019

Phoebe Waller-Bridge is the new It Girl. Not because she is attractive and trendy (though she is both) but because ...

The New Scooby-Doo Movies: The (Almost) Complete Collection Blu-ray Review: A Solid Entry in the Franchise

By Shawn Bourdo | Jun 3, 2019

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided our writer with a free copy of the Blu-ray reviewed in this post. The opinions ...

The Shield: The Complete Series DVD Review, Part 2: Seasons 4-7

By Mat Brewster | May 23, 2019

This review discusses Seasons 4-7 of the FX series The Shield and the recent release of the complete series on DVD by ...

The Shield: The Complete Series DVD Review, Part 1: Seasons 1-3

By Mat Brewster | May 16, 2019

There is a scene in the pilot episode of The Shield in which Detective Vic Mackey (Michael Chiklis) has been brought in ...

The Toys That Made Us: Season 1 & 2 DVD Review: An Informative, Entertaining TV Series

By Gordon S. Miller | May 10, 2019

The Toys That Made Us is a Netflix documentary series that looks at the histories of famous toy lines. The seasons ...

Archer: Danger Island: The Complete Season Nine DVD Review: One of the Funniest Comedies on TV

By Gordon S. Miller | Apr 21, 2019

Season Nine finds Archer still in a coma after having been shot in Season Seven, but his dreams have changed ...

Project Blue Book: Season 1 Blu-ray Review: The Plot Is Intriguing, but the Pacing Is Slow

By Darcy Staniforth | Apr 20, 2019

Project Blue Book follows Dr. J. Allen Hynek (Aidan Gillen) who is a college professor recruited by the U.S. military to ...

Bancroft: Season One DVD Review: Completely Bonkers

By Mat Brewster | Apr 10, 2019

In this world of seemingly endless must-watch, prestige TV filled with award-winning writers, directors, and actors, it is nice to ...

Doctor Who: Peter Davison: Complete Season One Blu-ray Review: A Big Scarf to Fill

By Gordon S. Miller | Mar 11, 2019

The BBC has released Doctor Who: Peter Davison - Complete Season One, the second in its series of classic Doctor ...

Doctor Who: Resolution Blu-ray Review: The New Cast Finally Comes Together

By Mat Brewster | Mar 10, 2019

The Daleks are one of the oldest and most popular villains on Doctor Who. They were created by Terry Nation ...

Castle Rock: The Complete First Season Blu-ray Review: So Much Potential Wasted

By Lorna Miller | Jan 9, 2019

My love of reading and addiction to Stephen King started at a young age thanks to my Uncle Vern. King's ...

DC’s Legends of Tomorrow: Season Three Blu-ray Review: Legendary Television

By Mat Brewster | Sep 27, 2018

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided the writer with a free copy of the Blu-ray reviewed in this Blog Post. The ...

The Flash (2014): The Complete Fourth Season Blu-ray Review: Faster than Ever

By Mat Brewster | Aug 27, 2018

Disclaimer: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided Cinema Sentries with a free copy of the Blu-ray reviewed in this post. The ...

Jackass: Complete Movie and TV Collection DVD Review: Not for the Faint of Heart

By Gordon S. Miller | Jun 6, 2018

Tied to the release of Johnny Knoxville's Action Point, Paramount has released Jackass: Complete Movie and TV Collection, an 11-disc ...

The Flash (2014): The Complete Third Season Blu-ray Review: The Fastest (and Best) Superhero Show On TV

By Mat Brewster | Sep 7, 2017

Disclaimer: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided Cinema Sentries with a free copy of the Blu-ray reviewed in this post. The ...

DC’s Legends of Tomorrow: The Complete Second Season Blu-ray Review: Much Stronger and More Coherent Than Season One

By Todd Karella | Sep 1, 2017

Disclaimer: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided Cinema Sentries with a free copy of the Blu-ray reviewed in this post. The ...

I Love Lucy: Superstar Special #2 DVD Review: Lucy and the Duke

By Gordon S. Miller | Jan 23, 2017

Following its airing on May 20, 2016, the I Love Lucy Superstar Special #2, which aired colorized versions of the ...

Bob Hope: Hope for the Holidays DVD Review: Pop-culture Relics from a Bygone Era

By Gordon S. Miller | Dec 22, 2016

As the DVD menu reveals, Hope for the Holidays is actually the fourth disc from the 11-DVD set titled Thanks ...

TV Review: Legends of Tomorrow: ‘Invasion!’

By Cinema Sentries | Dec 2, 2016

The Cinema Sentries are having their own crossover event to cover the DC Superheroes four-part crossover event entitled "Invasion!" running ...

TV Review: Arrow: ‘Invasion!’

By Cinema Sentries | Dec 1, 2016

The Cinema Sentries are having their own crossover event to cover the DC Superheroes four-part crossover event entitled "Invasion!" running ...

TV Review: The Flash: ‘Invasion!’

By Cinema Sentries | Nov 30, 2016

The Cinema Sentries are having their own crossover event to cover the DC Superheroes four-part crossover event entitled "Invasion!" running ...

TV Review: Supergirl: ‘Medusa’

By Cinema Sentries | Nov 29, 2016

The Cinema Sentries are having their own crossover event to cover the DC Superheroes four-part crossover event entitled "Invasion!," running ...

The Flash (2014): The Complete Second Season Blu-ray Review: At Its Core, The Series Is a Family Drama

By Gordon S. Miller | Sep 19, 2016

Disclaimer: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided Cinema Sentries with a free copy of the Blu-ray reviewed in this post. The ...

The Monkees: Season 2 DVD Review: The Monkees Take Control

By Gordon S. Miller | Sep 12, 2016

The Monkees are a fascinating pop-culture phenomenon. Inspired by The Beatles' A Hard Day's Night, producers Bob Rafelson and Bert ...

DC’s Legends of Tomorrow: The Complete First Season Blu-ray Review: Brings the Fun Back to Comic Book-related Shows

By generaljabbo | Aug 25, 2016

While DC's recent superhero movies have gotten mixed reviews for being too dark or brooding or not understanding the source ...

Gotham (2014): The Complete Second Season Blu-ray Review: So Far, So Good

By Luigi Bastardo | Aug 24, 2016

The ascension to success is quite often a very bumpy climb. Just ask Gotham's hero Jim Gordon (Ben McKenzie). Poor ...

Roots: The Complete Original Series Blu-ray Review: A Powerful Story About a Family and a Country

By Gordon S. Miller | Jun 24, 2016

Commemorating the 40th anniversary a year early, the landmark television miniseries Roots has been remastered and released on Blu-ray. Based ...

Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! Season 1 Part 1 DVD Review: Spooky Kooky Fun!

By Shawn Bourdo | Feb 23, 2016

A few years ago I reviewed the eleventh version of Scooby-Doo! - Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated. That series was a pretty ...

Batman: The Television Series: The Complete Third Season DVD Review: And Batgirl Makes Three

By Gordon S. Miller | Nov 11, 2015

Warner Brothers has completed the entire run of Batman on DVD with the recent release of The Complete Third Season. ...

The Flash (2014): The Complete First Season Blu-ray Review: Check This Series Out as Fast as You Can

By Gordon S. Miller | Sep 29, 2015

When I first watched The Flash pilot "City of Heroes" at the 2014 San Diego Comic-Con, I thought that "while ...

Peanuts: Emmy Honored Collection DVD Review: The Quality of These Specials Is Mixed

By Gordon S. Miller | Sep 23, 2015

In anticipation of the upcoming The Peanuts Movie and tying in with the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' recent ...

Gotham (2014): The Complete First Season DVD Review: Jim Gordon Steps Up to Bat

By Luigi Bastardo | Sep 4, 2015

Being a more "reserved" nerd - one who does not attend conventions, camp out in line for things, spend time ...

Batman: The Television Series: The Second Season Part Two DVD Review: Back to the Batshow!

By Gordon S. Miller | Jul 20, 2015

On the off chance someone doesn't know about the iconic Batman TV series from the 1960s (there must be at ...

Broadchurch: The Complete Second Season DVD Review: Weak Story, Emotionally Wrecking

By Mat Brewster | May 14, 2015

When I heard they were making a second season of Broadchurch, I was both excited and a bit trepidatious. The ...

Scooby-Doo! and Scrappy-Doo! The Complete Season 1 DVD Review: Puppy Power Does Work

By Shawn Bourdo | Apr 30, 2015

I had known Scooby-Doo cartoons my whole life. They had always just been that Saturday morning staple and I never ...

Batman: The Television Series: The Second Season Part One DVD Review: Holy Classic TV Comedy!

By Gordon S. Miller | Feb 15, 2015

After years of legal rights issues needing to be sorted out (and likely a fascinating story in its own right), ...

Batman: The Brave and the Bold: The Complete Second Season Blu-ray Review: Great Teamwork on and off Screen

By Gordon S. Miller | Dec 31, 2014

Warner Archive continues its release of Cartoon Network's Batman: The Brave and the Bold on Blu-ray with The Complete Second Season. The ...

Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars DVD Review: A Parallel Adventure in the Galactic Empire

By Kent Conrad | Nov 11, 2014

Phineas and Ferb works almost entirely on the basis of their engaging formula. While there have been occasional efforts to ...

TV Review: The Flash (2014): ‘City of Heroes’

By Gordon S. Miller | Oct 7, 2014

After two appearances in the second season of Arrow, Barry Allen/The Flash (Grant Gustin) has been spun off into his ...

Batman: The Brave and the Bold: The Complete First Season Blu-ray Review: Action and Comedy Make a Great Team

By Gordon S. Miller | Jun 15, 2014

Since 1986, many of the stories about Batman have been grim and gritty, most notably in the comic books of ...

Longmire: The Complete Second Season DVD Review: A Standout Show Worth Watching

By Lorna Miller | May 18, 2014

The second season of the popular A&E western crime drama Longmire continued the successful formula of interesting standalone cases along ...

Beware the Batman: Shadows of Gotham, Season 1 Part 1 DVD Review: A New Take On An Old Character

By Mat Brewster | Feb 23, 2014

By my count there have been no fewer than 12 movies, 16 television series, several radio shows, and countless comic ...

Archer: The Complete Fourth Season Four Blu-ray Review: Laugh Another Day

By Gordon S. Miller | Jan 19, 2014

During the 13 episodes of its fourth season, Adam Reed's espionage comedy Archer continued the escapades of international intrigue and ...

TV Review: The Good Wife: ‘The Decision Tree’ & ‘Goliath and David’

By Adam Blair | Jan 7, 2014

I think The Good Wife is consistently one of the best shows on TV. But now that we're midway through ...

Doctor Who: The Day Of The Doctor Blu-ray Review: Celebrating 50 Years

By Gordon S. Miller | Dec 24, 2013

Previously reviewed by Todd Karella, The Day of the Doctor is the 50th Anniversary Special of Doctor Who, the British ...

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts Collector’s Edition DVD Review: You’re Nobody ’til Somebody Insults You

By Gordon S. Miller | Dec 22, 2013

During the ninth and final season of The Dean Martin Show, which ran from 1965 to 1974, a segment was ...

Fathom Events Presents Doctor Who: “The Day of the Doctor”

By Todd Karella | Nov 30, 2013

I've been to a few of these Fathom Events before and so I've come to know what to expect. The ...

TV Review: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: “Repairs”

By Cinema Sentries | Nov 29, 2013

Todd Karella writes... In this week's episode, we find the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents conducting an Index, Asset Evaluation, and Intake Process ...

The Mod Squad: The Complete Collection Review (Sampler): One Black, One White, and One Blonde

By Cinema Sentries | Nov 28, 2013

Written by Greg Barbrick If you are looking for something for the classic-TV enthusiast this holiday season, the people at ...

The Paradise: Series One DVD Review: Love, Silk, and the Big Sell

By Cinema Sentries | Nov 27, 2013

Written by Jordan Richardson An adaption of Émile Zola's novel Au Bonheur des Dames, this BBC television series is a ...

The Twilight Zone: The Complete First Season DVD Review: Rod Serling Creates a TV Landmark

By Gordon S. Miller | Nov 25, 2013

After releasing seasons two through five on DVD, Image Entertainment has just released an episode-only edition of The Twilight Zone: ...

Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited: Fifth to Eighth DVD Review: Spotlight on Classic Villains

By Gordon S. Miller | Nov 24, 2013

As part of the 50th anniversary celebration of Doctor Who, BBC America has been airing a series of monthly specials ...

The History of WWE: 50 Years of Sports Entertainment Blu-ray Review: Absolutely Worth Watching

By Cinema Sentries | Nov 24, 2013

Written by Chad Derdowski This year, World Wrestling Entertainment reaches the half-century mark and celebrates in pretty much exactly the ...

TV Review: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: “The Well”

By Cinema Sentries | Nov 24, 2013

Gordon Miller writes... “The Well” finds the team in London cleaning up after some battle that took place during Thor: ...

The Snow Queen (2005) DVD Review: Make Believe Gets an Enchanting Makeover

By Michelle Prather | Nov 22, 2013

The Snow Queen, BBC's brief but visually and sonically hypnotic TV-movie adaptation of the classic Hans Christian Andersen tale of ...

The Day Kennedy Died DVD Review: One of the Darkest Days in History

By Cinema Sentries | Nov 22, 2013

Written by Greg Barbrick There are a few days in American history when the world just seemed to stop. November ...

Doctor Who: Terror of the Zygons DVD Review: The Doctor and the Loch Ness Monster

By Mat Brewster | Nov 21, 2013

Like a lot of Americans of a certain age - that is to say old enough to remember Doctor Who ...

Here’s Edie: The Edie Adams Television Collection DVD Review

By Jade Blackmore | Nov 20, 2013

After Ernie Kovacs' untimely death in a car crash in 1962, his widow, actress/singer Edie Adams, devoted herself to preserving ...

Poirot: Series 9 Blu-ray Review: Well-made Mysteries

By Mat Brewster | Nov 19, 2013

Agatha Christie was as prolific a writer as she was popular. According to Guinness, she is the best-selling novelist of ...

The Secret of Crickley Hall DVD Review: Two Interesting Stories Marred by Their Own Connections

By Mat Brewster | Nov 18, 2013

There is something about ghosts, and ghost stories that I just can't buy into. I have no problem with other ...

Tales of the City: 20th Anniversary Edition DVD Review: Wild Times in San Francisco

By Cinema Sentries | Nov 17, 2013

Written by Greg Barbrick The six-part mini-series Tales of the City (1993) boasts an all-star cast, including the city of ...

The Doctor Prepares for War in “The Night of the Doctor”

By Cinema Sentries | Nov 17, 2013

Debuting online on November 14, 2013, the mini-episode "The Night of the Doctor" revealed the origins of the Doctor played by John Hurt, ...

Silk: Series One DVD Review: A Capable British Courtroom Drama

By Cinema Sentries | Nov 14, 2013

Written by Jordan Richardson British screenwriter Peter Moffat is no stranger to the legal system in his home and native ...

TV Review: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: “The Hub”

By Cinema Sentries | Nov 14, 2013

Todd Karella writes... After tracking down Agent Shaw who was embedded in a Siberian prison and extricating a data nodule ...

By Rons Reviews | Nov 13, 2013

Just in time for the holidays, Time Life Entertainment brings us this single disc release featuring two episodes from the ...

Line of Duty: Series 1 DVD Review: The Thin Gray Line

By Mat Brewster | Nov 13, 2013

In television and in the movies, Internal Affairs officers are often seen as out of touch with real police work, ...

TV Review: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: “FZZT”

By Cinema Sentries | Nov 12, 2013

Gordon S. Miller writes... During an overnight scouting trip, a man suffers what I believe is termed an electrostatic event, ...

By Mat Brewster | Nov 5, 2013

The original title for this French crime drama is Engrenages which literally translates to "gears." That's fitting as the show ...

Mama’s Family: The Complete First and Second Season DVDs Review: Familiar Sitcom Shenanigans

By Gordon S. Miller | Nov 4, 2013

The "Mama" in Mama's Family is Thelma Harper, a character Vicki Lawrence first played on The Carol Burnett Show in ...

Vikings: The Complete First Season Blu-ray Review: Old Gods Make Decent Drama

By Kent Conrad | Oct 31, 2013

The images that are conjured by the words "History Channel scripted series" are not too exciting. It makes one think ...

New Girl: The Complete Second Season DVD Review: Another Great Season

By Darcy Staniforth | Oct 29, 2013

New Girl is one of the best shows on television today. To just refer to it as sitcom is to ...

Nightmare Honeymoon DVD Review: Can I Get an Annulment Over Here?

By Luigi Bastardo | Oct 28, 2013

As events near and far forever altered the world throughout the '60s and '70s, the well-known face of cinema began ...

Modern Family: The Complete Fourth Season Blu-ray Review: Yet Another Mouth to Feed

By Luigi Bastardo | Oct 27, 2013

Were the average individual to take the time to peruse the annals of sitcoms from both the past and present, ...

It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (Remastered Deluxe Edition) DVD Review: Maybe This Year He’ll Show

By Gordon S. Miller | Oct 26, 2013

On this Deluxe Edition from Warner Brothers, It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown is paired with the lesser-known It's Magic, ...

Waking the Dead: Season Eight DVD Review: Forensic Cop Show, Overwrought and Desperate

By Kent Conrad | Oct 25, 2013

An advantage many British shows have over American television is that they usually have far fewer episodes. A show will ...

Family Guy: Volume Eleven DVD Review: Okay, Not Spectacular

By Darcy Staniforth | Oct 24, 2013

I love Family Guy and watch both the new episodes as well as those in syndication. However Volume Eleven of ...

American Horror Story: Asylum Blu-ray Review: Absolutely Insane, but It Works

By Kent Conrad | Oct 24, 2013

American Horror Story is more about horror than it is horror. It has the tropes, and the imagery, of real ...

TV Review: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: “Girl in the Flower Dress”

By Cinema Sentries | Oct 23, 2013

Todd Karella writes... When Chan Ho Yin, a man with the ability to create fire, disappears off the S.H.I.E.L.D. radar, ...

Nikita: The Complete Third Season Blu-ray Review: La Reine Nikita

By Steve Geise | Oct 23, 2013

Shows airing on CW aren't generally known for the strength or complexity of their writing, but Nikita has been a ...

Robot Chicken: Season 6 Blu-ray Review: Back for More Irreverent Channel Changing

By Todd Karella | Oct 22, 2013

Robot Chicken is an animated television series using stop motion, Claymation, and small puppets known mainly as action figures, and ...

Luther: Series 3 DVD Review: Panic on the Streets of London

By Steve Geise | Oct 21, 2013

If you're looking for a feel-good cop show with a tidy resolution at the end of every episode, this is ...

The Ghost Busters: The Complete Series DVD Review: Laughs over Logic

By Gordon S. Miller | Oct 19, 2013

Filmation's The Ghost Busters was a live-action Saturday morning kid's show that aired in 1975, well before Bill Murray and ...

By Gordon S. Miller | Oct 18, 2013

Filmation's Groovie Goolies was created by the team behind The Archie Show to take advantage of CBS' success of Scooby-Doo. ...

TV Review: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: “Eye-Spy”

By Cinema Sentries | Oct 16, 2013

Gordon S. Miller writes... I know this might be faint praise considering my reaction to the previous three episodes, but ...

Bones: The Complete Eighth Season Blu-ray Review: Going Through the Motions

By Steve Geise | Oct 16, 2013

Bones is the TV equivalent of comfort food. You know what you're getting, you know you won't be challenged in ...

Tarzan (1966): The Complete Second Season DVD Review: Wither Ron Ely

By Luigi Bastardo | Oct 14, 2013

As the old saying goes, "The more things change, the more they stay the same." When motion pictures first came ...

How I Met Your Mother: The Complete Season 8 DVD Review: Just Meet Her Already!

By Cinema Sentries | Oct 11, 2013

Written by Derek Stucker There are times when a story is so good, so well-told, so full of fun and ...

TV Review: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: ‘0-8-4’

By Cinema Sentries | Oct 10, 2013

Gordon S. Miller files his report “0-8-4,” the name of the episode, is a S.H.I.E.L.D. code for an object of ...

TV Review: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: “The Asset”

By Cinema Sentries | Oct 8, 2013

Todd Karella writes... The third episode opens with a truck hijacking. It's not your typical everyday crime as the two ...

Detective Montalbano: Episodes 23-26 DVDs Review: Murder and Fun in the Sicilian Sun

By Mat Brewster | Oct 4, 2013

Inspector Montalbano (Il commissario Montalbano) is a popular Italian crime drama based upon the detective novels of Andrea Camilleri. It ...

Sinbad: The Complete First Season DVD Review: A Unique Version with a BBC Twist

By Todd Karella | Oct 3, 2013

Most people's idea of Sinbad is of the swashbuckling hero from the Ray Harryhausen films of the 1970s. But the ...

In the Flesh: Series One DVD Review: Leave It to the Brits to Make Zombies Human Again

By Luigi Bastardo | Oct 2, 2013

Anymore, it seems the word "zombie" is synonymous with a well-placed sigh of exasperated annoyance - garnished with a complete ...

White Collar: The Complete Fourth Season DVD Review: Charming Cons Carry This Uneven but Entertaining Show

By Cinema Sentries | Oct 1, 2013

Written by Chris Morgan White Collar is pretty indicative of what kind of show the USA network likes to do. ...

It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia: The Complete Season 8 DVD Review

By Cinema Sentries | Sep 30, 2013

Written by Mike Bruno Goodbye, Fat Mac. Hello, more hilarity. I always enjoy what the Gang is up to and ...

TV Review: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: “Pilot”

By Gordon S. Miller | Sep 25, 2013

The Marvel Cinematic Universe has now expanded into television with the debut of the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. pilot episode written ...

By Todd Karella | Sep 24, 2013

It's that time of year again when gladiators of the gridiron strap on their armor and march boldly onto the ...

Two and a Half Men: The Complete Tenth Season DVD Review: Getting Better

By Cinema Sentries | Sep 23, 2013

Written by Greg Barbrick The fact that Two and a Half Men survived the firing of Charlie Sheen is nothing ...

Adventure Time: Jake the Dad DVD Review: The Fun Hasn’t Ended

By Gordon S. Miller | Sep 22, 2013

Coming in at just over three hours, the 16 episodes on Adventure Time: Jake the Dad, the fifth DVD volume ...

Homeland: The Complete Second Season Blu-ray Review: Falling Short of Greatness

By Mat Brewster | Sep 19, 2013

The line between a great show and a really good one is a thin one. For me it is all ...

Sinbad: The Complete First Season Blu-ray Review: Harmless Fun on the Well-dressed Seas

By Cinema Sentries | Sep 19, 2013

Written by Jordan Richardson Many of television's heavy-hitters are filled with wrenching moments, whether "red weddings" or situations so presumably ...

Revolution: The Complete First Season Blu-ray Review: The Revolution Is Televised

By Cinema Sentries | Sep 18, 2013

Written by Greg Barbrick How does one describe a show as wild as Revolution? It is one of the most ...

The Twilight Zone: The Complete Fifth Season DVD Review: The End of the Line

By Cinema Sentries | Sep 12, 2013

Written by Greg Barbrick The fifth and final season of The Twilight Zone aired during the 1963-1964 season, almost exactly ...

The Walking Dead: The Complete Third Season DVD Review: For Those Who Enjoy Good Storytelling

By Rons Reviews | Sep 11, 2013

After an amazing first season in which the landscape of horror, gore, and to an extent, drama, on television changed, ...

The Walking Dead: The Complete Third Season Blu-ray Review: High Expectations Result in Unsatisfying Season

By Todd Karella | Sep 10, 2013

The end of Season Two left high expectations for what was to come in the third season of the highly ...

The Big Bang Theory: The Complete Sixth Season DVD Review: Best Sitcom Since Seinfeld

By Cinema Sentries | Sep 10, 2013

Written by Greg Barbrick Is The Big Bang Theory the funniest show on network TV? It is to me, and ...

Haven: The Complete Third Season DVD Review: Supernatural TV Series Dives into Some Pitfalls

By Kent Conrad | Sep 3, 2013

There are two major pitfalls that supernaturally themed TV shows can easily fall into. First, since these shows have to ...

Blandings: Series 1 DVD Review: The Great Wodehouse (Somewhat) Well Adapted

By Kent Conrad | Sep 1, 2013

P. G. Wodehouse, an incredibly prolific British humorist (writing nearly 100 books, and many plays, movies and short stories) was ...

The Twilight Zone: The Complete Fourth Season DVD Review: Charles Beaumont Is the Star of This Season

By Cinema Sentries | Aug 28, 2013

Written by Greg Barbrick The original Twilight Zone aired for five seasons (1959-64), on CBS. Like most of the people ...

Prime Suspect: The Complete Collection Blu-ray Review: An Excellent Series

By Mat Brewster | Aug 27, 2013

At the time Prime Suspect first aired In 1991, there were only four female DCIs (Detective Chief Inspector) working in ...

Bill Moyers: Faith & Reason Collection DVD Review: The Intersection of Belief and Logic

By Cinema Sentries | Aug 22, 2013

Written by Jordan Richardson An extensive and intelligent collection that should be part of the library of any Bill Moyers ...

Doctor Who: The Green Death Special Edition DVD Review: Hello, Giant Maggots; Goodbye, Jo Grant

By Cinema Sentries | Aug 20, 2013

Written by Greg Barbrick “So the fledgling flies the coop,” states the Doctor in one of the opening scenes of ...

Doctor Who: Spearhead From Space Blu-ray Review: New Doctor, New Everything Really

By Mat Brewster | Aug 19, 2013

There is a lot of trivia connected to Spearhead from Space but it is not at all a trivial episode. ...

The Thick of It: Seasons 1-4 DVD Review: More Than Just Creative Swearing

By Cinema Sentries | Aug 18, 2013

Written by Chris Morgan If you are familiar with the works of Armando Ianucci, and you are American, it is ...

Smiley’s People Blu-ray Review: The Man with the Olden Gun

By Steve Geise | Aug 9, 2013

George Smiley is the polar opposite of James Bond. They're both spies for the British Secret Intelligence Service, but Smiley ...

Strike Back: Cinemax Season Two Blu-ray Review: 21st Century Production Values, ’80s Action Sensibility

By Kent Conrad | Aug 7, 2013

Throughout Strike Back's second season, a single episode did not go by where someone was not shot in the head ...

Dragons: Riders of Berk Part 1 and 2: More Vikings, More Dragons

By Kent Conrad | Aug 3, 2013

How To Train Your Dragon was a surprise, a CGI-animated action adventure story with humor and real heart coming from ...

Detective Inspector Irene Huss, Episodes 7-9 and 10-12 DVD Review: Cliched Plots, Excellent Execution

By Mat Brewster | Aug 1, 2013

In my recent review of Annika Bengtzon, I noted that there are many crime dramas able to push through the ...

Annika Bengtzon, Crime Reporter: Episodes 1-3 and 4-6 Review: By-the-Book Swedish Crime Drama Needs a New Author

By Mat Brewster | Jul 29, 2013

If you are a TV producer looking to make a new, popular, and successful new show, the logical choice is ...

Fringe: The Complete Fifth and Final Season DVD Review: Observing the End

By Gordon S. Miller | Jul 24, 2013

Thanks to the powers that be at FOX Television and to the delight of the series' creators and their fans, ...

Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness: Good Croc, Bad Croc DVD Review: Over Two Hours of Animated Fun

By Gordon S. Miller | Jul 17, 2013

Nickelodeon's animated television series Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness presents the adventures of Po the Panda, who became protector ...

Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited: First to Fourth DVD Review: The Fantastic Four

By Cinema Sentries | Jul 16, 2013

Written by Greg Barbrick The 50th anniversary of Doctor Who is coming up, and the BBC is pulling out all ...

Orphan Black: Season 1 DVD Review: Send in the Clones

By Cinema Sentries | Jul 16, 2013

Written by Brandie Ashe I wish I had seen this show without knowing the premise--a premise that, with the title ...

Orphan Black: Season 1 Blu-ray Review: Black is the New Black

By Steve Geise | Jul 16, 2013

There's a point in this sci fi series that one clone is asked to temporarily impersonate another clone and you ...

Sesame Street: Elmo the Musical DVD Review: Not Recommended for Adult Consumption

By Cinema Sentries | Jul 15, 2013

Written by Brandie Ashe The perennially popular little red monster from Sesame Street is at it again. Warner Bros. has ...

The Twilight Zone: The Complete Third Season DVD Review: An Epiphany

By Cinema Sentries | Jul 15, 2013

Written by Greg Barbrick I had what you might call an epiphany the other night. It happened while I was ...

Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special Blu-ray Review: Aquaman’s Identity Crisis

By Gordon S. Miller | Jul 14, 2013

Originally premiering on Sept 9, the Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special pokes fun at heroes and villains from DC Comics ...

Borgen: Season 2 DVD Review: Nothing’s Rotten in Denmark

By Steve Geise | Jul 6, 2013

Who knew Danish politics could be so much fun? Picking up a year after the first season, this collection finds ...

Todd & the Book of Pure Evil: The Complete Second Season DVD Review: Once More with Feeling

By Steve Geise | Jul 4, 2013

A group of high school outcasts battles supernatural beasties and their dastardly principal. Oh, and there's a musical episode. Nope, ...

Wilfred: The Complete Season 2 Blu-ray Review: Disgustingly Funny

By Mat Brewster | Jun 24, 2013

Based upon an Australian show of the same name (which itself was based on an award-winning short film) Wilfred is ...

Joseph Campbell and The Power of Myth with Bill Moyers: 25th Anniversary Edition DVD Review

By Gordon S. Miller | Jun 23, 2013

Celebrating the 25th anniversary of one of the most fascinating programs to ever air on television, Athena presents a new ...

Beck: Volume 7 and 8 DVDs Review: He’s Not a Loser, Baby, And He’ll Catch Your Killer

By Mat Brewster | Jun 22, 2013

Based on a series of 10 novels by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö, Beck is a Swedish crime drama that ...

Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil DVD Review: A Curiosity Piece

By Shawn Bourdo | Jun 20, 2013

Over the past few years, I've reviewed quite a few of the BBC releases of Doctor Who. One of the ...

Slugterra: Slugs Unleashed DVD Review: Arrested Development

By Steve Geise | Jun 19, 2013

For those new to this vibrant and expertly animated series, Slugterra is an underground land populated with many different types ...

Burn Notice: Season Six DVD Review: The Spy Who Came in from the Cold

By Steve Geise | Jun 19, 2013

If you've never watched USA Network's long-running crime/action show, here's a quick recap: faithful U.S. spy gets blacklisted by his ...

Vexed: Series 2 DVD Review: A Vexing Decline

By Steve Geise | Jun 19, 2013

After only one season, co-star Lucy Punch is gone. While that wouldn't be a big deal for a show with ...

Doctor Who: Inferno Special Edition DVD Review: Murdering Radioactive Mutants Unite!

By Cinema Sentries | Jun 18, 2013

Written by Greg Barbrick We are just a few months away from the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who, and the ...

The Beach Boys: Good Vibrations Tour DVD Review: A TV Special That’s Barely OK

By Rons Reviews | Jun 17, 2013

It seems like it would have been hard to go wrong if in 1976 Saturday Night Live creator and producer ...

Killing Lincoln Blu-ray Review: Before and After

By Cinema Sentries | Jun 13, 2013

Written by Michael Nazarewycz I remember when Howard Stern left terrestrial radio. The first thing I thought was, “You don't ...

Doctor Who: Series Seven, Part Two Blu-ray Review: The Doctor Returns with a New Companion and a New Attitude

By Todd Karella | Jun 12, 2013

Now that the Doctor is back with a new companion and he's pulled himself out of his emotional cage, he's ...

Doctor Who: The Snowmen Blu-ray Review: This Year The Doctor’s Christmas Gift Is a New Companion

By Todd Karella | Jun 10, 2013

Series Seven continues the tradition in the Doctor Who universe of a stand-alone Christmas special coming between the two halves. ...

George Gently: Series 5 DVD Review: The Most Intriguing and Intense So Far

By Cinema Sentries | Jun 8, 2013

Written by Greg Barbrick As the BBC series George Gently embarks on its sixth series, Acorn Media have been helping ...

George Gently Collection: Series 1-4 DVD Review: A Hidden Treasure

By Cinema Sentries | Jun 2, 2013

Written by Greg Barbrick In 1955 author Alan Hunter published a novel entitled Gently Does It, which marked the first ...

Teen Wolf: Season 2 DVD Review: Trust the Instinct

By Shawn Bourdo | May 31, 2013

The interesting idea I had for reviewing the new DVD release of Teen Wolf: Season 2 was that the last ...

Longmire: The Complete First Season DVD Review: Complex Characters, Simple Police Work

By Lorna Miller | May 28, 2013

Based on best-selling author Craig Johnson's Walt Longmire western mystery novel series, Longmire is a fresh take on the crime ...

Shakespeare: The King’s Man DVD Review: The Political Education of Willy Shakes

By Cinema Sentries | May 25, 2013

Written by Brandie Ashe Arguably the single most influential figure in the history of English literature, William Shakespeare produced over ...

True Blood: The Complete Fifth Season Blu-ray Review: Very Real and Drastic Changes Occur

By Cinema Sentries | May 23, 2013

Written by Mary K. Williams Out this week, the True Blood: The Complete Fifth Season Blu-ray set includes DVD and ...

George Gently: Series 5 Blu-ray Review: Murder Most Groovy

By Steve Geise | May 21, 2013

With a seemingly unending stream of British mystery series in play, it's becoming increasingly difficult for relatively recent arrivals to ...

Detective De Luca DVD Review: He’s Not a Fascist, He’s Just a Cop

By Mat Brewster | May 20, 2013

Set amidst the back-drop of Mussolini's Fascist Italy, Detective De Luca comes with a much more interesting setting than your ...

Bill Moyers: Beyond Hate DVD Review: A Timeless Exploration of Hatred

By Cinema Sentries | May 16, 2013

Written by Jordan Richardson Bill Moyers once again provides compelling and timeless programming with Beyond Hate, a documentary that first ...

Doctor Who: The Visitation Special Edition Review: Rubber Reptiles and Disco Androids Bring the Plague

By Mat Brewster | May 13, 2013

The Visitation is the fourth serial of the 19th season of Doctor Who. Though it was fourth one aired, it ...

Fathom Events Presents Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Best of Both Worlds

By Rons Reviews | Apr 27, 2013

For those non-Star Trek fans; "The Best of Both Worlds," a two-part cliffhanger that ended season three and opened season ...

Parade’s End (1964) DVD Review: A Very Impressive Period Drama

By Cinema Sentries | Apr 27, 2013

Written by Greg Barbrick The current success of Downton Abbey is just the latest example of a subject that the ...

The Bible (2013) DVD Review: An Ambitious Endeavor That Needed More Funding and Prayer

By Rons Reviews | Apr 21, 2013

As nice as it was to see The History Channel take a break from what is seemingly an endless Pawn ...

Spies of Warsaw DVD Review: A Rare Misstep for the BBC

By Cinema Sentries | Apr 20, 2013

Written by Greg Barbrick At their best, spy films incorporate espionage, the old double-cross, corruption, opportunities for incredible rewards, and ...

The Syndicate: Series 1 DVD Review: Mo Money Mo Problems

By Steve Geise | Apr 18, 2013

This British TV drama about lottery winners gets off to a shaky start until we get to know the downtrodden ...

Maigret Set 7 & 8 DVDs Review: Well Made Dullness

By Mat Brewster | Apr 17, 2013

I recently read a discussion on Reddit where a guy was lamenting the fact that his girlfriend preferred Michael Bublé's ...

LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out DVD Review: The Force Is Weak with This One

By Steve Geise | Apr 11, 2013

I love all of the LEGO video games. Love love love them, and play all of them to completion. A ...

The Blue Planet: Seas of Life Blu-ray Review: A Spectacular View of Life at Sea

By generaljabbo | Apr 9, 2013

In 2001, the BBC took on the daunting task of doing a comprehensive documentary on one of the least-explored regions ...

Ripper Street: Series One Blu-ray Review: As My Teachers Always Said: Needs Improvement

By Luigi Bastardo | Apr 2, 2013

Some will tell you that life imitates art. Others will insist that the opposite is true. Personally, from what I've ...

Borgen: Season 1 DVD Review: The Far West Wing

By Steve Geise | Mar 26, 2013

This Danish political drama recently received some unexpected U.S. traction when author Stephen King took to the pages of Entertainment ...

Ripper Street: Series 1 DVD Review: A Solid Mystery Show but Far Too Overdone

By Cinema Sentries | Mar 21, 2013

Written by Kristen Lopez The BBC has created a steady output of television shows that have strong dramatic tension paired ...

Doctor Who: The Ark in Space (Special Edition) DVD Review: Wheel in the Sky Keeps on Turnin’

By Cinema Sentries | Mar 15, 2013

Written by Greg Barbrick The "wheel in space" was the New Frontier-era notion of what space stations of the future ...

Strawberry Shortcake: Berry Friends Forever DVD Review: Berry Bland

By Steve Geise | Mar 14, 2013

Once upon a time, Strawberry Shortcake was aimed squarely at little girls. Originating as a greeting card character, then expanding ...

Doctor Who: The Aztecs (Special Edition) DVD Review: The First Doctor Can’t Change History

By Mat Brewster | Mar 13, 2013

The Aztecs is the sixth serial of Doctor Who and was first broadcast from May 23 - June 13 1964. ...

Murdoch Mysteries Collection: Seasons 1-4 DVD Review: A Canadian Historical Mystery Gets a Box Set

By Cinema Sentries | Mar 12, 2013

Written by Jordan Richardson The first episode of Murdoch Mysteries offers a clear vision of exactly how the Gemini-nominated will ...

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp: Season 2 DVD Review: Historically Accurate TV Classic

By Cinema Sentries | Mar 11, 2013

Written by Greg Barbrick "Wyatt Earp, Wyatt Earp, brave courageous and bold, Wyatt Earp, Wyatt Earp, long may his story ...

Africa (2012) Blu-ray Review: Remarkable, Vast, Deadly Wilderness, Now in High Definition

By Mark Buckingham | Mar 9, 2013

Sir David Attenborough and the BBC Earth team are at it again, capturing some unbelievable footage in high definition and ...

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1978) DVD Review: A Stunning Achievement

By Cinema Sentries | Mar 8, 2013

Written by Greg Barbrick Muriel Spark's Miss Jean Brodie was one of the great literary characters of the 20th century. ...

Africa (2012) DVD Review: Insert Preferred Toto Reference Here

By Cinema Sentries | Mar 7, 2013

Written by Brandie Ashe Since the 2006 release of the popular documentary series Planet Earth, the BBC has produced a ...

She-Wolves: England’s Early Queens DVD Review: Goddesses and Monsters

By Cinema Sentries | Mar 6, 2013

Written by Brandie Ashe In the history of the modern world, challenging male authority has always been something of a ...

Maigret (1992) Complete Collection DVD Review: Does What You Expect and with Great Satisfaction

By Mat Brewster | Feb 16, 2013

I quite literally discovered Maigret by stumbling over him. Let me explain: for a couple of semesters my wife and ...

Slugterra: Return of the Shane Gang DVD Review: Pre-Teenage Dream

By Steve Geise | Feb 12, 2013

Deep beneath Earth's surface, tribes of various humanoid characters live and do battle with adorable little slugs. Why slugs? Because ...

Doctor Who: The Reign of Terror DVD Review: Re-Animating the Doctor

By Cinema Sentries | Feb 9, 2013

Written by Greg Barbrick When it comes to resurrecting lost Doctor Who episodes, the people at BBC Home Video have ...

House of Cards (UK) Trilogy Blu-ray Review: Long Live the King

By Steve Geise | Feb 8, 2013

Have you finished your binge marathon viewing session of the new Netflix series starring Kevin Spacey? If so, you're ready ...

Undersea Edens DVD Review: A Marvelous Viewing Experience

By Cinema Sentries | Feb 7, 2013

Written by Greg Barbrick The Smithsonian Channel are known for their documentary programs, and Undersea Edens is an example of ...

The Origins of Oz DVD Review: The Story of the True Man Behind the Curtain

By Cinema Sentries | Jan 31, 2013

Written by Greg Barbrick The Wizard of Oz (1939) is one of the most beloved films of all time. It ...

Misfits: Season Two DVD Review: Last of the Greats

By Steve Geise | Jan 30, 2013

What is it about the BBC that makes them incapable of maintaining original casts on their shows for prolonged periods ...

Twenty Twelve: The Complete Series DVD Review: Past Its Sell-By Date

By Steve Geise | Jan 30, 2013

This irreverent British mockumentary series about the inner workings of the London Olympics planning committee takes a fantastic premise and ...

Agatha Christie’s Poirot and Marple Fan Favorites Collection DVD Review: Super Tales of Super Sleuths

By Cinema Sentries | Jan 27, 2013

Written by Brandie Ashe In her 85 years on this earth, celebrated novelist Agatha Christie published just about as many ...

Midsomer Murders Set 21 DVD Review: The Fictional British County of Midsomer Is Beautiful and Deadly

By Cinema Sentries | Jan 26, 2013

Written by Greg Barbrick The fictional Midsomer County is one of the most beautiful areas on British television. It is ...

Doctor Zhivago (2002) DVD Review: Decidedly Less Than Epic

By Cinema Sentries | Jan 25, 2013

Written by Brandie Ashe Upon its controversial publication in 1957, Dr. Zhivago—an epic tale of love and betrayal set amidst ...

Young Justice: Invasion: Destiny Calling DVD Review: The Students Have Finally Become the Masters

By Todd Karella | Jan 22, 2013

If you're looking for a continuation of the previous Season One you're going to be in for quite a shock. ...

Red Dwarf X DVD Review: Who Would Have Thought Being The Last Human in Existence Could Be This Fun?

By Todd Karella | Jan 21, 2013

Once again the crazy adventures of the misfit crew aboard the mining ship, Red Dwarf, have been released on DVD. ...

Bill Moyers: Becoming American DVD Review: An Engrossing, Absorbing Documentary

By Cinema Sentries | Jan 19, 2013

Written by Jordan Richardson Now available on DVD from the good people at Athena, Bill Moyers: Becoming American is an ...

Hanna-Barbera and Rankin/Bass Christmas Collections Review: A Belated Animated Christmas

By Cinema Sentries | Jan 18, 2013

Written by Brandie Ashe Yeah, yeah—Christmas is over, the holidays have passed once again, and it's too late (or too ...