The History of WWE: 50 Years of Sports Entertainment Blu-ray Review: Absolutely Worth Watching
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Chad Derdowski This year, World Wrestling Entertainment reaches the half-century mark and celebrates in pretty much exactly the ...
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TV Review: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: “The Well”
By Cinema Sentries |
Gordon Miller writes... “The Well” finds the team in London cleaning up after some battle that took place during Thor: ...
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The Snow Queen (2005) DVD Review: Make Believe Gets an Enchanting Makeover
By Michelle Prather |
The Snow Queen, BBC's brief but visually and sonically hypnotic TV-movie adaptation of the classic Hans Christian Andersen tale of ...
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The Day Kennedy Died DVD Review: One of the Darkest Days in History
By Greg Barbrick |
There are a few days in American history when the world just seemed to stop. November 22, 1963 is one ...
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Doctor Who: Terror of the Zygons DVD Review: The Doctor and the Loch Ness Monster
By Mat Brewster |
Like a lot of Americans of a certain age - that is to say old enough to remember Doctor Who ...
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Here’s Edie: The Edie Adams Television Collection DVD Review
By Jade Blackmore |
After Ernie Kovacs' untimely death in a car crash in 1962, his widow, actress/singer Edie Adams, devoted herself to preserving ...
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Poirot: Series 9 Blu-ray Review: Well-made Mysteries
By Mat Brewster |
Agatha Christie was as prolific a writer as she was popular. According to Guinness, she is the best-selling novelist of ...
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The Secret of Crickley Hall DVD Review: Two Interesting Stories Marred by Their Own Connections
By Mat Brewster |
There is something about ghosts, and ghost stories that I just can't buy into. I have no problem with other ...
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Doctor Who: The Tenth Planet DVD Review: It’s Far from Being Over
By Greg Barbrick |
There have been many milestones in the 50-year history of Doctor Who, but there may be none more significant than ...
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Tales of the City: 20th Anniversary Edition DVD Review: Wild Times in San Francisco
By Greg Barbrick |
The six-part mini-series Tales of the City (1993) boasts an all-star cast, including the city of San Francisco itself. The ...
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The Doctor Prepares for War in “The Night of the Doctor”
By Cinema Sentries |
Debuting online on November 14, 2013, the mini-episode "The Night of the Doctor" revealed the origins of the Doctor played by John Hurt, ...
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Silk: Series One DVD Review: A Capable British Courtroom Drama
By Critical curmudgeon |
British screenwriter Peter Moffat is no stranger to the legal system in his home and native land. A former barrister, ...
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TV Review: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: “The Hub”
By Cinema Sentries |
Todd Karella writes... After tracking down Agent Shaw who was embedded in a Siberian prison and extricating a data nodule ...
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The Carol Burnett Show: Christmas with Carol DVD Review: Two Shows Underwhelming
By Rons Reviews |
Just in time for the holidays, Time Life Entertainment brings us this single disc release featuring two episodes from the ...
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Line of Duty: Series 1 DVD Review: The Thin Gray Line
By Mat Brewster |
In television and in the movies, Internal Affairs officers are often seen as out of touch with real police work, ...
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TV Review: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: “FZZT”
By Cinema Sentries |
Gordon S. Miller writes... During an overnight scouting trip, a man suffers what I believe is termed an electrostatic event, ...
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Spiral: Season 2 DVD Review: A Superb, Layered French Crime Drama
By Mat Brewster |
The original title for this French crime drama is Engrenages which literally translates to "gears." That's fitting as the show ...
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Mama’s Family: The Complete First and Second Season DVDs Review: Familiar Sitcom Shenanigans
By Gordon S. Miller |
The "Mama" in Mama's Family is Thelma Harper, a character Vicki Lawrence first played on The Carol Burnett Show in ...
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Vikings: The Complete First Season Blu-ray Review: Old Gods Make Decent Drama
By Kent Conrad |
The images that are conjured by the words "History Channel scripted series" are not too exciting. It makes one think ...
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New Girl: The Complete Second Season DVD Review: Another Great Season
By Darcy Staniforth |
New Girl is one of the best shows on television today. To just refer to it as sitcom is to ...
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Nightmare Honeymoon DVD Review: Can I Get an Annulment Over Here?
By Luigi Bastardo |
As events near and far forever altered the world throughout the '60s and '70s, the well-known face of cinema began ...
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Modern Family: The Complete Fourth Season Blu-ray Review: Yet Another Mouth to Feed
By Luigi Bastardo |
Were the average individual to take the time to peruse the annals of sitcoms from both the past and present, ...
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It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (Remastered Deluxe Edition) DVD Review: Maybe This Year He’ll Show
By Gordon S. Miller |
On this Deluxe Edition from Warner Brothers, It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown is paired with the lesser-known It's Magic, ...
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Waking the Dead: Season Eight DVD Review: Forensic Cop Show, Overwrought and Desperate
By Kent Conrad |
An advantage many British shows have over American television is that they usually have far fewer episodes. A show will ...
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Family Guy: Volume Eleven DVD Review: Okay, Not Spectacular
By Darcy Staniforth |
I love Family Guy and watch both the new episodes as well as those in syndication. However Volume Eleven of ...
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American Horror Story: Asylum Blu-ray Review: Absolutely Insane, but It Works
By Kent Conrad |
American Horror Story is more about horror than it is horror. It has the tropes, and the imagery, of real ...
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TV Review: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: “Girl in the Flower Dress”
By Cinema Sentries |
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, ...
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Nikita: The Complete Third Season Blu-ray Review: La Reine Nikita
By Steve Geise |
Shows airing on CW aren't generally known for the strength or complexity of their writing, but Nikita has been a ...
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Robot Chicken: Season 6 Blu-ray Review: Back for More Irreverent Channel Changing
By Todd Karella |
Robot Chicken is an animated television series using stop motion, Claymation, and small puppets known mainly as action figures, and ...
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Luther: Series 3 DVD Review: Panic on the Streets of London
By Steve Geise |
If you're looking for a feel-good cop show with a tidy resolution at the end of every episode, this is ...
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The Ghost Busters: The Complete Series DVD Review: Laughs over Logic
By Gordon S. Miller |
Filmation's The Ghost Busters was a live-action Saturday morning kid's show that aired in 1975, well before Bill Murray and ...
Read More Groovie Goolies: The Saturday Mourning Collection DVD Review: I Needed This
By Gordon S. Miller |
Filmation's Groovie Goolies was created by the team behind The Archie Show to take advantage of CBS' success of Scooby-Doo. ...
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TV Review: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: “Eye-Spy”
By Cinema Sentries |
Gordon S. Miller writes... I know this might be faint praise considering my reaction to the previous three episodes, but ...
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Bones: The Complete Eighth Season Blu-ray Review: Going Through the Motions
By Steve Geise |
Bones is the TV equivalent of comfort food. You know what you're getting, you know you won't be challenged in ...
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Tarzan (1966): The Complete Second Season DVD Review: Wither Ron Ely
By Luigi Bastardo |
As the old saying goes, "The more things change, the more they stay the same." When motion pictures first came ...
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How I Met Your Mother: The Complete Season 8 DVD Review: Just Meet Her Already!
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Derek Stucker There are times when a story is so good, so well-told, so full of fun and ...
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TV Review: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: ‘0-8-4’
By Cinema Sentries |
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 ...
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TV Review: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: “The Asset”
By Cinema Sentries |
Todd Karella writes... The third episode opens with a truck hijacking. It's not your typical everyday crime as the two ...
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Detective Montalbano: Episodes 23-26 DVDs Review: Murder and Fun in the Sicilian Sun
By Mat Brewster |
Inspector Montalbano (Il commissario Montalbano) is a popular Italian crime drama based upon the detective novels of Andrea Camilleri. It ...
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Sinbad: The Complete First Season DVD Review: A Unique Version with a BBC Twist
By Todd Karella |
Most people's idea of Sinbad is of the swashbuckling hero from the Ray Harryhausen films of the 1970s. But the ...
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In the Flesh: Series One DVD Review: Leave It to the Brits to Make Zombies Human Again
By Luigi Bastardo |
Anymore, it seems the word "zombie" is synonymous with a well-placed sigh of exasperated annoyance - garnished with a complete ...
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White Collar: The Complete Fourth Season DVD Review: Charming Cons Carry This Uneven but Entertaining Show
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Chris Morgan White Collar is pretty indicative of what kind of show the USA network likes to do. ...
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It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia: The Complete Season 8 DVD Review
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Mike Bruno Goodbye, Fat Mac. Hello, more hilarity. I always enjoy what the Gang is up to and ...
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Doctor Who: The Complete Seventh Series DVD Review: Lots of Changes Make for a Less Than Steller Doctor
By Mat Brewster |
The seventh series of Doctor Who was unusual for several reasons. It was broken in half with the first part ...
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TV Review: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: “Pilot”
By Gordon S. Miller |
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 ...
Read More The League: The Complete Season Four DVD Review: A Bad Season for the Gang Makes for a Good Season for Viewers
By Todd Karella |
It's that time of year again when gladiators of the gridiron strap on their armor and march boldly onto the ...
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Two and a Half Men: The Complete Tenth Season DVD Review: Getting Better
By Greg Barbrick |
The fact that Two and a Half Men survived the firing of Charlie Sheen is nothing short of a miracle. ...
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Adventure Time: Jake the Dad DVD Review: The Fun Hasn’t Ended
By Gordon S. Miller |
Coming in at just over three hours, the 16 episodes on Adventure Time: Jake the Dad, the fifth DVD volume ...
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Homeland: The Complete Second Season Blu-ray Review: Falling Short of Greatness
By Mat Brewster |
The line between a great show and a really good one is a thin one. For me it is all ...
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Sinbad: The Complete First Season Blu-ray Review: Harmless Fun on the Well-dressed Seas
By Critical curmudgeon |
Many of television's heavy-hitters are filled with wrenching moments, whether "red weddings" or situations so presumably staggering that they set ...
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