Fringe: The Complete Fifth and Final Season DVD Review: Observing the End
By Gordon S. Miller |
Thanks to the powers that be at FOX Television and to the delight of the series' creators and their fans, ...
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Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness: Good Croc, Bad Croc DVD Review: Over Two Hours of Animated Fun
By Gordon S. Miller |
Nickelodeon's animated television series Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness presents the adventures of Po the Panda, who became protector ...
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Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited: First to Fourth DVD Review: The Fantastic Four
By Greg Barbrick |
The 50th anniversary of Doctor Who is coming up, and the BBC is pulling out all the stops. There have ...
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Orphan Black: Season 1 DVD Review: Send in the Clones
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Brandie Ashe I wish I had seen this show without knowing the premise--a premise that, with the title ...
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Orphan Black: Season 1 Blu-ray Review: Black is the New Black
By Steve Geise |
There's a point in this sci fi series that one clone is asked to temporarily impersonate another clone and you ...
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Sesame Street: Elmo the Musical DVD Review: Not Recommended for Adult Consumption
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Brandie Ashe The perennially popular little red monster from Sesame Street is at it again. Warner Bros. has ...
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The Twilight Zone: The Complete Third Season DVD Review: An Epiphany
By Greg Barbrick |
I had what you might call an epiphany the other night. It happened while I was watching “The Hunt,“ an ...
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Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special Blu-ray Review: Aquaman’s Identity Crisis
By Gordon S. Miller |
Originally premiering on Sept 9, the Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special pokes fun at heroes and villains from DC Comics ...
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Borgen: Season 2 DVD Review: Nothing’s Rotten in Denmark
By Steve Geise |
Who knew Danish politics could be so much fun? Picking up a year after the first season, this collection finds ...
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Todd & the Book of Pure Evil: The Complete Second Season DVD Review: Once More with Feeling
By Steve Geise |
A group of high school outcasts battles supernatural beasties and their dastardly principal. Oh, and there's a musical episode. Nope, ...
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Wilfred: The Complete Season 2 Blu-ray Review: Disgustingly Funny
By Mat Brewster |
Based upon an Australian show of the same name (which itself was based on an award-winning short film) Wilfred is ...
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Joseph Campbell and The Power of Myth with Bill Moyers: 25th Anniversary Edition DVD Review
By Gordon S. Miller |
Celebrating the 25th anniversary of one of the most fascinating programs to ever air on television, Athena presents a new ...
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Beck: Volume 7 and 8 DVDs Review: He’s Not a Loser, Baby, And He’ll Catch Your Killer
By Mat Brewster |
Based on a series of 10 novels by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö, Beck is a Swedish crime drama that ...
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Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil DVD Review: A Curiosity Piece
By Shawn Bourdo |
Over the past few years, I've reviewed quite a few of the BBC releases of Doctor Who. One of the ...
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Slugterra: Slugs Unleashed DVD Review: Arrested Development
By Steve Geise |
For those new to this vibrant and expertly animated series, Slugterra is an underground land populated with many different types ...
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Burn Notice: Season Six DVD Review: The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
By Steve Geise |
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 ...
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Vexed: Series 2 DVD Review: A Vexing Decline
By Steve Geise |
After only one season, co-star Lucy Punch is gone. While that wouldn't be a big deal for a show with ...
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Doctor Who: Inferno: Special Edition DVD Review: Murdering Radioactive Mutants Unite!
By Greg Barbrick |
We are just a few months away from the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who, and the BBC continues to roll ...
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The Beach Boys: Good Vibrations Tour DVD Review: A TV Special That’s Barely OK
By Rons Reviews |
It seems like it would have been hard to go wrong if in 1976 Saturday Night Live creator and producer ...
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Killing Lincoln Blu-ray Review: Before and After
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Michael Nazarewycz I remember when Howard Stern left terrestrial radio. The first thing I thought was, “You don't ...
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Doctor Who: Series Seven, Part Two Blu-ray Review: The Doctor Returns with a New Companion and a New Attitude
By Todd Karella |
Now that the Doctor is back with a new companion and he's pulled himself out of his emotional cage, he's ...
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Doctor Who: The Snowmen Blu-ray Review: This Year The Doctor’s Christmas Gift Is a New Companion
By Todd Karella |
Series Seven continues the tradition in the Doctor Who universe of a stand-alone Christmas special coming between the two halves. ...
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George Gently: Series 5 DVD Review: The Most Intriguing and Intense So Far
By Greg Barbrick |
As the BBC series George Gently embarks on its sixth series, Acorn Media have been helping us catch up with ...
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George Gently Collection: Series 1-4 DVD Review: A Hidden Treasure
By Greg Barbrick |
In 1955 author Alan Hunter published a novel entitled Gently Does It, which marked the first appearance of the British ...
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Teen Wolf: Season 2 DVD Review: Trust the Instinct
By Shawn Bourdo |
The interesting idea I had for reviewing the new DVD release of Teen Wolf: Season 2 was that the last ...
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Longmire: The Complete First Season DVD Review: Complex Characters, Simple Police Work
By Lorna Miller |
Based on best-selling author Craig Johnson's Walt Longmire western mystery novel series, Longmire is a fresh take on the crime ...
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Shakespeare: The King’s Man DVD Review: The Political Education of Willy Shakes
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Brandie Ashe Arguably the single most influential figure in the history of English literature, William Shakespeare produced over ...
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True Blood: The Complete Fifth Season Blu-ray Review: Very Real and Drastic Changes Occur
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Mary K. Williams Out this week, the True Blood: The Complete Fifth Season Blu-ray set includes DVD and ...
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George Gently: Series 5 Blu-ray Review: Murder Most Groovy
By Steve Geise |
With a seemingly unending stream of British mystery series in play, it's becoming increasingly difficult for relatively recent arrivals to ...
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Detective De Luca DVD Review: He’s Not a Fascist, He’s Just a Cop
By Mat Brewster |
Set amidst the back-drop of Mussolini's Fascist Italy, Detective De Luca comes with a much more interesting setting than your ...
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Bill Moyers: Beyond Hate DVD Review: A Timeless Exploration of Hatred
By Critical curmudgeon |
Bill Moyers once again provides compelling and timeless programming with Beyond Hate, a documentary that first aired in 1991. The ...
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Doctor Who: The Visitation Special Edition Review: Rubber Reptiles and Disco Androids Bring the Plague
By Mat Brewster |
The Visitation is the fourth serial of the 19th season of Doctor Who. Though it was fourth one aired, it ...
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Fathom Events Presents Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Best of Both Worlds
By Rons Reviews |
For those non-Star Trek fans; "The Best of Both Worlds," a two-part cliffhanger that ended season three and opened season ...
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Parade’s End (1964) DVD Review: A Very Impressive Period Drama
By Greg Barbrick |
The current success of Downton Abbey is just the latest example of a subject that the English never seem to ...
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The Bible (2013) DVD Review: An Ambitious Endeavor That Needed More Funding and Prayer
By Rons Reviews |
As nice as it was to see The History Channel take a break from what is seemingly an endless Pawn ...
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Spies of Warsaw DVD Review: A Rare Misstep for the BBC
By Greg Barbrick |
At their best, spy films incorporate espionage, the old double-cross, corruption, opportunities for incredible rewards, and cold-blooded murder at every ...
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The Syndicate: Series 1 DVD Review: Mo Money Mo Problems
By Steve Geise |
This British TV drama about lottery winners gets off to a shaky start until we get to know the downtrodden ...
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Maigret Set 7 & 8 DVDs Review: Well Made Dullness
By Mat Brewster |
I recently read a discussion on Reddit where a guy was lamenting the fact that his girlfriend preferred Michael Bublé's ...
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LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out DVD Review: The Force Is Weak with This One
By Steve Geise |
I love all of the LEGO video games. Love love love them, and play all of them to completion. A ...
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The Blue Planet: Seas of Life Blu-ray Review: A Spectacular View of Life at Sea
By generaljabbo |
In 2001, the BBC took on the daunting task of doing a comprehensive documentary on one of the least-explored regions ...
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Ripper Street: Series One Blu-ray Review: As My Teachers Always Said: Needs Improvement
By Luigi Bastardo |
Some will tell you that life imitates art. Others will insist that the opposite is true. Personally, from what I've ...
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Borgen: Season 1 DVD Review: The Far West Wing
By Steve Geise |
This Danish political drama recently received some unexpected U.S. traction when author Stephen King took to the pages of Entertainment ...
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Ripper Street: Series 1 DVD Review: A Solid Mystery Show but Far Too Overdone
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Kristen Lopez The BBC has created a steady output of television shows that have strong dramatic tension paired ...
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Doctor Who: The Ark in Space (Special Edition) DVD Review: Wheel in the Sky Keeps on Turnin’
By Greg Barbrick |
The "wheel in space" was the New Frontier-era notion of what space stations of the future would look like. I ...
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Strawberry Shortcake: Berry Friends Forever DVD Review: Berry Bland
By Steve Geise |
Once upon a time, Strawberry Shortcake was aimed squarely at little girls. Originating as a greeting card character, then expanding ...
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Doctor Who: The Aztecs (Special Edition) DVD Review: The First Doctor Can’t Change History
By Mat Brewster |
The Aztecs is the sixth serial of Doctor Who and was first broadcast from May 23 - June 13 1964. ...
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Murdoch Mysteries Collection: Seasons 1-4 DVD Review: A Canadian Historical Mystery Gets a Box Set
By Critical curmudgeon |
The first episode of Murdoch Mysteries offers a clear vision of exactly how the Gemini-nominated will work. Set in 1890s ...
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The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp: Season 2 DVD Review: Historically Accurate TV Classic
By Greg Barbrick |
"Wyatt Earp, Wyatt Earp, brave courageous and bold, Wyatt Earp, Wyatt Earp, long may his story be told..." Those are ...
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Africa (2012) Blu-ray Review: Remarkable, Vast, Deadly Wilderness, Now in High Definition
By Mark Buckingham |
Sir David Attenborough and the BBC Earth team are at it again, capturing some unbelievable footage in high definition and ...
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The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1978) DVD Review: A Stunning Achievement
By Greg Barbrick |
Muriel Spark's Miss Jean Brodie was one of the great literary characters of the 20th century. Her book, The Prime ...
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