Touch: The Complete First Season DVD Review: A Complex, Entertaining Supernatural Thriller
By Critical curmudgeon |
Created by Tim Kring and starring Kiefer Sutherland, Touch is one of those rare television shows that isn't afraid of ...
Read More 
Sesame Street: Old School Volume 3 DVD Review: Reliving the Sunny Days of Childhood
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Brandie Ashe Since 1969, the inarguable standard-bearer for educational entertainment for children has been Sesame Street. Winner of ...
Read More 
Copper: Season One Blu-ray Review: Dodge This Bullet
By Steve Geise |
Not content to just rebroadcast programming from the UK, BBC America has entered the arena of original scripted programming with ...
Read More 
Alcatraz: The Complete Series Blu-ray Review: More Mysterious Mystical Crap from J.J. Abrams
By Luigi Bastardo |
Every year, J.J. Abrams brings us yet another television series. Around that same time every year, I grow a little ...
Read More 
Doctor Who: The Ambassadors of Death DVD Review: A Hugely Convoluted Story
By Shawn Bourdo |
In January of 1970, the Seventh Season of Doctor Who started with Jon Pertwee taking the reins as the Third ...
Read More 
Narrow Escapes of World War II DVD Review: A Great Series
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Mike Bruno What would you do? Surrounded by your enemy; back against the wall with no way out; ...
Read More 
Kingdom: Season One DVD Review: No Treasure Here
By Steve Geise |
A long time ago in a country far, far away, two young comedians were introduced by Emma Thompson while all ...
Read More 
The League: The Complete Season Three DVD Review: The Best Season Thus Far
By Todd Karella |
The recently released Season Three of the raunchy FX comedy about a group of fantasy football owners pushes the envelope ...
Read More 
Happiness is…Peanuts: Go Snoopy Go! DVD Review: It’s Mildly Entertaining, Charlie Brown
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Brandie Ashe Charlie Brown, tirelessly optimistic manager of a baseball team that has never won a single game, ...
Read More
Alcatraz: The Complete Series DVD Review: Lost on the Rock
By Greg Barbrick |
Is Alcatraz "Lost on the Rock?" Well, sort of. J.J. Abrams is the mastermind of both shows, and he brought ...
Read More 
Columbo: The Complete Series DVD Review: Just All the Things
By Gordon S. Miller |
For Columbo fans who didn't pick up any of the previous DVD releases of the character's cases, Universal has gathered ...
Read More 
G.I. JOE: Renegades: The Complete First Season Blu-ray Review: It Seems You Can, In Fact, Go Home Again
By Mark Buckingham |
Reviving 1980s cartoon franchises continues to be all the rage. Transformers managed to garner interest and ticket sales at the ...
Read More 
Brave New World with Stephen Hawking DVD Review: The Hunt for Humanity’s Next Great Leap Forward
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Brandie Ashe Making science both fun and educational can be a difficult task. If the “techie talk” falls ...
Read More 
How I Met Your Mother: The Complete Season 7 The Ducky Tie Edition DVD Review: A Not-Too-Ugly Duckling
By Sombrero Grande |
While How I Met Your Mother may have jumped the shark last season, Season Seven, now available in "The Ducky ...
Read More 
Doctor Who: Vengeance on Varos Special Edition DVD Review: The Doctor Prescribes Death
By Gordon S. Miller |
Doctor Who is a long-running British science-fiction television series featuring The Doctor, a Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey whose ...
Read More 
American Horror Story: The Complete First Season Blu-ray Review: Incredibly Watchable and Well Crafted
By Chad Derdowski |
The mash-up is all the rage these days, isn't it? With books like Pride and Prejudice and Zombies topping the charts and ...
Read More 
New Girl: The Complete First Season DVD Review: Nothing New to See Here
By Critical curmudgeon |
How much one enjoys New Girl is entirely contingent on how much one enjoys the geek chic of star Zooey ...
Read More 
Waterloo Road: Series 1 DVD Review: The Headmaster Ritual
By Steve Geise |
This long-running UK drama series has been airing in its native land since 2006 and has appeared on BBC America, ...
Read More 
Desperate Housewives: The Complete Eighth and Final Season DVD Review: End of Days on Wisteria Lane
By Greg Barbrick |
“There's nothing more peaceful than a night on Wisteria Lane, until someone comes along, and disturbs the peace,” says Mary ...
Read More 
Produced by George Martin Blu-ray Review: A Stroll Down Melody Lane with Britain’s Most Lauded Music Maker
By Michelle Prather |
This January, Sir George Martin CBE turns 87. The reserved, seemingly guarded young man with movie-star looks and ears that ...
Read More 
Holy Flying Circus Blu-ray Review: A Docudrama in the Style of Monty Python
By Dusty Somers |
The Film A wildly inconsistent but generally enjoyable docudrama about the controversy surrounding Monty Python's Life of Brian, Holy Flying ...
Read More 
Joseph Campbell: Mythos: The Complete Series DVD Review: ‘The One Great Story of Mankind’
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Brandie Ashe If you've ever taken a literature course, it stands to reason that the name "Joseph Campbell" ...
Read More 
Homeland: The Complete First Season Blu-ray Review: Intriguing Premise and Great Acting Defeated by Terrible Writing
By Gordon S. Miller |
Based on the Israeli TV series Hatufim (aka Prisoners of War) created by Gideon Raff, Homeland is a political thriller ...
Read More
Produced by George Martin Blu-ray Review: An Inside Look At The Producing Legend
By generaljabbo |
"Produced by George Martin." Those four words rightly conjure up images of The Beatles, as Martin was considered by many ...
Read More 
Fringe: The Complete Fourth Season Blu-ray Review: A New Timeline Brings Both Enjoyment and Disappointment
By Gordon S. Miller |
I watched the first four seasons of Fringe on Blu-ray over the course of a few months, so I powered ...
Read More 
The Halloween Tree DVD Review: This Tree Bears Spirited, Nostalgic Fruit
By Sombrero Grande |
If, like me, you grew up in the ’80s and ’90s, you no doubt recall the myriad of Halloween TV ...
Read More 
Doctor Who: Planet of Giants DVD Review: Reconstructing the Doctor
By Greg Barbrick |
The legendary BBC program Doctor Who holds the world’s record for the most episodes of any series. The count is ...
Read More 
Modern Family: The Complete Third Season Blu-ray Review: More of the Same and That’s a Good Thing
By Gordon S. Miller |
The third season of Modern Family presents the continuing adventures of the extended Pritchett family. It also continued the series’ ...
Read More 
Two and a Half Men: The Complete Ninth Season DVD Review: How to Carry On After Your Star Gets Fired
By Luigi Bastardo |
The loss of a lead performer in a film or television franchise can be a truly devastating ordeal — whether ...
Read More 
Sky Commanders: The Complete Animated Series DVD Review: Easy to See Why It Didn’t Work
By Chad Derdowski |
The KISS principle states that most systems work best when they are kept simple and straightforward rather than overly complex. ...
Read More 
Pac-Man: The Complete Second Season DVD Review: Worse Than You Imagine
By Chad Derdowski |
Remember all those years ago, when it seemed like the whole world was in love with a roly-poly, compulsive eater ...
Read More 
Absolutely Fabulous 20th Anniversary Specials: Still Not Acting Their Age, Thankfully
By Gordon S. Miller |
Absolutely Fabulous debuted in Britain in 1992 and went onto become an international television sensation. Creator Jennifer Saunders pushed the ...
Read More 
Wallander Series 3 DVD Review: No Loki, Still Heavenly
By Steve Geise |
In between filming Wallander series 2 and 3, star Kenneth Branagh directed a little art house film called Thor. In ...
Read More 
Sampling The Carol Burnett Show: The Ultimate Collection: Curious Selections
By Rons Reviews |
There is no question that The Carol Burnett Show is iconic and arguably one of the best variety shows in ...
Read More 
The Heathcliff and Dingbat Show DVD Review: A Fun Romp from My Childhood
By Darcy Staniforth |
The Heathcliff and Dingbat Show came from the brilliant cartoon minds of Hanna-Barbera in 1980. This complete collection released by ...
Read More 
Frankenstein (2004) DVD Review: A Little Too Anemic to be Gothic
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Mule The television miniseries Frankenstein (2004) is based on Mary Shelley's novel, is directed by Kevin Connor, and ...
Read More 
Understanding Art: Impressionism DVD Review: An Enjoyable Look at an Important Movement
By Chad Derdowski |
I didn’t take any art history or art appreciation classes in college. Actually, I didn’t even go to college, but ...
Read More 
Revenge: The Complete First Season DVD Review: Very Little Here You Can’t Find in a Daytime Soap Opera
By Luigi Bastardo |
Since the dawn of television itself, there have been countless attempts to turn popular big screen movies into a long-running ...
Read More 
Terra Nova: The Complete Series DVD Review: A Missed Opportunity
By Greg Barbrick |
Terra Nova was a show that I had high hopes for. When it premiered on the FOX network in September ...
Read More 
Vexed: Series 1 DVD Review: A Brief Burst of Genre-Bending Hilarity
By Steve Geise |
The hilarious opening scene of this offbeat cop show sets the tone for the rest of the series. A man ...
Read More 
The Complete Hammer House of Horror DVD Review: A Mixture of the Macabre and Mediocre
By Chad Derdowski |
To horror film buffs, the name Hammer is synonymous with gothic tales of the macabre. For years, Hammer Film Productions ...
Read More 
The Big Bang Theory: The Complete Fifth Season DVD Review: Their Funniest Season Yet
By Greg Barbrick |
Although The Big Bang Theory got off to a rough start early on, the ratings have improved dramatically over time. ...
Read More 
Glee: The Complete Third Season Blu-ray Review: Lower Your Expectations and Enjoy
By Dusty Somers |
The Show Severely lowered expectations are a major boon to the third season of Glee, a show I’ve long given ...
Read More 
The Lieutenant: The Complete Series Part One DVD Review: Gene Roddenberry’s First TV Series
By Jade Blackmore |
The Lieutenant, the first TV series written and produced by Gene Roddenberry, aired on NBC during the 1963-64 TV season. ...
Read More 
The Lieutenant: The Complete Series Part Two DVD Review: Gene Roddenberry Sows the Seeds of Star Trek
By Greg Barbrick |
The Lieutenant was the first TV series created by legendary Star Trek guru Gene Roddenberry. The show ran for one ...
Read More 
Injustice (2011) DVD Review: The Vigilante Barrister
By Steve Geise |
Over the course of its five episodes, this miniseries very slowly reveals its true intention. What starts out as a ...
Read More 
Green Lantern: The Animated Series: Season One Part One DVD Review: Great Writing Makes the Visuals Tolerable
By Gordon S. Miller |
Many have worn the mask of the Green Lantern over the character’s long history in the pages of DC Comics. ...
Read More 
Apollo 11: A Night to Remember DVD Review: How the British Saw the Giant Leap for Mankind
By Gordon S. Miller |
In commemoration of the 40th anniversary of man’s landing on the Moon, Acorn Media released Apollo 11 – A Night ...
Read More 
Young Justice: Dangerous Secrets DVD Review: Offers Something for Everyone
By Todd Karella |
What started off as a mere trickle of episodes for Season One, three releases with only four episodes, has finally ...
Read More 
Planet Dinosaur DVD Review: Some of the Best CGI Dinosaurs Ever
By Greg Barbrick |
The new BBC Video release Planet Dinosaur DVD contains all six half-hour episodes of the series, which originally aired in ...
Read More
Recent Comments