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Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars DVD Review: Sure to Capture the Hearts of Both Parents and Children

By Chad Derdowski | Apr 25, 2012

If there’s two things I love, it’s a good parody song and a celebrity guest appearance. And if there are ...

Doctor Who: Carnival Of Monsters Special Edition DVD Review: Oh, The Places They’ll Go

By Shawn Bourdo | Apr 24, 2012

In my past few reviews of the Doctor Who DVD releases, I’ve lamented the randomness of dropping into a story ...

Dark Shadows: Fan Favorites DVD Review: Vampires, Witches, and Werewolves, Oh My!

By Will McKinley | Apr 22, 2012

The DVD for Dark Shadows: The Greatest Episodes Collection - Fan Favorites opens with original series star Kathryn Leigh Scott ...

The Best of Barnabas DVD Review: A Perfect Primer for Dark Shadows Vampire Virgins

By Will McKinley | Apr 21, 2012

Dark Shadows is the show that will not die. Like its lead character, vampire Barnabas Collins, the so called “supernatural ...

Logan’s Run: The Complete Series DVD Review: Its Life Was Also Cut Short

By Todd Karella | Apr 21, 2012

In 1967 the novel Logan’s Run was written by William F. Nolan and George Clayton Johnson. In 1976 it was ...

In Their Own Words DVD Review: Entertaining and Informative

By Greg Barbrick | Apr 20, 2012

The Athena Company’s series of DVDs provide some of the most entertaining and educational programs I have seen. Their recent ...

Bob’s Burgers The Complete 1st Season DVD Review: An Acquired Taste

By Sombrero Grande | Apr 19, 2012

Imagine you’ve just entered a new restaurant, sat down and ordered your food, and then you start to notice the ...

Shazzan: The Complete Series DVD Review: Rather Repetitive

By Chad Derdowski | Apr 18, 2012

I never really got into Shazzan as a kid. This is probably due in large part to the fact that ...

Frozen Planet Blu-ray Review: BBC Hits the Poles

By Steve Geise | Apr 17, 2012

Following the huge worldwide success of their previous epic nature projects Planet Earth and Life, the BBC cameramen don their ...

Torchwood: Miracle Day Blu-ray Review: A Welcome Return with an Unsatisfying Ending

By Todd Karella | Apr 13, 2012

The last time we saw Captain Jack Harkness (John Barrowman) was at the end of the Torchwood: Children of Earth ...

Smiley’s People DVD Review: The Spy Who Came in from Retirement

By Gordon S. Miller | Apr 7, 2012

Alec Guinness returned to the role of George Smiley in 1982’s BBC miniseries Smiley’s People. Based on the book of ...

Doctor Who: The Daemons DVD Review: Something’s Going Down in Devil’s End

By Chad Derdowski | Apr 5, 2012

Having recently dipped my toe into the world of Doctor Who with The Face of Evil and The Robots of ...

Doctor Who: The Three Doctors Special Edition DVD Review: Are Three Doctors Better Than One?

By Shawn Bourdo | Mar 27, 2012

My last Who review left us with the Second Doctor, Patrick Troughton, just after the The Tomb Of The Cybermen ...

Public Image Limited: Live at Rockpalast DVD Review: A Must for PiL Fans

By Greg Barbrick | Mar 19, 2012

When John Lydon formed Public Image Ltd. in 1978, nobody knew what to make of it at first. With the ...

Doctor Who: The Tomb of the Cybermen Special Edition DVD Review: A Great Time Piece with a Fun Story

By Shawn Bourdo | Mar 16, 2012

The Doctor of my youth was Tom Baker. When the reruns aired on PBS just before the Primetime shows would ...

Doctor Who: The Robots of Death Special Edition DVD Review: Highly Recommended

By Chad Derdowski | Mar 15, 2012

Imagine, if you will, a world in which face-painted men with “Flock of Seagulls”-style haircuts commingle with folks resembling Frank ...

Archer: The Complete Season Two Blu-ray Review: License to Laugh

By Gordon S. Miller | Mar 13, 2012

In Season Two of FX’s Archer, creator/executive producer Adam Reed and his team deliver another frequently hysterical season of outrageous ...

Todd & the Book of Pure Evil: The Complete First Season DVD Review: Join the Cult

By Steve Geise | Mar 13, 2012

Just in time for tonight’s Second Season premiere on FEARnet, the complete First Season DVD box set is now available. ...

Doctor Who: The Face of Evil DVD Review: Immensely Satisfying

By Chad Derdowski | Mar 10, 2012

Tom Baker is the Doctor. At least, or my money he is. And while it might sound blasphemous to die-hards, ...

It Takes a Thief (1968) The Complete Series Review: Fans Will Find This Set Terrific

By Gordon S. Miller | Mar 10, 2012

Created by Ronald Kibbee, It Takes a Thief, which ran for three seasons on ABC from 1968-70, is an action-adventure ...

Elmo’s World: Elmo’s Favorite Things DVD Review: Fun, Colorful and Educational

By Cinema Sentries | Mar 1, 2012

Written by Amanda Salazar Though he has dabbled in films, starring in The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland and having ...

World on a Wire Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: The Nature of Unnatural Reality

By Steve Geise | Feb 27, 2012

Two business colleagues at a supercomputer research facility are enjoying a pleasant conversation before one of them declares that he ...

World on a Wire Criterion Collection DVD Review: A Superb Piece of Science Fiction

By Greg Barbrick | Feb 25, 2012

What if everything you thought you knew was nothing but a fabrication? This is but one of the many themes ...

Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: Season One, Part 2 DVD Review: Crystal Cove Curse

By Shawn Bourdo | Feb 8, 2012

Following the Scooby-Doo gang is a patient, often frustrating process of starts and stops and reboots. There are currently two ...

Jerry Lewis as The Jazz Singer (1959) DVD Review: Jerry Sings? Oy Vey!

By Luigi Bastardo | Feb 4, 2012

Yes, you read that right: Jerry Lewis as The Jazz Singer. As if the 1980 musical version of Samson Raphaelson’s ...

Iron Monster and Sesame Heroes DVD Review: A Crossover Recommended for Kids and Their Parents

By Chad Derdowski | Jan 24, 2012

Sesame Street has a longstanding tradition of poking fun at popular culture, including television programs, game shows and film. And ...

10 Things I Hate About You: Season One, Volume Two DVD Review: Canceled Too Soon?

By Luigi Bastardo | Jan 19, 2012

Wait, they made a series out of that movie? Indeed they did! For those of us who don’t bother paying ...

Glee: The Concert Blu-ray Review: Fun Performances, Lame Interludes

By Steve Geise | Jan 3, 2012

The Glee concert film captures a moment in time of a pop-culture phenomenon that had already started its slow march ...

‘Twas the Night Before Christmas (1974) Blu-ray Review: An Average Rankin Bass TV Special

By Lorna Miller | Dec 23, 2011

Arthur Rankin, Jr. and Jules Bass created many successful animated holiday specials, the best known being Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer ...

The Looney Tunes Show Season One Volume 2 DVD Review: Bugs and Daffy as The Odd Couple

By Greg Barbrick | Dec 16, 2011

Although it came out a little over a year ago, I have taken my time in watching all 24 films ...

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979) DVD Review: An Enthralling Search for a Mole in the Circus

By Gordon S. Miller | Dec 15, 2011

During the latter half of the 20th Century, David John Moore Cornwell became world renowned as espionage-fiction writer John le ...

The Adventures of Tintin Season One DVD Review: Animated Adventure Abounds!

By Gordon S. Miller | Dec 7, 2011

The Adventures of Tintin by Belgian artist Hegre first appeared as a comic strip in a children’s newspaper supplement in ...

Frosty’s Winter Wonderland DVD Review: A Warm Return from Everybody’s Favorite Snowman

By Greg Barbrick | Nov 28, 2011

There are a lot of reasons that people enjoy the holiday season. For me it is the chance to see ...

Prep & Landing DVD Review: A Real Christmas Treat

By Sombrero Grande | Nov 22, 2011

Creating a new “Christmas classic” is difficult, but that doesn’t stop many folks from trying every year. It seems everyone ...

Fanny & Alexander Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Bergman’s Documentary Trumps Feature Film

By Steve Geise | Nov 11, 2011

As a newcomer to Fanny & Alexander, I was surprised to learn that the original format of the project was ...

The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes! Volume 3 and 4 DVD Review: Entertainment Assembled!

By Gordon S. Miller | Nov 6, 2011

Based on the Marvel comic book series, The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes! is a very good animated program for superhero ...

Carlos (2010) Criterion Collection DVD Review: An Extraordinary Movie

By Greg Barbrick | Sep 27, 2011

From the opening explosion of a car bomb in Paris, through the anti-climactic, somewhat pathetic ending – Carlos is a ...

The Golden Age of Television (Criterion Collection) DVD Review: An Important Historical Document of Timeless Stories

By Gordon S. Miller | Sep 20, 2011

What most people remember from Federal Communications Commission chairman Newton N. Minow's "Television and the Public Interest" speech given on ...

Bill Moyers: On Faith & Reason DVD Review: This Program Holds One’s Interest

By Joe Garcia III | Sep 9, 2011

Bill Moyers: On Faith & Reason is a wonderful three-disc set containing the seven episodes from his PBS show of ...

Joseph Campbell: Mythos I DVD Review: A Fascinating Look at Mankind

By Gordon S. Miller | Sep 1, 2011

The universe and our existence in it are truly amazing concepts. The questions that arise out of them have been ...

Murder, She Wrote: The Complete Second Season DVD Review: And Murder, She Solves

By Gordon S. Miller | Aug 18, 2011

Murder, She Wrote is an hour-long mystery starring Angela Lansbury as widowed author Jessica Fletcher. It is rumored that Jean ...

Saturday Night Live: The Complete First Season DVD Review: How It Started

By Gordon S. Miller | Jun 10, 2011

After Johnny Carson’s request that NBC stop airing Best of Carson on the weekends, the network wanted to fill the ...

Hannah Montana: The Complete First Season DVD Review: Colorful, Bright, and Energetic

By Critical curmudgeon | Jun 8, 2011

As I sit here attempting to iron a Hannah Montana transfer on to my hooded sweatshirt, I’m reminded of my ...

The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians DVD Review: One of the Best

By Rons Reviews | May 15, 2011

Debuting in September of 1985, Galactic Guardians was the last incarnation of Super Friends and surprisingly one of the best. ...

Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show: The Complete Series DVD Review

By Gordon S. Miller | May 8, 2011

Super Friends was Hanna Barbera’s take on DC Comics Justice League of America. It aired in various incarnations between 1973 ...

Super Friends: The Lost Episodes DVD Review: Definitely Geared Towards Kids

By Gordon S. Miller | May 7, 2011

A Saturday-morning television staple for Gen X-ers growing up during the ‘70s and ‘80s was ABC’s Super Friends, Hanna Barbera’s ...

Super Friends!: Season One, Volume Two DVD Review: Some May Enjoy Its Quaintness

By Gordon S. Miller | May 1, 2011

With "Volume Two" now available on DVD, fans can complete the first season of Super Friends in their collection. This ...

Super Friends!: Season One, Volume One DVD Review: The Series Still Has a Charm

By Gordon S. Miller | Apr 30, 2011

Collectors and completists will be happy to learn season one of Super Friends is going to be released on DVD. ...

Doctor Who: The Monster of Peladon DVD Review: A Well-Written Sequel

By Gordon S. Miller | Apr 28, 2011

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

Doctor Who: The Space Museum / The Chase DVD Review: Two Time-Traveling Adventures

By Gordon S. Miller | Apr 27, 2011