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TV Review: The Alienist: “Hildebrandt’s Starling”

For most of The Alienist, Lazlo has had this feeling like he is the superior of the three when it ...
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The Deuce: The Complete First Season Blu-ray Review: The Gritty, Grimy, Mean Streets of New York

These days, New York City's Times Square is clean, shiny, and safe. It's a Mecca for tourists and families and ...
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TV Review: The Alienist: “These Bloody Thoughts”

When it comes to these whodunit type of mysteries, the killer ends up being someone whom the audience already knows, ...
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TV Review: The Alienist: “Silver Smile”

In this third episode of TNT's The Alienist, the opening credits sequence switches from being just a quick glimpse at ...
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100 Years of Horror DVD Review: A Look Back at the Genre

When it comes to the history of horror, there have been many documentaries tracing the beginning of this rather infamous ...
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TV Review: The Alienist: “A Fruitful Partnership”

In some ways, it's appropriate to have a show like The Alienist airing in today's climate to illustrate what was ...
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The Best of The Carol Burnett Show: 50th Anniversary Edition 6-DVD Set Review

Time Life has been churning out DVD releases for The Carol Burnett Show over the past few years, and last ...
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TV Review: The Alienist: “The Boy on the Bridge”

TNT's adaptation of Caleb Carr's The Alienist comes across as something bold and daring for the network. It has the ...
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Be Cool, Scooby-Doo: Season 1 Part 2 DVD Review: Teamwork Screamwork

It was almost two years ago that I reviewed the first volume of this series. As your resident, Scooby enthusiast, ...
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Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In: The Complete Second Season DVD Review: Still Funny? You Bet Your Bippy! 

After previously releasing the Complete Series in June 2017, Time Life is releasing Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In as Complete Season ...
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Samurai Jack: The Complete Fifth Season Blu-ray Review: Watch It!

Nearly 13 years since the end of its fourth season, the epic story of Samurai Jack concluded with this 10-part ...
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Fathom Events Presents Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time

Having the Doctor regenerate when he "dies" was nothing short of a genius idea. In other television programs, replacing a ...
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A Town Called Panic: The Collection Blu-ray Review: Belgium’s Greatest Export

Stéphane Aubier and Vincent Patar's A Town Called Panic is a stop-motion animated Belgium TV series that began in 2002. ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “How It’s Gotta Be”

In which The Walking Dead finale is the Cleveland Browns. Shawn: I'm not going to lie - I'm just going ...
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Fargo: Season 3 DVD Review: Oh, You Betcha It’s Great!

It may be a while until Fargo returns to television screens, since there has been no news of a fourth ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “Time For After”

In which Kim and Shawn determine what they would rather do than watch next week's episode. Kim: Well, now they've ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “The King, The Widow, and Rick”

In which Shawn and Kim ask, "Why back after?" Shawn: What did you get for Thanksgiving? AMC was kind enough ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “Big Scary U”

In which Kim and Shawn aren't scared and kinda annoyed. Kim: Well, we got Negan back. Apparently, everyone did. Thank ...
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: The Vault Series, Volumes 1-6 DVD Review: A Great Look Back at the King of Late Night

Back in January 2017, Time Life released The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: The Vault Series in a 6-disc version ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “Some Guy”

Shawn: I'm not your King. I'm not your Majesty. I ain't nothing. I'm just some guy." - Ezekiel I'm always ...
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D.C. Follies: The Complete Series DVD Review: It’s Valuable to Have Shows Like This Back on the Market

If you watched Saturday morning TV in the late '60s and through the '70s, then you knew all about Sid ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “Monsters”

In which Kim and Shawn debate a character that hasn't even appeared in two episodes. Kim: Episode #3 is done. ...
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The Carol Burnett Show: Carol’s Lost Christmas DVD Review

The packaging here states “For the first time ever, Carol Burnett has opened the CBS archives to release Christmas shows ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “The Damned”

In which Shawn and Kim get what they asked for, but not everyone is happy about it. Shawn: How are ...
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Frasier: Christmas Episodes DVD Review: Eight Shows for Viewing

On October 10th, just in time for Halloween, Paramount released not one, but eight Christmas-themed episodes of Frasier. Each one ...
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The Honeymooners: Christmas Laughter DVD Review

CBS/Paramount has released a few TV-on-DVD collections focused on Christmas. They include Fraiser, The Brady Bunch, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “Mercy”

In which Kim and Shawn discuss the type of pants one might wear while watching this zombie show. Kim: “I ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract Take on TV 2017 

In which Shawn and Kim take a breath before The Walking Dead starts up again to look at what is ...
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Justice League Action: SuperPowers Unite Season 1 Part 1 DVD Review: More Action, Less Filler

It's been ten years since the last animated series of our favorite DC superheroes was regularly on the air. Justice ...
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Ernie Kovacs: Take A Good Look: The Definitive Collection DVD Review

Take A Good Look, Ernie Kovacs' comedic twist on the "Guess Who?" game-show genre, most notably What's My Line?, aired ...
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: Johnny and Friends 10-DVD Box Set Review

Over the summer, Time Life released a three-disc Johnny and Friends set featuring Steve Martin, Robin Williams, and Eddie Murphy. ...
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Michael Jackson: Searching for Neverland DVD Review: Singer’s Final Years Explored

Filming a biopic is fraught with difficulty. How can a writer and director accurately portray an international icon onscreen? Few ...
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Detective Montalbano: Episodes 29 & 30 DVD Review: More Murders, Less Fun in the Sicilian Sun

Detective Montalbano (Il commissario Montalbano) is an Italian crime drama set in the fictional town of Vigàta, Sicily. It is ...
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Arrow: The Complete Fifth Season Blu-ray Review: A Period of Uncertainty Awaits Team Arrow

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided us with a free copy of the Blu-ray reviewed in this Blog Post. The opinions ...
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Longmire: The Complete Fifth Season DVD Review: The Best Season to Date

Season Five of Longmire, which aired on Netflix, continued the successful formula of a twisting and turning season-long story arc ...
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Caïn: Season 1 & Season 2 DVD Review: Like House Meets Sherlock, but French

By my count there are at least 825,732.5 crime series currently running on television. In order to distinguish themselves, these ...
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TV Review: Star Trek: Discovery: “The Vulcan Hello”

Set 10 years before The Original Series, which makes no sense in terms of continuity with the technology, aliens, and ...
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Supernatural: The Complete Twelfth Season Blu-ray Review: An Enjoyable Comprehensive Season

Disclaimer: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided Cinema Sentries with a free copy of the DVD reviewed in this post. The ...
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Black Sails: The Complete Fourth Season Blu-ray Review: An Exciting Final Season Filled with Action and Surprising Twists

At the end of Season Three, most of the pirates had been run out of Nassau by the new governor ...
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The Flash (2014): The Complete Third Season Blu-ray Review: The Fastest (and Best) Superhero Show On TV

Disclaimer: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided Cinema Sentries with a free copy of the Blu-ray reviewed in this post. The ...
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Peanuts by Schulz: School Days DVD Review: I Still Highly Recommend This Series

Disclaimer: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided Cinema Sentries with a free copy of the DVD reviewed in this post. The ...
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Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In: The Complete First Season DVD Review: Highly Recommended for the Comedy Fan

After previously releasing the Complete Series in June, Time Life will be releasing Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In as Complete Season ...
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Just Shoot Me!: The Complete Series DVD Review: A Classic Sitcom That Should Be Known As One of the Greats

Releasing today by Shout! Factory, Just Shoot Me! is a television series that ran for seven seasons on NBC from ...
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Cinema Sentries

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

Disclaimer: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided Cinema Sentries with a free copy of the Blu-ray reviewed in this post. The ...
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Riverdale: The Complete First Season DVD Review: An Entertaining Guilty Pleasure

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided us with a free copy of the DVD reviewed in this Blog Post. The opinions ...
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The Bureau: Season Three Review: Prestige TV From France

The Bureau is a French geopolitical thriller from Canal+ brought to the U.S. by the SundanceTV. It concerns the inner ...
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The Carol Burnett Show: The Best of Harvey Korman DVD Review: Mother Marcus is Missing!

Eight years before we had Saturday Night Live, Carol Burnett and her wonderfully talented and crazy crew (Harvey Korman, Vicki ...
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Pretty Little Liars: The Complete Seventh and Final Season DVD Review

Written by Mary K. Williams Disclaimer: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided Cinema Sentries with a free copy of the DVD ...
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The 100: The Complete Fourth Season DVD Review: It’s the End of the World As We Know It

Disclaimer: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided Cinema Sentries with a free copy of the DVD reviewed in this post. The ...
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Star Wars: Rebels: The Complete Season Three Blu-ray Review: An Excellent New Chapter in a Galaxy Far, Far Away

The Star Wars animated series have done a good job of bridging the gap between movies and telling stories the ...
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