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The Girlfriend Experience: Season 1 Blu-ray Review: A Secret Life Has Consequences

The Girlfriend Experience is a show about Christine Reade (Riley Keough), a law student and law intern in Chicago who ...
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The Monkees: Season 2 DVD Review: The Monkees Take Control

The Monkees are a fascinating pop-culture phenomenon. Inspired by The Beatles' A Hard Day's Night, producers Bob Rafelson and Bert ...
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The Night Manager (Uncensored Version) Blu-ray Review: Beautiful Spies

I made the mistake of watching Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation just before I started The Night Manager. I really ...
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Supernatural: The Complete Eleventh Season Blu-ray Review: The Winchesters May Have Just Been Defeated by Their Own Writers

Disclaimer: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided Cinema Sentries with a free copy of the DVD reviewed in this post. The ...
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Arrow: The Complete Fourth Season Blu-ray Review: Darkness Consumes Several Characters as Loyalties are Tested

Disclaimer: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided Cinema Sentries with a free copy of the DVD reviewed in this post. The ...
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Ash vs Evil Dead: The Complete First Season Blu-ray Review: The Return of the King, Baby

Regardless of the brief cameo at the end of the reboot/sequel (has there been an official designation?), the onslaught of ...
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Lucifer: The Complete First Season DVD Review: You’re in for a Devil of a Time

Do you know what would happen if you were to take every police procedural television series in the last 20 ...
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DC’s Legends of Tomorrow: The Complete First Season Blu-ray Review: Brings the Fun Back to Comic Book-related Shows

While DC's recent superhero movies have gotten mixed reviews for being too dark or brooding or not understanding the source ...
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Gotham (2014): The Complete Second Season Blu-ray Review: So Far, So Good

The ascension to success is quite often a very bumpy climb. Just ask Gotham's hero Jim Gordon (Ben McKenzie). Poor ...
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11.22.63 Blu-ray Review: A Thoughtful Story about Relationships

How often do we wish we could go back in time and do things differently or make different decisions? Based ...
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Supergirl: The Complete First Season Blu-ray Review: A Lighter, Refreshing Superhero Tale

Disclaimer: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided Cinema Sentries with a free copy of the DVD reviewed in this post. The ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: Preacher: “Call and Response”

In which Kim and Shawn what you to know they aren't disappointed despite what you read. Kim: I sat last ...
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Key & Peele: The Complete Series Is the Pick of the Week

Mat Brewster is on vacation this week, so I am filling in. Two weeks ago, I was preparing to go ...
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The Knick: The Complete Second Season Blu-ray Review: The Best Show on Television

Were you to only catch certain scenes of The Knick - such as when a patient has the top of ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: Preacher: “Finish The Song”

In which Kim and Shawn are back in love with their Preacher. Kim: There comes a time in every television ...
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The Girlfriend Experience: Season 1 Blu-ray Review: Beautiful but Shallow

Steven Soderbergh is one of the more interesting directors of the last thirty years. Starting in 1989 with Sex, Lies ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: Preacher: “El Valero”

In which things make a little more sense to Kim and Shawn, but that's not always a good thing for ...
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The 100: The Complete Third Season DVD Review: Ramping up the Action and the Sci-fi Factor

Disclaimer: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided Cinema Sentries with a free copy of the DVD reviewed in this post. The ...
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Person of Interest: The Fifth and Final Season DVD Review: Goodbye to the Machine

Disclaimer: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided Cinema Sentries with a free copy of the DVD reviewed in this post. The ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: Preacher: “He’s Gone”

In which Kim and Shawn use the bullet-point button for an episode where not much happens. Kim: What I've learned ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: Preacher: “Sundowner”

In which the Sundowner fight redeems everything. Shawn: I certainly felt that there was a pacing shift here from the ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: Preacher: “South Will Rise Again”

In which Kim and Shawn find themselves at the halfway point. Kim: So, we're halfway through this very short season ...
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Roots: The Complete Original Series Blu-ray Review: A Powerful Story About a Family and a Country

Commemorating the 40th anniversary a year early, the landmark television miniseries Roots has been remastered and released on Blu-ray. Based ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: Preacher: “Monster Swamp”

In which Shawn and Kim discuss Preacher continuing to be accessible and not predictable. Shawn: This series started at 100 ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: Preacher: “Possibilities”

In which Kim and Shawn keep waiting for the next big thing. Kim: I have to tell you, I'm more ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: Preacher: “See”

In which Kim and Shawn use the F-word to describe the series. Kim: The much anticipated second episode of Preacher ...
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A French Village: Season Three DVD Review: Très Bon

A French Village is a French television series set in the fictional, Nazi-occupied town of Villeneuve in the Eastern part ...
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The Wonder Years: Season Five DVD Review: Some of the Most Poignant Episodes in the Series

Both the characters and the writers struggled at times in Season Four of The Wonder Years during a transitional year ...
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Carol + 2: The Original Queens of Comedy DVD Review: A Look into a Kinder, Gentler Era

The Carol Burnett Show, one of the most beloved variety shows of the late 20th century, debuted in 1967 and ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: Fear the Walking Dead: “Shiva”

In which Shawn and Kim welcome a merciful end to this half season. Shawn: We survived. I don't care about ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: Preacher: “Pilot”

In which Kim and Shawn are introduced to the television world of Preacher. Kim: Here is the write-up everyone has/I ...
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Major Crimes: The Complete Fourth Season DVD Review: The Series Found Its Groove

It took some time for me to stop comparing Major Crimes to The Closer. Kyra Sedgwick created an original character ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: Fear the Walking Dead: “Sicut Cervus”

In which Shawn and Kim almost like an episode and want to talk owls but largely just can't wait for ...
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When Everything is WAC: A Visual Buffet from the Warner Archive

Since its humble inception at the beginning of 2009, the Warner Archive Collection has been paying its respects to many ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: Fear the Walking Dead: “Captive”

In which Shawn and Kim agree on two things: They are counting down to Preacher and they love Patsy Cline. ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: Fear the Walking Dead: “Blood in the Streets”

In which Kim and Shawn look forward to Preacher. Kim: Yes, yes, yes. I tuned in for another week of ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: Fear The Walking Dead: “Ouroboros”

In which crabs eat zombies eating crabs and most of the best things are the promos for upcoming shows. Shawn: ...
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Pretty Little Liars: The Complete Sixth Season DVD Review: Still the Same After Five Years Forward?

Written by Mary K. Williams At the end of Season Five, we left the Liars plus Mona still captured inside ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: Fear The Walking Dead: “We All Fall Down”

In which Kim and Shawn try to make sense of the episode. Kim: We're only on the second episode of ...
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And Then There Were None (2015) Blu-ray Review: And Then There Was Yet Another

Of all the stories written and published by Britain's crowned queen of mysteries, Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: Fear the Walking Dead: “Monster”

In which Shawn and Kim head out on the a one-hour tour with our cast. Shawn: Is this just some ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “The Last Day on Earth”

In which Kim and Shawn wonder what could have been. Kim: I spent many anxiety-ridden weeks waiting for the season ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “East”

In which Shawn and Kim mostly just worry about what's going to happen next week. Shawn: I fear that we ...
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CHiPs: The Complete Fourth Season DVD Review: With Extra Cheese!

With the recent release of CHiPs: The Complete Fourth Season on DVD from Warner Brothers we once again get to ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “Twice As Far”

In which Kim and Shawn have a few comments on dick biting and stroganoff and hurtle towards the finale. Kim: ...
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Tokyo ESP: The Complete Series Blu-ray Review:  Battle of The Minds

Written by The Vern Tokyo ESP is an anime series based on the manga created by Hajime Sagawa. It begins ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “The Same Boat”

In which Shawn and Kim demonstrate they aren't always in the same boat. Shawn: I only have a few notes ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “Knots Untie”

In which Shawn & Kim discuss the extra dose of T&A this week and a bit of Jesus. Shawn: I ...
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The Carol Burnett Show: Treasures from the Vault 6-DVD Set Review: Includes a Bonus Pizza Review

In today's world where everyone is always busy, sometimes it is nice to have an evening with nothing to do. ...
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Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! Season 1 Part 1 DVD Review: Spooky Kooky Fun!

A few years ago I reviewed the eleventh version of Scooby-Doo! - Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated.  That series was a pretty ...
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