DVD/Blu-ray Reviews

The invasion began like this: “I was in school when the ships came. They were really big, and they said that we weren't gonna attack them with the nuclear bombs because they might'a wanted to be friends. But they didn't want to be friends. Not at all ...

Finally, after what seems like years (maybe decades) of waiting, Hollywood manages to produce a modern-made haunted house tale worth a damn.  No longer do we have to run to films like 1963’s The Haunting, 1980’s The Changeling or 1979’s The Amityville ...

Despite shaky CGI, numerous reality-straining leaps in logic, and complete lack of tonal consistency, R.I.P.D. actually has a much bigger problem to overcome if it hopes to find an audience... even in this summer’s stagnant swamp of underwhelming offerings. A more ...

Neil Jordan has entered the vampire genre a total of three times now, none with more plaudits than when he assembled a mega-watt cast for Interview with the Vampire. Now, nearly twenty years after that success, and every man and their dog making vampire movies ...

When Battlestar Galactica’s highly successful reboot came to an end in 2009, it was with a heavy heart that fans all around the world bade them goodbye in a satisfying ending. Unlike many shows, this one actually went out with people wanting more, not outstaying ....

By 1992 the renaissance of Disney’s theatrical animation output was in full swing. The Little Mermaid spear-headed things, Beauty and the Beast continued it, and added the distinction of being the first animated film ever to be nominated for an Oscar (this was ...

It’s in the voiceover upon first seeing Hill House; that’s what always sends me over the edge.  “It’s staring at me,” says Eleanor Lance (Julie Harris) and, indeed, the house is truly staring at her.  This is the psychological territory of director Robert Wise's fascinating ...

A genuine classic of the long running Doctor Who BBC series has finally seen the light of day on DVD.  Terror of the Zygons remains a terrifying experience of Celtic proportions.  Opening its thirteenth series and Tom Baker’s second as the Doctor, this story ...

I’m still not sure how Syfy managed to wrangle up the dough for Defiance, a science fiction series that is the first of its kind due to its multi-platform approach to the narrative.  The show is a truly immersive experience that features an interconnected world that ...

Falling in love with an abandoned seaside house can be bad for your health.  Just ask music critic/composer Roderick Fitzgerald (Ray Milland) and his sister Pamela (Ruth Hussey).  Directed by Lewis Allen, The Uninvited, unleashed on Blu-ray courtesy of the Criterion...

It was the cult of personality that – for a long, long time – kept me away from totally embracing Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead.  It was the tie-dye worshippers; the Dead Head antics; the endless parade of freaks celebrating their stoned memories of a by-gone ...

The release of Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train A Comin’, which premiered on PBS’ acclaimed American Masters series earlier this month, is a magnificent journey through Hendrix’s multi-colored life.  It is a must-own for any fan or any lover of music as it contains some ...

The wait is over. The extended edition of The Hobbit is upon us.  The result, however, is more of the same.  The additional scenes still don’t slow down the headache-causing pace of the film and there’s still very little of the wonder and joy that sun-kissed Peter ...

This just in: Larry David has quit his job and lost a fortune (along with his razor)... Not really.  It’s just a movie.  The partnership between HBO and Larry David (Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm) continues with Clear History.  And so do the dark themes of greed...

Writer/director Shane Black (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang) unleashes a heavy metal assault with Iron Man 3 and I couldn’t be happier.  He might not be the man inside the suit but that doesn’t mean Black (the writer of Lethal Weapon) isn’t the true hero of the...