DVD Review: Chuck – The Complete First Season
Created by Josh Schwartz and Chris Fedak, Chuck centers around a computer whiz named Chuck Bartowski (Zachary Levi). In the pilot episode, we learn that Chuck is socially awkward and feels more comfortable interacting with computers than most other people. He works as a computer expert at his local Buy More with his best friend, […]
DVD Review: Child’s Play – Chucky’s 20th Birthday Edition
It’s hard to believe Chucky is twenty years old already! MGM is celebrating the sadistic dolls birthday with Child’s Play – Chucky’s 20th Birthday Edition, an extras filled DVD release that comes with a nice looking anamorphic widescreen transfer of the 1988 cult horror hit. Fans who recently purchased the box set of the sequels, […]
DVD Review: Sex and the City – The Movie
Bringing a popular television series to the big screen has always been a hit or miss proposition. For every successful Addams Family or Star Trek film, there’s an equally dreadful adaption of Get Smart or Flipper. Filmmakers are faced with the inevitable question of whether a successful television series will translate well to the big […]
DVD Review: Snow Angels
Out of the crop of current directors, David Gordon Green is one of the few who makes a point of focusing on the realities of American life. In a time where most directors are trying to outdo themselves with more special effects and impressive CGI animation with each successive film, in movies like George Washington […]
DVD Review: How the West Was Won – Ultimate Collector’s Edition
In the 1950’s, the relatively new medium of television was all the rage in American homes. Families no longer felt the same desire to trudge to their local cinema, when this new “tube” could beam entertainment to them in the comfort of their own homes. Feeling the pinch, Hollywood movie makers new they had to […]
Blu-ray Review Transformers [Two Disc Special Edition]
I should preface this review by saying that my initial interest in Transformers grew from the films role in the HD vs. Blu-ray format war. When Paramount released the high-definition version of Transformers exclusively on HD DVD back in 2007, it looked as though HD might be gaining the upper hand. The move also angered […]
DVD Review: CSI: Miami – The Sixth Season
CSI: Miami has always been my CSI of choice. Whether it’s the sunny Miami locale, or watching Lieutenant Horatio Cane (David Caruso), go off the rails a bit more than some of the criminals he’s charged with having to catch week after week, I’ve been hooked on the series for years. I’ve read many complaints […]
DVD Review: Terminal City
HBO photo: Michael Tackett I received a copy of Terminal City in the mail sometime in early August. I have to admit that after glancing at the accompanying promotional materials, I had little to no interest in viewing the ten hour mini-series. It was about a woman with cancer, who somehow how ends up with […]
Blu-ray Review: 88 Minutes
Al Pacino is one of the greatest film actors of the last thirty-five years. His performances as Michael Corleone in The Godfather, Frank Serpico in Serpico and Sonny in Dog Day Afternoon are just a few of Pacino’s most memorable roles in a celebrated career. With a resume like that, one would think Al Pacino […]
DVD Review: American Experience – The Presidents Collection
The PBS series American Experience has long been known as a program that produces extensive documentaries on the people and events that have helped shape the history of America. The documentaries are fairly extensive, often taking years to complete. Not surprisingly, the series has done several documentaries on different Presidents of the United States. Recently, […]