Category: DVD’s

DVD Review: The Gathering

A rare live-action drama film from the Hanna-Barbera studios (the producers of Tom and Jerry, Huckleberry Hound and others), 1977’s The Gathering won an Emmy for Outstanding Special – Drama or Comedy, and became a Christmas time tradition for many…

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DVD Review: Police Story – Season One

The brainchild of author and former policeman Joseph Wambaugh, the 1973 debut of Police Story represented a major step forward in the more realistic depiction of police work and violence on network TV. Though still a Detective Sergeant when the…

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DVD Review: Captain America

Promoted as Marvel’s answer to Batman, and originally slated for release in 1990 in order to coincide with Captain America’s 50th anniversary, this sloppy and forgettable film was shelved, eventually receiving a direct-to-video release two years later. With Captain America:…

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DVD Review: Storage Wars – Season One

I had seen ads for Storage Wars but hadn’t watched a single episode before receiving the first season for review.  I didn’t expect to, but once I watched the first episode, I was hooked, and watched the entire season in…

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DVD Review: Dexter – The Fifth Season

As the fourth season ended, Dexter had opened the bathroom door to find Rita’s lifeless body soaking in a bathtub filled with her own watered down blood, while their infant son looks on, howling in a pool of blood. The…

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