Category: DVD’s

Pretty Little Liars: The Complete Sixth Season (DVD)

Picking up where the fifth season left off, Freeform’s Pretty Little Liars finds Aria (Lucy Hale), Spencer (Troian Bellisario), Emily (Shay Mitchell) and Mona (Janel Parrish) find themselves still inside A’s “dollhouse,” having been subjected to torture. A is angrier

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CHiPs: The Complete Fourth Season (DVD)

As a huge fan of CHiPs growing up, I was thrilled when Warner Brothers recently released the fourth season. As the eighties began, motorcycle cops Frank “Ponch” Poncherello (Erik Estrada) and Jon Baker (Larry Wilcox) were happily stuck in the

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The Americans: The Complete Third Season (DVD)

Hands down, The Americans is one of the best written shows on television. The plots are layered, and the plots are tight, even if some of the details initials initially seem concealed. Season three marks a huge turning point for

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The Sheik (2014) (DVD)

Directed by Igan Hecht, The Sheik—born Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri—provides a surprisingly intimate look at the legendary wrestler’s career, from his days as a bodyguard for the Shah of Iran, his move to the United States and his job as

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A Brilliant Young Mind (DVD)

The dramatic directing debut of British documentarian Morgan Matthews, A Brilliant Young Mind is another addition to the growing list of empathic tales concerning people on the autistic spectrum. For British teenager Nathan Ellis (Asa Butterfield), who struggles to communicate,

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Lilies of the Field (DVD)

An unemployed construction worker, Homer Smith (Sidney Poitier) is traveling west when his car breaks down in the Arizona desert. When his car begins to overheat, he stops at a ranch in search of water. As it turns out, the

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Sinatra: All or Nothing at All (DVD)

Attempting to produce an extensive documentary on such a well known figure as Frank Sinatra is a herculean task. Alex Gibney’s Sinatra: All or Nothing at All is an impressive effort. Divided into two parts and running just north of

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Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood (DVD) (Criterion)

First published as a four-part serial in The New Yorker, beginning with the September 25, 1965 issue, Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood, was an immediate sensation. In what Capote coined a non-fiction novel, the story which details the murders of

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iZombie: The Complete First Season (DVD)

iZombie recently began its second season on the CW, but for those who just discovered the series, the first season is available on DVD so you can catch up. Olivia Moore (Rose McIver), is a Seattle medical student who generally

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