The Affair: Season One (DVD)
Showtime’s The Affair begins on a summer morning in Manhattan, as teacher and first-time novelist Noah Solloway (Dominic West), his wife, Helen (Maura Tierney), and their four children get ready to spend the summer at her parents’ Long Island mansion in Montauk. Noah and Helen seem to have a happy marriage, but as the title […]
Blu-ray Review: John Carter
Cited as the inspiration for several science fiction films (Star Wars, Flash Gordon and Avatar, among them), Edgar Rice Burroughs’ “A Princess of Mars” finally made it to the big screen after years of development, as John Carter. Given its impressive budget of $250 million, it’s unfortunate that a novel that influenced so many films […]
Blu-ray Review: The Hour
Set in 1956, against the backdrop of the Suez Canal crisis, The Hour follows three brash employees of the titular news show. Asked to create a unique 60-minute investigative news program, wunderkind producer Bel Rowley (Romola Garai), calls on her smart and mercurial best friend, journalist Freddie Lyon, to instill in Hector (Dominic West), the […]
Blu-ray Review: Star Wars – The Complete Saga
It’s been a long wait, but Star Wars: The Complete Saga has finally landed in stores. Now, with product in hand, fans can decide for themselves what they think of George Lucas’ latest offering of what may be his finest work. I was happy to have most of Thursday afternoon to peruse the set. All […]