DVD Review: 24 – Redemption
Like all non-reality series last year, 24 was affected by the writers’ strike. Unlike most of their contemporaries, 24 decided to delay the series seventh season, rather than have to write a storyline for a shortened run. While on hiatus, 24: Redemption, a two hour television movie was put together to prepare fans for the […]
DVD Review: Wu – The Story of the Wu-Tang Clan
From Staten Island, New York, Wu-Tang Clan is one of the most critically and commercially successful hip hop groups of all time. Their success and influence is only partially due to their rap music. While Wu-Tang Clan consisted of nine members– RZA, GZA, Raekwon, U-God, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, Method Man, Masta Killa, and the […]
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, […]
DVD Review: Chicago 10
Few would deny that 1968 was one of the most turbulent years in American history. Martin Luther King had been assassinated in April, Senator and Democratic presidential candidate Bobby Kennedy was shot and killed in June, an unpopular war in Vietnam had be a catalyst in President Lyndon B. Johnson’s decision not to seek another […]
DVD Review: Rob & Big – The Complete Seasons 1 & 2 (Uncensored)
I have to admit that having watched the first few minutes of Rob & Big when it debuted on MTV in 2006, I thought, what the heck is this? Watching a 30-something professional skater named Rob Dyrdek and his 400 pound bodyguard, Christopher “Big Black” Boykin didn’t seem like it would hold much interest for […]
DVD Review: Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse
Director Francis Ford Coppola’s 1979 film Apocalypse Now is one of the most studied and discussed movies in motion picture history. Scholars and fans alike have discussed the nuances of the Vietnam War themed story adnauseam. Adding to the legend of Apocalypse Now are the well documented difficulties that Coppola encountered in his unwavering drive […]