DVD Review: The Closer – The Complete Series
Created by James Duff and the Shephard/Robin Company, The Closer centers on Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson (Kyra Sedgwick), who was brought from Atlanta to Los Angeles by Assistant Police Chief Will Pope (J.K. Simmons) to lead up a new special murder investigation task force, Priority Homicide. Pope selected Johnson because of her uncanny ability […]
Digital Review: The Best You Can
For the first time in twenty years, married couple Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick have reunited on screen for the character driven dramedy The Best You Can. Directed by Michael J. Weithorn (best known as co-creator of televisions King of Queens), Sedgwick plays Cynthia Rand a fifty-something urologist who must take care of her eighty-something […]
Blu-ray Review: The Edge of Seventeen
Being a teenager is rough; thank goodness, I don’t ever have to go through those years again. As a teenager, back when the John Hughes scripted Pretty in Pink (1986) came out, I related to Duckie (Jon Cryer) the most. He was the outcast, the nerd and always seemed to find a way to trip […]
DVD Review: The Closer – The Complete Fifth Season
Warner Bros. | 2009 | 660 mins. | Not Rated The Closer is one of my favorite shows on television today. In its five seasons’ on TNT, The Closer has been one of the most interesting, intelligent, and exciting police procedurals on the air. There is no reason to believe things will be any different […]
DVD Review: The Closer – The Complete Fourth Season
Warner Bros. | 2008 | 690 mins. | Not Rated Last July, when I reviewed The Closer: The Complete Third Season, I sung the series praises. The fourth season, finds that show even stronger; firing on all cylinders and exploring the professional and personal struggles of being a member of the L.A.P.D. The writers effectively […]
DVD Review: The Closer – The Complete Third Season
Created by James Duff and the Shephard/Robin Company which also produces Nip/Tuck, The Closer centers on Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson (Kyra Sedgwick), who was brought from Atlanta to Los Angeles by Assistant Police Chief Will Pope (J.K. Simmons) to lead up a new special murder investigation task force; Priority Homicide. Pope selected Johnson because […]