Nathan Ellis is a brilliant young man – math is like breathing for him – who sits ‘on the spectrum’ as his doctor puts it. Since his father died when he was a toddler, he’s been incapable of giving or receiving love – which makes things hard for his mum, Julie. When he discovers math, […]
Category: DVD Reviews
Ant Man Delivers Big on Blu-ray, Michelle’s Review
It was always more than just a heist! It’s a by the numbers heist film disguised as a Super Hero movie. Anyone who follows comic books knows that in that medium Hank Pym is a giant wife-beating douchebag who invented Ultron, but in the movie verse, Pym is sexy old guy Michael Douglas. How can […]
Spiffy Whovian Gift Box: Doctor Who: The Christmas Specials!
As hard as it is to believe, there was a time when the only Doctor Who Christmas Special was in the form of Doctor Who Annuals – a hardcovered publication that contained games, puzzles, background stoires featuring the Doctor’s greatest foes and, of course a new Doctor Who story (which wasn’t usually set at Christmas). […]
Blu-ray Review: Disney’s Aladdin
Disney’s 1992 Ron Clements and John Musker animated classic Aladdin is finally available on Blu-ray.
The Flash: The Complete First Season – Speeding Into The Hearts of Millions!
The Flash: The Complete First Season is a welcome addition to the library of TV and movie superhero adventures. The (not surprisingly) fast-paced series was well received by critics, fanboys/girls and the general audience with equal enthusiasm. The DVD/Blu-Ray sets provide a lovely package combining the show’s first 22 episodes and over three hours of […]
The Man From U.N.C.L.E.: Season One – American TV’s First Great Spy Series!
The Man From U.N.C.L.E. debuted on September 22, 1964. It was the first American spy series and is, to this day, one of the best ever. It was television’s first international phenomenon, too – years before Star Trek and Dark shadows. The series was developed by Sam Rolfe as a kind of American answer to […]
Batman: Season 2, Part 2: One of a Kind!
The second season of ABC’s Batman series of the sixties was not as filled with classic efforts as the first season and at least one major villain had to be recast, but the show’s sense of fun was mostly undiminished. Plus there was that two-part crossover…
Rizzoli & Isles: The Complete Fifth Season – Farewell & Hello!
The fifth season of Rizzoli & Isles had a couple of obstacles to overcome in the loss of Lee Thompson Young during the show’s hiatus, and trying to remember him while moving on. It’s a measure of the show’s consistency that both obstacles were handled well. In every other way, the show maintained its mix […]
Major Crimes: The Complete Third Season – Solid Procedural Solidly Proceeding!
Major Crimes is about to enter its fourth season on TNT – not too shabby for a spinoff show; especially when the mothership was Kyra Sedgwick showcase The Closer. Although Major Crimes also has a spectacular female lead in Mary McDonnell’s Captain Sharon Raydor, the biggest difference between it and its predecessor is that more […]
The Book of Negroes – A Roots For This Century!
The Book of Negroes is a mini-series adapting the novel by Laurence Hill – a story that follows the remarkable Aminata Diallo from prior to her kidnapping by slavers in Africa, through her time as a slave in South Carolina – owned by two very different types of slave owners, to seeking her freedom in […]
Blu-ray Review: Birdman Lands Home
The best movie of 2014 (according to Oscar voters) is now available on Blu-ray. There’s a good chance you missed it in the theaters, now’s your chance to see what all the fuss was about.