Skyfall is one of the best Bonds and part of the reason is that not only does Daniel Craig’s Bond continue to reveal new sides to his personality and resources; not only is he given one of the best Bond villains ever in Javier Bardem’s Raoul Silva, but Judi Dench just kills it as M […]
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Femme Fatales: Season One of Cinemax’s Noir Anthology Series Comes to Home Video!
Before Cinemax had hits with the action series Strike Back, or the high concept crime series Banshee, it took its first really solid steps into the world of original programming with Femme Fatales – a series that combined sex, violence and twists in a way that deliberately called to mind the noir B-movies of the […]
Justified: The Complete Third Season – Lines Will Be Crossed!
After the magnificent performance by Margo Martindale as Mags Bennett in season two, Justified could be excused if it slipped a bit in season three – but it didn’t. Instead, it took a different tack, shifting from the internal dynamics of the region to the intrusion of an outside force to keep the drama high […]
DVD Review: Total Recall–Less Weirdness; More Butt-Kicking!
It may not be as joyously weird as the Paul Verhoeven take on Philip K. Dick’s immortal short story (We Can Remember It For You Wholesale), but it makes up for that with a protagonist who seems genuinely vulnerable (C’mon! You never really thought Arnold was in real peril, did you?) and more pure intensity.
A-Ca-Awesome Pitch Perfect Gets Big Blu-ray/DVD Release
One of the most surprising summer movies this year, Pitch Perfect took what could have have been a formulaic story filled with stereotypical characters and gave it enough fresh twists – and a whole lot of awesome a cappella music – to make it a lot of slightly twisted fun. On December 18th the film […]
DVD: The Amazing Spider-Man Is Still Amazing On DVD!
One good reason to reboot a movie series – trademark issues aside – is that you have a different take on the characters. Not necessarily better, but different. Such is the case with Columbia Pictures’ The Amazing Spider-Man. Despite not having the impact the film had in IMAX, it works well as a home video […]
Brave Deserves DVD Release With Better Features Package!
With its first ‘princess’ movie, Brave, Pixar recovers from the creative (though not financial) disaster that was Cars 2. The story of Merida, the tomboy teen at the heart of Brave, takes familiar princess tropes and spins them enough to feel fresh and fun. And, as always, the animation is stunning. Unfortunately, Pixar has stiffed […]
DVD: Mad Men: Season Five: Now This Is How You Do It!
While a lot of companies are stripping their DVDs of bonus material, it is refreshing to see that Mad men, one of the handful of TV’s greatest series ever, is being released in full season DVD sets that give us a ton of features at reasonable prices.
Happy Family Plan – Some Themes Are Universal!
The Japanese film Happy Family Plan looks at the effects of the recession on family – and how some things resonate with everyone – and add a real, quirky Japanese game show for heightened drama. The DVD release includes features that familiarise us with some of the country’s language, ritual and food. It’s an unusual […]
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Gets 19-DVD Complete Series Set!
Shout!Factory has announced the upcoming release of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Complete Series – a 19-DVD set that will include all 145 episodes from the first series, the 10-episode Alien Rangers miniseries and two discs of bonus archival content. The set will be released on November 20, 2012. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers was cheap, […]
They Live Lives! John Carpenter’s Classic Sci-Fi Satire Gets Collector’s Edition November 6th!
One of John Carpenter’s most popular films – They Live – is getting the special Shout!Factory treatment. They Live: Collector’s Edition will contain a bundle of features (the same features, in fact, on both the DVD and Blu-ray!) including an audio commentary track with Carpenter and the film’s star, Roddy Piper. Whether you consider […]