About Josh Zyber
Josh Zyber is a veteran movie and video disc reviewer from Laserdisc to DVD and beyond. He previously wrote for DVDFile.com, DVDTalk.com, and Home Theater magazine.
The inspiration for today’s Roundtable should be pretty obvious. With ‘Captain Phillips’ setting sail for box office glory this weekend, let’s take a look at some of our other favorite movies involving boat...
With so many of the fall’s new TV shows proving to be crushing disappointments, it’s a relief to have at least one returning series still worth getting excited about. ‘American Horror Story’ returned on Wed...
Before we talk about the narrative failings in this week’s new, still mediocre episode of ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’, I have to ask what’s going on with the show’s sound mixing? It just sounds awful on ...
These days, theatrical movies make the majority of their income during opening weekend, as audiences rush to theaters to see the latest much-hyped new releases. This is generally followed by steep box office declines in the weeks ...
Due to a lack of suitable prizes, we took a couple weeks off from holding contests. Lest you think that we no longer love giving away free stuff to our readers, we’re back with a vengeance this week. Enter our new contest fo...
It’s a battle of the bombs on Blu-ray this week, as two of the most critically and audience reviled films of the year come to home video. If we take a closer look, however, we might also find a few titles actually worth buyi...
This week’s theatrical release of ‘Gravity’ is the latest in an intriguing genre of films that take place primarily in a single location with a small cast of characters. If you think that sounds like an incredibl...
From Showtime, the network that brings you ‘Masters of Horror’, comes the new anthology series ‘Masters of Sex’, in which notable directors will contribute standalone tales of softcore erotica each week… Wh...
A flood of new Blu-rays in collectible SteelBook packaging have been announced at a steady clip in recent months. This batch available at UK retailer Zavvi focuses on a quartet of beloved animated classics from Japan’s Studi...
Well hell, that didn’t take long. At just its second episode, ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ has already transitioned from the most hyped new television series of the fall season to the most boring new television serie...
Tom Clancy, the prolific bestselling author, creator of the Jack Ryan movie franchise and namesake mastermind behind numerous popular videogames, passed away this week at the age of 66. That seems like far too young an age to go. ...
In another recent post here, I lamented about the frustration that SteelBook and metal case collectors face when foreign retailers with exclusive product refuse to ship to the buyer’s country. Almost as annoying is when a re...