‘Wilfred’ 1.08 – 1.10 Recaps: “Fish Stick
I’ve been slacking in my coverage of ‘Wilfred’ lately. I’m still watching the show, but don’t always have time to write about it. Last week gave us a two-fer of new episodes, and I still have my notes...
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Mid-Week Poll: Favorite Gary Oldman Performance
Since Gary Oldman walked away with the most love in this past Friday’s Roundtable about favorite character actors, let’s follow through on this train of thought. Which movie has your favorite Gary Oldman performance?
New to VUDU: Week of August 21st, 2011
If the Blu-ray release slate looks a little thin this week, the VUDU rental offerings are perhaps even slimmer. However, there’s at least one movie worth a look. I’ll also pull another random recommendation out of the ...
Blu-ray Highlights for 8/23/11 – You’re So Money!
Indie movies dominate the Blu-ray scene this week, with a special emphasis on indie movies from the mid ’90s about gambling. What a strange niche to fill all of a sudden.
‘Transformers’ Trailer with 21:9 Enhancement on VUDU
Constant Image Height home theater viewers take note: VUDU now offers (for free) the ‘Transformers: Dark of the Moon’ teaser trailer in high definition with 21:9 anamorphic enhancement. It’s not much, but it̵...
‘Haven’ 2.06 Recap: “You’re Stuck in My S
After a couple of underwhelming episodes, ‘Haven’ bounced back on Friday with a pretty good one. After a couple of underwhelming episodes, ‘Haven’ bounced back on Friday with a pretty good one. After a coup...
Weekend Roundtable: Favorite Character Actors
Our readers (that’d be you) responded pretty favorably to last week’s Roundtable topic on the subject of bad actors who should be forcibly retired from the acting profession. Now, let’s flip that around and try t...
‘Alphas’ 1.06 Recap: “I Know What I Do Is Amazi
In a somewhat interesting development, this week’s episode of ‘Alphas’ is the first in which the team doesn’t try to track down an Alpha villain – but rather just some regular, garden-variety criminals. Hey...
‘True Blood’ 4.08 Recap: “There’s No Such
After this week’s episode, I’ve put together a little theory about why ‘True Blood’ seems so scattered and poorly structured this season (or in general, really; but the problem seems worse this season). I c...
‘Curb’ 8.06 Recap: “The Sully Connection”
It amazes me a little that, even eight seasons in, ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ could be having a banner year like this. The show has been consistently hilarious this season (more so than some past seasons). It’s very ...
Where’s My 3D Pop-Out?
When I upgraded my home theater to 3D a few months ago, I originally predicted that about 90% of my viewing would remain in traditional 2D format. The reality has turned out to be closer to 99%. Nonetheless, I’ve watched a f...
‘Haven’ 2.05 Recap: “Worst Date Ever”
Evil trees? Was this past Friday’s episode of ‘Haven’ written by M. Night Shyamalan or something? Geez!