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.
He’s smashed his way from Tokyo to San Francisco, and now he’s ready to stomp into your living room. We have a spare Blu-ray copy of this summer’s new blockbuster hit ‘Godzilla’ to give away, and it c...
In a well-written serial drama, even if the overall narrative may take a season (or multiple seasons) to resolve, the storylines in individual episodes will advance toward that goal. Someone should inform the writers of ‘The...
It’s another big week for Blu-ray, with another huge batch of new titles on the high-def discs. From giant monsters to tiny cult films and lots in between, Hollywood is determined to drain our bank accounts. Will you indulge...
In last week’s Roundtable, we looked at some of the TV clichés that annoy us the most. This week, let’s pick apart plot holes in popular movies.
Is it ‘Edge of Tomorrow’ or is it ‘Live Die Repeat’? I don’t think we quite solved that puzzle when we last argued about it a few weeks ago. If you’re a fan who prefers the original theatrical t...
We’ve been anticipating big new advancements to the Blu-ray format, both in audio and video, for a while. Now they’re both finally official. The first Blu-ray discs with Dolby Atmos surround sound will arrive later thi...
After two weeks of what seemed to be an upswing in quality, ‘The Strain’ mostly spins its wheels this week in what essentially amounts to a placeholder episode while we wait for more important events to happen in the u...
September may have started off slowly, but the month ramps up to speed in a big way this week with a huge batch of new Blu-rays, including one of the year’s biggest blockbusters.
In many respects, modern primetime television dramas have eclipsed feature films as the medium of choice for quality writing and storytelling. Nevertheless, with between 10 to 25 episodes of screen time to fill each season, even o...
It seems foolish to call a movie that grossed over $240 million domestically (and is currently the top-earning film for the year worldwide) a box office disappointment, but the studio definitely hoped that ‘Transformers: Age...
TNT’s ‘Legends’ started off as a pretty big disappointment. By the third episode, it seems clear that the show isn’t going to get much (if any) better. I may be ready to call it quits on this one.
Whether they come in the form of audio commentaries, deleted scenes, documentaries or other unique content, bonus features have been a staple of home video releases all through the DVD and Blu-ray era. What are your favorite types...