Blu-ray Highlights for 7/27/10
Titans will clash… on Blu-ray! Well, not really. There’s actually only one major day-and-date release this week, and it’s kind of a stinker. But there are a bunch of catalog titles coming out, and maybe we’ll fin...
Author Archives: Josh Zyber
Too Hot for Home Theater?
I don’t know how the weather is where you live, but we’ve been having a heat wave here in Boston. Even if the temperature itself may not seem so bad (generally 80s to 90s), the humidity has made everything gross and st...
‘Rescue Me’ 6.04 Recap: “No News Is Lou News
I fell behind on ‘Rescue Me’ last week and didn’t get a chance to recap the previous episode, ‘Comeback’. Long story short, Lou had a heart attack and we were left uncertain whether he would live or d...
Weekend Roundtable: Movies That Terrified You as a Child
We’ve got a fun Roundtable topic this week. What movie did you see at far too young an age that left you traumatized from the experience? The more irrational this fear, the better. Especially if it’s a movie that isn&#...
‘Persons Unknown’ 1.06 Recap: Turn Around, Bright Eye
This past week, NBC bumped ‘Persons Unknown’ out of its usual Monday night timeslot and moved it to the Saturday death slot. That’s probably not a good sign. Its ratings must be pretty bad, even for summer progra...
Because 18 Is the New 40
Over the last couple of years, Filipino pop idol Charice (full name: Charice Pempengco; but she just goes by the one name – like Madonna) has made a splash on American television with appearances on the Oprah and Ellen DeGeneres t...
‘Entourage’ 7.03 Recap: Some Krazy Glue Will Fix That
Is ‘Entourage’ having another down season, or am I just burned out on the show? I’m honestly not sure that I can objectively tell. When I look at any individual episode, I can’t necessarily pick out much sp...
‘Hung’ 2.03 Recap: One Ho, Two Pimps
This week’s episode of ‘Hung’ finally allows the characters to acknowledge something that we the audience have been thinking all along – that Ray’s kids don’t look anything even remotely like him. No ...
Pixar’s Luxo, Jr. Makes Live Action Acting Debut in ‘
Attention all ‘Lost’ fans. I’m sure that, by now, you’ve all heard that the upcoming Season 6 Blu-ray (and DVD for that matter) box sets will include a brand new extra scene that takes place sometime after ...
‘True Blood’ 3.05 Recap: “This Is Sexy Good New
At its best, ‘True Blood’ provides a kicky mix of pulp melodrama, horror, and black comedy. Some episodes lean more towards one of those aspects than the others. This week’s episode, ‘Trouble’, brings...
Poll: Would You Watch a New Mel Gibson Movie?
By now, I’m sure that absolutely everyone has listened to those infamous recordings of Mel Gibson’s hate-filled, racist tirades against ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva. You’d have to be in a coma to miss them. Gi...
As It Turns Out, “Reality” Shows ARE Fake Enough Alre
A couple weeks ago, I wrote a post here about ABC’s upcoming faux-“Reality” series ‘My Generation’, in which I asked, “Aren’t Reality shows fake enough already?” As part of my argume...