[Editor’s Note: I was a big fan of the One from the Vault feature that we started last year in order to dig through the depths of Netflix streaming to highlight obscure or cult titles not yet available on Blu-ray. Unfortunat...
Honestly, I rarely bought much at Borders in the past. The retailer’s high prices were simply not competitive with online merchants like Amazon, even after coupon discounts. (I guess that’s one of the reasons why the c...
How is that the worst-looking movie of the year – a family flick that mixes CG blue cartoon characters with live action – and an over-hyped genre-blender could finish the weekend in a dismal tie? Until the final numbers come in th...
For quite a while now, we’ve provided you with weekly updates here in the blog about titles entering and leaving the Netflix stream. Personally, I prefer VUDU for my rental streaming needs. The company’s 1080p “H...
We talked about our favorite audio commentaries in last week’s Roundtable. Let’s follow that up with a look at our favorite DVD and Blu-ray bonus features of the non-commentary variety.
Although August is usually peppered with a few hits, the end of July marks the descent of popcorn pictures and the dregs of the not-too-spectacular summer flicks. True, there are still big movies like ‘Rise of the Planet of ...
The Bill Bixby TV version of ‘The Incredible Hulk’ used to say, “You wouldn’t like me when I’m angry.” Well, this week’s episode of ‘Alphas’ has a whole lot of angry people in ...
There’s something cool about being part of an exclusive club and having something made specifically for you and your fellow members. Having joined the married club nearly five years ago, ‘Crazy, Stupid, Love.’ (d...
I’ve been looking forward to the release of ‘Cowboys & Aliens’ with a lot of anticipation ever since the teaser trailer began running over a year ago. The unique genre-blending concept grabbed my attention a...
If another Earth existed, a mirror version of our own world, the home to another version of you and me, would you want to visit it? If there was any chance that your “other you” had made different decisions along the w...
‘True Blood’ is so frustrating this season, isn’t it? The show is capable of so much entertainment value, yet it feels like the writers are squandering all its potential in a series of increasingly-dull storyline...
There’s at least one exciting original series on the way to the Netflix stream, and maybe another. Yet it still feels like we’re losing a lot more than we’re gaining these days. The end of July brings us a few co...
