DVD Reviews
San Diego Comic Con 2014
Despite the fact that SDCC can be messy and often extremely frustrating, I still love it. At the end of that long weekend in July, it’s comforting to see so many people coming out to celebrate the enduring work of so many talented artists. Now that it’s officially behind us, all of us local nerds are counting the days until SLCC is upon us so we can meet up and swap our own convention center war stories—and maybe pick up some cool swag along the way. … read more
Television Reviews
Television reviews for Bewitched, Black Dynamite, The Bridge, The Larry Sanders Show, Last Action Hero, Magic City, Teen Wolf, Walking With Dinosaurs and A Young Doctor’s Notebook. … read more
Television Reviews
Reviews for Adventure Time, Afterlife, Doctor Who, Futurama, Legit, The Mr. Magoo Theatrical Collection, News Radio, Ripper Street and The Simpsons.
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Television Reviews
Reviews for Atlantis: Season 1, Beetlejuice: Seasons Two and Three, Game of Thrones: Season 3 Blu-Ray, Vikings: The Real Warriors Miniseries and 20 Ft Below: The Darkness Descending. … read more
Review: Wild Women of Wongo
Wild Women of Wongo The Film Stars Shout! Factory Street: 09.11 Mike Nelson. Bill Corbett. Kevin Murphy. Names sound familiar? That’s because they are the stars in front of the big screen in Mystery Science Theater 3000. Now, they’ve returned as The Film Crew, hilariously criticizing some of the worst films to grace the silver
Review: The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story
The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story John Edginton MVD Visual Street: 09.18 This documentary takes a look into the life and short-lived fame of Pink Floyd’s front-man Syd Barrett before he slipped into a drug-induced dementia. I found it to be very interesting and full of things I had no idea about, like how
Review: The New Technology of War
The New Technology of War Popular Mechanics Street: 09.11 Produced by the folks at Popular Mechanics magazine, The New Technology of War is a terrifyingly interesting look into the future of warfare on planet Earth. The documentary focuses explicitly on recent advancements in science and technology and the ways in which they are altering military
Review: Last of the Breed: Live in Concert
Last of the Breed: Live in Concert Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, Ray Price A&E Video Street: 09.25 Last of the Breed was filmed at a sold-out show in March of this year at the Rosemont Theatre in Chicago. Interesting in its scope and breadth of performance, this DVD showcases how intrepid these three legendary performers
Review: Haunted Histories Collection
Haunted Histories Collection History Channel Street: 09.25 This five-disc collection features the History Channel produced programs “Hauntings,” “Vampire Secrets,” “Salem Witch Trials,” “The Haunted History of Halloween” and the A&E-produced “Poltergeist.” The programs on the Salem Witch Trials and the history of Halloween are the most straightforward, presenting a fair amount of historical information regarding
Review: Fred Armisen presents: Complicated Drumming Technique: Jens Hannemann
Fred Armisen presents: Complicated Drumming Technique: Jens Hannemann Drag City Street: 10.23 This instructional DVD showcases the drumming prowess of Jens Hannemann, a Fred Armisen parody of a euro-trash Neil Peart-wannabe (complete with Eddie Vedder hair, a sleeveless sci-fi t-shirt and a soul patch.) Live clips of Hannemann’s mock jazz band are interspersed with song