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Rounders Blu-ray Review

August 15, 2011

Rounders is nothing you haven't seen before. It follows the same general outline of any movie about a high-stakes hustler who gets in too deep and has to dig his way back out. It's old news. Been done a million… Read More

3.5

out of 5

Torchwood: Miracle Day Episode 6 ‘The Middle Men’ Review

August 15, 2011

On paper, I should have loved the latest Torchwood: Miracle Day episode, ‘The Middle Men.’ Character progression is there, plot points are well defined, and dialogue is definitively Torchwood. There is a giant explosion, Rex… Read More

Hostage Blu-ray Review

Blu-ray Reviews Reviews

August 14, 2011

On its surface, Hostage seems like your formulaic cop thriller and that wouldn't be a far off notion. There's been no shortage of films using the hostage angle as a narrative device, and in that respect, this film is no… Read More

3.8

out of 5

The Big Lebowski Limited Edition Blu-ray Review

Blu-ray Reviews Reviews

August 11, 2011

The Big Lebowski is a study in paradoxes. It's a movie with engaging characters that are, with rare exception, poorly characterized. It has fantastic dialogue, but very little is ever truly said. It's a story in which all the loose… Read More

4.0

out of 5

Breaking Bad Episode 404 ‘Bullet Points’ Review

August 9, 2011

This week’s episode of Breaking Bad, ‘Bullet Points,’ was like a travel through roles and classic films from Apocalypse Now to My Bodyguard. In most respects it was on par with last week’s episode, but in others it… Read More

Torchwood: Miracle Day Episode 5 ‘Categories of Life’ Review

August 6, 2011

Major spoilers lie ahead. I was a little confused while watching this week’s episode of Torchwood: Miracle Day, but not because the narrative or story was confusing. Unlike last week’s episode or the ones before which were solid… Read More

Dylan Dog: Dead of Night Blu-ray Review

Blu-ray Reviews Reviews

August 2, 2011

In the past few years, Hollywood has churned out movie after movie that is either based on a comic book, or filled with vampires or zombies. With that in mind, Dylan Dog: Dead of Night must have seemed like a… Read More

2.0

out of 5

Breaking Bad Episode 403 ‘Open House’ Review

August 1, 2011

This week’s Breaking Bad episode ‘Open House’ continued with the downward spiral of Jesse, the emergence of Skylar as a powerful force for Walt, and Hank’s continued depression and self-loathing, with Marie’s… Read More

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off 25th Anniversary Blu-ray Review

4.2

out of 5

Blu-ray Reviews Reviews

August 1, 2011

Ferris Bueller's Day Off is director John Hughes's finest film. The 20-somethings I've grown up around swear up-and-down that they can identify with John Bender in The Breakfast Club or that they've known exactly what it was like to feel… Read More

4.2

out of 5

Torchwood: Miracle Day Episode 4 ‘Escape to L.A.’ Review

July 31, 2011

Anyone familiar with the BBC version of Torchwood or Doctor Who will recall that some of the best episodes all had one thing in common: running. While this week’s episode of Torchwood: Miracle Day titled ‘Escape to L.A.’… Read More