Tuesday, October 25 2011
John le Carré’s ‘Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy’ Reheats the Cold War
More than 30 years after George Smiley’s television debut, he still reminds us of the value and price of loyalty—and the reason why Sir Alec Guinness was one of the finest actors of the 20th century.
Sunday, October 23 2011
Camping It Up Behind Bars: ‘Bad Girls: The Complete Series Five’
'Essence of Camp' and Chateau Larkhall, G-Wing at its finest.
Wednesday, October 19 2011
‘Modern Family: Season Two’ Primes the Pump for Season Three
Modern Family hit its stride during a wildly successful second season, and this DVD set shows how and why.
Wednesday, October 12 2011
‘Bored to Death: The Complete Second Season’ Is Anything but Boring
Jason Schwartzman, Ted Danson, and Zach Galifianakis share incredible chemistry as they struggle with success, failure, and substance abuse.
Tuesday, October 11 2011
Primitive Thinking: ‘Beavis and Butt-Head: Mike Judge’s Most Wanted’
Beavis and Butt-Head's primitive thinking spoke to an audience that needed to hear its own thoughts out loud, and even though two cartoon characters were speaking their thoughts, a subversive generation of teens was heard.
Monday, October 10 2011
Cory Meets His World in ‘Boy Meets World: The Complete Seventh Season’
There are still lessons to be learned in the final season of Boy Meets World.
Noirish Atmosphere, Twists and Politics: ‘The Hour’
This series balances intrigue, romance, and sexual politics all amidst major political unrest in Britain, and it does so with wonderful acting and great style.
Wednesday, October 5 2011
It’s a Very Complicated Thing, Time: ‘Doctor Who: Day of The Daleks’
Not only does this address the global political climate with plot lines that mirror actual events of the early '70s, it's also the first time a Doctor Who story really explored the idea of a time paradox.
‘Raising Hope: The Complete First Season’: Where Mistakes are Funny; Lessons Learned, Even Funnier
The stellar cast and crew of Raising Hope took what could have been the average sitcom and turned it into a sweetly satisfying and consistently funny hit.
Tuesday, October 4 2011
The Show that Broke Through Seemingly Solid Walls: ‘Queer As Folk: The Complete U.K. Collection’
It's the show that started it all, and even with its notable flaws, it still remains a fascinating look into modern-day gay culture.
Tuesday, September 27 2011
‘Community: The Complete Second Season’ Damns the Torpedoes
By delving ever deeper into its fanboy obsessions and metafictional games, the second season of this sitcom (too fun to be labeled “groundbreaking”, even if the label is apt) seems to be daring somebody to cancel it.
Monday, September 26 2011
‘Gavin and Stacey: The Complete Collection’ and Their Large, Unconventional, Extended Family
A gem of a series, Gavin and Stacey immediately draws the viewer in with its humor and warmth.
‘Happy Endings: The Complete First Season’ Is Silly, but Sweet
Happy Endings isn’t a groundbreaking series by any stretch, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t fun and enjoyable.
Things Fall Short in ‘Hung: The Complete Second Season’
With his monotone radio-announcer voice and wooden mannerisms, Ray is missing what Richard Gere had in American Gigolo—the smooth suaveness required for smart, wealthy women to fork over wads of cash for his services
Sunday, September 25 2011
In ‘The Middle: Season 2’, the Hecks are Still a Lot Like Your Family—Only Funnier
Frankie and Mike Heck are still middle class, middle-of-the-country, middle-aged folks. Theirs is the all-American family. They're dysfunctional.
Friday, September 23 2011
Fated for Scoffing: ‘Mystery Science Theater 3000 Presents Manos: The Hands of Fate’
Few of the B-rated movies the cast of MST3K lambasted come close to the dreadful incompetence of “Manos”: The Hands of Fate.
Thursday, September 22 2011
In ‘Doctor Who: Paradise Towers’ the Scary Girls are Very Much Like Real Scary Girls
“Paradise Towers” is a terrifying story with humorous themes and it's a humorous story with terrifying themes.
Campy, Preachy, Dancey, Singy: ‘Glee: The Complete Second Season’
With characters coming and going faster than a mono outbreak amongst teens, the second season of Glee at its worst is uneven, and at its best finds a voice for gay youth.
Friday, September 16 2011
This Ain’t Your Dad’s ‘I, Claudius’: ‘Spartacus: Gods of the Arena’
Holy smoke, this thing is gonzo-batshit-crazy in just about every way imaginable.
Wednesday, September 14 2011
‘The Office: Season Seven’: Headed for an Event Horizon?
This five-disc set is packed with deleted scenes, extended versions, cast and crew commentaries, a blooper reel, three webisodes, and the full version of Michael Scott's epic Threat Level Midnight movie. It will please any fan.
