I had never watched an episode of “Being Human” before popping in Disc One of this “Complete Second Season” set. I knew it was going to be a struggle when I was driven to distraction by the fact that
[NOTE: The following review was written for Criterion's 2004 SD release of “The Tin Drum” . That release included the 142 minute theatrical release of the film which, at the time, was the only one kno
I still, for the life of me, can’t figure out why anyone would want to be on a reality show. Aside from the ever-present intrusive cameras there’s the daily pressure to be “interesting” or “entertaini
“Mankind: The Story of All of Us” is an ambitious 3-disc, 12-part series aired on the History Channel. Anyone familiar with that channel can safely guess at the filmmaking techniques employed here
William Friedkin has made a career by pushing the artistic envelope with his films. "The Exorcist" which is arguably his most known film has several scenes in that film that are still shocking to this
Frankenweenie. Like “Frankenhookers,” the title alone is enough to make you giggle. That’s giggle, mind you. Mel Brooks may have squeezed laughs out of audiences with “Young Frankenstein,” but in
Director Monte Hellman's "Two-Lane Blacktop" (1971) is the greatest American road movie ever made. I state this as fact, not opinion. At the same time, it's difficult to hold up "Two-Lane Blacktop" as
When I think of Zorro, I think of Guy Williams in the popular Disney TV series, or I think of Antonio Banderas in two more recent films. I do not think of Alain Delon (“Rocco and His Brothers,” “Le Sa
Aside from being pure entertainment, Sports is also seen as the great hope of the masses. Anyone that has pure talent can succeed, no matter where on the planet you are from. There are innumerable acc
This past New Year’s Eve, my wife and I turned on both of our options for a musical countdown on TV and thought, This is the best they can do for the biggest, ball-dropping party of the year? What hap
It took Disney a while to get up to speed in the area of interactive TV shows for toddlers and tykes, but in 2006 the Disney Channel pulled out all the stops, borrowing a few ideas from the old “Micke
“World without End” was an eight-episode miniseries based on the novel by Ken Follett and intended as a sequel to the 2010 miniseries “The Pillars of the Earth.” But this sequel, which aired in 20