Friday, August 03, 2012

Metropolitan & The Last Days of Disco: The Criterion Blu-ray reviews

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Filmmakers who only make movies when they feel they have something worth saying are a rarity in this age, where it seems the goal is t...
Sunday, July 22, 2012

Doctor Who: Death to the Daleks DVD review

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Back when I got into Doctor Who , around ’84 or so, its seemingly vast universe was entirely new to me: Over 20 years worth of a serie...
Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Doctor Who: The Krotons DVD review

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With the release of “The Krotons,” the short list of complete serials from the Patrick Troughton era of Doctor Who that can be released...
Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Louie: The Complete Second Season

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Think of the structure of a typical “a guy walks into a bar” joke. The joke teller begins with that first line. Then he tells a short sto...
Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Harold and Maude: The Criterion Blu-ray review

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[Note: All screengrabs in this piece are taken from the old Paramount DVD release of Harold and Maude and are by no means indicative of...
Thursday, June 07, 2012

Doctor Who: The Seeds of Death, Resurrection of the Daleks, and Carnival of Monsters Special Edition DVD reviews

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David Tennant hosts "Come in Number Five" Back in March I did a big piece on the three classic Doctor Who Special Edition...
Monday, June 04, 2012

Curb Your Enthusiasm: The Complete Eighth Season DVD review

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By their eighth season, most shows – if they even last that long – exhibit major signs of wear, and it’s usually past time to close up sh...
Friday, June 01, 2012

Doctor Who: Nightmare of Eden DVD review

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Some years ago I kicked off a “ Destiny of the Daleks ” DVD review with, “You’d think that a season of Doctor Who script-edited by Doug...