Harold Ramis is the director and/or writer behind some of the funniest films ever made. His credits include Caddyshack, Groundhog Day, and Ghostbusters amongst others. His latest movie, Year One, will do absolutely nothing to add to his reputation, rather,… Read More ›
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Trying to be one of the Heroes Over Europe
The first few moments after picking up a controller and starting the first mission in Heroes Over Europe, the WWII fighter sequel to Heroes of the Pacific, are heady times indeed. One gets to kick up the throttle and can… Read More ›
Foyle’s War: From Dunkirk to VE Day – Five Sets Made One
[Editor's note: Individual reviews of set four and set five can be found here and here, respectively.] For Detective Chief Inspector Christopher Foyle, the Second World War may now be over, but the reports of the show's demise have been… Read More ›
I’m a Go Play Lumberjacks and I’m Okay…
This may be hard to believe, but there’s now another title for the Nintendo Wii which is a series of mini-games. This time out they are, oddly enough, lumberjack themed games and are part of the ever-growing Go Play line… Read More ›
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa Comes Home to DVD
Some may argue that it's a little early for Christmas DVDs to be hitting store shelves. To them I say “Bah, humbug,” particularly if the DVD in question is last year's Muppets Christmas special, A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa. … Read More ›
The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth (1986) Go Blu
[Editor's Note: Reviews of the most recent DVD releases of these two films, which include more of a review on the movies themselves, can be found here.] It was just over two years ago that both The Dark Crystal and… Read More ›
And Away We Go!
Directed by Sam Mendes (American Beauty), Away We Go (2009), is the hysterical and heartfelt story of a couple about to have their first child. Mendes is able to deftly mix serious storylines with lighter ones, and manages to create… Read More ›
Wallace & Gromit – The Wonder of Blu-ray
Sometimes when you watch something you know from the very first moment that what you're witnessing is brilliant and complex and simple and funny and marvelous and completely unbelievable and totally relatable at the same time. What your watching is,… Read More ›
Clue: The Office Edition, Now Available (that’s what she said)
Toby Flenderson, Dunder Mifflin's Scranton-based HR guru is dead. Or, at the very least Michael Scott would have that be the case. No one quite vexes Michael as much as Toby (something about Toby being a party-pooper). In a typically… Read More ›
Who Goo? Roogoo
The Nintendo Wii's unique control scheme and desire to inspire everyone from two to 200 to play on it has inspired its share of wacky, weird, and wonderful puzzlers and party games. One of the latest, Roogoo: Twisted Towers, is… Read More ›
Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving Means More Pooh for You!
Less a single full-length feature and more a composite of several shorter Winnie the Pooh tales, Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving is coming to DVD in a brand new, 10th Anniversary Edition – complete with a mini-stocking. The tales… Read More ›
One Could Observe and Report, but to Simply Ignore may be Wiser
Perhaps best known as “the other 2009 mall cop movie,” the Seth Rogen-starring Observe and Report not only trails Paul Blart: Mall Cop in terms of release dates, but laughs as well – and this reviewer didn't find the Kevin… Read More ›
Whoa, was That a FlashForward or Just a Head Rush?
Based oh-so-loosely on the Robert J. Sawyer book of the same name, and perhaps the most ambitious television show to launch this fall, ABC's FlashForward is a drama with a science fiction edge. In the novel, the main story follows… Read More ›
Mr. Men & Little Miss on DVD
Originally created by Roger Hargreaves in 1971, the Mr. Men series of books have existed in the public consciousness – even if at a subdued level – for almost four decades (the Little Miss series for 10 fewer years). Named… Read More ›
ABC Goes All-New Wednesdays this Fall – Should You Block off Three Hours of Time?
As I said when ABC first announced his lineup, I was hugely intrigued by their brand-new Wednesday lineup. ABC is going very aggressive on Wednesdays this year, launching four new comedies and a drama. Having now watched the shows, I'm… Read More ›
Ugly Betty’s Third Season on DVD
[Editor's note: reviews of season one and season two of Ugly Betty are available here and here, respectively.] The big news in season three of Ugly Betty is the big move to New York City. No, not Betty's move (although… Read More ›
How I Met Your Mother Launches Season Five
How I Met Your Mother, CBS's comedy focusing on one man, Ted Mosby (Josh Radnor), recounting to his children the search he went on to find the love of his life and mother of his children, is now entering its… Read More ›
Kicking the Tires on Dirt 2
Dirt 2, a new off-road racing game from Codemasters, features not just great racing, but loads of courses, cars, events, race modes, and actual pro rally racers including Dave Mirra, Travis Pastrana, and Ken Block. All these things however are… Read More ›
Something of an Easy Virtue
Based on Noël Coward's play of the same name, the 2008 film Easy Virtue uneasily pits an American woman against her new British mother-in-law in a battle of the wills. Directed by Stephan Elliott (The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of… Read More ›
Drunken Boxing Anyone?
An indirect sequel to 1978's Drunken Master, 1994's The Legend of Drunken Master stars Jackie Chan as Wong Fei Hung, a relatively young man who has learned from his father the “drunken boxing” style of kung fu. Directed by Chia-Liang… Read More ›
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