Muramasa: The Demon Blade, available exclusively for the Nintendo Wii, is the perfect example of style over substance. It's not that the game is completely devoid of content and depth, it's just that the visuals are over-the-top wonderful and the… Read More ›
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Meet the New Jay Leno Show, Same as the Old Jay Leno Show
On Monday night, NBC unveiled the biggest risk of the 2009 television season – Jay Leno. Leno may have been hugely successful for well over a decade on The Tonight Show, but giving him an hour a night, every night… Read More ›
Why, it’s a Bonanza!
The first regular hour-long primetime series to air entirely in color, Bonanza, is also one of the longest-running series in television history. The show ran for 14 years, the first of which was 1959, and that, if one is counting,… Read More ›
NCIS: Los Angeles – The Review
One of the things that makes the original NCIS a great show is its ability to deftly blend comedy with its dramatic storylines. The characters on the series aren't just investigators, they're… well… characters. That alone truly sets NCIS apart… Read More ›
Robin Hood Returns!
When the titular character gets tossed from the top of a cliff to certain death within the first five minutes of a season premiere, it's entirely probable that the death is not so certain. But, this is Robin Hood and… Read More ›
Can One Really be Both The Quick and the Dead
Some Westerns feature spectacular vistas and stories about the greatness of the Old West. Other Westerns focus themselves on the process of settling the land and the coming of the modern era. And some Westerns just focus on killing, allegedly… Read More ›
Heading to the Old West and Silverado
The Western has a long and storied history in American cinema. Though the height of its popularity may have been decades ago, every few years a new one seems to still hit the big screen or be produced as a… Read More ›
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Heads to Wonderland
As a regular viewer of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse thanks to my three-year-old daughter, I routinely anxiously await new episodes; when one watches every day one goes through the series' entire catalog quite quickly and as fun as they may be,… Read More ›
Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams – Special Edition… Enough Said
Being re-released onto DVD on September 8 is Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams. The DVD features two different main selections, a story with Aurora (Sleeping Beauty) and one with Jasmine (Aladdin). Each runs just under a half-hour long… Read More ›
Bedknobs and Broomsticks and Singing and Dancing
Out of all the aspects of filmmaking that change over time, for audiences, special effects are one of the most notable. Something that is state of the art and truly astounding in one era looks old hat and obviously fake… Read More ›
Disposing of Hoarders
Just because those who produce a television show expect the audience to accept it in a certain manner doesn't always mean that the audience will follow. You can't force the way in which a TV show (or film for that… Read More ›
Defying Gravity in the Shark Tank
Maybe I'm too obsessed with Shark Tank (and it's not the only show we'll be talking about today, don't worry it's strictly an abbreviated Shark discussion tonight), I know that it's just another dime-a-dozen reality show, but it's fun, and… Read More ›
Joining in a State of Play
Anyone who watches the news on even a semi-regular basis sees certainly things highlighted repeatedly – corrupt politicians, corrupt corporations, sex scandals, and the plight of newspaper among these. Russell Crowe's latest Blu-ray release, State of Play, combines all of… Read More ›
Pooh’s Heffalump Halloween Movie Gets a Limited Edition DVD Gift Set Release
Not all Winnie the Pooh movies are made for younger viewers. Not all Winnie the Pooh movies can entrance adults as well as children. Both of these facts are acceptable and really only might cause a problem if they both… Read More ›
Robert, Hell’s Kitchen, & The Way it Has to Be
I concluded at the end of last week's Hell's Kitchen that Robert, the lovable lug who left last season with pericarditis only to be invited back this season and end up in the hospital again after – horror of horrors… Read More ›
Uncovering some Duplicity (2009)
Corporate espionage is not only a big-stakes game, but as the new Blu-ray release Duplicity (2009) points out, it can be great fun too. Written and directed by Tony Gilroy (Michael Clayton), the film stars Julia Roberts and Clive Owen… Read More ›
The Shark Tank Redesign
On a regular basis I give my opinion on TV shows. Be that opinion good, bad, or ugly, I provide it secure in the knowledge that I have obtained a graduate degree in the field, worked in TV production for… Read More ›
Snuggling up with Kissing Cousins
He's Hitch, but in reverse – rather than putting couples together, he rends them apart. Such is the job of Amir (Samrat Chakrabarti) in Amyn Kaderali's Kissing Cousins. He acts as an intermediary for a member of a couple looking… Read More ›
Learning all About How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
As romantic comedies go, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days may not rank up there with Sleepless in Seattle or When Harry Met Sally, but it's certainly better than the typical entry into the genre. Matthew McConaughey may not… Read More ›
Looking for Heat in Hell’s Kitchen
We didn't discuss it last week, so we're kind of obligated to talk about it this week, aren't we? Hell's Kitchen. That bastion of flames; that over-hyped bologna; and, as much as I may loathe to admit it, that grand… Read More ›
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