With the Barnes & Noble 50% off Criterion Blu-ray and DVD sale in full swing, film buffs across the country are hitting up the store to bulk up their home video collections with wonderfully produced discs comprised of foreign film classics, indie gems, obscurities, Hollywood classics and overall great films. Now, some folks out there might be overwhelmed by the company’s catalogue so I thought I’d help out by recommending some of my personal favorite releases of various eras and genres thus far. On with the list! Continue reading →
July 6, 2018
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News | 10 Criterion Recommendations, Barnes and Noble, Barnes and Noble Criterion Sale, Best Criterion Discs, Blue Is The Warmest Color, Criterion Blu-rays, Criterion Collection, Criterion Sale, Foreign Correspondent, Gimme Shelter, Godzilla, Monsieur Verdoux, Mulholland Drive, Night On Earth, Revanche, The Before Trilogy, The Silence of the Lambs |
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Top 10 Comic Book Movies
Instead of reviewing a DVD or Blu-ray today, I thought I’d mix things up a bit and do another top 10 list. As you may have gathered over the years, I love making lists. Not only do I find it to be fun on a personal level, but it’s also a good way to keep track of films I treasure. Since comic book films/superhero films are all the rage these days, it felt like the right time to tackle that ever growing genre. Please note that these are a list of my personal favorites. No more, no less. Continue reading →
January 3, 2016
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News | A History Of Violence, American Splendor, Batman, Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, Big Hero 6, Blade, Blue Is The Warmest Color, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Deadpool, Guardians of the Galaxy, Hellboy 2, Iron Man, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, Snowpiercer, Superman, Superman 2, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Avengers, The Dark Knight, The Incredible Hulk, The Mask, The Rocketeer, TMNT, Top 10 Comic Book Films, Top 10 Comic Book Movies, Top 10 Superhero Movies, V For Vendetta, X-Men, X-Men: First Class, X2 |
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After an underwhelming 2012 film year, 2013 was a definite improvement. While there weren’t a ton of films I would consider great, I did see a fair number of good ones. Yes, a majority of the “mainstream” films were clunkers (as they usually are), but there were a surprising amount of indie, VOD, and documentary gems released this year.
Over on the TV and web series side, it proved to be a solid year for these mediums as well. New shows like “Bates Motel” and “Orange Is the New Black” wowed audiences, returning favorites (such as “Game of Thrones” and “Doctor Who”) continued to have viewers glued to their screens, and a few shows ended with a bang (namely “Breaking Bad” and “Tron Uprising”).
So, without further adieu, here is my annual list! Continue reading →
December 31, 2013
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News | 12 Years A Slave, 21 And Over, 30 Nights Of Paranormal Activity With The Devil Inside The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, 42, A Band Called Death, A Good Day To Die Hard, An Adventure In Space And Time, Avengers Assemble, Banshee, Bates Motel, Before Midnight, Behind The Candelabra, Best Films Of 2013, Best TV Series Of 2013, Best Web Series Of 2013, Birdemic 2, Blue Is The Warmest Color, Blue Jasmine, Breaking Bad, Captain Phillips, Disconnect, Doctor Who, Frozen, Game Of Thrones, Geek Love, Hell Baby, Her, Homeland, I Declare War, Impractical Jokers, In The Flesh, Inside Llewyn Davis, Low Winter Sun, Marvel's Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D., Metallica Through The Never, Mob City, Movie 43, Mud, Nebraska, New World, Orange Is The New Black, Oz The Great And Powerful, Planes, Rewind This!, RiffTrax Twilight, Saving Mr. Banks, Scary Movie 5, Short Term 12, Sound City, Spellslingers, Star Trek Into Darkness, Star Wars- The Clone Wars, Stories We Tell, Tabletop, The ABCs Of Death, The Act Of Killing, The Amazing Adventures of the Living Corpse, The Best And Worst Films And TV/Web Shows Of 2013, The Bling Ring, The Five(ish) Doctors, The Hunt, The Kings Of Summer, The Place Beyond The Pines, The Rambler, Toy Hunter, Tron: Uprising, Uncle Grandpa, Under The Dome, Worst Films Of 2013, Worst TV Series Of 2013 |
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