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Castle in the Sky: BD Review

The fantastical Miyazaki masterwork gets a well-deserved high-def upgrade....

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Father of the Bride/Father of the Bride Part II: BD Review

It's impossible to hate these Steve Martin/Diane Keaton comedies, but is this high-def edition of the Father of the Bride flicks worth the double-dip....?

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S.W.A.T. - The Final Season: DVD Review

This TV-on-DVD set will make you want to either strap on your bulletproof vest and vigilantly march into harm's way or put on your boogie shoes and shake your booty....

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Treasure Houses of Britain: DVD Review

Sure, these palaces are among the UK's grandest treasures, but how good are their home theater setups....?

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Goon: DVD Review

This hockey comedy with Seann William Scott is a bloody, potty-mouthed charmer....

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Hazel - The Complete Third Season: DVD Review

Oh, that wacky Hazel....

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Disc News Update 06.15

Lots of TV announcements today, including Homeland's first season on Blu-ray and The Good Wife's in standard-def....

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This Is Civilzation: DVD Review

The art it documents is awe-inspiring, but This Is Civilization plays more like a dull sculpture class than an illuminating guided tour through the Louvre....

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Maverick - The Complete First Season: DVD Review

If you love TV westerns, this Maverick set is really gonna whet your whistle....

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Born on the Fourth of July: BD Review

On the cusp of his new Savages (about to hit theatres), Universal finally delivers Oliver Stone's Oscar-winning Vietnam drama to Blu-ray....

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The Best of Foyle's War: DVD Review

It's a solid cross-section of the series, but is there any reason to choose this Best of set over full season-by-season DVD box sets of Foyle's War....?

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The Streets of San Francisco - Season 3, Vols. 1 and 2: DVD Review

Paramount still insists on breaking up The Streets of San Francisco's seasons into two parts on DVD, but even so, it's hard to resist the flashy retro zing of the Karl Malden/Michael Douglas show's third go-round....

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The Sarah Silverman Program - The Complete Series: DVD Review

"Yeah, I stubbed my vagina." "You can stub it?" "I can - I don't know about you...."

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Dynasty - The Sixth Season (2-Pack): DVD Review

Linda Evans plays not one but two roles in this sixth Dynasty season? Madness....!

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Disc News Update 07.16

A new installment in the Resident Evil franchise gets high-def specs today, as does Whit Stillman's latest debutante comedy Damsels in Distress....

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The Code: DVD Review

A three-hour documentary about math and science shouldn't be nearly this entertaining....

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The Hunter: DVD Review

Willem Dafoe gets obsessed with the eye of the tiger in this killer Aussie import....

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Leverage - The Fourth Season: DVD Review

The Timothy Hutton drama series' senior year is as solid as ever....

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Garrow's Law - Series 3: DVD Review

The acclaimed Rupert Graves British legal drama comes to a harsh, brittle end....

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Designing Women - The Final Season: DVD Review

Farewell, Sugarbakers - we hardly knew ye....

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Penumbra: DVD Review

The acclaimed Argentinian horror flick gets a standard-def debut....

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Panty & Stocking With Garterbelt - The Complete Series: DVD Review

One can't resist sex, the other can't say no to chocolate - both are experts at kicking ass fallen-angel style....

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Perry Mason: The Seventh Season, Vol. 1: DVD Review

Its split-season releases are still frustrating, but it's hard to hold too much of a grudge toward vintage TV this strong....

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30 Rock - Season 6: DVD Review

"Siri! Bring Jessica Tandy back to life!"

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The Essential Games of the Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, Texas Rangers: DVD Review

Three massive baseball box sets, twelve impressive games (no matter where your fandom lies)....

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James May's 20th Century: DVD Review

The Top Gear host turns his focus to the advents and innovations of the last 100 years....

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Disc News Update 09.05

IMAX documentaries, martial arts epics, true crime thrillers - today's announcements cover some ground....

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The Lord of the Rings - Extended Edition Singles: BD Review

"Finally I can own Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers without having to buy that stupid Return of the King....!"

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Sacred Blacksmith - The Complete Series: DVD Review

Another year, another re-release of Sacred Blacksmith - but is this one worth double-dipping for....?

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Casting the Runes: DVD Review

This creepy 1979 British horror import gets a standalone standard-def presentation....

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Michael Wood's Story of England: DVD Review

The British historian takes us on a 2,000 year trip through his country's life and times....

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Ghosts of the Abyss: 3D BD Review

James Cameron heads toward the bottom of the ocean with more than a few nifty 3D gadgets to record the ride....

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The Costume Drama Classic Collection: DVD Review

Acorn's big summer DVD box set will make anyone with a crush on Colin Firth blush with excitement....

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E.T. - The Extra-Terrestrial: BD Review

Everybody's favorite squishy brown alien gets a serious high-def boost on this must-have Blu-ray edition....

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The Sinking of the Laconia: DVD Review

This Birtish miniseries doesn't get an air-tight standard-def presentation on DVD, but there's no denying it offers a compelling basic scenario....

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Kojak - Season Five: DVD Review

Telly Savalas as the iconic Kojak finishes his show's run with this simple but retro-fun TV-on-DVD set....

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The Rookies - The Complete Second Season: DVD Review

This old school Aaron Spelling cop drama holds up surprisingly well as a TV-on-DVD throwback....

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Dance Moms - Season One: DVD Review

The cover art alone on this TV-on-DVD set lets you know what you're getting yourself into....

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The Forsyte Saga Collection: DVD Review

This miniseries feels like it should work, but for one reason or another, it never quite delivers....

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In the Mood For Love: BD Review

This Wong Kar-wai drama is perhaps the most astoundingly gorgeous (and boring) movie made in the last twenty years....

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Hypothermia: DVD Review

Michael Rooker and pals go ice fishing, and things turn sour. Really sour....

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Megacities: DVD Review

This doc series goes beyond 'bright lights, big city' and really investigates the very fabric of modern international urbanism....

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Shangri-La - Parts 1 and 2: DVD Review

Shangri-La - on these two TV-on-DVD box sets - tries to make good on its post-apocalyptic leanings, but aside from showcasing a few hot animated chicks, it misses the mark....

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You Can't Do That on Film: DVD Review

The author of the upcoming SLIMED! The Oral History of Nickelodeon's Golden Age brings us a guest review of this retro fanboy documentary....

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Perry Mason: The Seventh Season, Vol. 2: DVD Review

Raymond Burr's classic courtroom drama continues to defy its age with uncommonly solid audio/video presence on standard-def DVD....

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Disc News Update 10.24

A new Tom Hardy movie and a Woody Allen Oscar-winner are among today's announcements....

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The Carol Burnett Show - Carol's Favorites: DVD Review

One of the great lost comedy shows of the 60s and 70s finally gets a breath of life on this TV-on-DVD compilation....

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Gunsmoke - The Sixth Season, Vol. 2: DVD Review

It's past its prime, but despite Paramount's dumb split-season presentations, Gunsmoke continues to engage with this second half of Sixth Season episodes....

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What Happened to Kerouac?: DVD Review

One of the 20th century's most polarizing writers is the subject of this surprisingly limp documentary....

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Disc News Update 10.31

Nine grade-Z horror flicks get new life on DVD, and Dax Shepard's zany comedy Hit and Run gets a Blu-ray release date....

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