by Sean Axmaker | Nov 17, 2015 | Home Viewing, Reviews, What's Hot
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (Warner, Blu-ray, DVD), Guy Ritchie’s big screen revival of the sixties secret agent series, is an origin story of sorts—think “When Napoleon met Illya”—with the two agents in a wary partnership. Otherwise it doesn’t...
by Sean Axmaker | Oct 17, 2015 | Home Viewing, TV, What's Hot
The Flash: The Complete First Season (Warner, Blu-ray, DVD) – Originally introduced (or more accurately teased) in the second season of Arrow, The Flash” is the CW network’s lighter, brighter, more playful superhero series. Grant Gustin stars as...
by Sean Axmaker | Oct 7, 2015 | Home Viewing, What's Hot
I hate to think that When Marnie Was There (Universal, Blu-ray, DVD) may be the last film to come out of Japan’s Studio Ghibli, the great animation studio created by filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki (Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away). Miyazaki didn’t direct...
by Sean Axmaker | Sep 6, 2015 | Home Viewing, Reviews, What's Hot
The Marvel Comics Universe rules when it comes to the big screen but the DCU dominates the small screen. Gotham: The Complete First Season (Warner, Blu-ray, DVD, Digital HD) may not quite fit into the world created at the WB within Arrow, The Flash, and the upcoming...
by Sean Axmaker | Jun 11, 2015 | Home Viewing, What's Hot
The Golden Year Collection: 5 Classic Films from 1939 (Warner, Blu-ray) – Peter Bogdanovich crowned 1939 the greatest year for Hollywood movies in an essay for Esquire magazine decades ago and it’s since been accepted as an article of faith. Whether you agree or...