Videophiled TVD: ‘Sons of Anarchy’ ends, ‘The Red Road’ begins, another ‘Doctor Who’ Christmas and ‘Fireball XL5’

by Sean Axmaker | Mar 12, 2015 | Home Viewing, TV, What's Hot

The Red Road: The Complete First Season (Anchor Bay, DVD) – SundanceTV (formerly The Sundance Channel) continues to establish its own brand of intelligent, dramatically compelling TV shows with this atmospheric series set in rural New Jersey. A small town cop (Martin...

Videophiled: ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ versus ‘Time Bandits’

by Sean Axmaker | Dec 9, 2014 | Home Viewing, What's Hot

Guardians of the Galaxy (Disney, Blu-ray+Blu-ray 3D, DVD, VOD) is based on one of the more obscure Marvel Comics to get the big screen treatment, but everything about the film suggests a filmmaker trying to recapture the sense of energy and color and sheer fun of Star...

Videophiled: ‘An Adventure in Space and Time’ – The Birth of Doctor Who

by Sean Axmaker | May 27, 2014 | Home Viewing, What's Hot

An Adventure in Space and Time (Warner, Blu-ray+DVD Combo) is a TV movie made for the BBC but it is a movie nonetheless, a bit of pop culture celebration that takes on the creation of Doctor Who in 1963 (just in time for the 50th Anniversary!). Scripted by veteran...

‘Oculus’ Slow Builds its Way to Nothing but Snores

by Jeff Michael Vice | Apr 9, 2014 | Reviews, What's Hot

There’s nothing wrong with a film that uses a slow build to really ratchet up the tension. However, slllooowww buuuiiillldddsss are a different matter completely. Oculus would be a prime example of the latter. This allegedly supernatural horror movie takes so much...

Videophiled TVD: ‘Mr. and Mrs. Murder” is Breezy, ‘Rogue’ is Gritty, and ‘Doctor Who’ Passes the Torch

by Sean Axmaker | Mar 13, 2014 | Home Viewing

Mr. and Mrs. Murder: Series One (Acorn, DVD), a breezy mystery series from Australia, is on par with the more lighthearted strain of British detective shows. This one features a likable married couple who run a crime scene cleaning business and inevitably turn...