Blogcritics Section: Video

DVD Review: Popeye the Sailor: 1941-1943, Vol. 3

The Masked Movie Snobs — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:22:21 EST

It belongs in the collection of any fan of the golden age of animation.
Written by El Puerquito MagnificoWith the third volume in the Popeye series, Warner Home Video rounds out the rest of the black and white Popeye cartoons from the 1940s. There’s 32 theatrical shorts featured on two discs as well as a gaggle of extra material. The cartoons on this disc cover the transition from Fleischer Studios to Famous...

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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:22:21 EST

DVD Review: Johnny Cash's America (CD/DVD)

The Masked Movie Snobs — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:44:46 EST

A great look at how the country shaped his songwriting and how Johnny Cash shaped America.
Written by Fantasma el Rey Johnny Cash’s America is a great look at how the country shaped his songwriting and how Johnny Cash shaped America. The DVD is a documentary that takes you on the trip through some of these places and presents the thoughts of those that Cash had a major effect on, be it in their lives or on the music that some of...

Pushing Pushing Daisies

Josh Lasser — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:38:28 EST

A show with a little for everyone that no one is watching.
Sigh. There are some shows that I don't mind seeing go away – shows that have run their course, shows that never should have had a course, that sort of thing. Unfortunately, all too often I see shows on the verge of going away that I would like to stick around for a while longer.Today's case in point, Pushing Daisies. Wackily...

TV Review: Gossip Girl - "The Magnificent Archibalds"

Brad Laidman — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:29:22 EST

Vanessa -- you skank!
Well, for 58 minutes I was pretty bored by this week’s episode of Gossip Girl.One week of zero Chuck/Blair interaction is a felony. Two straight weeks is a capital offense. If I’m supposed to get my weekly sexual sizzle from Serena and Aaron, this show is in serious trouble. If the next Gossip Girl is to have no Chuck and Blair, tell me...

TV Review: Saturday Night Live Hosted by Paul Rudd

Sherry Lipp — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:28:17 EST

SNL brings laughs even after the election is done.
This week marks Saturday Night Live’s first post-election episode. For weeks the show has been able to rely on plenty of material ripe for parody. Tina Fey’s turn as Sarah Palin gave the show its highest ratings in years. The big question is how will the show fare now that the election is over? Another strike against the show was...

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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:28:17 EST

DVD Review: Dead Space - Downfall

Janica Unruh — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:55:48 EST

A thrilling sci-fi/horror and prequel to the Dead Space video game.
The only thing better than putting graphic horror in space is using the undead to create it. My first taste of space zombies came from the unfortunately short-lived series Firefly. The Reavers in this science fiction western were technically humans living on the edge of civilized space who had reverted to animalistic behavior. But the concept is...

TV Review: House, MD - "Emancipation"

Barbara Barnett — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:41:29 EST

The team treats an emancipated minor while Foreman tries to emancipate himself from House in the aptly-titled "Emancipation."
Emancipated is not a word I would use to describe any of the central characters in House, MD. Each character is locked away, repressed by fear, anger, and circumstance. The most emancipated character on the series at this point is a tossup between Kutner and Chase. Both of them have been able to reach beyond bad circumstances to some sort of...

Movie Review: Quantum of Solace

Tall Writer — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:02:27 EST

This twenty-second installment Bond installment has heaps of action, but needs a few more special moments to push it to a higher level.
”The first thing you should know about us is that we have people everywhere.”This twenty-second installment in the James Bond film series omits elements from the previous films, but the main frame still exists - memorable dialogue, a familiar alias (Universal Exports) and globetrotting locations including Italy, Haiti, Boliva, and, of...

Movie Review: The Haunting of Molly Hartley

A.J. Hakari — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:39:48 EST

Scant scares ensue in this lame teen horror flick.
For a textbook case on how not to market a movie, look no further than The Haunting of Molly Hartley. Sure, Quarantine slapped one of its final frames onto the poster, but at least it left viewers with the assurance that some surprises would still be contained within. Not so with this sorry sack of celluloid, a flick that laid out its entire...

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Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:39:48 EST

Supernatural: "Heaven and Hell" Preview and News

Alice Jester — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:40:53 EST

Three very intense clips for Thursday's episode, more con news, and we want that People's Choice award.
You guys sick of me yet? I'll tell ya, it's been an intense week of fandom activity. Anyway, there are three clips for this week’s episode, “Heaven and Hell”. Normally when I get these, they are light teasers. I’m warning you right here, clips #1 and #3 are NOT light. They’re rather intense. They’ll...