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Star Wars The Clone Wars: Season One Blu-ray Review

November 3, 2009

As the Star Wars prequel trilogy unfolded it became painfully clear that the Clone Wars emotionally alluded to by Ben Kenobi in A New Hope would not be the focus. The narrative chosen by George Lucas was a major blow… Read More

4.2

out of 5

DJ Hero Review: Pump Up the Volume

Game Reviews Reviews

November 3, 2009

For my money the whole idea of Guitar Hero and its clones has begun to grow stale. Sure there is still fun in jamming with buds in search of the elusive finger mangling perfect score. But little surprise comes the… Read More

4.5

out of 5

Wings of Desire: Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review

Blu-ray Reviews Reviews

November 2, 2009

Wim Wenders' Wings of Desire (Der Himmel uber Berlin) centers around two guardian angels, Damiel (Bruno Ganz) and Cassiel (Otto Sander). The duo –alongside other angels- act as witnesses to all that takes place around them on Earth (the streets… Read More

4.8

out of 5

FlashForward Season 1, Episode 6 Review: Scary Monsters and Super Creeps

October 30, 2009

Events from last week’s episode had left me pondering whether “Scary Monsters and Super Creeps” would give us our first set of answers to some of the show’s mysteries. After all, if Agent Janis were to die from the… Read More

Howards End: Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review

Blu-ray Reviews Reviews

October 29, 2009

With a 40-plus year run resulting in over 30 motion pictures, Merchant Ivory productions is best known for period pieces emphasizing award winning sets, cinematography and adapted screenplays. For my viewing preferences, these facets were rarely compelling enough to make… Read More

4.5

out of 5

Heroes Season 4, Episode 7 Review: Strange Attractors

October 27, 2009

Reminding us that Christmas is not the only period to inspire corny, unimaginative television, this week Heroes remembered that Halloween is just around the corner and decided to give us a cheesy girls-in-a-slaughterhouse episode to get… Read More

Battlestar Galactica: The Plan Blu-ray Review

Blu-ray Reviews Reviews

October 26, 2009

Battlestar Galactica: The Plan, directed by William Adama himself Edward James Olmos, offers fans of the series one last chance to say goodbye and the show's creative team a first (and last?) opportunity to tie together several dangling loose ends.… Read More

4.3

out of 5

FlashForward Season 1, Episode 5 Review: Gimme Some Truth

October 23, 2009

“Gimme Some Truth” is the first FlashForward episode to open, somewhat appropriately, with a scene set in the future. Taking place thirty-nine hours in the future we see a car, containing Mark, Wedeck, Demetri and Vreede, get… Read More

Star Trek The Next Generation Motion Picture Collection Blu-ray Review

Blu-ray Reviews Reviews

October 22, 2009

Paramount set a high bar with the Star Trek Movie Collection featuring the original series cast earlier this year. Those standards carry through to the second half of the complete series run, the Star Trek: The Next Generation Motion Picture… Read More

4.2

out of 5

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves PS3 Review

Game Reviews Reviews

October 21, 2009

There are plenty of great games out there for console owners, but titles that can be slapped with the label "masterpiece" are few and far between. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, one of the most anticipated games of the 2009 holiday… Read More

4.7

out of 5