Reviewed by Clark Douglas
Quote: "For some reason, there are very few ‘best of’ DVDs that actually manage to represent ‘the best of.’ The Best of Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist is no exception, but it’s a perfectly enjoyable way to pass a couple of hours."
Highly Recommended
You don’t have to be a fan of the exploitation film genre to appreciate the anthologies of vintage trailers released on DVD by Synapse Films. Entitled 42nd Street Forever, Volume 4: Cooled by Refrigeration, this latest release packs in more than two hours of trailers from the 1970s and ’80s originally created to entice audiences of young adults into returning to the theater with promises of outrageous comedy, lurid violence, nudity, extreme action and special effects, and spine-tingling chills.
Packed with nearly every special effect in the film and exposing nearly every plot twist these trailers were super-concentrated films in their own rights often far better than the feature films they were intended to promote. Free of the eighty minutes of bad expository, lame jo…Read the entire review
Reviewed by Gordon Sullivan
Quote: "Whatever problems this Blu-ray presentation has, they pale in comparison to the improved clarity, consistency in color, and detail. Revelation is an overused word, but it seems appropriate."
Highly Recommended
THE MOVIE:
Given how politically charged the debate over the Iraq War has been, making a television show that depicts the soldiers in the field without lapsing into polemics would seem like quite a challenge, but the seven-part HBO drama Generation Kill manages to do just that. The show aired earlier this year, and despite being the brainchild of The Wire maestros David Simon and Ed Burns and based on the nonfiction book of the same name by Evan Wright, the series seemed to land with little hype and quiet critical applause. Hopefully now with all seven episodes being released as a 3-DVD boxed set, this excellent program will find an audience.
Generation Kill starts with the beginning of the invasion of Iraq in 2003 and follows the Marines…Read the entire review
Highly Recommended
The Show:
Created by Kosuke Fujishima, Ah! My Goddess is one of the most celebrated anime franchise from the past 20 years. It originated as a manga, then it made a debut as a novel, was turned into an OVA, had a movie, and ultimately enjoyed two seasons of a new show back in 2005. You can’t scoff at those facts, and chances are very good you have at least heard of this heralded harem series, even if you haven’t seen it.
The first season of the show was handled by Media Blasters and can be found in individual volumes and a full boxed set with all 24 episodes. The second season was licensed by ADV, but during the recent shift in licensing here in the States, the show’s release has been turned over to the good folks at FUNimation. With the individual releases by ADV already on the market, FUNimation has packed the entire second season together in a box set. All 24 epis…Read the entire review
