Walk The Line (DVD) Review
by: Britt Gillette.
Nominated for five Academy Awards, and winner of the Oscar for Best Actress (Reese Witherspoon), Walk The Line chronicles the life and times of legendary country music star Johnny Cash with an intense, and sometimes dark, intimacy. Followi...
The Shawshank Redemption (DVD) Review
by: Britt Gillette.
Nominated for seven Academy Awards including Best Picture, The Shawshank Redemption amazingly failed to win a single Oscar. It’s amazing because it’s probably one of the top ten best films ever produced. Based on Stephen King’s short...
Angel (Season 1) DVD Review
by: Britt Gillette.
Nominated for 25 Saturn Awards and one Emmy for Outstanding Makeup for a Series, Angel has established a strong cult following during its five-year run on the WB network. A spin-off of the enormously popular series Buffy The Vampire Slayer...
The A-Team (Season 1) DVD Review
by: Britt Gillette.
One of the many hit TV shows inextricably linked to the 1980's is The A-Team, an action series with plenty of bombs, machine guns, and bazookas - where miraculously no one ever seems to die! Short for "Alpha Team," The A-Team is a Vietnam-...
Babylon 5 (Season 1) DVD Review
by: Britt Gillette.
Nominated for 6 Emmys and 3 Hugo Awards in its five-season run, Babylon 5 changed the landscape of the TV science fiction series genre. Following on the heels of hit series such as Star Trek and Star Trek: The Next Generation, Babylon 5 is...
The Naked Gun (DVD) Review
by: Britt Gillette.
Writer/Director team David Zucker and Jim Abrahams, producers of cult comedy classics Airplane! and Top Secret, team up once again to bring audiences The Naked Gun. A full-length film based on their earlier collaboration on the short-lived...
Primary Colors (DVD) Review
by: Britt Gillette.
Based on the best-selling book by the same name, Primary Colors is a beyond belief film about a smooth-operating candidate who runs for President of the United States. When the book first hit shelves in 1996, Primary Colors drew immediate ...
Wag The Dog (DVD) Review
by: Britt Gillette.
Nominated for two Academy Awards, including one for its screenplay, Wag The Dog turned out to be one of the more interesting films of the 1990s. When the President of the United States faces accusations that threaten to destroy his reelect...
The Wedding Singer (DVD) Review
by: Britt Gillette.
A breakout comeback role for Drew Barrymore, The Wedding Singer is most likely Adam Sandler's most enduring comedy film so far. Quite unlike other Sandler films, The Wedding Singer takes itself more seriously than Billy Madison or Happy Gi...
Star Trek (Season 2) DVD Review
by: Britt Gillette.
Nominated for four Emmys, including Outstanding Dramatic Series two times in its short three-year stint, Star Trek is a true legend of television history. The brainchild of former L.A. policeman Gene Roddenberry, the show premiered in Fall...
Star Trek (Season 3) DVD Review
by: Britt Gillette.
Nominated for four Emmys, including Outstanding Dramatic Series two times in its short three-year stint, Star Trek is a true legend of television history. The brainchild of former L.A. policeman Gene Roddenberry, the show premiered in Fall...
Family Guy (Season 3) DVD Review
by: Britt Gillette.
Having first aired after the 1999 Super Bowl, Family Guy really hit its stride via cable re-runs and DVD sales (prompting Fox to announce the launch of Season 4 in May 2005, following the show's original cancellation following Season 3). A...
South Park (Season 5) DVD Review
by: Britt Gillette.
Premiering in the late summer of 1997, South Park took American pop culture by storm with its no-holds-barred examination of social and political issues and its lewd yet unique brand of cartoon humor. Created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone,...
South Park (Season 4) DVD Review
by: Britt Gillette.
Premiering in the late summer of 1997, South Park took American pop culture by storm with its no-holds-barred examination of social and political issues and its lewd yet unique brand of cartoon humor. Created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone,...
South Park (Season 3) DVD Review
by: Britt Gillette.
Premiering in the late summer of 1997, South Park took American pop culture by storm with its no-holds-barred examination of social and political issues and its lewd yet unique brand of cartoon humor. Created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone,...
