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Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics (Blu-ray Review)   24 Oct, 2013

'Necessary Evil' is aimed primarily at a niche audience of fanboys whose excitement level will grow...More>>

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Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle (Blu-ray Review)   23 Oct, 2013

Fans of superhero comics and movies should be well served by this engrossing three-part look at the...More>>

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North America (Blu-ray Review)   16 Oct, 2013

Produced by the Discovery Channel, the seven-part glimpse at the wonders of the North American...More>>

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Branca's Pitch (DVD Review)   14 Oct, 2013

There’s a brief moment in this unusual baseball documentary when its subject — former Brooklyn...More>>

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Latino Americans (DVD Reviews)   13 Oct, 2013

If ever there was required viewing for Latino Americans, the recently aired PBS special 'Latino...More>>

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Girl & a Gun, A DVD Review   12 Oct, 2013

Director Cathryne Czubek wisely avoids the issue of gun control, focusing instead on seemingly...More>>

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Triumph of the Wall (DVD Review)   29 Sep, 2013

To some, watching a documentary about a guy building a 1,000-foot stone wall by hand using only...More>>

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Radio Unnameable (DVD Review)   23 Sep, 2013

A documentary tough to envision being sprung from any town other than New York, this is the story...More>>

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Captains Close Up, The (DVD Review)   24 Aug, 2013

William Shatner's extended follow-up to 'The Captains' is much more satisfying than that earlier...More>>

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Nova: Manhunt — Boston Bombers (DVD Review)   19 Aug, 2013

This Boston-bombing springboard exists as a much more positive head-shaker in the manner it shows...More>>

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Bert Stern: Original Mad Man (DVD Review)   22 Jul, 2013

After a year-and-a-half of hopping around from festival to festival, writer-director Shannah...More>>

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How the States Got Their Shapes: Season 2 (DVD Review)   21 Jul, 2013

While the first season of this History Channel series explored the history of the United States...More>>

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Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story (DVD Review)   17 Jul, 2013

The 65-minute documentary 'Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story' explores the actor’s career behind...More>>

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Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick (DVD Review)   15 Jul, 2013

Though William A. Wellman directed his share of clunkers for a filmmaker occasionally and, well,...More>>

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56 Up (DVD Review)   13 Jul, 2013

It’s easy to see how viewers develop a certain fondness for these people with whom they have seen...More>>

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G-Dog (DVD Review)   26 May, 2013

Oscar award-winning director Freida Lee Mock interviews Father Greg and several of the people who...More>>

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Mel Brooks: Make A Noise (DVD Review)   20 May, 2013

Mel Brooks, soon to be 87, is not only with us but spry, at least in this sassy contribution to the...More>>

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Happy People: A Year in the Taiga (DVD Review)   12 May, 2013

The film offers a simple but beautiful look at this icy wilderness and some of the happy people...More>>

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Only the Young & Tchoupitoulas (DVD Review)   7 May, 2013

The pairing of documentaries 'Only the Young' and 'Tchoupitoulas' in one DVD set presents an...More>>

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Central Park Five, The (Blu-ray Review)   21 Apr, 2013

It’s hard to watch PBS’s 'The Central Park Five' and not feel enraged by the injustice that...More>>

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