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Virginian: The Complete First Season, The (DVD Review)    27 May, 2010

Article By: John Latchem

The third-longest running TV Western is finally on DVD.More>>

Waiting for Armageddon (DVD Review)    20 May, 2010

Article By: John Latchem

This is a study of religious prophecy and conflict, and how the various players are jockeying for position to take advantage of the end of the world.More>>

Iron Man: The Complete 1994 Animated Television Series (DVD Review)    6 May, 2010

Article By: John Latchem

As the hero team battles the villain team in a new adventure each episode, the show seems more like a throwback to cartoons from the 1980s.More>>

Naked Ambition (DVD Review)    29 Apr, 2010

Article By: John Latchem

Phase 4’s Naked Ambition (DVD $29.99) is the latest example of pornography entering the mainstream.More>>

Wake (DVD Review)    22 Apr, 2010

Article By: John Latchem

Bijou Phillips gives probably the best performance of her heretofore limited career in the morbid romantic comedy 'Wake.'More>>

Hitman Hart: Wrestling With Shadows (DVD Review)    13 Jan, 2010

Article By: John Latchem

Bret “The Hitman” Hart’s recent return to World Wrestling Entertainment is perfect timing for the 10th anniversary DVD release of director Paul Jay’s enlightening 'Hitman Hart: Wrestling With Shadows.'More>>

Top Gear 12 (DVD Review)    7 Jan, 2010

Article By: John Latchem

In addition to being the first “Top Gear” DVD set with extras, Top Gear 12 includes a guest appearance by Jay Leno in the seventh episode. (Street Date 1/12/10)More>>

Official Major League Baseball World Series Film Collection, The (DVD Review)    9 Dec, 2009

Article By: John Latchem

Baseball fans will want to pick up A&E’s 'Official Major League Baseball World Series Film Collection' ($229.95), which includes each highlight film made from 1943 to 2008 on 20 discs.More>>

Lost: The Complete Fifth Season (Blu-ray Review)    7 Dec, 2009

Article By: John Latchem

The attention to detail included on the “Lost” DVDs has been top notch in fostering a sense of mythology about the show. The fifth-season discs are just the latest example. (Street Date 12/8/09)More>>

The Artsiders (DVD Review)    5 Aug, 2009

Article By: John Latchem

This documentary short film by Chris Olsen features interviews with several artists, from performers to sculptors, to profile what drives them to do what they do.More>>