What to expect from DVD releases of TV shows.
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Sliders: The Complete Series (DVD Review) 29 Nov, 2016
Its premise of exploring a different alternate reality in each episode made "Sliders" one of the...More>>
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9 Months That Made You (DVD Review) 2 Aug, 2016
Those who remember the Emmy-winning “Nova” documentary 'The Miracle of Life' from the 1980s...More>>
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Two Guys and a Girl: The Complete Series (DVD Review) 17 Jun, 2016
The charming “Two Guys and a Girl” is like the TV equivalent of an asteroid smashing into the...More>>
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Cinema's Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood (DVD Review) 13 Jun, 2016
The arguable high point of this two-hour history from filmmaker Karen Thomas shows just how many of...More>>
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American Masters: Althea (DVD Review) 28 Dec, 2015
Rex Miller’s PBS Althea Gibson documentary unearths a goodly amount of archival footage, and...More>>
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American Experience: Walt Disney (DVD Review) 11 Sep, 2015
The primary advantage of a PBS examination of the life of Walt Disney is that the viewer can be...More>>
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Dick Cavett’s Vietnam (DVD Review) 24 Aug, 2015
A companion piece to the previously released 'Dick Cavett’s Watergate,' this tantalizingly...More>>
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Children of 'Giant' (DVD Review) 8 Jun, 2015
The documentary about George Stevens Sr.’s adaptation of Edna Ferber’s novel 'Giant' definitely...More>>
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WWE: The Road Is Jericho — Epic Stories & Rare Matches From Y2J (DVD Review) 25 Mar, 2015
This is essential viewing for Chris Jericho fans in particular, and perhaps even pro-wrestling fans...More>>
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American Experience: Edison — The Father of Invention (DVD Review) 2 Mar, 2015
Running a full two hours (well, 114 minutes) as only occasional “American Experience”...More>>
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American Experience: Cold War Roadshow (DVD Review) 12 Jan, 2015
Boasting footage from presumably the only time Nikita Khrushchev and Eddie Fisher found themselves...More>>
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American Masters: Bing Crosby Rediscovered (DVD Review) 8 Dec, 2014
This is a portrait so on point that the only disappointment is the 85-minute running time when Bing...More>>
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Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lightning (DVD Review) 10 Nov, 2014
In this “American Masters” presentation, which avoids being episodic, director Dyanna Taylor...More>>
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Al Capone: Icon (DVD Review) 20 Oct, 2014
This lukewarm bio makes some good points about Al Capone’s criminal career, a central thesis...More>>
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Dick Cavett's Watergate (DVD Review) 13 Oct, 2014
Just about the only non-news show that would touch the subject of Watergate during the period was...More>>
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Moms Mabley: I Got Somethin' To Tell You (DVD Review) 2 Jun, 2014
Beyond its entertainment value, Whoopi Goldberg’s directorial debut fills in some valuable...More>>
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Practice: The Final Season, The (DVD Review) 9 Apr, 2014
In fact, this final season of “The Practice” is essentially the real first season of “Boston...More>>
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American Experience: 1964 (DVD Review) 10 Mar, 2014
Race relations, the Beatles and presidential politics are the primary focus of this this inevitably...More>>
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Glickman (DVD Review) 3 Mar, 2014
This HBO documentary is a two-pronged affair that deals first with Marty Glickman’s own success...More>>
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L.A. Law: The Complete First Season (DVD Review) 15 Feb, 2014
Shout! Factory’s very welcome DVD of the first season of “L.A. Law” achieves the rare feat of...More>>
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