Reviews of DVDs and Blu-ray Discs from Paramount Home Entertainment and PBS.
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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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Jackie Robinson (Blu-ray Review) 25 Apr, 2016
It’s a challenge to think of anyone who’d be more appropriate to receive the Ken Burns...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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Civil War, The: A Film by Ken Burns — 25th Anniversary Edition (Blu-ray Review) 9 Oct, 2015
Aside from the technological upgrade and the preservation aspects, there isn’t much that a...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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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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Roosevelts, The: An Intimate History (Blu-ray Review) 29 Aug, 2014
A fascinating history lesson on how personal experiences affect political life, 'The Roosevelts' is...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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Red Metal: The Copper Country Strike of 1913 (DVD Review) 3 Feb, 2014
The documentary is stylistically functional at best, but the content is strong.More>>
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American Experience: The War of the Worlds (DVD Review) 11 Nov, 2013
The gripe I have with this documentary, which does put across a lot of keen history in digestible...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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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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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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