Sam is kicked to the curb by Lucky; hurt by Sonny, Kate confides in Jax.
Devastated by the truths he learned about Sam, Lucky eventually went home and confronted her about her schemes and scams. Sam tried to explain, but Lucky was resolute in the fact that nothing she could say would make him forgive her, or allow him to ever trust her with the boys. He asked her to leave and declared them over. It's the bed she…

If you missed Joss Whedon’s space cowboy series the first time around, now’s your chance to catch up.
Several years ago a science fiction series aired on television featuring the adventures of a spaceship captain and his crew. Although the series received critical acclaim and had a devoted following, low ratings led to its swift cancellation. No, I’m not talking about the original Star Trek — I’m talking about Firefly. Created and…

This has got to be one of the perfect frat house party DVDs, a combination horror/comedy.
Let me say this for the record and be up front about it: there are no – as in none – redeeming qualities about Bikini Bloodbath. Anyone looking for anything philosophically deeper than a tanline or a plot of any degree is going to be sorely disappointed. The movie is exactly as the title portrays it to be, a bloody romp with girls in…

A deceptively stupid movie and so-so Blu-ray experience.
With a wide ranging cast of recognizable faces, loads of action, tons of chases, and a twisting plot, what could possibly go wrong with Chain Reaction? Everything. This is a movie trying to be way more intelligent than it actually is.In this 1996 outing from director Andrew Davis (The Fugitive), Keanu Reeves stars as a machinist working on a way to…

A DVD collection of Barbara Stanwyck’s lesser-known roles.
Most people either remember Barbara Stanwyck as the matriarch of the '60s television show The Big Valley or as the scheming femme fatale Phyllis Dietrichson in the film noir classic Double Indemnity. But my favorite Barbara Stanwyck part was in Preston Sturges’s The Lady Eve. That is until this box set, but I’ll reveal that part…

All sorts of new goodies for you this week.
Sorry for missing last week’s edition. Life conspired against me whenever I found time to write, so I was not able to gather any trailers and posters together for you. I will try to not let that happen in the future. As it is, I wanted this to be something of a super-sized edition, but that was not to be either. I will try to make it up to you down…

This is an uplifting, beautifully created and produced program from PBS.
America's Ballroom Challenge is a Public Broadcasting System production that is beginning its third season. This is a five-week series covering the four main categories of ballroom dance: American Smooth, American Rhythm, International Standard, and International Latin. After the judging in each show, the couple with the lowest overall score…

Snakes help a poor boy gain some much needed revenge.
In 2007, Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez teamed up in an attempt to bring the grindhouse experience back to the big screen. Each of them crafted a film that fit into the mold, but while the experience was fantastic, it did not exactly live up to its billing. It was more of an homage than a recreation. The movies were just a little too slick,…

Pioneers of Television highlights some of the medium’s visionaries, but it could have been done better.
In this age of 500-channel cable, satellite and HD TV, it's easy to forget that television itself is just over eighty years old. Originally invented by Philo Farnsworth in 1927, television took more than twenty years to become a staple in American homes. In 1945 there were fewer than 7,000 working television sets in the country and only nine…

Be prepared to witness an inventive masterpiece that lives up to the hype and then some.
Before boarding a roller coaster, you must first read the height requirements, ride restrictions, and warnings for motion sickness that are posted as a precaution. Previous to entering a movie theatre, have you ever observed similar signs affixed with scotch tape?Posted outside the door for Cloverfield was a sign that read: “If you are…