It’s time, once again, for the On DVD series featuring new releases from Paramount Home Distribution. Selma (May 5) If you’re going to buy a movie on DVD (and I understand why you wouldn’t), this is the one to get. The Blu-ray/DVD/Digital combo pack is pricey ($39.99; a better deal than the bare-bones DVD at 29.99) […]
TV on DVD is one of my favourite things. Long before Netflix, it revolutionized the way we consume television and, for the first time ever, made it possible for a show to be remembered (or even discovered) long after it was canceled (most likely by FOX). At least half of all hardcore Whedon fans seem […]
After twelve episodes of intense stare downs, illegal acts of every kind, and the broadest BAH-ston accents outside of an Affleck film, Ray Donovan has reached the end of its first season. It was an interesting journey leading to the finale, and the show did not always feel like it had the clearest grasp of […]
Ok, so I guess I wasn’t as burned out on middle aged white male anti-hero protagonists as I thought I was, because half way through its first season, Ray Donovan has me fairly hooked. When discussing the show’s pilot episode, there were several issues that came up. Scattershot plotting, violence for the sake of violence, […]
“Don’t worry, you’re in the solution now.” With Mad Men and Breaking Bad heading towards their final seasons, and The Sopranos fading into memory, the Age OF The Anti-Hero continues to push forward. The latest offering of conflicted, morally ambiguous protagonists comes from Showtime in the form of Ray Donovan. The show follows a Hollywood […]