DVD Review: Sinbad: Where U Been?
The rumors and Wikipedia are wrong! Sinbad didn’t retire, die, or join a band. In fact, he just got done pulling off the best stand-up show of his career. Nothing about Sinbad: Where U Been? is ordinary and all of it kicks a stage full of ass. Fans of stand-up comedy are in for a treat; if you can’t walk away from this laughing, you may need to check your pulse.
Blu-ray Review: Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor Day
Trailer Park Boys, the hit sitcom from Canada, has run been running for seven seasons and takes a documentary approach to life in a trailer park. Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor Day catches the series up to speed with a healthy mix of toilet humor and awkward situations. Longstanding fans of the series will find a lot to like here while newbies will quickly fall in love with its unique premise and oddball characters.
Manga Review: Rasetsu Volume 4
This Shojo manga revolves around a group of psychics headed by Hiichiro Amakawa (The Chief), who runs an agency dedicated to helping people who are troubled by the spirit world. Central to the story is the interaction between the characters. Rasetsu is the main character, a young woman just turning 19 in this volume. Other members of the team include Yako Hoshino, a psychic who uses water to perform his powers. There is a convoluted connection between Rasetsu and Yako, and now complications are developing with Kuryu Iwatsuki, another psychic at the agency.
Blu-ray Review: Women in Trouble
For 2009's Women in Trouble, director Sebastian Gutierrez took several actresses we're used to seeing in bland supporting roles – the type where you know you recognize her but cannot remember from where – and pushed them into starring roles in a Ritchie-esque ensemble cast. The result is an unexpectedly entertaining work complete with mile high clubs, coked out musicians, attempted kidnappings, ass-less spandex pants, hilarious confessions and some genuine, if not slightly campy, heart in between all that lingerie.
Movie Review: Shutter Island
(This is a joint movie review by julie and sarahh)
Eddie Daniels (Leonardo DiCaprio) is not comfortable on the water, to the point where he gets more than queasy – he is downright nauseous. But it's the price he pays in order for him and his partner, fellow U.S. Marshal Chuck Aule (Mark Ruffalo), to use the ferry which takes them to Shutter Island, situated in Boston Harbor, on official business. A prisoner of the facility there has escaped. This is no ordinary facility, but an insane asylum for the criminally insane – in other words, whackjobs with issues and a penchant for violence. Great combination. And on top of that, Eddie can't find his smokes.
DVD Review: Spectacular Spider-Man Volumes 6 and 7
The Spectacular Spider-Man returns to our lives in the brand new releases of Volumes 6 and 7! Things are finally looking up for Peter Parker as Liz Allen becomes his official girlfriend and his social status at Midtown High reaches an…
Manga Review: Haru Hana – The Complete Collection
Hana Yamada has just moved to the big city, ready to make her Tokyo debut, and is confident that her strange condition is finally in control. With her green tea in hand, Hana can combat the hives that break out whenever she makes contact with a cute boy. Her first day isn't so spectacular however, and a series of trips and falls ends with Hana being forced by her older sister to work for free at a relaxation room run by a group of handsome young men – the fabulous Shinnosuke and the standoffish Haru. Despite Haru's attitude, Hana finds herself being drawn to his demeanor – but can she get close to someone who she can't actually touch? In the relaxing atmosphere of Haru Hana, anything can happen.
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DVD Review: Dead Tone
"7eventy 5ive. Here’s the rules. First, and foremost, always, and I repeat always dial star 67 before making a call. If you don’t, that will allow the weirdo/asshole on the other end of the line to call your dumb ass back. You have seventy-five seconds, that’s one minute and fifteen seconds to completely trick the person on the other end of the line into believing that what you are pitching is absolutely real. If they hang up, you lose. If they laugh you lose. Or if they’re simply not buying the B.S. you’re pitching, you lose."
