Blu-ray Review: Primeval – Volume 3
by Kroze Kresky, Media Editor
Over the past few years, the Brits have given us some amazing sci-fi shows, which we have been lacking a lot in recently over here in the Americas. Shows like Doctor Who and Primeval have become BBC America’s bread and butter. Primeval Vol. 3 is comprised of Series 4 and Series 5 of Primeval, which has gained so much of a following in the US that BBC America is helping to co-fund production on the show.
Giveaway: Chronicle Secret Sneak Preview in SD on 1/31!
Attention ComicsOnline readers!
We are pleased to announce a special sneak preview for the upcoming theatrical release of Chronicle!
Tuesday, January 31 2012
5:00 PM
AMC Mission Valley
1640 Camino del Rio North
San Diego
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DVD Review: Project Nim
by Mike Favila, Reviewer
After seeing Planet of the Apes in its many (and sometimes unwatchable) incarnations, I wasn’t sure what to expect. Would this real life film on a champanzee raised as a human being be just as entertaining? Project Nim was spearheaded by James Marsh, the acclaimed director of Man On Wire, so I had a feeling this would be a documentary I could actually watch and enjoy in one sitting.
Anime DVD Review: B Gata H Kei: Yamada’s First Time, The Complete Series
Boobies FTW!
by Laurini, Reviewer
Yamada may be the school beauty, but she wants to start off the new semester with a real bang –by collecting one hundred sex friends! Easier said than done, because every boy must be a virgin and Yamada herself has never even been kissed! When she sets her eyes on the clueless geek Kosuda from the photography club, it creates a hilarious twist on anime love comedies in B Gata H Kei: Yamada’s First Time, The Complete Series.
Blu-Ray Review: Archer Season 2
by Kroze Kresky, Media Editor
What would happen if the most arrogant dick on Earth just happened to become a spy because of his mother owns the company? Meet Sterling Archer. The world’s most uncaring and offensive secret agent returns in FX’s Archer Season 2 now available on Blu-Ray!
Movie Review: Mission Impossible – Ghost Protocol
by Kroze Kresky, Media Editor
Normally fourth installments of film series end up being stale, boring rehashes of what has come before. Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol had a lot of things going against it, but much like the Ethan Hunt and his team pulling off the impossible time and time again, this movie- against all odds- ends up being the best of the series and one of the most entertaining movies of the holiday season.
DVD Review: Transformers Prime – Darkness Rising
by Matt Sernaker, Managing Editor
The war between the Autobots and the Decepticons starts again for a new generation as the hit computer-animated series, Transformers Prime, makes its way home in the special DVD release of the mini-series Darkness Rising. The original 5 part premiere of this new Transformers installment has been re-cut with additional footage to make it feel like a full theatrical experience. This new series was developed by Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, (two of the men behind the live action Transformers movie franchise) and while that fact might concern some fans, Transformers Prime is a show that definitely blows away all expectations and is a series to be reckoned with!
Movie Review: Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
by Jennifer Bay, Editor
There is very little I don’t love about Robert Downey, Jr. or Jude Law. Regardless of the negativity both have had in the public eye, I think they’re both incredibly attractive and both generally choose great roles for themselves . Put them together in a series based on one of my favorite novel characters ever and I’m sold.
Blu-ray Review: Fright Night (2011)
“He’s not lovesick, or misunderstood, he’s the @#$%ing shark from ‘Jaws’!” – Evil Ed
by Chris Kane, Reviewer and Karl Madsen, Horror Editor
We have all had neighbors move into the house next door, and most have acted strangely at first. Especially when they do most of their business at night, and a wave of criminal activity begins at the same time. Isn’t that what happens when a vampire moves in next door? How was I supposed to know that he really was a night watchman, and that there is always crime in a big city. But I digress, and the restraining order says I can’t say any more.
The new Fright Night is a retelling of a story that resonated with pre- and post pubescent Gen Xers. Indeed Fright Night is an important part of our myth pool, our tales which capered and cavorted in our minds long after we had extinguished the safety of our bedroom light. In many ways this retelling is a re presentation to the next generation: the cinematic equivalent of handing down the tale of razor-blade-laced Halloween treats, or Bloody Mary (Bloody Mary, Bloody Ma—). Fright Night 2011 also happens to be a metric shit-ton of celluloid fun, filled with nerve torquing suspense, blow-your-hair-back action sequences, and a cast that propels Fright Night shrieking into the present. Bloody good fun!
DVD Review: Doctor Who: The Complete David Tennant Years
by Kroze Kresky, Media Editor and Matt Sernaker, Managing Editor
DVD Review: 15th Anniversary Edition- Neverwhere
by Brenda Waldrop, Books Editor
BBC Studios has just released the 15th Anniversary Edition of their adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere on DVD. Known to film audiences for hit films like Stardust and Coraline, and for his groundbreaking comics, graphic novels, and books, the unique miniseries Neverwhere was Gaiman’s first foray into the world or television.
Blu-ray Review: Doctor Who: The Complete Sixth Series (and Giveaway Contest – Ends 12/7)
by Kroze Kresky, Media Editor
When Stephen Moffat took the Doctor Who reigns from Russel T. Davies, people wondered if he could possibly keep up the feeling of wonder and excitement that RTD was able to inject into Doctor Who during his 5 year run on the series. Moffat, who is no stranger to blowing people’s minds over and over again, has more than proven himself again, showing that Series 5 was not just a fluke occurrence. Doctor Who: The Complete Sixth Series on Blu-ray gives us everything we have wanted and much much MORE!
Movie Review: Hugo
by Ryan Ocular, Guest Reviewer
Hugo is a superb film that offers more than viewers might expect. You would expect it to be about Hugo and his adventure to get an automaton working. However, the movie heads into an unexpected arc as captivating as Hugo’s. To avoid spoiling the magic of the film, I will refrain from exposing it. There is also a note of concern for parents as the second arc becomes serious and dark. I would suggest this film for 9 year olds and older so they can understand and appreciate it more. Nonetheless, it is a masterful movie experience.