Author Archives: Ray Sidman

About Ray Sidman

Ray Sidman has been an avid comics collector for the last quarter century. As part of his freelancing "job," he continues to collect and read several dozen comics every month, and also reviews DVDs during his spare time. For his real life, he teaches university English and technical college communication courses. His first and foremost love is his family, including three children who share his love for comics and games.

Ray’s Reviews: Johnny Doesn’t Live Here Anymore

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Ray Sidman

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment 78 min. Rated: Not Rated $19.95 (DVD) Available March 20 Grade: 2 stars (out of 4) Odds are not many people have heard of or remember this 1943 movie. In turn, not many people probably realize that … See More

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Ray’s Reviews: South Park – The Complete Fifteenth Season

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Ray Sidman

Paramount Pictures 308 min./14 episodes/2 DVDs Rated: Not Rated $57.99 (Blu-ray)/$49.99 (DVD) Available March 27 Grade: 3.5 stars (out of 4) As Eric Cartman ever-so-calmly states after watching Mr. Mackey and Principal Victoria beat Selena Gomez senseless, “That was amazing.” … See More

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Ray’s Reviews: The Tribe – Series One, Part One

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Ray Sidman

Shout! Factory 10 hours/26 episodes/4 DVDs Rated: Not Rated $29.93 Available March 13 Grade: 3 stars (out of 4) Welcome to Mad Max meets As the World Turns. The Tribe was an unorthodox and surprisingly intriguing and entertaining New Zealand television … See More

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Ray’s Reviews: Titanic – The Complete Story

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Ray Sidman

A&E Television Networks 5 hours/3 episodes/2 DVDs Rated: Not Rated $19.95 (DVD) Available March 13 Grade: 3.5 stars (out of 4) Is there any other nonfiction vehicle that has been the subject of as many science fiction, fantasy, comic book, … See More

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Ray’s Reviews: Wizards – 35th Anniversary Edition

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Ray Sidman

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment 81 min. (plus extras) Rated: PG $19.99 (Blu-ray) Available March 13 Grade: 3.5 stars (out of 4) When you think of Wizards, you think of Ralph Bakshi. That’s a pivotal difference between this and the other major Bakshi … See More

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Ray’s Reviews: Todd & The Book of Pure Evil – The Complete First Season

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Ray Sidman

Entertainment One 290 min./2 DVDs/13 episodes (plus extras) Rated: Not Rated $19.98 (DVD) Available Febraury 28 Grade: 3.5 stars (out of 4) What would happen if the Necronomicon Ex Mortis had its own television show? It might look a lot like Todd … See More

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Ray’s Reviews: Thirteen Women

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Ray Sidman

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment 59 min. Rated: Not Rated $19.95 (DVD) Available February 21 Grade: 2 stars (out of 4) This is one of those movies that makes me hope people read past the star grade to find out more because there … See More

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Ray’s Reviews: Vision Quest

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Ray Sidman

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment 107 min. (plus extra) Rated: R $19.95 (DVD) Available Febraury 7 Grade: 3 stars (out of 4) Coming-of-age teen flicks, especially from the ’80s, are a dime a dozen. Over the years, Vision Quest has set itself apart … See More

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Ray’s Reviews: Pac-Man – The Complete First Season

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Ray Sidman

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment 312 min./2 DVDs/13 episodes Rated: NR $24.95 (DVD) Available January 31 Grade: 2.5 stars (out of 4) Perhaps Pac-Man, the Hanna-Barbera Saturday-morning cartoon that aired on ABC from 1982-1983, has become a largely forgotten piece of television and … See More

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Ray’s Reviews: Simon

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Ray Sidman

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment 97 min. Rated: PG $19.95 (DVD) Available January 17 Grade: 3 stars (out of 4) The best piece of advice I can offer regarding this very worthwhile movie is: Ignore the movie poster. The image and the … See More

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