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: Boardwalk Empire – The Complete First Season

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Ray Sidman

HBO Home Entertainment 732 min. (plus extras) Rated: TV-MA $59.99 (DVD)/$79.98 (Blu-ray) Available January 10 Grade: 3.5 stars (out of 4) There are reasons that Boardwalk Empire won eight Emmy Awards after this first season. This fictionalized retelling of the personal and … See More

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Ray’s Reviews: Archer – The Complete Season Two

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Ray Sidman

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment 286 min. (plus extras) Rated: Not Rated $29.98 (DVD)/$39.99 (Blu-ray) Available December 27 Grade: 4 stars (out of 4) The only problem I have with giving this set a four-star rating is: What if future seasons are … See More

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Ray’s Reviews: Family Guy – Volume Nine

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Ray Sidman

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment 301 min. (plus extras) Rated: Not Rated $39.98 (DVD only) Available December 13 Grade: 2.5 stars (out of 4) The Griffins are back. Not that they ever left, but here they are with more from the popular … See More

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Ray’s Reviews: Centurions – The Original Miniseries

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Ray Sidman

Warner Bros. Home Video 108 min. Rated: Not Rated $19.95 (DVD only) Available December 6 Grade: 2 stars (out of 4) Out of the ’80s comes this latest animated release from the Warner Archive collection featuring the manly and technologically enhanced … See More

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Ray’s Reviews: Dylan Dog – Dead of Night

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Ray Sidman

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment 108 min. Rated: PG-13 $22.98 (DVD)/$29.99 (Blu-ray) Available July 26 Grade: 3 stars (out of 4) “No pulse? No problem.” Such is the tagline for the latest cinematic incarnation of the cult comic book Dylan Dog. But … See More

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Ray’s Reviews: The Kids in the Hall – The Complete Series Megaset

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Ray Sidman

A&E Home Entertainment/Broadway Video Distribution LLC 2,701 min. (plus extras)/109 episodes/22 DVDs Not Rated $99.95 Available May 24 Grade: 4 stars (out of 4) In 1989, HBO launched a new series that changed the face of sketch comedy. The Kids in the … See More

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Ray’s Reviews: The Kids in the Hall – Death Comes to Town

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Ray Sidman

A&E Home Entertainment/Broadway Video Distribution LLC 176 min. (plus extras)/8 episodes/2 DVDs Not Rated $24.95 Available May 24 Grade: 3 stars (out of 4) Fifteen years after the Kids in the Hall closed shop on their landmark eponymous HBO television series, they … See More

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Ray’s Reviews: Kongo

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Ray Sidman

Warner Home Video/Turner Entertainment Co. 86 min. (plus extras) Not Rated $19.95 Available May 3 Grade: 2.5 stars (out of 4) Kongo has been compared to Freaks, released only months before this 1932 movie, and for good reason, though it’s hardly as shocking … See More

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Ray’s Reviews: True Blood – The Complete Third Season

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Ray Sidman

HBO Home Entertainment 720 min. (plus extras)/12 episodes/5 DVDs Not Rated DVD: $59.99/Blu-ray: $79.98 Available May 31 Grade: 3 stars (out of 4) Apparently, the creators of HBO’s wildly popular supernatural series True Blood heard the critics who regularly described the first … See More

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Ray’s Reviews: Stan Lee’s Superhumans – Season One

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Ray Sidman

A&E Television Networks 376 min. (plus extras)/8 episodes/2 DVDs Not Rated $19.95 Available April 26 Grade: 3 stars (out of 4) This History Channel show about real people with real abilities that transcend the apparent limits of the human condition astounds, at times. The … See More

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