Reviews and Retroviews

Drag Me to Hell – Unrated Director’s Cut Universal Studios Home Entertainment (www.dragmetohell.net) 99 minutes (plus extra) Rated: Unrated (includes PG-13 version on same disc) $29.98 Available Oct. 13 Grade: 2.5 stars (out of 4) Sam Raimi is a grandmaster … See More

Left Bank IFC Films (www.ifcfilms.com) 102 minutes (plus extras) Rated: Not Rated $24.98 Available Oct. 13 Grade: 3.5 stars (out of 4) Consistent pacing and engrossing subtlety compose the viewing experience that is Left Bank. This Dutch film from first-time … See More

Married … With Children: The Complete Eleventh Season Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (www.sonypictures.com) 530 minutes Rated: Not Rated $39.95 Available Oct. 13 Grade: 3 stars (out of 4) With its 11th season, Married … With Children goes the way of … See More

The Gate – Monstrous Special Edition Lionsgate (www.lionsgatedvd.com) 85 minutes (plus extras) Rated: PG-13 $19.98 Available Oct. 6 Grade: 2.5 stars (out of 4) The Gate has held its small niche in horror-movie history perhaps due to starring a young … See More

Shootin’ the Sh*t with Kevin Smith – The Best of SModcast Titan Books (www.titanbooks.com) 384 pages $14.95 Available September 22 Grade: 3 stars (out of 4) One might think it takes no small amount of fortitude to read a book … See More

Deadgirl – Unrated Director’s Cut Dark Sky Films (www.darkskyfilms.com) 101 minutes (plus extras) $24.98 Available September 15 Grade: 3 stars (out of 4) When I first heard about Deadgirl, I thought it could be an interesting and controversial film — … See More

Dollhouse – Season One Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (www.foxtvdvd.com) 641 minutes (plus extras) $49.98 Available July 28 Grade: 3 stars (out of 4) Joss Whedon has a rabid fan base. They expect much. They do this because he normally … See More

Hey! More new comics comin’– Looking forward, everything based on hope–! The return of Richard Delgado’s “Age of Reptiles,” surely one of the most beautiful and occasionally provocative dinosaur books ever! Delgado’s two previous “Age” books have been wordless, yet … See More

Lots of good stuff to review for this month’s “The O’Brien Factor.” As an online bonus, here’s a book review. Passport to Peril Robert B. Parker Hard Case Crime www.hardcasecrime.com prose 254 pages ISBN: 978-0-8439-6119-5 Grade: 3 stars With our … See More

Now, on one hand, the conclusion of the current Fantastic Four storyline “Doom’s Master”, had a couple of predictable conclusions. 1. The person believed dead in the title turned out to still be alive after all. 2. The big event … See More