Reviews and Retroviews

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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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