Speed RacerMovie Review - May 9, 2008 - By Jim Pappas
The old cartoon series is dusted off and polished into shiny newness by the Wachowski brothers, and fans of the show will feel like they've been both shaken and stirred by this fantastical new film.
The UK's answer to Columbo, Detective Inspector Jack Frost of the Denton CID is the sometimes put out, sometimes affable, and always relatably human hero of this intriguing mystery series.
In an age where most grade school students cannot name more than a handful of U.S. presidents (let alone the current one), it seems unlikely that any would remember a president's child, nor show any interest in learning about one. If that's the case, then more's the pity, because Alice Roosevelt, the wild-child daughter of Rough Rider Teddy Roosevelt, is quite the character worth learning about.
He's comin' at you, so you'd better look alive! The son of the original Speed Racer is here, determined to prove his worth and find out what happened to his long-missing father.
The UnspokenBook Review - May 6, 2008 - By R.J. Carter
Thomas Fahy's somewhat formulaic teen horror novel scores high with tension, terror and turmoil, but leaves the reader ultimately unfulfilled with a surfeit of unanswered questions.
He may look like your typical eight-year-old, but Julian Rodriguez is actually a First Officer of the Federation, on secret assignment to Earth.
Magic PickleBook Review - Apr 30, 2008 - By R.J. Carter
Weapon Kosher -- aka the Magic Pickle -- dispenses dill justice against the Brotherhood of Evil Produce in Scott Morse's graphic novel for younger readers.
The Sky InsideBook Review - Apr 29, 2008 - By R.J. Carter
The Sky Inside combines the governmental oppression of 1984, the totalitarian consumerism of Jennifer Government, the technological wonderland of Uglies, and tops it all off with a bow taken from "The Truman Show."
OMD performs a straight-forward, beginning-to-end live version of the groundbreaking Architecture & More, along with a few of their hit singles.
CloverfieldDVD Review - Apr 22, 2008 - By Sean Conover
What was chaotic and exciting about a monster terrorizing New York City on the big theater screen couldn't possibly translate well to the home television screen. I was wrong.
As the last concert to be filmed before the departure of Welch and Silveria, this should be a lasting moment of the best metal bands to come out of the '90's; unfortunately, it isn't.
The recent Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees jolt themselves out of a prolonged musical somnambulism with their 14th album. This is the disc to trot out to those acquaintances who think R.E.M. can't kick ass.
Gloriously violent and edgy in much of its humor, Sam & Max: Freelance Police is still watchable by the extremely young audiences, but is more likely to be enjoyed by viewers with a slightly jaded, somewhat dirtier mind.
Father Knows Best certainly is a product of its time. However, the family dynamic structure and plot devices still hold up. Pop one of these discs in your player, and settle back into the comfort and safety of good television nostalgia.
