DVD & TV In the July 2006 issue of Wax Poetics magazine, editor Andre Torres writes about the legendary 1974 episode of The Mike Douglas Show in which the guests were Sly Stone and Muhammad Ali. I know some of ...   More

DVD & TV My recent scathing review of the unfunny comedy Nacho Libre compelled several dear readers to launch attacks against my sense of humor. To those addlebrained special people who called into question wh ...   More

DVD & TV Two of the best films to be released theatrically so far this year are now available on DVD. If you missed either one, now, amid the flotsam and jetsam of the summer movie season, is a great opportuni ...   More

DVD & TV The Northwest Film Center's showcase of classic samurai films offers some of the best films to grace the big screen all summer, but they are just the tip of the iceberg. Thousands of samurai films hav ...   More

DVD & TV The price of going to the movies has become so high that many simply choose to "wait for it on video." And that's not a bad idea, but keep in mind that waiting for some titles on home video does not n ...   More

DVD & TV One of the best movies of 2005, The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada has recently arrived on DVD. Working from a strong script by Guillermo Arriaga (Amores Perros, 21 Grams), director Tommy Lee Jon ...   More

DVD & TV Contrary to the argument provided by one of my more "cherished" readers, the mere fact that a movie like Nacho Libre is doing well at the box office does not make it a good movie. Conversely, a movie ...   More

DVD & TV It is a tranquil summer morning in New Zealand when Zac Hobson (Bruno Lawrence) wakes to the start of a new day. Things are quiet as Zac begins his morning ritual—a bit too quiet. And as he vent ...   More

DVD & TV Not sure what to watch on DVD this week? You could check out the special edition of Smokey and the Bandit, or maybe the unrated director's cut of The Boondock Saints. Or maybe you could watch somethin ...   More

DVD & TV More often than not, I wonder who decides what films get released on DVD. With recent theatrical releases, of course, it's obvious. Cheaper by the Dozen 2 was just in theaters a few months ago, and, t ...   More