January 22, 2013 Archive

Video

• DVD Review: She-Wolves - England's Early Queens

  She-Wolves documents the difficulty early queens of England had asserting power.

  Review in Video — by Jack Goodstein — on Jan 22, 2013

• Blu-ray Review: The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

  This release is the kindest, bravest, warmest, most wonderful Blu-ray I've ever known in my life.

  Review in Video — by Michael Prince — on Jan 22, 2013

• Blu-ray Review: The Qatsi Trilogy - The Criterion Collection

  The ideas may be thin, but the experience is often rapturous.

  Review in Video — by Dusty Somers — on Jan 22, 2013

• TV Review: Attenborough’s Life Stories - “Life on Camera”

  Follow Sir David Attenborough as he takes us on a journey through sixty years of natural history filmmaking.

  Review in Video — by Joanna Celeste — on Jan 22, 2013

• DVD Review: The Imposter

  The Imposter proves that what goes on behind closed doors (and minds) is more horrifying than the scariest horror movie

  Review in Video — by Sviatlana Piatakova — on Jan 22, 2013

• DVD Review: Doctor Who - Shada

  The Doctor's unaired story hits DVD.

  Review in Video — by Josh Lasser — on Jan 22, 2013

• DVD Review: Doctor Who - Shada

  Doctor Who's unaired serial comes to DVD with tons of extras.

  Review in Video — by JeromeWetzelTV — on Jan 22, 2013

• Blu-ray Review: The Paperboy

  The best bits are alternately funny, haunting, and just a bit insane. And Nicole Kidman is too sexy for words.

  Review in Video — by The Other Chad — on Jan 22, 2013

• DVD review: Waking the Dead - Season Seven

  The award winning and critically acclaimed crime drama returns for another season.

  Review in Video — by Confessions of an Overworked Mom — on Jan 22, 2013

Books

• Book Review: Wally Wander by NovaMelia

  When Wally is young, she learns that being her friend can be dangerous to your health.

  Review in Books — by Paige Lovitt — on Jan 22, 2013

• Book Review: Backseat by Tom Wascoe

  A hitchhike across the country changes our hero's life — in an unexpected way.

  Review in Books — by Richard R. Blake — on Jan 22, 2013

• Book Review: The 5 Feminine Power Virtues: A Woman’s Spiritual Roadmap to Love, Joy & Fulfillment by Vanessa Halloum

  Take a highly personal journey, where you will rediscover hidden elements of your feminine being, ripe with power and vibrancy.

  Review in Books — by Christine Watson — on Jan 22, 2013

• Book Review: Path of Fire by Ralph Vardis

  Doctor Paul Prophet, a hard-drinking widower in Green Bay, Wisconsin, works with dying children. Now they're visiting him after death.

  Review in Books — by Marty Shaw — on Jan 22, 2013

• Book Review: Corporate Recruiter Tells All: Tips, Secrets, and Strategies to Landing Your Dream Job! by Ryan Fisher

  Without sugarcoating the job-hunting experience, Corporate Recruiter Tells All offers many good reminders in how to professionally showcase skills and experience.

  Review in Books — by Christine Watson — on Jan 22, 2013

• Book Review: Neue Welt by Wolfgang Tillmans

  Wide-ranging and generic, Tillmans is too cool for school, and takes the fun out of boring photos.

  Review in Books — by Pat Padua — on Jan 22, 2013

• Book Review: Antifragile: Things That Gain From Disorder by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

  Antifragile is a challenging book which argues the outer bounds of organizational conflict and its benefits.

  Review in Books — by Dr Joseph S Maresca — on Jan 22, 2013

• Book Review: Fealty: Book Six of the Spirian Saga by Rowena Portch

  Newest Spirian novel tells a tale of forbidden love.

  Review in Books — by Tyler Tichelaar — on Jan 22, 2013

Music

• Music Review: Boyd Lee Dunlop - The Lake Reflections

  The Lake Reflections is Boyd Lee Dunlop's solo follow-up to Boyd's Blues.

  Review in Music — by Jack Goodstein — on Jan 22, 2013

• Music Review: Gliss - Langsom Dans

  Gliss' third album Langsom Dans is a worthwhile listen, though may leave you wanting more.

  Review in Music — by Tan The Man — on Jan 22, 2013

• Nu-Bluegrass Singer Aoife O'Donovan Sneaks Onto 2012 "Best Jazz Album" Lists with Dave Douglas Quintet

  The Dave Douglas Quintet's jazz improvisation coordinated surprisingly well with O'Donovan's studied folk stylings on the "sublime" 2012 album Be Still.

  News in Music — by Jon Sobel — on Jan 22, 2013

Culture

• Theater Review (NYC): Collision by Lyle Kessler

  A charismatic young psychopath wins over impressionable fellow students in this powerful work staged by the never-shy Amoralists.

  Review in Culture — by Jon Sobel — on Jan 22, 2013

• The Name Game

  Today's parents want distinctive names for their children, but distinctive today can become commonplace tomorrow.

  Opinion in Culture — by Brian W. Fairbanks — on Jan 22, 2013

• Theater Review (LA): The Snake Can at the Odyssey

  Kathryn Graf's new comedy-drama follows the lives of three middle-aged New Yorkers as they search for romance and personal fulfillment.

  Review in Culture — by Kurt Gardner — on Jan 22, 2013

Gaming

• Board Game Review: Castle Panic

  It's all fun and games until the panic hits the fan!

  Review in Gaming — by Jeff Provine — on Jan 22, 2013