Feature: Reviews in Brief

On your way out the door to catch a movie? Surfing the 'net and wondering whether you should stop by your favorite online retailer to buy a DVD or CD? Wondering whether or not you should commit some of your precious free time to the latest bestseller?

We're all in a hurry these days. Time and money are in short supply, and most of us want to get the most bang for our hard-earned bucks without feeling like we're wasting our few spare minutes. That's where BC's Reviews in Brief comes in -- our writers see it, listen to it, read it, play it, use it -- and then let you know whether or not it's worth your time and money.

What could be better than that? Reviews in Brief will tell you what's good and what's not, and won't take up too much of your time to do it. So you can use more of your time doing what you like doing.

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• Music Review: Britney Spears - Hold It Against Me

  Britney throws down the dubstep gauntlet and previews her new album with Max Martin and Dr Luke at the helm.

  Review by Songbird — on Feb 28, 2011

• Music Review: Band Of Heathens - Top Hat Crown & The Clapmaster's Son

  A tip of the hat to a band of heathens.

  Review by David Bowling — on Feb 27, 2011

• Manga Review: Millennium Prime Minister Volume Three by Eiki Eiki

  The sexual politics dominate in the third volume of the romantic political manga series.

  Review by Bill Sherman — on Feb 23, 2011

• Tech Review: Bush CSPK51i - 100W iPod / iPhone Dock

  Unexpectedly good sound quality from budget high-street model.

  Review by Richey1977 — on Feb 16, 2011

• Book Review: A Midsummer's Dance by Bill Kirk and Clara Batton Smith

  The rhythmic sounds of fireflies during the evening hours.

  Review by Nicole Weaver — on Feb 15, 2011

• Book Review: The Weaver by Kai Strand

  Mary Wordsmith suffers through her third year of Novice Word Weaving.

  Review by Nicole Weaver — on Feb 15, 2011

• Music Review: Laetitia Sadier - The Trip

  Laetitia Sadier begins her solo journey.

  Review by David Bowling — on Feb 14, 2011

• Book Review: The Do-It-Yourselfer's Guide to Self-Syndication by Jill Pertler

  The author demystifies column writing and self-syndication.

  Review by Mayra Calvani — on Feb 14, 2011

• Book Review: Frederico, the Mouse Violinist by Mayra Calvani

  A tiny mouse wants to become a violinist.

  Review by Nicole Weaver — on Feb 12, 2011

• Book Review: Allison Investigates: Does Chocolate Milk Come from Brown Cows? by Colette Omans Nicoletta

  Allison wonders where chocolate milk comes from.

  Review by Nicole Weaver — on Feb 12, 2011

• Book Review: The Peril of the Sinister Scientist by Janet Ann Collins

  Joshua Davidson thinks he might be a clone from the blood on the shroud of Turin.

  Review by Nicole Weaver — on Feb 09, 2011

• Manga Review: The Story of Lee Volume One by Sean Michael Wilson and Chie Kutsuwada

  A sweet cross-cultural love story set in modern Hong Kong.

  Review by Bill Sherman — on Feb 09, 2011

• TV Review: Portlandia Uniquely Amusing

  Portlandia is understated, funny sketch comedy from Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein.

  Review by JeromeWetzelTV — on Feb 04, 2011

• Book Review: The Radleys by Matt Haig

  The Radleys are not your average neighbors, nor is this your average vampire novel

  Review by Nancy Fontaine — on Feb 04, 2011

• Music Review: Yellowcard - "For You, And Your Denial"

  Yellowcard’s latest single gives you a little old sound mixed in with the new.

  Review by Kirsten Coachman — on Feb 02, 2011

• Book Review: The Chinese Conspiracy by John Mariotti

  Predictable "ripped-from-headlines" novel which never really musters excitement.

  Review by Marty Dodge — on Feb 01, 2011

• Book Review: The Secret Society of the Pink Crystal Ball by Risa Green

  Risa Green's first young adult fantasy, The Secret Society of the Pink Crystal Ball, provides a whimsical escape.

  Review by Lisa Damian — on Jan 24, 2011

• Music Review: James Blake - "Limit to Your Love"

  A review of James Blake's single "Limit to Your Love"

  Review by Elizabeth Barker — on Jan 24, 2011

• Comic Book Review: Earp: Saints for Sinners #1 by Cirulnick, Manpearl, Sherman, Lorimer and Shin

  A new comics mini-series replants Wyatt Earp and friends into a 21st century near future.

  Review by Bill Sherman — on Jan 24, 2011

• Book Review: First Spring by Margaret Rose, Illus. by Marina Movshina

  A baby explores Mother Nature with his mom.

  Review by Nicole Weaver — on Jan 23, 2011