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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• Reviews in Brief: The Christmas Lamp by Lori Copeland

  What if Christmas bypassed your town?

  Review by CeeCee McNeil — on Dec 11, 2009

• Reviews in Brief: Waitress

  Waitress is an indie with the heart of a TV show.

  Review by 2dreviews — on Dec 11, 2009

• Reviews in Brief: The Big Black Lie by Kevin Jackson

  Kevin Jackson tells his tale from father-less child to Republican conservative black man.

  Review by Marty Dodge — on Dec 09, 2009

• Book Review: 99 Ways to Increase Your Income by Frank Martin

  Useful money-management reminders.

  Review by CeeCee McNeil — on Dec 09, 2009

• Reviews in Brief: Tank Girl #1 by Alan Martin and Rufus Dayglo

  The tank-driving punkette enters a cross-continental death race: decapitations and explosions inevitably ensue.

  Review by Bill Sherman — on Dec 09, 2009

• Reviews in Brief: Ten Years On by Dr Lee Rotherham

  Dr Rotherham conjectures about the effect of the UK exit from the EU.

  Review by Marty Dodge — on Dec 06, 2009

• Reviews in Brief: Life On Mars - Series Two

  Acorn Media brings us the much-awaited finale of the groundbreaking British series.

  Review by Luigi Bastardo — on Dec 03, 2009

• Music Review: Various Artists - NOW That's What I Call Music, Vol. 32

  NOW That's What I Call Music, Vol. 32 outshines all.

  Review by John Reed — on Dec 01, 2009

• Book Review: ZenDOG: Music and Massage for a Stress-Free Pet by Janet Marlow

  ZenDOG teaches your dog to relax, teaches you to bond with your pet, and is an extremely useful dog behavior modification tool.

  Review by Lynda Lippin — on Nov 30, 2009

• Reviews in Brief: FVZA #1 by David Hine and Roy Allan Martinez

  A grisly new comic series posits a world where vamp and zombie attacks have long been a part of our history.

  Review by Bill Sherman — on Nov 29, 2009

• Reviews in Brief: Get off the Couch, Potato! How to Lose Inches while Watching Oprah... by Kathi Casey

  A great book for the seriously out of shape. In 30 days you will be off the couch and feeling fitter.

  Review by Lynda Lippin — on Nov 29, 2009

• Reviews in Brief: Fiend Without a Face (1958)

  Nuclear power — and one mad scientist's brain-power — unleash the ickiest monsters of the '50s.

  Review by Paul J. Marasa — on Nov 27, 2009

• Reviews in Brief: Velocity by Dean R. Koontz

  Attempt after distracting attempt to move beyond mere entertainment in Dean Koontz's Velocity

  Review by Troy Duncan — on Nov 27, 2009

• Movie Review: Mon oncle (1958)

  Jacques Tati's silent-film-with-sound scolds the new, blows a kiss to the bygone.

  Review by Paul J. Marasa — on Nov 24, 2009

• Music Review: Jill Schoelen - Kelly's Smile

  Actress Jill Schoelen rolls out a great debut.

  Review by John Reed — on Nov 20, 2009

• Book Review: What the Bayou Saw by Patti Lacy

  The past can't stay buried forever.

  Review by CeeCee McNeil — on Nov 18, 2009

• Reviews in Brief: The Shame Exchange: Trading Shame for God's Mercy and Freedom by Steve & Sally Breedlove and Ralph & Jennifer Ennis

  Solid biblical advice from seasoned ministers on the subject of shame and guilt.

  Review by Keiki Hendrix — on Nov 13, 2009

• Reviews in Brief: His Excellency: George Washington by Joseph J. Ellis

  Did America's premier revolutionary deserve his monumental status?

  Review by Jenn Kepka — on Nov 12, 2009

• Reviews in Brief: The Devlin Diary by Christi Phillips

  This fantastic follow-up to The Rossetti Letter finds Claire Donovan in London teaching history at Cambridge.

  Review by Jill Hart — on Nov 12, 2009

• Book Review: I Run to the Hills: Reflections on the Christian Journey by C. Maggie Woychik

  Thought provoking reflections to stir the heart of Christian readers.

  Review by Keiki Hendrix — on Nov 06, 2009