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DVD Review: Get Smart: The Complete Collection
Time-Life has released all the original Get Smart episodes in one fantastic box.
Read More »DVD Review: Literary Classics Collection
Warner Bros. Studios is no stranger to adapting classic novels and has done a pretty good job with it.
Read More »Movie Review: Peter Pan (2003)
El Bicho is joined by family members Mono Sobrina and Sobrino Poco Loco to discuss the most recent adaption of the story.
Read More »DVD Review: The Heiress
Is Morris’ love more important to Catherine than her father’s love?
Read More »Where Have The Lions Of Literature Gone?
The contemporary North American novel seems destined to continue to obtain the heights of mediocrity at best.
Read More »Myths: Our Stories, Our Hope
I can't think of a time when listening to the old stories is as needed.
Read More »Book Review: Genius Instruction Manual by the Writers of mental_floss
The splendiferous mental_floss magazine does books, too.
Read More »Book Review: The Annotated Archy And Mehitabel by Don Marquis
It would appear that in spite of his cockroach bias my anonymous contributor knows his stuff.
Read More »DVD Review: Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton Film Collection
One of the most memorable Hollywood couples now has a boxed set of DVDs out. Is it the perfect stocking stuffer?
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