“The Season Two DVD pack is a reminder of just how outstanding this show has become and the limitless heights that creator Tim Kring will still be able to bring to it” When NBC Universal asked if they could send me a copy of the 4-Disc Season Two DVD of “Heroes” to review, there was certainly no arm twisting on their part for... 

“I really wanted to have the opportunity to give this film a good review, however, the actors simply forbade me from doing so.” “Shadows Light” has a really good premise, a fine script, but B-Movie special effects and acting about as stiff as a four-day old corpse. The film opens ala “The Exorcist” and revolves around... 

Mulcahy was able to turn what should have been a totally dreadful movie into a watchable film that didn’t make me feel like I had completely wasted an hour and a half of my time. Wrestler-turned-actor Randy Couture headlines a cast of relative unknowns (except for Tim Wu) in this prequel to the Dwayne Johnson Scorpion King film. “The Scorpion... 

Written by: Samuel K. Sloan (FarPoint Media Executive News Director) “Doomsday” will make its way to DVD on July 29 and the fine folks from Rogue Pictures were kind enough to ask me to review it. The film stars Rhona Mitra (”Boston Legal”), who is always fetching to gaze upon, but this film takes her out of her usual type and... 

Written by: Samuel K. Sloan (FarPoint Media Executive News Director) While I can’t say a great deal about the real plot and what ultimately happens in this next Stargate film on DVD (because I’m a really good guy who doesn’t want to spoil it for any of my readers - also MGM won’t think highly of me anymore-and we can’t... 

Written by: Samuel K. Sloan (FarPoint Media Executive News Director) Before I begin this review I first have to be totally honest and say that I am not the world’s greatest horror movie fan. I like them well enough, but prefer a sci-fi or fantasy B-movie over most chiller-thrillers, especially those that have been produced over the last 15 or... 

Genre: Comedy, Animation Running Time: 75 min. DVD Release Date: March 25th, 2008 MPAA Rating: Not Rated Directed By: Bernie Denk Starring: Stephen Root, Jenny McCarthy, Maurice LaMarche, John Melendez “Newcomers may find the offbeat humor and immature spoofing difficult to swallow.” Tripping the Rift has always had a cult following for... 

Written by: Samuel K. Sloan (FarPoint Media Executive News Director) “The animation is par excellence’ and takes a back seat to no one. The script is compelling enough and the English voice dubbing is adequate..” The other day I was sent the DVD copy of the film “Appleseed ExMachina” to look at and review. The film is an animated... 

Written by: Samuel K. Sloan (FarPoint Media Executive News Director) “Gameheads” is an interesting look into the life and mind of a group of RPG gamers. The film takes one day in the life of six gamers who turn from relative losers in real-life to unlikely heroes once every two weeks as they gather together in the basement of their Gamemaster... 

Written by: Samuel K. Sloan (FarPoint Media Executive News Director) Over the last few years Heretic Films has been trying to have the mantle, once so gracefully and proudly worn by Troma, to be passed on to them and with this SouthPaw Pictures film titled “The Blood Shed,” they may have just succeeded. This movie is done in the true Troma... 

Onmyoji (released on DVD in North America & Europe in 2005) Also known as Onmyoji: The Yin Yang Master (US release) Director: Yojiro Takita Writing Credits: Baku Yumemakura Review by: Michael Lohr (SoSF Regular Contributor) Onmyoji (translation: Yin Yang Master) is the quintessential Japanese fantasy epic. Tohokushinsha (a subsidiary of Toho, the... 

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Reviewer: Debbie Walker (SoSF Regular Contributor) © SliceofSciFi.com The Last Mimzy (2007) PG DVD released: July 10, 2007 Runtime: 90 minutes Acrors: Rhiannon Leigh Wryn, Chris O’Neil, Joely Richardson, Timothy Hutton, Rainn Wilson, Kathryn Hahn, Michael Clark Duncan Director: Robert Shaye Story: Two children, Noah and Emma, find an interesting... 

Reviewed by: Debbie Walker — Copyright © Slice of SciFi.com Ghost Rider (2007) PG-13 DVD released: June 12, 2007 Runtime: 110 minutes. Names: Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, Peter Fonda, Sam Elliott, Brett Cullen, Wes Bentley Director: Mark Steven Johnson Story One dark night young motorcycle stunt rider Johnny Blaze finds out his father is... 

Written by: Samuel K. Sloan (SoSF Producer & Managing News Director) “Numb” is a 2003 independent film that is both bizarre and stunning at the same time. It’s the creation of filmmaker Michael Ferris Gibson, who wrote, produced and directed this neo noir, set in the not-too-distant future. The movie can be divided into BD and AD —... 

There is no doubt that Superman is one of America’s most mythic and enduring creations and it is only right that Warner Bros. gives the legendary comic book character a fitting DVD release with ‘Superman: Ultimate Collector’s Edition’. Never before has such a comprehensive collection of Superman material been assembled for fans of the character... 

Having never seen ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’, the re-release of the New Line Cinema crown jewel on the big screen in its re-mastered entirety got the horror fan in me excited. How can I call myself a fan of the horror genre and have waited over twenty years to see Wes Craven’s haunting masterpiece? The truth is, when I was a kid Freddy Krueger... 

Source: SFX Magazine Maria Bello sums up The Dark quite accurately during her interview in the extras on this DVD, when she comments that when it comes to the movie’s director, John Fawcett: “You can tell that he’s watched every thriller/ horror film that’s ever been made.�? Yes, you can tell. You can tell because almost all the themes, scenes... 

Hey Gang, A new review of the “Done the Impossible” DVD has just been posted at DVDTalk.com. They rated it as “Highly Recommended”… Kevin If you’re a fan of Farscape or Firefly then you’ll enjoy listening to the following podcasts… The ScapeCast, The Signal and Firefly Talk.  Read More →

Written by: Uncle Sam In 1993 actor and political activist Ron Silver starred in and made his directorial debut with a little TV movie feature called Lifepod. Taking his que from Alfred Hitchcock’s psychological thriller Lifeboat, Silver brings the 1944 WWII classic about 6 men and 6 women survivors aboard a lifeboat after their ship is torpedoed,... 

I made myself a big bowl full of hot buttered popcorn, got me a Big Gulp and a box of Goobers, sat down in front of my big screen TV and proceeded to watch the Digitally Remastered version of the original 1933 version of ‘KING KONG, The Eighth Wonder of the World’. Once I realized I had to SKIP the beginning Interlude - the same one used...