Music

Music Review: The Rolling Stones - Ladies & Gentleman; Some Girls: Live In Texas '78; Live at the Checkerboard Lounge with Muddy Waters

Eagle Rock brings three Stones shows (well, two - plus a few Stones guesting with blues legend Muddy Waters) to CD. The best of the three - 'Ladies & Gentleman' - debuts on CD.
Chaz Lipp
Video

Blu-ray Review: Year of the Comet - Twilight Time Limited Edition

The year 1811 was apparently a good one for wine. The discovery of a 181-year bottle triggers a race across Europe.
Chaz Lipp
Video

Blu-ray Review: A Cure For Wellness

Eerie and beautiful to look at, there's not enough originality in director Gore Verbinski's vision to make it truly haunting.
Chaz Lipp
Video

Blu-ray Review: The Lego Batman Movie

Though it's sometimes a bit too snarky and smug for its own good, this Lego adventure is a kid-pleasing bit of fluffy entertainment.
Chaz Lipp
Video

Blu-ray Review: Beauty and the Beast (2017)

Another year, another live-action adaptation of a Disney animated classic. Fun but unnecessary, this straight-up remake doesn't do quite enough to justify its own existence.
Chaz Lipp
Video

Blu-ray Review: 3 Generations

A transgender teen struggles to get parental consent to begin transitioning—and that's only half the story. Elle Fanning, Naomi Watts, and Susan Sarandon star.
Chaz Lipp
Music

Album Reviews: Lindsey Buckingham / Christine McVie, Plus Big Star, a Sun Records Tribute, and More

There's a new Fleetwood Mac album—sort of. Plus, reviews of new releases by Big Star, Lisa Said, Willa Vincitore, and a tribute to Sun Records.
Jeff Burger
Bentley's Bandstand

Bentley's Bandstand: June 2017

Ten exemplary new releases reviewed by music industry veteran Bill Bentley. This month: Dan Auerbach, Selwyn Birchwood, Benjamin Booker, Don Bryant, Dion, Dustbowl Revival, Diana Krall, North Mississippi Allstars, David Olney, and more.
Bill Bentley
Television

Blu-ray Review: The Young Pope - An HBO Limited Series

A daring, challenging series created, directed, and co-written by award-winning filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino.
Chaz Lipp
Video

Blu-ray Review: Bambi - The Signature Collection - Anniversary Edition

The 1942 classic returns to Blu-ray in time to celebrate its 75th anniversary.
Chaz Lipp
Music

Music Blu-ray Review: The Who - Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 2004

The Who is in blistering form in this dynamic 2004 concert. Another excellent package from Eagle Rock Entertainment.
Chaz Lipp
Books

Book Review: Dig If You Will the Picture: Funk, Sex, God, and Genius in the Music of Prince - By Ben Greenman

Lots of fans were dumbstruck by the passing of music icon Prince. Most of them are not professional writers. That's where veteran journalist, biographer, and novelist Ben Greenman comes in.
Chaz Lipp
Video

Blu-ray Review: Aftermath (2017)

Arnold Schwarzenegger delivers a deeply felt performance as a man mourning the deaths of his wife and child, who perished in an airline crash.
Chaz Lipp
Video

Blu-ray Review: Inferno (1953) - Twilight Time Limited Edition (2D/3D)

Survival in the desert, with Robert Ryan nursing a broken leg while trying to hoof his way out of the Mojave.
Chaz Lipp
Video

Blu-ray Review: The Rolling Stones - Olé Olé Olé! A Trip Across Latin America

A heartfelt and visually beautiful document of The Rolling Stones' América Latina Olé Tour 2016.
Chaz Lipp
Video

Blu-ray Review: Fist Fight

Not bad comedy starring Charlie Day and Ice Cube as beleaguered high school teachers preparing for an after-school fight.
Chaz Lipp
Video

Blu-ray Review: Logan

The best 'Wolverine' movie. Not saying much, you say, given the previous misfires (especially the 'Origins' one)? Well, 'Logan' is one of the all-time great comic book films.
Chaz Lipp
Music

Music Review: Dion Kickin' Child: The Lost Album 1965, and Other New Releases

Fifty-two years after Dion recorded it, a great folk-rock album sees the light of day. Plus, reviews of CDs by Big Star's Chris Bell, bluesman Guitar Slim Jr., and country-folk artist Rachel Baiman.
Jeff Burger
Music

Music Review: The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Super Deluxe Edition)

An extraordinary deluxe re-packaging of an extraordinary album. All the 'Sgt. Pepper' you could ask for! Well, with the exception of the original stereo mix. However, the new stereo mix by Giles Martin sounds great.
Chaz Lipp
Music

Album Reviews: The Grateful Dead - Cornell: 5/8/77 and More New Releases

Is this the best Grateful Dead concert ever? Maybe. Plus: a look at three other noteworthy releases: Willie Nile's 'Positively Bob,' a multi-artist tribute to singer-songwriter Mark Heard, and a self-titled album by Amanda Anne Platt & The Honeycutters.
Jeff Burger
New to Blu-ray: Veep: The Complete Fifth Season
Nominated for 16 Emmy's for its fifth season (and winner of three, including Outstanding Comedy Series), HBO's 'Veep' shows no signs of slowing. New to Blu-ray: Silicon Valley: The Complete Third Season
Though it lost the big Emmy to HBO's other highly-acclaimed comedy series, this Mike Judge-co-created series is still a big winner. Now On Blu-ray: From Dusk Till Dawn: Season Three
Entertainment One has issued a loaded up this three-disc set with an assortment of extras sure to please the vampire show's fan base. All ten episodes are included. Now on Blu-ray: Girls: The Complete Fifth Season
Get caught up with HBO's acclaimed 'Girls' in time for the February 12 premiere of the series' sixth and final season. Disney's The BFG - On Digital HD, Blu-ray and Disney Movies Anywhere
Steven Spielberg's first-ever Disney production will include lots of bonus content, including a tribute to late screenwriter Melissa Mathison. Due October 4 on Blu-ray: Prince Movie Collection - Purple Rain, Under the Cherry Moon, Graffiti Bridge
Prince three narrative theatrical films arrive newly remastered on Blu-ray. This is the Blu-ray debut of Under the Cherry Moon and Graffiti Bridge. Now on DVD: Netflix Series Grace and Frankie - Season One
Audio commentaries, a gag reel, and a featurette are among the bonus features exclusive to this Season One DVD of the Golden Globe- and Emmy-nominated series. Now on Blu-ray: Misconduct
The main reasons to give this stilted courtroom drama a look are the supporting performances by Al Pacino and Anthony Hopkins. Paramount Announces Immense Star Trek 50th Anniversary TV and Movie BD Boxset
The new set will include the Director's Cut of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and the Animated Series remastered in HD for the first time. Now on Blu-ray, DVD, Digital HD: Pixar's The Good Dinosaur
Fast on the heels of the near-universal acclaim that greeted Inside Out, Pixar is back with a decidedly more minor tale. Now on Blu-ray: Strike Back: Cinemax Season 4
The popular Cinemax action series ends here with another excellent Blu-ray release from HBO Home Entertainment. Star Wars: The Force Awakens - On Digital HD April 1, Blu-ray and DVD April 5
The movie phenomenon of 2015 is poised to become the home video phenomenon of 2016. New Limited Edition Blu-rays at Twilight Time: February Releases
All Twilight Time titles are limited editions, but each of these - The Big Heat, Where the Sidewalk Ends, The Hawaiians, Cowboy, Support Your Local Sheriff, The Doll of Satan - are currently available.

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