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DVD review: “Happy Valley: Series Three” (2023)

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“Happy Valley: Series Three” (2023) Television Series / Drama Episodes: Six Created by: Sally Wainwright Featuring: Sarah Lancashire, Siobhan Finneran, James Norton, Charlie Murphy, George Costigan and Rhys Connah Catherine: “Can’t stop thinking about it.” After a nail-biting seven-year hiatus, Sally Wainwright's Happy Valley finally returned for its bittersweet final chapter. And what a chapter it is. Series 3 doesn't disappoint, delivering a taut, …

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Blu-ray review: “Angel on the Amazon” (1948)

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“Angel on the Amazon” (1948) Adventure  Running Time: 86 minutes Written by: Lawrence Kimble Directed by: John H. Auer Featuring: George Brent, Vera Ralston, Brian Aherne and Constance Bennett “The sullen killer of the jungles...and the woman who knew no fear! The story of their meeting and the strange events that followed!” Critical Commentary Jungle drums beat, not with the primal rhythm …

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DVD Review: “Ironsides” (1967 – 1975)

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“Ironsides” (1967 - 1975) Television Series Drama 199 Episodes Created by: Collier Young Featuring: Raymond Burr, Don Galloway, Barbara Anderson, Don Mitchell and Elizabeth Baur Robert T. Ironside: “I... LIKE... burned toast.” "Ironsides" is a classic television series that first graced our screens in the late 1960s and continued to captivate audiences for eight seasons until the mid-1970s. Created by Collier Young and …

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DVD review: “Ghosts: Season One” (2022)

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“Ghosts: Season One” (2022) Comedy Eighteen episodes Developed by: Joe Port and Joe Wiseman Featuring: Rose McIver, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Brandon Scott Jones, Danielle Pinnock, Richie Moriarty, Asher Grodman,Sheila Carrasco, Devan Chandler Long, Rebecca Wisocky and Román Zaragoza Isaac: “Nigel…” Nigel: “Yes, Isaac?” Isaac: “Will you make me the happiest ghost on the entire property?” Nigel: “No, I will make you the second happiest. Get up, so …

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“Agatha Christie’s Poirot – Final Case Fiile Collection Series 9 – 13” (1999 – 2000)

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“Agatha Christie's Poirot” (1999 - 2000) Television Twenty-One Episodes Created by: Agatha Christie Featuring: David Suchet  Poirot: “There are many things not called poison which can kill a man,”  Hercule Poirot is a British television series based on the works of Agatha Christie. It stars David Suchet as the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. The series ran for 13 …

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“Magpie Murders” (2022 – Present)

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“Magpie Murders” (2022 - Present) Television Six Episodes Created by: Anthony Horowitz Featuring: Conleth Hill, Lesley Manville, Tim McMullan and Ian Lloyd Anderson Sue: “You must know that feeling when it's raining outside and the heating's on and you lose yourself, utterly, in a book. You read and you read and you feel the pages slipping through your fingers until suddenly there …

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DVD review: “Dirty Dancing: The Keepsake Limited Edition” (1987)

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"Dirty Dancing: The Keepsake Limited Edition" Drama Running Time: 96 minutes Written by: Eleanor Bergstein Directed by: Emile Ardolino Featuring: Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey, Jerry Orbach and Cynthia Rhodes Baby: “Me? I'm scared of everything. I'm scared of what I saw, I'm scared of what I did, of who I am, and most of all I'm scared of walking out of this room …

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DVD review: “Master of None” (2015 – 2021) DVD review:

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“Master of None” (2015 - 2021)  Television Twenty five Episodes Created by: Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang Featuring: Aziz Ansari, Eric Wareheim, Noël Wells, Lena Waithe, Kelvin Yu, Alessandra Mastronardi and Naomi Ackie Dev: “You see The Social Network? Max Minghella plays an Indian guy. He's white. They browned him up.” Ravi: “No no, I read he's one-sixteenth Indian.” Dev: “Who cares? If you go back far enough …

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DVD review: “Van der Valk” (1972 – 1992) 

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“Van der Valk” (1972 - 1992)  Television Thirty Two Episodes Created by: Nicolas Freeling  Featuring: Barry Foster, Michael Latimer, Susan Travers, Martin Wyldeck, Sydney Tafler, Joanna Dunham, Nigel Stock, Meg Davies, Richard Huw and Ronald Hines “Van der Valk” (1972 - 1992) Van Der Valk was a British detective television series that originally aired on ITV between 1972 and 1977. The show was based on …

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Blu-ray review: “Resurrection” (1980)

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“Resurrection” (1980) Drama Running Time: 103 minutes Written by: Lewis John Carlino Directed by: Daniel Petrie Featuring: Ellen Burstyn, Sam Shepard, Richard Farnsworth, Roberts Blossom, Clifford David, Pamela Payton-Wright, Jeffrey DeMunn and Eva Le Gallienne Esco Brown: “Go carefully, with peace in your heart, with love in your eyes, and with laughter on your tongue. And if life don't hand you nothing but lemons, you just make …

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Blu-ray review: “About Last Night…” (1986)

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“About Last Night…” (1986) Drama Running Time: 113 minutes Written by: Tim Kazurinsky and Denise DeClue Directed by: Edward Zwick Featuring: Rob Lowe, Demi Moore, James Belushi and Elizabeth Perkins Debbie: “Bullshit. You don't know what love is. You've gotten everything you have always wanted and now you're feeling sorry for yourself because there's something you want and you can't have it. But you …

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Blu-ray review: “Real Genius” (1985)

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“Real Genius” (1985) Comedy Running Time: 106 minutes Written by: Neal Israel, Pat Proft and PJ Torokvei Directed by: Martha Coolidge Featuring: Val Kilmer, Gabe Jarret, Michelle Meyrink and William Atherton Mitch: “You know, um, something strange happened to me this morning...” Chris Knight: “Was it a dream where you see yourself standing in sort of sun-god robes on a pyramid with a thousand naked women screaming …

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DVD review: “Fresh Fields” (1984 – 1986) 

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“Fresh Fields” (1984 - 1986)  Television Twenty seven Episodes Created by: Peter Frazer-Jones Featuring: Julia McKenzie, Anton Rodgers, Ann Beach, Fanny Rowe, Ballard Berkeley, Debby Cumming, Daphne Oxenford, Philip Bird and John Arthur "Fresh Fields" is a British television sitcom that aired from 1984 to 1986, with four series and 26 episodes in total. The show follows the lives of a middle-aged couple, …

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DVD review: “Anger Management” (2012-2014)

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"Anger Management" (2012-2014) Television One hundred Episodes Created by: Bruce Helford Featuring: Charlie Sheen, Selma Blair, Shawnee Smith, Daniela Bobadilla, Noureen DeWulf, Michael Arden, Derek Richardson, Barry Corbin, Brian Austin Green and Laura Bell Bundy Sean: “I don't know what's going on here, but I am totally on Jen's side.” "Anger Management" is a television sitcom that aired from 2012 to 2014. The show stars Charlie Sheen as …

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DVD review: “Britannia III” (2019)

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“Britannia III” (2019) Television/Historical Drama Ten Episodes Created by: Jez Butterworth, Tom Butterworth and James Richardson Featuring: Kelly Reilly, David Morrissey, Zoë Wanamaker, Mackenzie Crook, Nikolaj Lie Kaas and Eleanor Worthington Cox “When I look over my shoulder (what happens then?)What do you think I see? (Mm)Some other cat looking over (shadoop, shadoop)Over his shoulder at me” – Season of the Witch, Donovan Released recently …

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DVD review: “Travelers: Season 1 – 3” (2016 – 2018) 

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“Travelers: Season 1 - 3” (2016 - 2018)  Television Thirty Four Episodes Created by: Brad Wright Featuring: Eric McCormack, MacKenzie Porter, Nesta Cooper, Jared Abrahamson, Reilly Dolman and Patrick Gilmore Grant MacLaren: “I'm Not Gonna Sit Here And Pretend To Know What Makes Us Who We Are. But I Gotta Figure It's More Than Just The Sum Of What We Remember.” Released recently on …

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DVD review: “Alphas: Season One and Two” (2003 – 2005) 

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“Alphas: Season One and Two” (2003 - 2005)  Television Twenty Four Episodes Created by: Zak Penn and Michael Karnow Featuring: David Strathairn, Ryan Cartwright, Warren Christie, Azita Ghanizada, Laura Mennell, Malik Yoba and Erin Way Trey Lockerbie: [singing] “Don't take "no" for an answer / 'nd there's no telling where we've been... / 'Cause people don't understand, understand, understand / People don't understand / People like me.” …

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DVD review: “Murder Investigation Team” (2003 – 2005) 

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“Murder Investigation Team” (2003 - 2005)  Television Twelve Episodes Created by: Paul Marquess Featuring: Samantha Spiro, Lindsey Coulson, Diane Parish and Michael McKell DC Rosie MacManus: [Looking at a picture of the victim's daughter] “Poor cow! She's got no one now! DI Vivien Friend: She'll get used to it.” Released recently on DVD is the drama “Murder Investigation Team” (2003 - 2005) which …

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DVD review: “Jason King” (1971 – 1972) 

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“Jason King” (1971 - 1972)  Television Twenty Six Episodes Created by: Dennis Spooner and Monty Berman Featuring: Peter Wyngarde, Anne Sharp, Ronald Lacey and Dennis Price  Jason King: “Whenever I feel the urge to exercise, I lie down until it passes.” Released recently on DVD is the English drama “Jason King” (1971 - 1972), he was a fictional character who first appeared in …

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