DVD Reviews
The Wire: the Complete Fourth Season
HBO’s The Wire is, in my opinion, the finest piece of art television has ever produced. Its fourth season is its greatest. Ostensibly a “cop show,” The Wire more closely resembles a thoroughly grounded and realistic Greek tragedy. Rather than tell the story of a few characters boiled down to cops vs. robbers, the show instead tells the story of an American city, in this ... »
Moolaade
Ousmane Sembene, who died earlier this year, left behind a body of work that explored many of post-colonial Africa’s troubles and triumphs. His last film, Moolaade, touches upon two of his most prevalent themes, the power of women and the heroics possible in everyday life. Moolaade opens with scenes of an average day in a small African village. Suddenly, four young girls quickly dart through the ... »
Lost: The Complete Third Season - The Unexplored Experience
The third season of Lost, some would argue, suffered from its unorthodox schedule. It was broken into two parts: a six episode opening that focused on the imprisonment of Jack, Kate and Sawyer by “The Others,” and then the rest of the season with an eight week break separating the two. Many complained that the first part did not give much airtime to fan ... »
