Sci-Fi
Rod Lott
As the 11th entry in Warner Bros. Animation's direct-to-video franchise of DC Universe original movies, certainly "All-Star Superman" is the first to kick off with a dick joke.

Television series
Rod Lott
I had no doubt “The Walking Dead” was going to be a smash upon its Halloween premiere on AMC, the cable network that shepherded the rather edgy “Mad Men” and “Breaking Bad” to similar critical and commercial heights.

Television series
Rod Lott
In case you haven’t heard by now, the bad news: Season five of “Mad Men,” which should have premiered late this summer, has been delayed until 2012.

Television series
Rod Lott
USA — and now your DVD player — is the perfect home for a series like “Covert Affairs”: It’s light, breezy and mildly entertaining.

Comedy
Rod Lott
Nine decades after women earned the right to vote, it’s unfortunate that “Bridesmaids” is being hailed as something revolutionary, as if the better half has never been funny onscreen before.

Sci-Fi
Rod Lott
Even if June 17’s big-screen “Green Lantern” disappoints the comic-book hero’s hardcore fans, at least they’ll have “Green Lantern: Emerald Knights” to hold in their hearts.

Thriller
Rod Lott
In "Unknown," his third at-bat under the Dark Castle Entertainment banner, director Jaume Collet-Serra ("Orphan," "House of Wax") delivers his most accomplished film yet.

Television series
Rod Lott
As if you needed more evidence that cable TV has network TV in a now-years-long creative choke hold, the junior and freshman seasons of AMC’s “Breaking Bad” and Showtime’s “The Big C,” respectively, are now on home video.

Action
Rod Lott
With "Sucker Punch," few in-betweeners exist. You either like it or you hate it with a fury of a thousand suns.

Television series
Rod Lott
Proof Syfy viewers can have great taste: "Warehouse 13" is the cable channel's most successful original series. And it's not totally geeky.