Television series
Rod Lott
In inversion relation to his relationship with film, Quentin Tarantino's track record in television has been less than stellar.

Comedy
Rod Lott
As "The Catechism Cataclysm" begins, the audience first hears that this is "110 percent a real story." Although it's said by a priest, take it with a sack of salt — not just because he's not speaking to us, but because writer/director Todd Rohal's unconventional (to say the least) comedy is all about effing with viewers.

Television series
Rod Lott
Angie Dickinson broke ground by starring as Sgt. Pepper Anderson in “Police Woman,” as it was the first hour drama fronted by a woman to become a hit.

Documentary
Rod Lott
Pared down from an earlier, more deluxe release, the "Talking Heads: Chronology" DVD nonetheless paints a satisfying start-to-finish portrait of an American original via live footage.

Documentary
Rod Lott
For my entire existence, I was under the impression Monopoly was a board game. Wrong! According to those interviewed in the feature documentary “Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story,” it is “about life” and “like life.” To have a set sit on your shelf is “a great source of pride.”

Horror
Rod Lott
Anyone who can recall our 2010 review of “The Human Centipede (First Sequence)” may remember an observation that the film’s events weren’t as graphic as everyone expected — that they could’ve been much worse.

Action
Rod Lott
Opening the disc for "Yakuza Weapon" is the trailer for Donnie Yen's "Flash Point," which looks incredible. In. Cred. Ible. Sadly, it’s nearly the high point of the Blu-ray/DVD combo pack, after the feature’s Colorforms-esque closing credits.

Drama
Rod Lott
All those coming-of-age movies we loved growing up in the ’80s seemed to have it all ... except reality.

Documentary
Phil Bacharach
If you like rock ’n’ roll or drugs — or, perish the thought, even both — chances are you've gone through a Doors phase. Most likely that presumed phase was back in high school, when your parents didn't understand you and disheveled self-destruction was the height of romanticism.

Drama
Rod Lott
Let’s talk Oscar’s harshest snubs this year: Michael Fassbender in “Shame.” Pretty much everything related to “Drive.” And now, "Elite Squad: The Enemy Within," Brazil’s entry in the category for Best Foreign Language Film. It didn’t make the cut to the five nominees.