Category: Features

Posted on: April 19, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Fantastic Pets (Xbox 360)

This title requires a Kinect to play, so make sure that if this game is a purchase that the giftee has one. Saying that, Fantastic Pets is a tremendous title and should be seen as an essential purchase for any young one that likes to play dress up or otherwise customize their stuffed animals, dolls, or the like. There is a feel always present to Fantastic Pets that one has…

Posted on: April 19, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Morgan Bracy – End of Cinderella (CD)

It seems as if a number of female singers have given up any desire to be unique and largely morph together into one bland mess. Morgan Bracy, during her “End of Cinderella”, looks to destroy this trend. “Between the Covers” is a track that works on a number of levels, whether it be country, pop, and even rock genres. Bracy’s soft vocals will bring listeners in by the barrelful, while…

Posted on: April 18, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

FUZE (16.9 Fl. Oz)

There are a number of different fruit-flavored drinks that are on the market that command a hefty price. Odwalla, for example, charges $3 for a bottle of their juice. FUZE is able to halve that price ($1.59 suggested retail) and include a variety of juice for a wide array of interested customers.

Posted on: April 18, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

GAT Jetfuel Pyro

GAT Jetfuel Pyro is the first energy-providing supplement that I have taken that has been captured in a liquid, rather than dry, format. We were able to experience Jetfuel Pyro for a total of 40 days, completely exhausting one of their 120 count bottles. Jetfuel Pyro may just be the best thermogenic product that I have ever taken, for a number of reasons. The 4-part multi process that is present…

Posted on: April 17, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Norwegian Wood: Original Music By Jonny Greenwood (CD)

With the decreasing effect that a band like Radiohead can honestly have in music, it only makes sense than a musician like Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead’s guitarist) will be trying to increase eir versatility. This is done well with eir soundtrack for Norwegian Wood, a Japanese film set in the early sixties that focuses on a couple that is tremendously affected by the death of one of their mutual friends. Charged…

Posted on: April 17, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Unwritten Law – Swan (CD)

Unwritten Law has been around for a hell of a long time. They first played music together all the way back in 1990, while “Blue Room”, their first album, was released in 1994. Over the course of these last twenty-one years, Unwritten Law has allowed their style to evolve and change considerably. What results in “Swan” is the band’s best-balanced album to date. The album begins with “Starships and Apocalypse”,…

Posted on: April 15, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Sharktopus (DVD)

Viewers have to understand that Sharktopus is not a movie that takes itself seriously. When viewers do that, they can begin to know what makes it such a fun flick. This new Roger Corman-produced film begins with a shark / octopus hybrid breaking free from the Navy and beginning to wreak havoc on a surfer’s haven in Mexico. In the desire to restore order, a number of Navy troops are…

Posted on: April 15, 2011 Posted by: John B. Moore Comments: 1

Leon Russell – The Best of Leon Russell (Capitol)

Bands like Journey and Styx may have hijacked the 70’s nostalgia movement, but it’s musicians like Leon Russell that prove that decade was a lot more than tight jeans, poufy hair and neutered arena rock, dripping with saccharin. Lyrically Russell’s right up there with Bob Dylan and Neil Young with a voice just as distinctive as… well Bob Dylan and Neil Young. The 16 track Best of Leon Russell collection…

Posted on: April 15, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

The Mikado (DVD)

The absolutely beautiful transfer of The Mikado is well worth the purchase price of the movie, even without the number of additional features that Criterion has bundled alongside it. The Mikado is the 1939 D’Oyly Carte Opera version of the Gilbert and Sullivan opera, which linked together masterful performers like John Reed, Phillip Potter, Valerie Masterson, and Christene Palmer. Schertzinger’s direction of The Mikado links together softly-spoken (or sung) musical…

Posted on: April 14, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Prosecutor Princess (DVD)

Ya Entertainment does a tremendous service to anyone that fancies themselves a fan of Korean television. What previously was only available in shady food stops and in pixilated versions on online video services like Dailymotion and Youtube has been placed on DVD sets with value prices. For example, the 8-DVD collection of Prosecutor Princess can be purchased online foor well under $75, and provides viewers with 15 hours of drama.

Posted on: April 14, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Wagnaria!! Complete Series Premium Edition (DVD)

Wagnaria’s titular location is a Hokkaido restaurant, and its different quirks and nuances are explored fully in the show’s 13 episode run. While humerous at a number of points, Wagnaria!!’s intricate storylines are what will keep viewers coming back for more. Why exactly does Inami punch all the males that come around the restaurant? What desires does Sota have towards Inami, and what about the checkered past of Yachiyo, the…

Posted on: April 14, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Rayman 3D (Nintendo 3DS)

Rayman has been a well-loved video game mascot ever since the original title was released for the Playstation in 1995. Over the course fo the last sixteen years, there have been a number of revamps and changes to the different systems, gameplay, and overall feel of the Rayman line. Hwoever, the same high dedication to quality has always been present in this Ubi franchise, and a shift over to the…

Posted on: April 12, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

NeuFutur and Hourcast Want To Give You a Pit Bike

Hourcast is hitting the road with Volbeat and The Damned Things. To celebrate, the band will be giving away a custom Apollo 125cc Pit Bike valued at over $1000. The band’s album “Dystopia” is available everywhere now!

Posted on: April 12, 2011 Posted by: John B. Moore Comments: 1

The Savage City (Book)

T.J. English has written, quite possibly, the most compelling historical fictional of the year. The only catch is that it all really happened. With the story telling-style that could rival any bestseller fiction author currently battling it out on the sales charts right now, English uses a reporter’s eye to pull in the most fantastical and interesting details of a racially-charged New York city in the 60’s and 70’s in…

Posted on: April 12, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Evangelion 2.22: You Can (Not) Advance DVD

While You Can (Not) Advance is a middle film in the Rebuild of Evangelion tetralogy, the story is pretty well contained here. While it would be much easier for viewers just to catch up with the previous film, You Can (Not) Advance fills in fans and gets things started all within the first ten minutes of the film. Mari Illustrious Makinami, the new Evangelion pilot, immediately dispatches the Third Angel…

Posted on: April 12, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Hop The Movie (Nintendo DS)

Few titles that are brought out on the wave of a children’s movie or television show – are very good. There are a few exceptions – the Beavis & Butthead title from a number of years back – but a great many of them are sub-par, created just to cash in. The title itself goes through a number of different sub-games, many of which will provide a nice challenge for…

Posted on: April 11, 2011 Posted by: John B. Moore Comments: 0

No One Knows About Persian Cats (DVD)

Though technically not a documentary, No One Knows About Persian Cats might as well be. Using a cast of real Iranian underground musicians and filmed on the sly across the country, the director and actors clearly draw from their own experiences on how to get fake permits and passports to tour out of the country and how to hold shows/parties and rehearsals without getting arrested. The film, which won the…

Posted on: April 11, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Teen Wolf (Blu-Ray)

Teen Wolf is one of those modern day classics that I continually find myself coming back to watch whenever I find it on a channel. It is also one of the few traditional horror type (mummy, wolfman, vampire) of films that I can actually watch through. However, I may not have to do that anymore with the release of Teen Wolf on Blu-Ray this month. This Blu-Ray release is value…

Posted on: April 11, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Knockout (DVD)

There are a few professional wrestlers that do well in films. Hulk Hogan and Rowdy Roddy Piper are two of the earlier generations of wrestlers-turned-actors, and Stone Cold Steve Austin, Triple H, The Big Show, and Ted DiBiase Jr. are some of the current generation lacing up their acting boots. Knockout is a title that comes out at the end of April on Phase 4 Films, and may be the…