Action stars come and go, but only a few actors are enshrined in our pantheon. One of the greatest: Sly Stallone as Vietnam vet Rambo. In “First Blood”, he became a nuisance for Brian Dennehy and had a bad-ass monologue on being a vet. In the sequel, he becomes the quintessential 80’s action hero; armed, [...]

 Episode 45: Rambo (First Blood Part 2) [24:31m]: Downloads 87

So it’s Black Friday and if you don’t want to go to stores that will make a mosh pit look civilized then maybe you’d want to check out one of the new movies that are out this week.  Let’s see what we got, shall we?

Transporter 3
Starring: Jason Statham, Robert Knepper, Natalya Rudakova
Directed by: Oliver Megaton
Rotten [...]

In honor of this week’s look into WarGames we take a look at five of the most evil computers to ever send packets and open up sockets.
5. V.I.K.I (I, Robot)

VIKI was designed by Dr. Alfred Lanning to help run the US Robotics manufacturing plants and other functions.  Like all the robots, she is programmed with [...]

Wednesday means it’s time for some bonus videos.  Thankfully there’s a lot more videos for WarGames then Man on Fire last week so let’s get into it.
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Kind of a slow week this week for DVDs and Video Games, probably because of Thanksgiving.  People are probably thinking about gorging on turkey and less on DVDs and Games, at least until Black Friday.  Let’s see what’s coming down the pipe.
DVDs
Hancock

You can now add “reality show star” to Seagal’s already impressive resume which includes enviromentalist, musician, akaido master, Buddhist god, beverage designer and, of course, action star.  Apparently Seagal has been a fully commissioned Sheriff’s deputy down in Louisianna.  The department says he’s an expert marksman and teaches the SWAT team firearm techniques and hand [...]

Thanks to Hulu, if you missed out on 24: Redemption last night you can check it out right on our site. See Jack and his friend Carl defend a school in Africa from a warlord trying to build an army. Also meet the new president, the new villains and get set up for [...]

Video games are a great way to pass the time. You can play as nearly anything, like a wizard, a soldier, an Italian plumber, or a speedy mammal. Then there’s those simulation games that let you be a pilot or participate in war games. But what if the latter… happened to turn true? That’s the [...]

 Episode 44: WarGames [27:09m]: Downloads 106

Kehlsteinhaus Rock
“Adolf Hitler struggles to get off heroin with the help of the ghost of Elvis.”

This week is good only if you’re a teenage girl. Being that we are not we could give a shit about the “big” release this week, Twilight. Let’s see what the critics thought and what else is out.

Bolt
Starring: John Travolta, Miley Cyrus
Rotten Tomatoes Freshness: 86%
Critic Consensus: “Bolt is a pleasant animated comedy that [...]