Mulan: Special Edition
(1998) Disney turns its eyes Eastward for this animated adventure, drawing upon the classic Chinese legend of a girl who rejects the constraints placed upon her, masquerades as a boy to take her father's place the army, and becomes a hero. "Disney's adaptation of the Chinese legend is deeper and more mature than expected -- a welcome reversal of the studio's slide into the overly cartoonish style of Hercules," writes San Francisco Chronicle critic Peter Stack. "Though seemingly a girl's story, Mulan transcends.... Read Full Review
Little House on the Prairie: Season 6
(1979-1980) Inspired by the autobiographical novels by Laura Ingalls Wilder, and produced by Michael Landon, this landmark family series follows the travails of a poor but loving salt-of-the-Earth family who leave Minnesota and settle in the prairie town of Walnut Grove, all as seen through the eyes of little sister Laura (Melissa Gilbert). Melissa Sue Anderson is older sister Mary, Karen Grassle is Ma, and Dean Butler joins the show as Almonzo Wilder, the son of the new schoolteacher..... Read Full Review
The Thing: Collector's Edition
(1982) John Carpenter's love for Howard Hawks didn't stop him from going back to the source novel, resulting in not so much a remake of the Hawks classic as a rethinking of the very story. The dozen men at an isolated Antarctic research station become genetic fodder for an alien creature that fits in by becoming its prey - it could be anyone, which is what makes the monster so much more insidious. The gooey, grotesque effects.... Read Full Review
Friends: The Complete Eighth Season
(2001-2002) All 23 episodes of the eighth season of the hit sitcom starring Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer. The season opens on the wedding reception of Monica and Ross, which is almost upstaged Rachel when she reveals that she's pregnant and ends on the hour-long finale where she gives birth and the anxious father.... Read Full Review