FLCL: Complete Collection

A young boy gets hit on the head by a bass guitar-wielding girl who says she’s an alien from another planet. That’s weird enough. When the bump on his head grows into a giant robot that acts as a household servant (when it’s not engaged in fights with other giant creatures), you know you are entering a realm that few stories — even anime stories — ever go. You know you are in for a wild ride when even the characters admit directly to the viewer that even they don’t know where the story is taking them. Like a lot of great trips, though, its the journey and not the destination that makes this one worthwhile.

Scooby Doo! Mystery Inc. Season 1 Volume 1

The last time they tried updating the Scooby Doo series they saddled him — and viewers — with an annoying sidekick named Scrappy Doo. It almost killed the long-running animated series.  This time around, the people behind the series were a lot smarter, and a lot more effective. They kept the essence of the series intact (the gang of ‘meddling kids’ still solve a mystery in every episode), but they expanded their universe by giving them families and even the potential for relationships that go beyond friendship. It’s a perfect way to bring Scooby and the gang to a new generation, while letting longtime fans enjoy the ride

Raging Bull on Blu-Ray

Now, this is why Blu-Ray was invented. Sure, it’s a black and white movie, but it’s a gorgeous black and white movie that simply blows you away in high definition. But even if you watched it on your phone, the power of what Martin Scorsese and Robert de Niro created 30 years ago would still carry through. The Blu-Ray features new interviews with both artists to give you additional insight into what even they admit (reluctantly) is a masterpiece. The shot-by-shot comparison of De Niro and Jake La Motta in the ring is an added treat.

Fish Tank

When was the last time you got to the end of a movie and immediately hit play so you could watch it again? Chances are that will be your reaction to this bold and brillaint film. Directed by Andrea Arnold, the film tells the story of Mia Williams (Katie Jarvis) a young girl who dreams of hip-hop dancing her way out of the poverty her family lives in. Her live becomes extremely complicated when her mom’s new boyfriend starts showing an interest in her fledgling career and, eventually, her budding young body. It’s hard to watch at times, but Jarvis’ performance is so spellbinding you just can’t look away. And it only gets better the second time.

The Darling Buds of May

This is one of the most charming series you will ever see. It follows the adventures of the Larkins, a family of farmers in Kent who have the uncanny ability to take everything in life with a wink and a smile, the good and the bad. Lead by Pop Larkin (David Jason) the family does whatever it needs to do to make ends meet, be it picking strawberries on a local farm or reselling barrels of black market pickles for a tidy little profit. Of course, it will always be known as the series that made Catherine Zeta-Jones a star, and she is pretty terrific as the daughter, Mariette, but the real treat of the show is the way the entire family grows on you as the episodes go by.

Watch new trailer for Green Lantern: Emerald Knights

Green Lantern: Emerald Knights is an all-new DC Universe Animated Original Movie that weaves six interlocking stories of the Green Lantern Corps’ rich mythology around preparations for an attack by an ancient enemy. As the battle approaches, Hal Jordan (voiced by Nathan Fillion, Castle) mentors new recruit Arisia (Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men) in the history of the Green Lantern Corps, telling tales of Avra (the first Green Lantern) and several of Hal’s comrades – including Abin Sur, Kilowog, Laira and Mogo. In the end, Arisia must rise to the occasion to help Hal, Sinestro and the entire Green Lantern Corps save the universe from the destructive forces of Krona. Penned by comic book luminaries Geoff Johns, Dave Gibbons, Peter J. Tomasi, Eddie Berganza, Alan Burnett, Todd Casey and Michael Green & Marc Guggenheim, Green Lantern: Emerald Knights will be distributed June 7 by Warner Home Video as part of the build up to the release of the highly anticipated live action film, Green Lantern, in theatres June 17.

AvN: Aliens Vs. Ninjas

For about the first half hour of this Seiji Chiba movie, nothing much happens. There are a bunch of ninjas hopping around and acting foolish, but the aliens of the title aren’t anywhere to be see. You almost start to wonder if you’ve been suckered into a movie that doesn’tlive up to its (awesome) name, when the creatures appear and all hell breaks loose. The actual aliens are little more than stuntmen in rubber costumes, but the way they look matters little when compared to the way they fight. The last hour of the film is a non-stop gore fest of fun