The Dark Knight and his cohorts Robin and Batgirl do battle with a scarily sympathetic archvillain in this superior animated movie that both kids and adults can watch without feeling insulted. While not quite as inspired as the…
Action & Adventure
Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero
I Spy #4:Turkish Delight
Waging the Cold War with maximum cool, Robert Culp and Bill Cosby played offbeat secret agents for the U.S. Department of Defense in the classic mid-1960s TV program I Spy. Using the cover of “tennis bums on the…
I Spy #5:Crusade to Limbo
In the glory days of spy flicks and TV shows, I Spy was one of the most entertaining programs of the genre, thanks to the pairing of Robert Culp and Bill Cosby. As spies for the U.S. government,…
Avengers 66 V1
“Where have all the martlets gone?” That’s the not particularly intriguing mystery that gentleman spy John Steed (Patrick Macnee) and his partner, Mrs. Emma Peel (Diana Rigg), root out in “Silent Dust,” one of three episodes on this DVD…
Avengers 67 Set 2 Pt 2
Philip Levene wrote the first show on this volume, “Never, Never Say Die,” in which computerized duplicates of brainy scientists and others are causing some havoc. The best part of the show is the setup, in which a corpse…
Krypto the Superdog, Vol. 1 – Cosmic Canine
The canine member of the Superman family got his own Cartoon Network series in 2005, and the first volume, Cosmic Canine, is a random collection of five 12-minute episodes (including the two-part opener). We meet Krypto, the pet…
Xena:Finale
High emotion and plenty of butt-kicking saturate this finale of one of the best action series of all time. Hardcore nutball Xena fans have doubtless already seen this episode and will want to revisit it, but casual viewers…
Avengers 65 V1
With a provocative swat on her leather-clad bottom, John Steed (Patrick Macnee) first clashes swords with his new partner, Mrs. Emma Peel (Diana Rigg), in “The Town of No Return,” the episode that launched the fourth season of…
Avengers 66 V4
“The House That Jack Built” is one of Diana Rigg’s finest hours, and a rare chance to see the usually nonplussed Mrs. Peel totally plussed. She is in for “the fright of [her] life” when she is held prisoner…
Xena Warrior Princess:S1
Just four minutes into “Sins of the Past,” the first episode of Xena, you’ll gladly follow the warrior princess anywhere. Taking on a gang of marauders, she leaps onto an upright spear embedded in the ground and, with…

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