A View from the Id
The id. Freud called it “a striving to bring about satisfaction of instinctual needs subject to the observance of the pleasure principle." Whatever. Miss Bob calls it the best judge of the merits of doing any particular thing—if I do (watch, listen to) this, will I enjoy it?
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Jan 07, 2013
Sparky Lights Up Home Screens January 8
Does the full-length Frankenweenie do justice to the original short? -
Nov 06, 2012
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012) Disappoints
History prefers legends to men. -
Nov 06, 2012
Perplexed by Vexed (2010)
British police comedy, VEXED, is now in America on DVD. -
Nov 06, 2012
Injustice (2011) Questions Situational Ethics
INJUSTICE, now on DVD, examines "slippery slopes" -
Oct 22, 2012
Remembering the Cuban Missile Crisis, Tuesday, October 23, on PBS
Visit a time when “the world came so close to World War III and mutually assured destruction.” -
Oct 10, 2012
Unfinished Spaces (2011) Explores the National Art Schools, Cuba
Rediscover a visionary architectural masterpiece—Cuba’s ambitious yet neglected National Art Schools project. -
Oct 09, 2012
KidVid: Scholastic Releases My First Collection – Volume 4
Fill the screen—and your child’s imagination—with robots, toys, and a curious garden. -
Oct 08, 2012
Take a Pythonesque Peek at a Scandal: Holy Flying Circus (2011)
Monty Python debates an Anglican bishop and Malcolm Muggeridge. Oddly, Monty Python was the most reasonable. -
Oct 08, 2012
Unedited UK Edition: New Tricks – Season 8 Now on DVD
Britain’s highest-rated TV drama—NEW TRICKS—is back on DVD with Season 8. -
Oct 08, 2012
Dark and Cruel, The Crimson Petal and the White Is Sensational British Costume Drama
The Crimson Petal and the White, now on DVD, is based on the internationally best-selling novel by Michel Faber. It is a gorgeous production. -
Oct 04, 2012
Escaramuza: Riding from the Heart Premieres on PBS
Ride with a gutsy team of women rodeo riders vying to represent the U.S. at competitions in Mexico. -
Oct 02, 2012
KidVid: Favorite Characters Thrill and Chill for Halloween
Looking for a Halloween gift that won’t result in a scary visit to the dentist? Try videos. -
Sep 30, 2012
KidVid: Cinderella (1950) - The Diamond Edition (2012)
“No matter how your heart is grieving, if you go on believing, the wish that you dream will come true.” -
Sep 30, 2012
An Uncomfortable Visit to 388 Arletta Avenue (2011)
Something bad is happening at 388 Arletta Avenue, and only one person knows what it is. -
Sep 30, 2012
Sleepless Night (2011) Will Keep You Awake
“Impossible to spend sleepless nights and accomplish anything: if…my parents had not financed my insomnias, I should surely have killed myself.” –Emile M. Cioran -
Sep 30, 2012
Half the Sky, an Amazing Documentary, Comes to PBS and DVD
“Where does it not suck to be born a woman?” –Stephen Colbert -
Sep 27, 2012
Tales of Masked Men Opens New Season of Voces on PBS
“For the Italians there’s opera, for Mexicans it’s lucha libre.” –Lucha Libre fan -
Sep 26, 2012
KidVid: Halloween Fun for PreTweens, Vampire Dog, (2012)
Just in time for Halloween—a Dove Foundation Family-approved, live action adventure starring a canine that’s all bark and no bite. -
Sep 19, 2012
Now on DVD: The Woman in the Fifth (2011), Eerie Psychothriller
What do you call a psychological thriller that fails to thrill? Some would call it ‘The Woman in the Fifth.’ -
Sep 18, 2012
So…Ya’ Gonna Fish or Watch Bait 3D (2012)?
“Clean up on Aisle 7”
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