When the world gets you down it can keep you down. The question is, what does it take to smile again?

The Princess and The Frog, in my book, gracefully takes its place among the classic Disney fairytales. It truly is among the best Ive ever seen. I absolutely could not be more pleased with this animation. It is positively charming. I continue to fall more in love with it every time I watched it.

AMC's original hit series, Breaking Bad, is about to start it's third season. To help launch the event, the DVD and Blu-ray release of season two is out tomorrow. Easily one of the most intense and dramatic shows I've seen, Breaking Bad's second season plays out a bit like The Empire Strikes Back. We're familiar with the cast, the main point of the story, and things generally went well in the first season for Walt and Jesse. Now, in season two, their worlds come crashing down as relationships crack and crumble under the weight of the numerous lies and violence.

The premise: A divorcing couple accidentally finds themselves in witness protection after watching a murder in progress. The couple hates each other, but are forced to live with each other in the wild country of Wyoming; they are from New York City. City Slickers meets Goodfellas meets War of the Roses.

The Saints are back, and so is the rope!

Did you ever think that Blu-ray could be educational? HA! Thanks to A&E Home Entertainment it can be educational.... (wait for it) and FUN. On March 16th, A&E Home Entertainment will release Clash of the Gods and for any Greek history buffs out there or Clash of the Titans fans out there, or pretty much any professor or teacher this could be a fun ride.

Studio Ghibli and Disney have made a career out of bringing the best anime to America. Miyazaki is widely known as one of the most creative minds in the animated business and he has produced some of the most memorable movies to date. From Princess Mononoke to Kiki's Delivery Service to the more recent Spirited Away; this man can do no wrong. So the question is, can he keep the streak alive with Ponyo? Inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid, Miyazaki attempts to bring his own version of the story to life on Blu-ray/DVD.

The "old dogs" were pretty entertaining, I guess I was just expecting a few more tricks. Travolta and Williams are always enjoyable to watch, but I was really looking forward to more laughs out of the duo.

I knew there was life out there! Who knew they were living in the 50's and rockin out to Greased Lightnin'! Niiiiiice!!

Coming off the odd success of Napoleon Dynamite (not related to Black Dynamite), creator Jared Hess presents another oddball story of a struggling loser trying to find his smile. Capped with flying deer, cyclops sporting beautiful pink outfits and a plagiaristic author, there's no telling where the story might go. Let's see how it went.

It's impossible to separate the term 'ninja' from awesome. For centuries, the legend and myth of the ninja has been the subject of many stories, films, games, and books, and it's a topic that never gets old or becomes any less awesome over time. That said, to me there is a surprising lack of ninja-related media these days, but lately ninja fans have been lucky -- both Ninja Assassins and First Look Studio's Ninja are out on Blu-ray now. Earlier this week, I watched Ninja, and here's what I discovered.

Wow! What a way to destroy the world?! There was even a ramping limo involved!

In 1981, I had traveled with my father to the theater for the first time. It was my first official film of my life. I didn't know what to expect and quite frankly, I didn't care. Clash of the Titans was the film and it was such a long time ago that I actually remember receiving a program of the film in the lobby of the theater (yes, it was a long time ago). The film had everything a kid could want; a hero, a princess, monsters and a flying horse. It was perfect for me and it wore down our top loading VCR in less than two years ($1300 device back in the day). Fast forward nearly 30 years and it has been released on Blu-ray from Warner Home Video. Can it still capture the same magic that the young kid remembers from the early 80s?

Well...What can I say? It made me smile.

How do you explain the universe in a nine hour span of time? You do it on Blu-ray, baby!