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Joseph Szadkowski

A graduate of Northwestern University with a degree in communications, Joseph Szadkowski has written about popular culture for The Washington Times for the past 30 years. He covers video games, comic books, new media and technology.

Articles by Joseph Szadkowski

Father’s Day gift guide

Help Dad celebrate Father's Day with Blu-ray, DVD and video game gifts to enjoy with his buddies or the entire family.

June 15, 2010

Zadzooks: Elektra, Alice in Wonderland and Spartacus

Blu-ray reviews of Elektra: Director's Cut from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Alice in Wonderland from Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment and Spartacus: 50th Anniversay Edition from Universal Home Entertainment.

June 8, 2010

Blu-ray bytes: The Wolfman and The Book of Eli

Blu-ray reviews of The Wolfman from Universal Home Entertainment and The Book of Eli from Warner Home Video.

June 7, 2010

Zadzooks: Red Dead Redemption review

A video game review of Red Dead Redemption from Rockstar Games for Xbox 360.

June 1, 2010

Zadzooks: Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands review

A video game review of Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands from Ubisoft for the PlayStation 3.

May 26, 2010

Zadzooks: War Machine, Mark VI Metalon and Iron Man Helmet

Reviews of War Machine, Rocket Boost Iron Manand Iron Man Helmet from Hasbro and Mark VI Metalon and Whiplash Showdown from Mega Brands.

May 19, 2010

Blu-ray bytes: Daybreakers and Apollo 13: 15th Anniversary Edition

Blu-ray reviews of Daybreakers from Lionsgate Home Entertainment and Apollo 13: 15th Anniversary Edition from Universal Studios Home Entertainment.

May 9, 2010

Zadzooks: Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction

A video game review of Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction from Ubisoft for the Xbox 360.

May 6, 2010

Zadzooks: Reviews of Iron Man vs. Whiplash and Viking comics

Comic book reviews of Marvel Publishing's Iron Man vs. Whiplash, Iron Man Legacy and Marvel Adventures Super Heroes: Iron Man and Image Comics' Viking: Long Cold Fire

April 29, 2010

Blu-ray bytes: Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel and Sherlock Holmes

Blu-ray reviews of Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel from 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment and Sherlock Holmes from Warner Home Video.

April 15, 2010

Zadzooks: Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Series and The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Tr

Blu-ray reviews of Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Series from Universal Studios Home Entertainment and The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy from Warner Home Video.

April 12, 2010

Zadzooks: Final Fantasy XIII review

Review of Final Fantasy XIII from Square Enix, a video game for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

April 8, 2010

Zadzooks: Toy Story, Toy Story 2 and Stargate Atlantis: The Complete Series

DVD and Blu-ray reviews of Toy Story and Toy Story 2 from Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment and Stargate Atlantis: The Complete Series from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.

March 30, 2010

Blu-ray Bytes: South Park: The Complete Thirteenth Season

A review of South Park: The Complete Thirteenth Season from Paramount Home Entertainment, available for Blu-ray.

March 30, 2010

Zadzooks: Halo Wars: ODST and Construct-A-Buzz reviews

Reviews of Halo Wars: ODST figure and Halo UNSC Gausshog vs. Covenant Locust from Mega Brands, and Toy Story Construct-A-Buzz figure and ARC-170 Starfighter from Lego.

March 27, 2010

Zadzooks: Captain America, The Crazies and Sparta U.S.A.

Comic book reviews of Marvel Publishing's six issue limited series Captain America: Reborn, Image Comics' The Crazies and Wildstorm Productions' Sparta U.S.A. (No. 1).

March 20, 2010