Mike Frezon
Weekly RoundUp 5-22-2018
Where to find the Best Deals on Movies & TV Shows on 4k/UHD, Blu-ray and DVD…
The Features
– Red Sparrow – 2018
– Little Women – 2017
– The Birth of a Nation – 1915
– A Fantastic Woman – 2017
– Next Stop, Greenwich Village –...
Josh Steinberg
Blue Denim Blu-ray Review
Blue Denim is a sensitive melodrama about teenage pregnancy in the 1950s. Though limited by the production code of its time, the film nonetheless manages a surprisingly frank portrayal of a difficult issue. Even when the filmmakers tiptoe around...
Todd Erwin
Gladiator UHD Review
The third disc format may be the charm for Ridley Scott’s Gladiator, finally looking and sounding better than ever with minimal digital manipulation on 4K UHD Blu-ray.
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Neil Middlemiss
Maze Runner: The Death Cure Blu-Ray Review
If you can get past the unconvincing central premise (of an evil corporation spending what must have been billions on elaborate Maze facilities and tests for potential cure-holding youth), there’s enough to invest in and like from...
Mike Frezon
Weekly RoundUp 5-15-2018
Where to find the Best Deals on Movies & TV Shows on 4k/UHD, Blu-ray and DVD…
The Features
– Black Panther – 2018
– Die Hard – 1988
– Submergence – 2017
– The Other Side of Hope – 2017
– A Lady Takes a Chance – 1943
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Sam Posten
Winchester - Bluray review
Sarah Lockwood Winchester (Helen Mirren), widow and heiress to the Winchester Repeating Arms Company, has retreated from Connecticut to a home she is building in California. No mere bungalow, the house is a sprawling mansion with hundreds of rooms, a...
Todd Erwin
Black Panther UHD Review
Marvel Studios’ Black Panther succeeded where many others before it have failed, an origin story of a black superhero that ultimately earned over $1.33 billion at the worldwide box office.
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Josh Steinberg
No Down Payment Blu-ray Review
This expertly made drama from 1957 explores the darker sides of suburban life, from racism and sexism to unchecked consumerism, in surprisingly detailed ways. Though limited somewhat by the production code of the era, the film is remarkably...
Mike Frezon
Weekly RoundUp 5-8-2018
Where to find the Best Deals on Movies & TV Shows on 4k/UHD, Blu-ray and DVD…
The Features
– Gun Crazy – 1950
– Saving Private Ryan – 1998
– La Belle Noiseuse – 1991
– Batman Ninja – 2018
– Fifty Shades Freed – 2018
–...
Richard Gallagher
Underworld U.S.A. Blu-ray Review
Underworld U.S.A. is a violent and compelling film noir from director Samuel Fuller. It has been released on Blu-ray by Twilight Time with an exceptional high-definition transfer courtesy of Sony.
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Todd Erwin
Matinee Blu-ray Review
Joe Dante’s nostalgic look back at going to the movies and monster films of the 1960s finally gets some respect on Blu-ray with Shout Select’s Collector’s Edition release of Matinee.
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Todd Erwin
Saving Private Ryan UHD Review
To commemorate the film’s 20th anniversary, Paramount is releasing Saving Private Ryan on 4K UHD Blu-ray, featuring a new 4K transfer that is reference-quality.
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Todd Erwin
Peter Rabbit UHD Review
Beatrix Potter’s classic children’s stories get a modern-day updating in Peter Rabbit, a live action/computer animated comedy from Will Gluck, the director of Easy A.
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Neil Middlemiss
The Post Blu-ray Review
The Post is in part a rumination on the importance of a free press as told through the prism of a particular and defining moment in America’s history. It’s also a story about the people who explore and define their relationships with each other and...
Josh Steinberg
The Awful Truth Blu-ray Review (Criterion)
In this expertly made comedy, directed by the great Leo McCarey, Cary Grant and Irene Dunne play a married couple that can't stand each other any longer and want a divorce - but don't want the other person to be with anyone else...
Mike Frezon
Weekly RoundUp 5-1-2018
Where to find the Best Deals on Movies & TV Shows on 4k/UHD, Blu-ray and DVD…
The Features
– Peter Rabbit – 2018
– Joan Blondell & Tom Brown (The Famous Ferguson Case – 1932)
– Please Stand By – 2017
– Half Breed – 1916
– 12...
Todd Erwin
Paddington 2 Blu-ray Review
Receiving a surprising 100% Fresh on review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes. UK import Paddington 2 arrives on Blu-ray (but no 4K on physical media) from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment.
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Todd Erwin
Grease UHD Review
Forty years ago, Grease hit movie screens and became a cultural phenomenon and cemented John Travolta as a movie star. For its anniversary, Paramount has released the film on 4K UHD Blu-ray, featuring a restored picture and soundtrack.
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Mike Frezon
Weekly RoundUp 4-24-2018
Where to find the Best Deals on Movies & TV Shows on 4k/UHD, Blu-ray and DVD…
The Features
– Hostiles – 2017
– Paddington 2 – 2017
– Ruby Gentry – 1952
– Grease – 1978
– Down Three Dark Streets – 1954
– Den of Thieves – 2018...
Dave Upton
The Best Value Loudspeaker Available? Meet ELAC's New Debut B6.2 by Andrew Jones
I spent last weekend in the chilly environs of Chicago, attending AXPONA 2018 and listening to all that is new in the world of audio. On the first morning, I was fortunate enough to stumble into...
Todd Erwin
Z-O-M-B-I-E-S DVD Review
Z-O-M-B-I-E-S is a Disney Channel Original Movie that doesn't try all that hard to put forth its message on segregation and racism, and instead wants to play it light while singing and dancing.
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Todd Erwin
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Season 11 Blu-ray Review
18 years after the Satellilte of Love fell out of orbit on SyFy at the end of its 10th season, Mystery Science Theater 3000 returned with 14 new episodes and a new cast on Netflix, following a highly successful Kickstarter...
Sam Posten
Doctor Detroit - Bluray Review
Clueless professor Clifford Skridlow (Dan Aykroyd) is caught in two jams. His parents are relying on him to impress potential donor just as he becomes the patsy for Chicago pimp Smooth Walker (Howard Hesseman). Smooth is being shaken down by mob...
Matt Hough
Down Three Dark Streets Blu-ray Review
Arnold Laven’s FBI-based docudrama Down Three Dark Streets combines investigations of several taut and frustrating cases with a behind-the-scenes look at FBI techniques and analytical expertise that keep interest high and suspense nicely...
Josh Steinberg
Trigger, Jr. Blu-ray Review
Roy Rogers and his famous horse Trigger return to screen in the 1950 Republic production of Trigger, Jr., in glorious Trucolor. In the film, Roy and Trigger find themselves sidetracked after a storm. They come upon a local ranch, where both are...
Neil Middlemiss
The Greatest Showman Blu-ray Review
The Greatest Showman is a simple story of rising against adversity and reaching to claim your rightful place in the world. It tells its story at a lightning-fast pace that jubilantly sweeps you up in the joy of the world and characters it...