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matt-hough has published a new article. Spectre Blu-ray Review The twenty-fourth James Bond entry, Sam Mendes’ Spectre, has all of the tropes one has come to expect from the 007 series: chases, fights,... Continue reading the original article.

matt-hough has published a new article. Hawaii Blu-ray Review James A. Michener’s expansive novel Hawaii contained enough plots and characters for about five films, so George Roy Hill’s 1966 film... Continue reading the original article.

matt-hough has published a new article. Sherlock: The Abominable Bride Blu-ray Review Ballyhooed for nearly a year before its New Year’s Day premiere as a standalone episode of Sherlock set not in modern day but in the Victorian... Continue reading the original article.

matt-hough has published a new article. MI-5 Blu-ray Review Based on the long-running British television series Spooks, Bharat Nalluri’s MI-5 (which is the name the series ran under here in the... Continue reading the original article.

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richard-gallagher has published a new article. I Confess Blu-ray Review Alfred Hitchcock's I Confess is widely regarded as a second-tier effort by the great director, but it is a serious and substantial film which... Continue reading the original article.

matt-hough has published a new article. From the Terrace Blu-ray Review Beautiful people living the high life while grappling for power, wealth, and position: this is the hallmark of the high-styled melodrama found in Mark... Continue reading the original article.

matt-hough has published a new article. Bound for Glory Blu-ray Review Hal Ashby’s depiction of depression-era America in the 1930s combined with a vivid if subdued biographical portrait of the turning point in the life of... Continue reading the original article.

kevin-ek has published a new article. Straight Outta Compton Blu-ray Review [review] Continue reading the original article.

kevin-ek has published a new article. Pawn Sacrifice Blu-ray Review Pawn Sacrifice sadly squanders what could have been a compelling film idea and settles for the draw of something far more ordinary. Continue reading the original article.

matt-hough has published a new article. The Happy Ending Blu-ray Review [review] Continue reading the original article.

matt-hough has published a new article. The X Files: The Complete Season 9 Blu-ray Review [review] Continue reading the original article.

<b>The X Files: The Complete Season 8 Blu-ray Review</b><p><p>Where in the world is Agent Fox Mulder? For the first half of season eight of <em class='bbc'>The X Files</em>, that’s the primary question on everyone’s mind. His discovery and the resultant exploits as he returns to the FBI along...

<b>The Wrong Man Blu-ray Review</b><p><p>Alfred Hitchcock's <em class='bbc'>The Wrong Man</em> is a departure for the great director, a film based on a true story which does not please some of his fans. Although I do not share that feeling, I understand it. The film is unrelentingly grim, with...

<b>Mercy Street Blu-ray Review</b><p><p>With <em class='bbc'>Downton Abbey</em> about to wrap up a six-season run in the United States on PBS, the network naturally is looking for another period drama to take its place, admittedly big shoes to fill since <em class='bbc'>Downton</em> has by any...

<b>Born Free Blu-ray Review</b><p><p><em class='bbc'> </em></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p> <em class='bbc'>Born Free</em> is an astonishing, unforgettable, and remarkably realistic look at the lives of a married couple in Kenya who decide to adopt a lion cub whose mother has died. This might...

<b>The X Files: The Complete Season 7 Blu-ray Review</b><p><p>With the producers of <em class='bbc'>The X Files</em> thinking season seven might be the last one, there was obviously a conscious effort made to tie up some loose ends from previous storylines and also have a rollicking good final...

matt-hough has published a new article. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: The Signature Collection Blu-ray Review [review] Continue reading the original article.

<b>Leon: The Professional (4k re-master) Blu-ray Review</b><p><p><em class='bbc'>Leon: The Professional</em>, which was previously released as an exceptional Blu-ray in 2009, has now been released by Sony in remastered 4K and with Dolby Atmos audio (which defaults to Dolby TrueHD 7.1 for those...

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<b>Sicario Blu-ray Review</b><p><p>Steven Soderbergh’s <em class='bbc'>Traffic</em> offered a patchwork overview of the war on drugs as it existed at the turn of the current century, and now Denis Villeneuve’s <em class='bbc'>Sicario</em> (which roughly translated means "hitman") shows us with...

<b>The X Files: The Complete Season 6 Blu-ray Review</b><p><p>The producers of <em class='bbc'>The X Files</em> made a bold move in season six to bring the long-building alien conspiracy scenario to an end. Lots of questions were answered, and the revelations allowed the creative team to reboot...

<b>The Walk 3D Blu-ray Review</b><p><p>Largely ignored by both audiences and Academy voters, Robert Zemeckis’ <em class='bbc'>The Walk</em> is, perhaps, his best film since <em class='bbc'>Forest Gump</em>, a technical achievement in 3D filmmaking that uses that technology to tell the...

<b>Hotel Transylvania 2 3D Blu-ray Review</b><p><p>Dracula and his friends return in <em class='bbc'>Hotel Transylvania 2</em>, continuing the story of his daughter Mavis and new son-in-law Jonathan as expecting parents. As an Adam Sandler vehicle, this one is somewhat enjoyable compared to the...

<b>Pixels 3D Blu-ray Review</b><p><p>Inspired by a short film of the same name, <em class='bbc'>Pixels</em> has been showing up on many Worst 10 lists lately, and was even the butt of a few jokes at the recent Golden Globes, particularly after Ridley Scott’s <em class='bbc'>The Martian</em> won...

<b>Valentino (1977) Blu-ray Review</b><p><p>Like all of his feature film historical biographies, Ken Russell's <em class='bbc'>Valentino</em> contains kernels of truth amid the excessive cinematic hyperbole that is the director's stock-in-trade. Strikingly shot with the stunt casting of one of...

<b>Two for the Seesaw Blu-ray Review</b><p><p>A bittersweet comedy of ill-matched souls fated to assist one another through transitions in each of their lives, Robert Wise’s <em class='bbc'>Two for the Seesaw</em> can’t do much with what is a very talky play with two sometimes irritating...

<b>The Martian Blu-ray Review</b><p><p>Ridley Scott has directed some of the most innovative and involving science fiction films in the history of cinema (<em class='bbc'>Alien, Blade Runner, Prometheus</em>), and <em class='bbc'>The Martian </em>not only adds luster to his resume but may...

<b>The Expendables 3 Blu-ray Review</b><p><p>There was a golden opportunity in Patrick Hughes’ <em class='bbc'>The Expendables 3</em> where the filmmakers could have stayed true to what had worked before and then expanded their franchise in a meaningful way to go beyond the series’ first two...

<b>Agatha Christie&#39;s Partners in Crime Blu-ray Review</b><p><p>During a literary career that spanned more than half a century, Agatha Christie created two detectives that carried her to the heights of popularity: Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. But they weren't the only sleuths in her...