Blu-ray Highlights: Week of March 10th, 2013 – Punch and ‘Pi’
One of the year’s big Oscar winners comes to Blu-ray this week, along with another piece of obvious Oscar bait that failed to do its job. Beyond those, we also get a few more interesting titles,...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of March 17th, 2013 – I Dreamed a Dream in Time Gone By
Do you remember the days when movies wouldn’t come to home video until six months to a year after they finished their theatrical runs? Lately, the release windows have shrunken so much that even major,...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of March 24th, 2013 – I’ve Got Faaaaith, Faith of...
The final week of March brings us a huge new slate of Blu-ray releases. Sadly, it’s mostly a case of quantity over quality. However, a recent Oscar winner, some classics, some cult flicks and a few TV...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of April 7th, 2013 – Exterminate All Rational Thought
So far, April has turned out to be a pretty slow time for new Blu-ray releases. While this week doesn’t have a whole lot going on, fans of cult movies may find something of interest. New Releases...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of April 14th, 2013 – Let’s Go Get Sushi and Not Pay
In terms of volume, this may seem like another slow week in April for new Blu-ray releases. Fortunately, a major new hit movie and some more cult flicks are here to spice things up. New Releases I’m...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of April 23rd, 2013 – Top of the World, Ma!
Last week was a pretty stressful time in world events, particularly for those of us who live in Boston. (Rest assured, everything is fine at the Zyber household.) Now we must attempt to return to some...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of May 5th, 2013 – Drinking Blood from a Boot
This is a pretty good week to be a Tom Cruise fan. The actor’s new sci-fi flick ‘Oblivion’ is still doing well in theaters, and a movie of his from last year (that you probably haven’t seen) hits video...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of May 12th, 2013 – Now with More “K”s!
Blu-ray collectors generally dread the so-called “double dip,” when a studio reissues a title previously released on the format in hopes of convincing fans to buy yet another copy. To justify this, the...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of May 19th, 2013 – Consult Your Physician Immediately
This week’s Blu-ray releases feature a curious convergence of coming and going. A former action icon returns from retirement while an A-List filmmaker calls his career quits. New Releases As we posted...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of June 9th, 2013 – Pay No Attention to That Man...
In this week’s new Blu-rays, Disney cashes in on one of the most beloved family films of all time with a gaudy 3D prequel, fairy tales get reimagined in ways no one ever wanted, and The Rock delivers...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of June 16th, 2013 – Fee Fi Fo Fum
This week in Blu-ray brings us one of the biggest movies of the year. Well, one of the tallest, at least. It was kind of a bust in other respects. As is so often the case, some of the smaller releases...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of June 23rd, 2013 – Sorry, Wrong Number
I’ll be honest up front. This is not a very exciting week for new Blu-rays, unless you happen to be a big Beatles fan. This may be a good time to save some money for better releases to follow. New...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of July 7th, 2013 – Girls Gone Wild
Welcome back from the long weekend, those of you who were lucky enough to take one. Unfortunately, even with the holiday behind us, this is another uneventful week for new Blu-ray releases. New...
View ArticleSay Goodbye to Your Money – The Barnes & Noble Criterion Sale Begins Today
Criterion fans know how expensive it can be to amass a collection of the label’s Blu-ray titles. Smart Criterion fans are wise enough to save their pennies for the twice-annual Barnes & Noble sale,...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of July 14th, 2013 – Math Is Hard
What do you get when you multiply 3840 x 2160, divide by 4, and then add 42? You get some of this week’s notable Blu-ray releases. New Releases Not that I have anything against Brian Helgeland (whose...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of July 21st, 2013 – You Are Feeling Sleepy, Very...
Considering that it isn’t even a holiday, this week brings us an almost inexcusably paltry selection of new Blu-ray releases that may only excite Criterion collectors and James McAvoy fans. The rest of...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of August 4th, 2013 – Oo-De-Lally, Oo-De-Lally,...
Now we’re getting somewhere. After an almost unbearably slow month of July, the Blu-ray release schedule picks up with a huge new slate of discs this week. True, most of them are for really bad movies,...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of August 11th, 2013 – The Lovers, The Dreamers and Me
Forget anything else being released this week, the one and only, original 1979 ‘The Muppet Movie’ is finally available on Blu-ray, and there’s only one thing to say about that. OK, fine. Other stuff...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of August 18th, 2013 – BLECCCHHHH!!!
Hey, kids, you wanna hear a scary story? Somebody out there keeps making ‘Scary Movie’ movies, and they just keep getting worse and worse. AAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!! New Releases That a ‘Scary Movie 5‘ exists...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of August 25th, 2013 – There Is No Confusion Like...
The dog days of August are almost over. Hopefully, we’ll see some more interesting Blu-ray releases come down the pike next month. In the meantime, Michael Bay makes a trashy movie about scummy...
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