Blu-ray Highlights: Week of September 16th, 2018 – Fallen from Grace
The dinosaur franchise originally started by Steven Spielberg continues to stomp all over the worldwide box office. Will its reign of terror last forever, or will it eventually go extinct? New Releases...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of September 23rd, 2018 – Alone Again
It used to be that the release of a new Star Wars movie to either theaters or home video was a major event. Has Disney’s plan to churn out new Star Wars content non-stop in perpetuity already triggered...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of September 30th, 2018 – Soldiering On
The biggest Blu-ray releases this week are a pair of sequels that nobody really asked for and probably weren’t needed. Isn’t that the case with most sequels, though? New Releases (Blu-ray) Sicario: Day...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of October 7th, 2018 – Turndown Service at Eight
New Blu-rays this week put a peculiar focus on hotels and the number eight. I feel like there’s a secret Masonic code in there that we need Dan Brown to crack. New Releases (Blu-ray) Hotel Artemis –...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of October 14th, 2018 – The Latest Buzz
It’s been a whole two months since the last Marvel superhero blockbuster hit Blu-ray. You know what that means… Here comes the next one! New Releases (Blu-ray) Ant-Man and the Wasp – Between Black...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of October 21st, 2018 – My My, How Can I Resist You?
Here we go again, another round of new Blu-ray releases. One will surely rake in money, money, money. As they say, the winner takes it all. That’s just the name of the game. When all is said and done,...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of October 28th, 2018 – Down in the Dumps
This final week of October may be something of a dumping ground for movies that underperformed at the box office. Luckily, some catalog titles and 4k upgrades may be worth your time. New Releases...
View ArticlePoll: Which Blu-rays Will You Buy in the November 2018 Criterion Sale?
With the imminent demise of the Filmstruck streaming service, owning Criterion Collection titles on physical disc is once again a priority for fans of classic, foreign, or art-house movies....
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of November 4th, 2018 – Above Parr
November gets off to an incredible start as one of the biggest movies of the year hits Blu-ray. I know, I can hardly believe that we’ve hit the end of the Sharknado franchise either! New Releases...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of November 18th, 2018 – Crazy for You, Baby
You only have a few days left to get your Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping lists in order. A healthy selection of new Blu-ray discs hit the street this week to vie for your attention. Assuming...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of November 25th, 2018 – Magnificent Obsessions
Hoping for a shopping break after all the Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales? This week doesn’t bring much in terms of new movies on Blu-ray, but classic film fans may not be able to resist...
View ArticleWeekend Roundtable: Xmas Wish List 2018
As we move into the final month of the year, it’s time to finalize those letters to Santa and get them in the mail. What movies, gadgets, or home theater goodies do you hope to find under your tree...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of December 9th, 2018 – Minty Fresh
Considering how frequently we hear dire news about the market for physical media dying, it sure doesn’t seem like the volume of new Blu-ray and Ultra HD releases has slowed down at all. Quite the...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of December 16th, 2018 – One Ugly Motherf’er
This week marks the last big retail push before Christmas, and the home video slate is jam-packed with lots of new Blu-ray and Ultra HD releases. Not too many of them feel very festive, strangely. New...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of January 6th, 2019 – Keep on Rockin’ in the Free...
The new year is only slowly ramping up with Blu-ray releases. While this week brings a larger selection than the last couple over the holidays, the biggest titles are some TV shows and festival films....
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of January 13th, 2019 – This Is Halloween, This Is...
This is not Halloween, obviously. Nevertheless, movies from Halloween, even some with “Halloween” right in the name, land on Blu-ray and Ultra HD in the middle of January. One of them was a pretty big...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of January 20th, 2019 – Over the Moon
The biggest Blu-ray and Ultra HD title this week is a movie about a very important historical figure from the late 1960s – but not the one we’re meant to celebrate with the holiday on Monday. We still...
View ArticleFrom Silents to the Seventies: The Awful Truth (1937)
Irene Dunne and Cary Grant were a match made in movie heaven. Thanks to their peerless talent – and the brilliance of director Leo McCarey – The Awful Truth stands as one of Hollywood’s funniest and...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of February 3rd, 2019 – All the Tender Sweetness of...
This week is so chock full of new Blu-ray and Ultra HD releases that you’d have to be a real curmudgeon not to find at least a little something to your liking. Come to think of it, that’s the type of...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of February 10th, 2019 – Beelzebub Has a Devil Put...
From rocking musicians to disgraced politicians, bio-pics take center stage on Blu-ray this week. Don’t stop me now. I’m having such a good time. New Releases (Blu-ray) Bohemian Rhapsody – After...
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