Unboxed: Pulp Fiction Criterion Laserdisc
Once upon a time, in New York to be precise, Quentin Tarantino had a movie join the Criterion Collection… just one, though, and only on the Laserdisc format. Tarantino’s first movie, Reservoir Dogs,...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of August 4th, 2019 – Catch and Release
A pretty big selection of Blu-rays and 4k Ultra HD discs run loose this week. Do you really gotta catch ’em all, though? That seems expensive. New Releases (Blu-ray) Pokémon: Detective Pikachu – The...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of August 11th, 2019 – The Games People Play
Have you been itching to collect another huge blockbuster on Blu-ray or Ultra HD? This week brings not just the biggest movie of the year, but officially the biggest movie of all time. Will that do?...
View ArticleNineties Noir: The Underneath
Sometimes, even filmmakers can be wrong about their own movies. Usually in these cases, the creators have a higher opinion of their work than anyone else does. Steven Soderbergh’s 1995 heist thriller...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of August 18th, 2019 – Show Some Hustle
Trapped right between the hustle and bustle of last week’s Marvel onslaught and next week’s giant monster smackdown are a handful of movies that you may have forgotten were released earlier this year....
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of August 25th, 2019 – She’s Got Electric Boots, a...
This week brings a truly monstrous assortment of new Blu-ray and Ultra HD discs. From tiny dancers to giant lizards, and even an all-puppet musical sex comedy if that’s what you’re into, there should...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of September 1st, 2019 – Time to Hit the Books Again
Summer may not officially end for a couple more weeks according to the calendar, but the week after Labor Day marks the start of the school season for most American kids. For our purposes here, it also...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of September 8th, 2019 – Gotta Rub Me the Right Way
Not content to own just about every major blockbuster franchise, Disney makes a big play to drain every last penny out of our wallets by re-releasing seemingly half of its animation catalog onto...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of September 15th, 2019 – Out of the Ashes and Right...
If you spent all your money last week replacing half of your Disney movie collection, the good news is that that week’s new Blu-ray and Ultra HD titles will probably not seem nearly as appealing. As...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of September 22nd, 2019 – All My Troubles Seemed So...
It’s been a hard day’s night preparing this week’s Blu-ray and Ultra HD update. The massive list of new titles may be so overwhelming that you’ll either call out for “Help!” or decide to just let it...
View ArticleFrom Silents to the Seventies: Swing Time
If you only see one Fred Astaire/Ginger Rogers movie, make it Swing Time. With memorable Jerome Kern standards, smooth direction by the great George Stevens, and a host of dazzling dance routines, this...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of October 6th, 2019 – Childish Things
It’s all fun and games this week as the latest batch of Blu-ray and Ultra HD discs features beloved playtime pals Woody, Buzz, and their spooky new friend Annabelle. Let’s open up that toy chest and...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of October 13th, 2019 – I’m Waiting for a Slyft
Who says Hollywood is out of ideas? A major studio made a buddy action flick about an Uber driver this year. Take that, skeptics! I can’t wait for the GrubHub movie. New Releases (Blu-ray) Stuber –...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of October 20th, 2019 – Ingonyama Nengw’ Enamabala
Time passes and all of last week’s notable releases step back to make room for a hot new batch of Blu-ray and Ultra HD discs. That’s just the circle of life in the home video world, folks. New Releases...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of October 27th, 2019 – All Monsters Attack!
This Halloween week is inundated with monsters, ghouls, and beasties on Blu-ray, plus sparkling new 4k makeovers for a couple of genuine classics. October closes, however, without a single recent...
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