Mid-Week Poll: Criterion Dual-Format Editions
These days, it’s pretty common for home video studios to bundle DVD copies of movies in the same package with their Blu-ray releases. This is seen as a so-called “added value.” However, most studios...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of September 8th, 2013 – To Timidly Go Where Other...
It’s time to trek through the stars once again. This week’s high-def releases bring us a curious mix of intrepid space explorers and supernatural serial killers. Read all about them in today’s Blu-ray...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of September 15th, 2013 – I Cried All the Way to the...
This week in Blu-ray, Michael Douglas tinkles away at a piano while the zombie apocalypse rages outside. All right, fine, those are actually two different movies, but wouldn’t it be great if we could...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of October 6th, 2013 – Hey Nonny, Nonny
It’s a battle of the bombs on Blu-ray this week, as two of the most critically and audience reviled films of the year come to home video. If we take a closer look, however, we might also find a few...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of Oct. 13th, 2013 – Fantasy and Microchips,...
This week brings us some science that is quite weird indeed. Giant robots, deranged surgeons, slutty cyber-vixens, clones and teleportation all prominently feature in the latest batch of Blu-ray...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of October 20th, 2013 – LMGTFY
Searching for a new movie to watch this week? I hope you’re feeling lucky. New Releases Former wedding crashers Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson reunite to invade Google headquarters in ‘The Internship‘....
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of October 27th, 2013 – Scare Tactics
With the end of October and Halloween upon us, this week brings us a handful of appropriately themed movies on Blu-ray. Not much else, though. This is a peculiarly slow week. New Releases Pixar’s...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of November 10th, 2013 – Tall Buildings, Single Bound
Do you remember the days when the only place to find a costumed superhero was in the pages of a comic book, or maybe a Saturday morning cartoon? Nowadays, superheroes are everywhere, dominating our...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of November 17th, 2013 – The End Is Nigh
November is proving to be a very busy and potentially expensive month for Blu-ray collectors. While this week may not have any super-powered blockbusters, I’m sure that if you take a good look, you...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of November 24th, 2013 – Pass the Stuffing
It’s Thanksgiving this week, which can only mean that it’s time to bring out the turkeys. Oh, I suppose that’s not entirely fair. Still, holiday weeks are always a slow time for new Blu-ray releases....
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of December 1st, 2013 – Scotty Doesn’t Know
We hope that all of our readers had a pleasant and safe holiday break, assuming that you were fortunate enough to get one. Did you do anything fun? I really needed a few days off to take care of some...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of December 8th, 2013 – A Spoonful of Sugar
As we continue our charge towards Christmas, it should come as no surprise that this week’s new Blu-ray releases put a major focus on movies that appeal to children and parents. I suppose I’ll be in...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Weeks of Jan. 5-18, 2014 – New Year Catch-Up Edition
Generally, January is a slow time for movie releases, both in theaters and on home video. Uncharacteristically, the first two weeks of 2014 have been surprisingly active on the Blu-ray front. Because I...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of January 19th, 2014 – I Am the Captain Now
Happy MLK Day, everyone. I suppose that I could have used the holiday as an excuse to take another long weekend, but this week actually brings us a few new Blu-rays of interest. Let’s take a look. New...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of February 2nd, 2014 – Love Is All Around Us
February is here, and now that we’re done with all that macho football stuff, the greeting card and chocolate candy industries would very much like to move us into Valentine’s season. To that end,...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of February 16th, 2014 – Pure Wild Animal Craziness
Although President’s Day isn’t exactly one of the major holidays here in the United States, it was apparently excuse enough for most home video studios to take a little vacation. This week’s new...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of February 23rd, 2014 – 9.8 m/s^2
That’s a little better now, isn’t it? The last few weeks haven’t seen too many heavy-hitters on Blu-ray, but this week brings us two of last year’s biggest blockbusters, a couple of notable award...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of March 9th, 2014 – Please, Mr. Kennedy
With Oscar season finally over, this week’s new Blu-ray release slate brings us some awards hopefuls that, unfortunately, walked away empty-handed when all was said and done. New Releases ‘Inside...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of March 16th, 2014 – Let It Go, Let It Go
New to Blu-ray this week are a bunch more Oscar movies, including the most popular Disney musical in quite some time. What will you buy? New Releases ‘Frozen‘ – Winner of the Academy Awards for Best...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of March 23rd, 2014 – The Show Goes On!
This week’s new Blu-ray release slate is overrun with wolves, dinosaurs and babies. I’m not sure which is more dangerous. New Releases ‘The Wolf of Wall Street‘ – Of the nine movies nominated for Best...
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