Blu-ray Highlights: Week of April 13th, 2014 – Murders Don’t Come Any Neater
Classic film noir makes a strong showing on Blu-ray this week, as a couple masterpieces of the genre finally appear on the format. Some newer movies are available too, of course, if the prospect of...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of April 20th, 2014 – Small Chance
Chances are, you won’t rush out to the store to buy much on Blu-ray this week. The new release slate has virtually no notable day-and-date titles. Even the catalog titles are mostly destined to wind up...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of April 27th, 2014 – Utterly Laborious
I wish I could say that this week brings some improvement for Blu-ray fans. That sure would be nice, wouldn’t it? Unfortunately, the latest batch of new discs once again offers slim pickings. New...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of May 4th, 2014 – Where the Wind Comes Sweepin’...
This is a big week for reissues and repackagings on Blu-ray, but not so much for recent theatrical features. However, if you dig through the release slate, you might find some pretty interesting...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of May 11th, 2014 – That’s Not a Knoife
I don’t know about you, but my Mother’s Day was pretty busy this year – what with motherhood being a more immediately relevant and pressing issue in my household now. I feel like this should be an...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of May 18th, 2014 – Pomp and Circumstance
At high schools and colleges around the country, late May is graduation season for students. At the movies, however, it’s a season of mass destruction this year. As Godzilla smashes the theatrical box...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of May 25th, 2014 – I Want You, on Team Zissou
Long weekends are never long enough, but we hope you had a good one. If you’re all done with your memorializing, it’s time to get back to work with a look at this week’s new assortment of Blu-ray...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of June 8th, 2014 – Shadows and Light
What do you call the reboot of a franchise that has already been rebooted once unsuccessfully? A re-reboot? That’s one of the questions we have to ponder when looking over this week’s new Blu-ray...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of June 15th, 2014 – Welcome to Cloud Cuckoo Land
This week may only bring a small volume of new Blu-ray releases, but packed within the short list of titles are some real standouts. Maybe not everything is awesome, but at least a few things could be....
View ArticleReminder: Stock Up on Your Criterion Blu-rays
It’s time to break open your piggy-banks for the latest round of Barnes & Noble’s semi-annual Criterion Collection sale. At the request of our readers (well, at least one of them), I’ve put...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of July 20th, 2014 – Like OMG, For Realsies?
This is the sort of week where I have very little good to say about the new Blu-ray releases. Unfortunately, we’re going to hold a contest later today to give one of them away, so I should probably...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of July 27th, 2014 – My Log Has Something to Tell You
Who needs money, right? This week brings us two huge, expensive box sets that will (hopefully) be among the best Blu-ray releases of the year. The Wallet Busters Ever since the format debuted, I’ve...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of August 10th, 2014 – I Hope That Somethin’ Better...
The middle of August seems like odd timing for a big Blu-ray push, but this week sees a huge volume of new releases hitting the market. Of course, as always, the trick is to find the few actually worth...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of August 17th, 2014 – Catches Thieves Just Like Flies!
Are we really so far into the summer that the season’s big tentpole releases are already hitting Blu-ray? This week brings us a huge blockbuster that made tons of money a few months ago, even though...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of August 24th, 2014 – Come On, Babe, Why Don’t We...
Whether you’re a fan of zombies, musicals, giant monsters or Adam Sandler riding an ostrich, this week may have a Blu-ray or two for you. Just imagine if we could put all these things together into one...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of September 14th, 2014 – In Heaven, Everything Is Fine
It’s another big week for Blu-ray, with another huge batch of new titles on the high-def discs. From giant monsters to tiny cult films and lots in between, Hollywood is determined to drain our bank...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of September 21st, 2014 – What an Excellent Day for...
It may still be September, but ‘Halloween’ is already here. ‘The Exorcist’ and ‘Saw’ too. This is a big week for horror franchise box sets on Blu-ray. If you’re a fan, prepare to part with some serious...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of September 28th, 2014 – Less Than Meets the Eye
This week is all about those Robots in Disguise as Michael Bay’s latest rock ‘em sock ‘em sequel hits Blu-ray, and everything else moves out of its way. New Releases ‘Transformers: Age of Extinction‘ –...
View ArticleA Warning About Your Criterion Collection Blu-rays
Not that I want to start a panic about this, but if you own any Blu-ray titles released by the Criterion Collection in the years 2009 or 2010, there’s a possibility that some portion of those discs may...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of October 12th, 2014 – Future Tense
Time travel seems to be a major theme on Blu-ray this week. From mutant superheroes to talking dogs, everybody’s zipping back and forth from past to future, or vice versa. New Releases ‘X-Men: Days of...
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