Blu-ray Highlights: Week of May 1st, 2016 – Wave of Regret
Sad to say, the most appealing Blu-ray release this week is a catalog title I mistakenly listed as available a few weeks ago. I suppose that’s good news for those of us who’d like to save our cash. New...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of May 8th, 2016 – Dead and Loving It
Redemption, thy name is Ryan Reynolds. After several failed attempts, the actor finally headlined a successful (very successful) superhero movie this year. It hits Blu-ray and UHD this week. Beyond...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of May 15th, 2016 – Burn Her Anyway!
There are ways of telling which Blu-ray this week is the most promising. Logically, if the disc weighs the same as a duck, it’s made of wood. And therefore, it must be… New Releases (Blu-Ray) ‘The...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of June 5th, 2016 – Animal Magnetism
A couple of exceptions aside, this May wasn’t the most exciting month for Blu-ray releases. June attempts to make up for that right away with a huge slate of new discs that should have at least a few...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of June 12th, 2016 – Fly Like an Eagle, Let My...
Looking strictly at volume, we have another big week for new Blu-ray releases. Perhaps no single title is quite as compelling as what last week offered, but you might find an item or two of interest if...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of June 19th, 2016 – Shine a Everlovin’ Light on Me
June started off with a big rush of new Blu-rays, including at least a couple of must-own titles. As if to give you a chance to catch your breath, the release calendar slows down dramatically this...
View ArticlePoll: Which Blu-rays Will You Buy in the July 2016 Criterion Sale?
Criterion has been one busy little label over the past six months. Since the last Barnes & Noble sale ended in late November, nearly 50 new Criterion Blu-ray discs have been released. How many will...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of July 10th, 2016 – Green Daze
This week’s Blu-ray releases are tinged with sadness. The most promising new title available reminds us of the recent loss of its talented young star. New Releases (Blu-ray) ‘Green Room‘ – Anton...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of July 17th, 2016 – Darkest Before the Dawn
One of the biggest movies of the year hits home video this week. It also happens to be one of the worst reviewed and most widely disliked. Will that stop it from racking up huge sales on Blu-ray and...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of July 24th, 2016 – Totally Boss
I’ve been accused, on an occasion or two, of using these Highlights posts to shit all over the new movies being released on home video each week. I don’t think that’s entirely fair. However, when the...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of August 14th, 2016 – No Matter Where You Go, There...
This is a good week to be a fan of cult movies from the 1980s. It’s also a good week to be a fan of terrible animated movies based on videogames, but I assume that fewer of you will want to admit that....
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of August 21st, 2016 – Finishing Last
A pair of crime comedies, one brand new and one a classic, overshadow the rest of this week’s Blu-ray release list while a sequel no one wanted, some art films, and a whole bunch of TV box sets also...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of August 28th, 2016 – The Simple Bare Necessities
August may draw to a close with relatively few new Blu-rays on the docket, but – in contrast to the rest of the month – this final week at least leaves us with one pretty big hit movie that should stir...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of September 4th, 2016 – Pumping Iron
Welcome to September. Did you have a nice holiday weekend? In terms of Blu-rays, the new month looks more promising than the last one. This week starts off strong with a long-awaited catalog title. New...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of September 11th, 2016 – You Look Marvelous
Strap yourselves in, folks. I told you September looked like a good month for Blu-rays. From major new blockbusters to awesome cult movies, this week could be a wallet-buster. New Releases ‘Captain...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of September 18th, 2016 – Go Ninja, Go Ninja, GO!
2016 has been a really tough time for sequels. Some of the year’s seemingly surefire franchise hits wound up disappointing at the box office. Two such casualties make their way to Blu-ray this week....
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of September 25th, 2016 – You Will Drink the Black...
This is another big week for bombs on Blu-ray. September closes with one of the year’s worst summer tentpole flops, John Cusack’s latest DTV disaster, and an arthouse dud. Some comedy, horror and cult...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of October 2nd, 2016 – Now?
The massive deluge of Blu-rays this week brings us a mutant apocalypse, airborne sharks and a farting corpse, among other weirdness. October is off to a crazy start. New Releases (Blu-ray) ‘X-Men:...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of October 9th, 2016 – Attention, Interest,...
You know what it takes to release one of the most testosterone-fueled movies ever made on Blu-ray the same week a rival releases the controversial all-female ‘Ghostbusters’ reboot? It takes BRASS BALLS...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of October 16th, 2016 – The Hunting of the Snark
With Halloween approaching, this is a good time for the home video studios to release a lot of horror movies on Blu-ray. Sadly, it’s also time to dump more of this summer’s box office flops. New...
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