Blu-ray Highlights: Week of April 9th, 2017 – Crouching Lion, Hidden Figures
I’m sure that Fox and Starz didn’t coordinate their movies intentionally, but releasing a couple of this year’s Oscar contenders on Blu-ray the same day allows me to use the above headline. I thank...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of April 16th, 2017 – Mo’ Bunny Mo’ Problems
That adorable Easter Bunny has deposited his rainbow-colored eggs and hopped away back from whence he came. With the holiday weekend over, a much darker and scarier rabbit arrives via Blu-ray this...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of April 23rd, 2017 – A Note to Follow Sol
Exciting news! New on Blu-ray this week is the Oscar winner for Best Pict… oh wait, I’m sorry. Forget I said that. Geez, how embarrassing. Before I start, I just want to note that this week brings an...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of May 7th, 2017 – Throwing Shade
The Blu-ray scene looks awfully dark this week. The release calendar is kind of slim and the biggest title of the week is a sequel nobody wanted. If you’re hoping to find something worth buying, you’ll...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of May 14th, 2017 – Tonight Is What It Means to Be...
New Blu-rays this week close one franchise and reopen another. More importantly, a cult rock-and-roll musical finally gets its proper due. New Releases (Blu-ray) ‘Resident Evil: The Final Chapter‘ –...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of May 21st, 2017 – Paint It Black (and White)
Can you believe we’re expected to pay full price for a Blu-ray that leaves out all the movie’s colors? These Hollywood studios are getting to be real penny-pinchers. What’s next, are they going to...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of May 28th, 2017 – Of Ghosts and Gods
It’s the end of a month and a holiday week. The assortment of interesting new Blu-rays is a bit thin. You’ll have to look beyond the recent theatrical releases to find a few goodies hidden among the...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of June 4th, 2017 – Ever Just the Same
What goes around comes around. Among this week’s new Blu-rays are a nearly shot-for-shot live-action remake of an animated classic, plus plenty of catalog releases either making repeat appearances on...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of June 11th, 2017 – Brick vs. Wick
New Blu-ray and Ultra HD releases this week bring us two of the darkest, broodingest, scowlingest badasses to hit cinema screens this year. One of them happens to be an inch and a half tall… and also...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of June 18th, 2017 – Sweet, Too Short, Like a Box of...
No exciting blockbusters on Blu-ray this week, sadly. The biggest release of the week was a box office bomb. The few interesting new discs available are arty or cult catalog titles. New Releases ‘Life‘...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of June 25th, 2017 – Zords!!!
This is the kind of week where lots of old stuff comes back around again. Appearing on Blu-ray are the big screen reboots of a kiddie superhero series and a corny cop show, plus the TV revival for a...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of July 9th, 2017 – Fate Accompli
It’s a given which movie will top the Blu-ray sales charts this week. That’s a done-deal, a fate that cannot be altered. The question, then, is whether anything else is worth giving a spin. New...
View ArticlePoll: Which Blu-rays Will You Buy in the July 2017 Criterion Sale?
Is your bank account still reeling from Amazon’s big Prime Day sale yesterday? Don’t put your wallet away just yet. It’s also time for the semi-annual Barnes & Noble sale on Criterion Collection...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of July 16th, 2017 – Return of the King
Does Skull Island also have giant trees that grow giant bananas to feed its famous giant monkey? Otherwise, how does he have enough energy to swat helicopters out of the sky? These are questions I...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of July 23rd, 2017 – Shell Shock
Among other releases, the subject of Hollywood’s latest whitewashing controversy comes to Blu-ray and Ultra HD this week. It flopped in theaters, but will the appeal of Scarlett Johansson in a...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of August 6th, 2017 – Fall on Your Sword
Several movies that didn’t do particularly well at the box office hit Blu-ray this week. Who’s going to take the blame for this? New Releases (Blu-ray) ‘King Arthur: Legend of the Sword‘ – Guy Ritchie...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of August 13th, 2017 – Thou Shalt Not Covenant (or...
New Blu-rays this week are inundated with terrifying bloody carnage, soapy teen romance, and drunken clowns. Geez, sounds like my seventh birthday party all over again. New Releases (Blu-ray) ‘Alien:...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of August 20th, 2017 – Wham Bam Shang-a-Lang
With one of the biggest blockbusters of the year hitting Blu-ray and UHD this week, you’ll have to forgive other studios for stepping out of the way. If Marvel’s new space epic isn’t your thing, we...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of September 3rd, 2017 – Ruff and Ready
As the long Labor Day weekend comes to an end, we begin the laborious process of digging through the huge volume of new Blu-rays scheduled for release this month. You may have a rough time finding...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of September 10th, 2017 – Mum’s the Word
Is there such a thing as a week with too many new Blu-ray releases? I think we may have one on our hands. The release slate is clogged with 4k upgrades and other reissues of old titles. Also, Tom...
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