‘Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension’ Review: A Convoluted Conclusion
Five sequels later, it’s still hard to believe that ‘Paranormal Activity’ became the second most successful horror franchise of the decade. Over the last eight years, it’s become an endlessly extended...
View ArticleContest: Win ‘Terminator: Genisys – 3D’ on Blu-ray!
Come with me if you want to win! It’s time for another contest, and this week we’re giving away the franchise sequel/reboot ‘Terminator: Genisys‘. The Blu-ray has both 3D and Dolby Atmos if you’re...
View ArticleContest: Win the ‘Ant-Man’ SteelBook Blu-ray!
We have a really big contest for you this week. Not only do you get a chance to win Marvel’s latest, super-fun blockbuster ‘Ant-Man‘, the copy we’re giving away is the limited Steelbook edition! That’s...
View Article‘In the Heart of the Sea’ Review: Troubled Waters
Some 3D movies would benefit from an alternative screening option that allows audiences to see a highlight reel of the set-pieces in IMAX for $10 instead of the entire film. The ‘Transformers’ movies...
View Article‘Every Thing Will Be Fine’ Review: No, It Won’t
If nothing else, Wim Wenders deserves credit for his experimentations in contradiction at the center of ‘Every Thing Will Be Fine’. The film is an attempt to make a subdued melodrama. That’s tough...
View Article‘Gods of Egypt’ Review: Visually Stunning, Otherwise Vapid
Alex Proyas’ career started so well. Things kicked off with the stylistically iconic (if deeply tragic) ‘The Crow’ and then Proyas seemed to find depth to match his style with the delightful mindfuck...
View Article‘The Jungle Book’ (2016) Review: Unexpectedly Remarkable
Disney’s recent trend of digging into its vaults and remaking its animated classics in live action has mostly been a frustrating endeavor. Movies like ‘Maleficent’ and ‘Cinderella’ felt forced and...
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 ArticlePoll: Will You Double-Dip for ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ in 3D?
Four months after the initial (2D) Blu-ray was released, caused a brief explosion in disc sales, then subsided and has mostly been forgotten, Disney and Lucasfilm finally announced a release date for a...
View Article‘Doctor Strange’ Review: Marvel Embraces Stranger Things
As the Marvel Cinematic Universe expands exponentially, Kevin Feige and the gang have reached a point where they need to start throwing wrenches into their works. The movies are feeling increasingly...
View Article‘The Great Wall’ Review: Big Dumb Monster Fun
With China now the second largest market for Hollywood blockbusters and the country’s own industry cranking out massive spectacles that tend to be huge hits everywhere other than North America, it was...
View ArticlePoll: Are You Upset About the Death of 3D TV?
The great experiment in 3D television is over. Effective this year, no more manufacturers are offering the 3D feature on their HDTV models, choosing instead to push for 4k Ultra HD without 3D (even...
View ArticleSteelBook Alert: All I Wanna Do Is Zoom-a-Zoom-Zoom-Zoom
I haven’t spent a lot of time talking about SteelBooks in the blog recently, probably because many of the ones released lately have been inflicted with ugly Pop Art designs. In the interest of keeping...
View ArticleSteelBook Alert: It’s a Beautiful New Day, Hey Hey
Marvel has had a couple of huge superhero blockbusters this year. No surprise, they’re both getting collectible SteelBook editions on Blu-ray. One will even mark Disney’s first foray into Ultra HD....
View ArticleSteelBook Alert: Between a Ragnarok and a Hard Place
It’s not my preference to post SteelBook announcements before final cover art has even been decided, but Marvel titles tend to sell out quickly once preorders open. Collectors would be wise to order as...
View ArticleSteelBook Alert: One Is the Loneliest Number
It may not have set the box office on fire the way every previous ‘Star Wars’ movie did, but this summer’s ‘Solo’ spinoff will still make its way into collectors’ hands with SteelBook packaging you can...
View ArticleOff the Shelf: Ghosts of the Abyss
My sons have recently become obsessed with the story of the Titanic. Because they’re still a little young to watch the famous blockbuster about that disaster, which would be too long and too scary for...
View ArticleSteelBook Alert: A Bug in the System
Collectors of Marvel SteelBooks can get their preorders in for the studio’s third superhero adventure of 2018. Meanwhile, fans of the Matrix film franchise have another excuse to rebuy three movies...
View ArticleSteelBook Alert: Incredibles ii v2.0 with 3D
As you may recall, Best Buy announced a couple months ago a Blu-ray SteelBook for Pixar’s Incredibles 2 that had rather perplexing and ugly artwork. Zavvi has finally revealed the art for its competing...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of September 16th, 2018 – Fallen from Grace
The dinosaur franchise originally started by Steven Spielberg continues to stomp all over the worldwide box office. Will its reign of terror last forever, or will it eventually go extinct? New Releases...
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