Archive Page 15
February 22nd, 2024 by Gerard Iribe
Oscar® nominee and Golden Globe Awards winner Liam Neeson (Schindler’s List, Taken) and Oscar® winner Frances McDormand (Fargo, Nomadland ) star in Darkman – the explosive, action-packed thriller from director Sam Raimi (the Spider-Man trilogy). Dr. Peyton Westlake (Neeson) is on the verge of realizing a major breakthrough in the creation of synthetic skin when his laboratory is blown up by gangsters. Having been burned beyond recognition and forever altered by an experimental medical procedure, Westlake becomes known as Darkman, assuming alternate identities in his quest for revenge and a new life with his former love (McDormand). Darkman is available now on 4K UHD Blu-ray! Continue reading ‘Darkman (4K UHD Blu-ray Review)’
February 22nd, 2024 by Gerard Iribe
A quiet drifter (Nicolas Cage) finds himself stranded in a remote town when his car breaks down. Taking on a janitorial job at the now-condemned Willy’s Wonderland seems like an easy way to earn some cash … but the mundane task suddenly becomes an all-out fight for survival when he must do battle with wave after wave of demonic, murderous animatronics. Willy’s Wonderland is now available on 4K UHD Blu-ray! Continue reading ‘Willy’s Wonderland (4K UHD Blu-ray Review)’
February 21st, 2024 by Adam Toroni-Byrne
Steel Magnolias is celebrating its 35th anniversary, fully remastered on 4K UHD Blu-ray with HDR! Six divas of the silver screen – Sally Field, Dolly Parton, Shirley MacLaine, Daryl Hannah, Olympia Dukakis and Julia Roberts – come together as bosom buddies in this hilarious and heartwarming story of life, love and loss in a small Louisiana parish. At the center of the group is Shelby Eatenton (Julia Roberts), newly married and joyfully pregnant, despite the fact that her diabetes could make childbirth life-threatening. Terrified and angry at the possibility of losing her only daughter, M’Lynn Eatenton (Sally Field) looks to her four closest friends for strength and laughter as she battles her deepest fear of death in order to join Shelby in celebrating the miracle of new life. Continue reading ‘Celebrating 35 Years of Shelby Drinking Her Juice, STEEL MAGNOLIAS Comes To UHD Blu-ray April 23rd!’
February 21st, 2024 by Gerard Iribe
After a mother (Ando Sakura) discovers that a teacher’s bullying is behind her young son’s sudden strange behavior, she storms into his school demanding an explanation. Continually left without satisfactory answers—and with an increasingly distressed child—she furiously escalates her concerns to the school board and the media. But as the story unfolds through the multilayered perspectives of mother, teacher, and child, the real truth gradually emerges—and proves much more complex than anyone could have expected. Monster is released on Blu-ray April 9, 2024! Continue reading ‘‘Monster’ releases on Blu-ray April 9!’
February 21st, 2024 by Blu-ray Brian
Celebrate the 30th anniversary of the thrilling, cult classic THE CROW when it arrives for the first time on 4K Ultra HD™ May 7, 2024 from Paramount Home Entertainment. Originally released on May 13, 1994, THE CROW entranced audiences and critics alike with its gothic aesthetic, breathtaking action, and Brandon Lee’s soulful performance at the center of director Alex Proyas’ revenge fantasy. A sleeper box office hit, the film developed a passionate cult following that spawned three sequels, a television series, a video game, toys, and novels. Based on the comic book saga of the same name by James O’Barr, THE CROW delivers an action-packed thriller bursting with hypnotic style and dazzling visuals. Continue reading ‘The Crow Flies High on 4K UHD Blu-ray This May!’
February 20th, 2024 by Gerard Iribe
Get on the case and catch up on all the clues from HBO’s riveting Emmy Award®-winning limited series, as Warner Bros Discovery Home Entertainment releases True Detective: Night Country on Digital now, and on Blu-ray & DVD July 9. Fans and newcomers alike can binge on all 6 thrilling episodes from Season 4, while they search for answers and go behind the scenes with bonus content. True Detective: Night Country is available now to purchase Digitally from Amazon Prime Video, AppleTV, Google Play, Vudu and more. The series will also be available on Blu-ray & DVD by purchasing online and in-store at major retailers on July 9. Pre-order your copy now. Continue reading ‘True Detective: Night Country: Season 4 on Blu-ray July 9!’
February 20th, 2024 by Adam Toroni-Byrne
Get in, loser…we’re watching the hit comedy MEAN GIRLS (2024) at home on February 20, 2024 when it arrives to buy or rent on Digital from Paramount Home Entertainment.
The new movie will debut on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray™, and DVD on April 30, which just happens to be the 20th anniversary of the original contemporary classic MEAN GIRLS (2004). And the original MEAN GIRLS (2004) just happens to be arriving on 4K Ultra HD for the first time, like, ever on April 30, too. It’s gonna be totally grool.
Continue reading ‘Two Decades Worth of MEAN GIRLS Arrive on 4K UHD Blu-ray, April 30th!’
February 19th, 2024 by Adam Toroni-Byrne
It feels like out of nowhere The Hunger Games: Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes was announced and then released. The film did well financially and received mixed reviews out of the gate. As we all know, even with our reviews here, film criticism is divisive. So, does this prequel deliver the goods? Are we delving deeper into Panem lore or is none of this surprising? Get in on the action of the tenth annual Hunger Games below and be sure to click the cover art at the end to access a paid Amazon link to grab your copy of this newest installment of the Hunger Games saga.
Continue reading ‘The Hunger Games: Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (4K UHD Blu-ray Review)’
February 16th, 2024 by Adam Toroni-Byrne
Bringing the true story of the Von Erich brothers to the world, The Iron Claw will be available on Blu-ray™ + DVD + Digital on March 26 from A24 and Lionsgate. Starring Zac Efron and Golden Globe® winner Jeremy Allen White (Best Performance by an Actor in Musical or Comedy TV Series, “The Bear,” 2023), The Iron Claw will be available for the suggested retail price of $39.99 for Blu-ray + DVD + Digital.
Continue reading ‘The Iron Claw will be available March 26 on Blu-ray™ + DVD + Digital’
February 16th, 2024 by Adam Toroni-Byrne
Taika Waititi quietly released Next Goal Wins first at Toronto International Film Festival and then in wide release in the fall of 2023. It was a film that just like so many lately came and went without much fanfare. As with all decades, we seem to get our fair share of underdog true story adaptations and we can surely add this one to the list. But does Next Goal Wins make the good list or the bad list. Find out in the review below and read all about the technical side in-depth as well! Be sure to click the cover art at the end for a paid Amazon link to grab a copy there and do your part to keep physical media alive!
Continue reading ‘Next Goal Wins (Blu-ray Review)’
February 15th, 2024 by Aaron Neuwirth
Coming this May: Three Revolutionary Films by Ousmane Sembène, three powerful 1970s works by the trailblazing Senegalese auteur; Anatomy of a Fall, Justine Triet’s masterful examination of the line between truth and fiction; and Girlfight, Karyn Kusama’s singular tale of a young woman’s path to self-realization. Plus: a Blu-ray upgrade of A Story of Floating Weeds / Floating Weeds: Two Films by Yasujiro Ozu, a silent classic from one of cinema’s greatest directors alongside his color remake, and Peeping Tom, Michael Powell’s still-shocking masterpiece of British cinema, now on 4K UHD.
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Continue reading ‘Anatomy of a Fall, Girlfight, Peeping Tom 4K & More Coming to The Criterion Collection May 2024’
February 12th, 2024 by Gerard Iribe
A nurse taking care of her daughter’s mysterious affliction struggles to hide her secrets when uninvited strangers take shelter in her house during a lethal blizzard in the terrifying holiday horror thriller A CREATURE WAS STIRRING, available on Blu-ray and DVD February 13, 2024 from Well Go USA Entertainment. The first feature film by Director Damien LeVeck with creature design and effects by award-winning SFX artist Tate Steinsiek (Face Off), A CREATURE WAS STIRRING stars Chrissy Metz (“This is Us,” “American Horror Story”) Scout Taylor-Compton (Halloween, Halloween II), Annalise Basso (Ouija: Origin of Evil) and Connor Paolo (Stake Land, Better Half). Continue reading ‘A Creature was Stirring (Blu-ray Review)’
February 12th, 2024 by Gerard Iribe
International martial arts icon Donnie Yen (Raging Fire, Ip Man 4: The Finale, Big Brother) ramps up the drama in POLAR RESCUE, debuting on Digital and Blu-ray March 26 from Well Go USA Entertainment. After a young boy gets lost during a bitter snowstorm, his frantic parents seek help from the local police, who are soon faced with a desperate race against the clock as hours tick by with no sign of the child. Co-directed by Lo Chi Leung (Double Tap, The Bullet Vanishes) and Donnie Yen, POLAR RESCUE also stars Cecilia Han (The Golden Doll) and Jia Bing (Give Me Five, The Eleventh Chapter). Continue reading ‘‘Polar Rescue’ on Blu-ray March 26!’
February 12th, 2024 by Gerard Iribe
After a threat arises mid-air, an elite test pilot is forced to test his own physical and psychological limits in order to survive in the action-packed aerial drama BORN TO FLY, soaring onto Blu-ray March & Digital 26 from Well Go USA Entertainment. The debut feature film from director and co-writer Liu Xiaoshi, BORN TO FLY stars Wang Yibo (Hidden Blade), Hu Jun (Shadow, Code of the Assassins), and Yu Shi (Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms), with Zhou Dongyu (Better Days), and features amazing VFX and aerial action with cutting-edge fighter jets. Continue reading ‘‘Born to Fly’ on Blu-ray March 26!’
February 12th, 2024 by Adam Toroni-Byrne
From acclaimed filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos, Searchlight Pictures’ award-winning
Poor Things will be available from all major digital retailers including Prime Video, Apple TV and Vudu on February 27 and will be available on Blu-ray and DVD from March 12, with exclusive bonus content.
Winner of Best Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy) and Best Actress (Motion Picture Musical or Comedy) for Emma Stone at this year’s Golden Globe Awards®. It has been nominated for eleven Academy Awards® and eleven BAFTA Awards. Poor Things was also named one of the 10 best films of 2023 by both the American Film Institute and the National Board of Review. After taking the Lido by storm and winning the Golden Lion prize at Venice, the film continued to wow audiences also premiering at the Telluride Film Festival, the New York Film Festival, and on the international circuit.
Continue reading ‘Nominated for 11 Academy Awards, POOR THINGS Arrives on Digital Feb. 27 and Blu-ray/DVD March 12’
February 7th, 2024 by Adam Toroni-Byrne
Plagued by the great Marvel franchise fatigue of 2023, The Marvels failed to make waves at the box office. Led by a predominantly female team of actresses, writers, and director, the film may be something worth revisiting at home. The Marvels will do just that on February 13th, with a Blu-ray and UHD Blu-ray release. You can read my thoughts about the film, the presentation and whether my stance is shared by the majority. Be sure to click the cover art images at the end to get yourself a copy of the latest Marvel film.
Continue reading ‘The Marvels (UHD Blu-ray Review)’
February 6th, 2024 by Adam Toroni-Byrne
Footloose is 40 years old?! How has time flown by so fast? I remember being a little kid dancing my head off to the title track and other soundtrack selections. I was a bit older catching the film for the first time on TBS or TNT with my mother, a huge fan of movies involving dance. The story at a young age blew my mind, and the nostalgia of revisiting the movie all this time later is always one of joy and good memories. Read more about this brand new release below and click the cover art at the end to purchase a copy!
Continue reading ‘Footloose (40th Anniversary Edition) (4K UHD Blu-ray Review)’
February 6th, 2024 by Adam Toroni-Byrne
The course has been set for Cutthroat Island, arriving on SteelBook® April 2 exclusively at Walmart from Lionsgate. Prepare the weapons and summon the courage to return to this Geena Davis classic. This release of Cutthroat Island marks the first time the film is available on 4K UHD + Blu-rayTM + Digital SteelBook® for the suggested retail price of $39.99
Continue reading ‘Notorious Cult Classic CUTTHROAT ISLAND Lands On 4K UHD Steelbook on April 2nd!’