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March 16th, 2016 by Blu-ray Brian
I do love this new cover, but I digress. If you thought the initial release of Fear The Walking Dead came up lacking, there is good news to hear as well as a bit of a reminder. The first season of The Walking Dead was similarly rushed out on Blu-ray quickly after it ended, only to release a special edition later on. That is very much the case once again, as a new Blu-ray release for the hit spin-off series is on the way and packed with additional all-new bonus features. It is coming March 22, 2016, and you can continue on to learn more about this upcoming release plus find out how you can win your very own Blu-ray copy free of charge as my favorite PR person in the galaxy has gone and done it again! She makes dreams a reality!
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March 15th, 2016 by Gerard Iribe
In this chilling found footage style horror film, a masked man breaks into a family’s home and unknowingly takes refuge in their attic. Unaware of the intruders’ presence the sadistic stranger slowly begins to terrorize the suburban family, watching their every move before eventually killing them off with no clear motive, or end, to his madness. Continue reading ‘Hangman (Blu-ray Review)’
March 15th, 2016 by Jordan Grout
I’ve been running around all day here at SXSW, so my Operation Avalanche and Sausage Party reviews are a bit delayed. Until then, I wanted to share the new Don’t Breathe poster that EW debuted today. Don’t Breathe is an electrifying thriller, one that demands to be seen with a large audience. I held my breath for so long I felt as if I were going to pass out. I’m in love with this poster, and absolutely want to hang on my wall. Jane Levy is in a position you’ll most likely be throughout the film’s running time.
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March 15th, 2016 by Brandon Peters
Anchor Bay Entertainment and The Weinstein Company are proud to present the home entertainment release of the eighth film by two-time Academy Award® winner Quentin Tarantino (Django Unchained, Pulp Fiction). Shot entirely on 70mm and featuring a Golden Globe® and BAFTA®award-winning score by Oscar® winner Ennio Morricone (Bugsy, The Mission) THE HATEFUL EIGHT“absolutely delivers on the sheer moment-to-moment pleasures fans have come to expect — from dynamite dialogue to powder-keg confrontations,” Peter Debruge, Variety. THE HATEFUL EIGHT marks the triumphant return to the genre for legendary composer Morricone (The Good, The Bad and the Ugly, A Fistful of Dollars). Nominated for an Academy Award® for Best Original Score, Morricone is back in the saddle after nearly four decades since last scoring a full-length Western. Additional Academy Award®nominations include 3-time Oscar® winner Robert Richardson for Best Cinematography and Jennifer Jason Leighfor Best Actress in a Supporting Role. THE HATEFUL EIGHT’s notorious all-star cast also boasts Oscar®nominees Samuel L. Jackson(Pulp Fiction), Kurt Russell (Silkwood), Emmy® nominee Walton Goggins (TV’sJustified), Demian Bichir (A Better Life)and Tim Roth (Rob Roy)
Continue reading ‘The Hateful Eight (Blu-ray Review)’
March 15th, 2016 by Bron Anderson
AMC is bringing an adaptation of the beloved comic book Preacher to television screens later this year and a showing of the pilot at SXSW was a good indicator that the show has a lot of the right elements to be a success. Executive producers Seth Rogen and Evan Goldburg (the team behind Superbad, This is the End, and more) have been wanting to make an adaptation for nearly 10 years, and while the numerous different production starts and stops through which this project has gone might normally spell doom, it was satisfying to see that all that patience and hard work turned into an entertaining, funny, and intriguing pilot episode. Continue reading ‘SXSW Review: AMC’s Preacher’
March 15th, 2016 by Brandon Peters
Kill Me Again would be one of three on-screen appearances by Val Kilmer and Joanne Whalley (then Mrs. Val Kilmer) which includes the Ron Howard directed and George Lucas produced fantasy film Willow and Francis Ford Coppola’s horror film Twixt. A modern day noir directed by John Dahl (The Last Seduction, Red Rock West) from a screenplay by Dahl and David W. Warfield. Kill Me Again features supporting performances by Jon Gries (Taken), Bibi Besch (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan) and Nick Dimitri (The Fugitive).
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March 15th, 2016 by Brandon Peters
Indiana Jones will return to the big screen on July 19, 2019, for a fifth epic adventure in the blockbuster series. Steven Spielberg, who directed all four previous films, will helm the as-yet-untitled project with star Harrison Ford reprising his iconic role. Franchise veterans Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall will produce.
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March 14th, 2016 by Jordan Grout
Hush is 90 minutes of energy, a white-knuckle thriller in every way; Oculus director Mike Flanagan has crafted a lean, brutal, and deceptively simple home invasion thriller. It’s almost a perfect companion piece to Don’t Breathe (Review Here). One has a blind villain; the other, a deaf heroine. Both will have you gasping for air after holding it in during sequence after sequence of blood-boiling anxiety. Continue reading ‘SXSW Review: Hush’
March 14th, 2016 by Bron Anderson
Hardcore Henry is not necessarily a bad film, but it never really makes that leap from being just kind of good. To its credit, it delivers on being a visceral, over-the-top, action-fest shot entirely from the first-person perspective of its main character, Henry. And it should be noted that the action scenes have inventiveness and plenty of gory violence. The filmgoing experience is intense and the audience barely gets many moments to catch its breath before being thrown into the next running, shooting, parkour, fist-fighting, grenade-tossing rush away from or through the endless bad guys. While Hardcore Henry gets a lot right with its action and even its comedy, mostly coming from a perfectly used Sharlto Copley (District 9, Elysium), at some point the initially shocking and immersive first-person camera, the blaring rock/punk soundtrack, and the underwhelming story start to slip into the viewer’s mind and distract somewhat from the ridiculous eye-bath of violence and explosions. Continue reading ‘SXSW Review: Hardcore Henry’
March 14th, 2016 by Brandon Peters
Breaker! Breaker! features Chuck Norris (Firewalker) at his butt-kicking best as a trucker on a mission to locate his kidnapped brother. Chuck Norris does double-duty as both star and fight choreographer in the action-packed Breaker! Breaker! It’s a combustible combination in the high-octane action drama Breaker! Breaker!, directed by Don Hulette (A Great Ride), written by Terry Chambers (13 Nuns) and co-starring George Murdock (The Mack), Jack Nance (Eraserhead), Michael Augenstein (Macbeth), Don Gentry (Born Again) and Terry O’Connor.
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March 14th, 2016 by Brandon Peters
Academy Award winning talent – Cate Blanchett (Best Actress, Blue Jasmine), Billy Bob Thornton (Best Screenplay, Sling Blade), and Barry Levinson (Best Director, Rain Man) – join forces in the criminally funny Bandits. Barry Levinson (Rain Man) mines cinematic gold in Bandits, starring Cate Blanchett, Bruce Willis (The Sixth Sense) and Billy Bob Thornton. Evoking memories of another silver screen trio – Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy and Myrna Loy in Test Pilot. This comic caper also co-stars January Jones (TV’s Mad Men), William Converse-Roberts (Kiss the Girls) and Troy Garity (Barbershop, Jane Fonda’s son) Continue reading ‘Bandits (Blu-ray Review)’
March 14th, 2016 by Blu-ray Brian
On March 22nd Anchor Bay Entertainment releases AMC’s critically acclaimed Revolutionary War drama TURN: Washington’s Spies – The Complete Second Season on DVD. Available as a 3-disc set, TURN: Washington’s Spies – The Complete Second Season contains all 10 episodes from the second season of the series that reveals the true story of the turncoats of the American Revolution who gave birth to modern spycraft during the birth of our country. The DVD release is also filled with insightful bonus features about the making of this stylish cloak-and-dagger series including featurettes and deleted scenes. Find out more below and how to win your very own DVD copy! Continue reading ‘TURN: Washington’s Spies Season 2 DVD Giveaway!’
March 13th, 2016 by Bron Anderson
Well, Keanu is hilarious. It was nice to breathe that sigh of relief after watching the working print shown here at SXSW. From the decent, but not-hilarious trailer that was released a few months ago, it seemed like the very talented and funny duo of Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele might not quite have transitioned from sketch comedy to feature length comedy with as much solidity as is required. But it turns out, they just wanted to save some of the best stuff for the film itself; a welcome break from something like Zoolander 2, which had a good trailer and turned out to be completely bereft of comedy as a film. Keanu takes that magic Key and Peele brought to their TV show and translates it with tremendous success. Continue reading ‘SXSW Review: Keanu (Working Print)’
March 13th, 2016 by Jordan Grout
Because you don’t know anything about Don’t Breathe, the second film from the Evil Dead remake director Fede Alvarez, I’m hesitant to spoil too much (although I’m sure the trailers will undoubtedly fulfill that role). To say that Don’t Breathe is tense is an understatement; it’s unquestionably one of the most heart-stopping cinematic experiences I’ve had in what seems like an eternity. There were numerous moments where the entire audience went completely still and, as the tension filled the room, it became more and more apparent that Fede Alvarez might just have crafted a new modern classic.
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March 13th, 2016 by Bron Anderson
Pet, from the promotional material available to filmgoers, appears to be a suspense or maybe even a horror film about a man who traps a woman in a metal cage where one is left to assume that the twists and turns either lead to her death or her escape. While there is definitely a story of a man trapping a woman in a cage and questions about whether she will escape, it would be reductive to think of Pet as something simple. What the audience gets when viewing the film is a deep, dark exploration of the transformative power of love and the lengths a person will go to seek the good in another. Continue reading ‘SXSW Review: Pet’
March 13th, 2016 by Jordan Grout
I imagine The Greasy Strangler to be the product of teens who have watched too many Tim & Eric episodes and discussed what a horror film would look like with their sensibilities. There’s about four jokes which are repeated endlessly throughout the film, which would make for (maybe) a decent short film, but at 80 minutes, I was begging for the film to just end. I don’t think I’ve ever exited a film so fast in my life.
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March 13th, 2016 by Brian White
Game of Thrones is bigger than ever in Season 5. Don’t believe me? Try this on for size. It’s the winner of 12 Emmy Awards (the most of any series in one year) and a Guinness World Record holder for the largest simultaneous broadcast of a TV drama (in 173 countries and territories worldwide). I won’t even go into all the piracy milestones the show has hit over the years. You just have to take my word for it, the show is that good. And guess what? My must-see to believe, in-depth Blu-ray coverage of the series resumes with The Complete Fifth Season here available at retailers everywhere March 15th. If you missed any of my former Blu-ray reviews of the seasons, you’re in luck because I have links to seasons 1 and 2 here, 3 here and 4 over here. This year’s Blu-ray set features a free Digital HD copy of all 10 episodes (iTunes and UV), plus exclusive bonus content including a brand new feature that takes an in-depth look at the story behind the Targaryen civil war, known as the Dance of Dragons. Without further ado, let’s begin this epic review. Continue reading ‘Game of Thrones: The Complete Fifth Season (Blu-ray Review)’
March 10th, 2016 by Aaron Neuwirth
Putting aside the marketing and whatever connections made to another monster movie, 10 Cloverfield Lane is a nifty little thriller that delivers on tension and performances. Shrouding a film like this in secrecy works as an interesting experiment, but what matters is how effective it is. As a result, regardless of where this flick came from, a fine job has been done in bringing a slick sense of discovery to a very simple setup.
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I do love this new cover, but I digress. If you thought the initial release of Fear The Walking Dead came up lacking, there is good news to hear as well as a bit of a reminder. The first season of The Walking Dead was similarly rushed out on Blu-ray quickly after it ended, only to release a special edition later on. That is very much the case once again, as a new Blu-ray release for the hit spin-off series is on the way and packed with additional all-new bonus features. It is coming March 22, 2016, and you can continue on to learn more about this upcoming release plus find out how you can win your very own Blu-ray copy free of charge as my favorite PR person in the galaxy has gone and done it again! She makes dreams a reality!
