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Addams Family Values (4K UHD Blu-ray Review)

Nostalgia abounds when I watch movies from my childhood. The Addams Family and its sequel Addams Family Values are a lot of fun.  Macabre and dark but still somehow light and comforting, the films work so well even 30+ years after their release. The 2021 4K release of the first Addams film was wonderful and […]

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ADDAMS FAMILY VALUES Debuts on 4K UHD Blu-ray October 29th!

Get ready for a kookier, spookier and altogether ookier experience when ADDAMS FAMILY VALUES arrives on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc™ for the first time ever on October 29, 2024 from Paramount Home Entertainment. An enduringly hilarious cult classic, director Barry Sonnenfeld’s ADDAMS FAMILY VALUES has been newly remastered from the original camera negative and […]

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School of Rock (20th Anniversary Steelbook Blu-ray Review)

It’s always an interesting “wow” moment to reflect on the films you’ve seen in a movie theater. Think about it – For some of us, there are “sense memory” moments attached to some films we’ve experienced in a packed theater.  For me, School of Rock wholeheartedly hits in that category with me.  Take a brief […]

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SCHOOL OF ROCK Celebrates its 20th Anniversary in Steelbook form on 9/26

Celebrate the 20th anniversary of the comedy classic SCHOOL OF ROCK with a collectible, Limited-Edition Blu-ray™ SteelBook™, arriving September 26, 2023 from Paramount Home Entertainment. Starring the incomparable Jack Black, directed by acclaimed filmmaker Richard Linklater (Boyhood, Dazed and Confused), and written by Mike White (“The White Lotus”), SCHOOL OF ROCK arrived in U.S. theaters […]

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Toy Story 4 (4K Ultra-HD Blu-ray Review)

Woody, Buzz, Jesse and the rest of Bonnie’s toys are back and ready to reacquaint with old friend Bo Peep and find help from newbie daredevil Duke Kaboom! Toy Story made its fourth outing in cinemas a big deal, cracking the billion-dollar mark worldwide. Surprisingly, just usurping Aladdin but still falling well behind The Lion […]

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The Addams Family / Addams Family Values (Blu-ray Review)

Looking at the many decades of movies based on TV shows, you can see a real mixed bag of results. While Mission: Impossible has become the best ongoing action movie franchise and The Fugitive was a Best Picture nominee, you also have pure junk such as The Dukes of Hazzard or The Mod Squad. The […]

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You’ve Got A Friend In The TOY STORY 4 4K Ultra-HD Blu-ray October 8th!

This summer, Disney and Pixar’s “Toy Story 4” took audiences on a hilarious and heartwarming road trip with Woody, Buzz Lightyear and the whole gang, earning a 98 percent critics rating on Rotten Tomatoes and more than $1 billion at the global box office. Packed with old friends and new faces, the fourth film in […]

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POPSTAR: NEVER STOP NEVER STOPPING Limited Edition Steelbook Edition Available From Shout! Factory November 12th!

On November 12, the hysterical mockumentary Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping, from The Lonely Island, will be released as a limited edition Steelbook® by Shout! Factory. Fans ordering directly from thelonelyisland.com and ShoutFactory.com will receive a limited-edition lithograph, available while supplies last. . . . .

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THE ADDAMS FAMILY & ADDAMS FAMILY VALUES Arrive on Blu-ray In 2-Movie Collection October 1st

This is some exciting, creepy, kooky news! Back in the 90s, Barry Sonnenfeld began an impressive 4-film run with The Addams Family and followed it up with one of the best comedy sequels of all time, The Addams Family Values (he followed that up with Get Shorty and Men in Black). Now both films are coming to Blu-ray […]

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Snatched (4K UHD Blu-ray Review)

Here I am with another second week of summer film with an underwhelming box office return in 2017. Snatched wasn’t the bomb King Arthur: Legend of the Sword was, but I’m pretty sure people were it expecting it to do a lot better. Its reviews were right about there with King Arthur (though a little […]

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Encapsulated Movie Reviews – Seven Indie/Two Studio Titles

Since last week saw such few releases, I held onto the reviews plus added some already out selections to make this weeks crop truly a hodgepodge movie assortment.  Not to mention that there are a massive nine films covered – seven indie titles and two big budget studio flicks.  (I see the big titles too, […]

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TOY STORY THAT TIME FORGOT on Blu-ray November 3rd

Disney•Pixar proudly presents a hilarious new animated adventure, TOY STORY THAT TIME FORGOT, Join Woody (Tom Hanks), Buzz (Tim Allen) and the gang for an unforgettable tale packed with family fun and a must-have for every Pixar fan’s collection! During one of Bonnie’s post-Christmas play dates, the “Toy Story” crew find themselves in uncharted territory when the coolest set […]

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Welcome To Me (Blu-ray Review)

When Alice Klieg (Kristen Wiig) wins the Mega-millions lottery, she quits her psychiatric meds and buys her own talk show. Inspired by the immortal Oprah, she broadcasts her dirty laundry as both a form of exhibitionism and a platform to share her peculiar views on everything from nutrition to relationships to neutering pets. Also starring […]

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Working Girl (Blu-ray Review)

Truth be told, I had never seen Working Girl before.  However, one look at the Blu-ray’s cover is all it took for me to get that warm and fuzzy feeling that I was about to watch something special simply because of the very young now everyday household names on it.  And after coming off an Alien binge […]

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Toy Story of Terror! (Blu-ray Review)

Toy Story has seen a few spin-offs, one shots, and shorts featuring the show’s beloved characters over the years, and for Halloween 2013, Disney Pixar brought (most of) the crew back together for this short and spooky episode, Toy Story of Terror!  Can this feature find its way into the holiday “must sees” for families, […]

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Grosse Pointe Blank: 15th Anniversary Edition (Blu-ray Review)

Celebrate the 15th anniversary of a killer comedy hit — now available on Blu-ray for the first time with a sensational new digital restoration. John Cusack (Hot Tub Time Machine) and Academy Award nominees Minnie Driver (Best Supporting Actress, 1997, Good Will Hunting) and Dan Aykroyd (Best Supporting Actor, 1989, Driving Miss Daisy) are hilarious […]

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Chicken Little 3D / 2D (Blu-ray Review)

All systems are go for fun, action and adventure as Chicken Little soars off the screen and into your living room in Disney 3D!  When the sky really is falling and sanity has flown the coop, who will rise to save the day?  Together with his hysterical band of misfit friends, Chicken Little must save […]

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Toy Story 3 3D / 2D (Blu-ray Review)

Andy is preparing to depart for college, leaving his loyal toys troubled about their uncertain future. When a mix-up lands them at Sunnyside Daycare, the untamed tots with their sticky little fingers do not play nice, so it’s all for one and one for all as plans for the great escape get underway. More than […]

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