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Some Kind Of Wonderful (Blu-ray Review)

Through a 5-film Blu-ray collection, Paramount is filling in some gaps in the John Hughes filmography on the format. One of those is the 1987 film Some Kind of Wonderful. Deemed as a response to Pretty In Pink, the film has not made the jump from DVD since it debuted in 2002 (And had a […]

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BRANDON’S TOP BEST FAVORITE BLU-RAYs & 4Ks OF 2020!

I’m not the first person to tell you 2020 has felt like forever and a day and then forever again. We were fortunate to have still been given a constant flux of new 4K Ultra-HD and standard Blu-ray releases despite the global pandemic. Heck, When charting back for this list, I was stunned at some […]

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Back To The Future Part III (4K Blu-ray Review)

The third installment of the Back to the Future Part III is sort of a divider for fans of the franchise.  It’s equal parts sweet and spectacular. The western aspect of the film gives a new refreshing spin on the time travel story! Read on below and be sure to click the (paid) link(s) at […]

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Back To The Future Part II (4K Blu-ray Review)

The sequel to Back To The Future is a rare one that for some even eclipses the original. There is a new story with a somewhat familiar premise, but overall has a different feel to the original.  The stakes as always are higher, and the cliffhanger ending is one that made the film’s fans crazy […]

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Back To The Future (4K Blu-ray Review)

Back To The Future is another eternally iconic 80’s classic making it’s way to 4K Blu-ray this insane year.  The film holds up to this day as an exciting, funny sci-fi/fantasy that is hard to beat.  Performances, direction, music and storyline all hold up 35 years later.  Read more below on the first in the […]

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Red Dawn – Collector’s Edition (Blu-ray Review)

Red Dawn is one of those quintessential 1980s “super 80s” films that has lived on with nostalgia goggles long since it dropped in on us back in 1984.  It features an all-star cast of the era, including Patrick Swayze (Road House), C. Thomas Howell (The Outsiders), Lea Thompson (Back To The Future), Ben Johnson (Terror Train), […]

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RED DAWN Collector’s Edition Invades Blu-ray March 14th

From legendary writer-director John Milius (Apocalypse Now, Conan The Barbarian) comes the tale of what-could-have-been, had the Cold War gone another way. When Communist paratroopers descend on a Colorado high school football field, a group of students wages an all-out guerilla war to save their town — and their country. Powerful and gripping, RED DAWN […]

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Back To The Future – 30th Anniversary Edition (Blu-ray Review)

Great Scott! In 1985 Director Robert Zemeckis, Executive Producer Steven Spielberg and Producer/Screenwriter Bob Gale embarked on a three-part journey through time that broke box-office records worldwide and catapulted Back to the Future into one of the most beloved trilogies in motion picture history.  In 1989, the filmmakers gave us a glimpse of the future […]

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BACK TO THE FUTURE 30th Anniversary Trilogy on BD & DVD Oct 20!

Great Scott! In 1985 Director Robert Zemeckis, Executive Producer Steven Spielberg and Producer/Screenwriter Bob Gale embarked on a three-part journey through time that broke box-office records worldwide and catapulted Back to the Future into one of the most beloved trilogies in motion picture history.  In 1989, the filmmakers gave us a glimpse of the future […]

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Ping Pong Summer (Blu-ray Review)

Coming of age comedies are something I can find myself being a sucker for if they can get the right in or hook for me.  As I grow older, it becomes more of a challenge to understand today’s youth because I’m not one of them and I don’t know what’s hip with the kids.  I must […]

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‘Ping Pong Summer’ Bounces On Blu-ray This Summer

Although we kind of fell out of touch a few years back, I still consider him my dear friend in the movie business who I strive and emulate to be one day and of course look up to.  The man I’m talking about is the man of the hour here, Marcus Dean Fuller.  You may […]

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Thin Ice (Blu-ray Review)

The Coen Bros. film Fargo is a favorite of mine.  I think it is a wonderful, dark comedy that works thanks to its fantastic script and great performances from all involved.  It is quirky, despite going to dark places; sweet in regards to its hero, Marge Gunderson, despite detailing the exploits of some other really […]

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Thin Ice Thaws Out This June

I missed this one while in theaters, but look forward to its release.  Hailed as “a crime twist worthy of Hitchcock and dialogue worthy of the Coen Brothers” (Screen Daily), Thin Ice arrives on Blu-ray and DVD June 12 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.  Starring Oscar®-nominee Greg Kinnear (As Good AS It Gets, Little Miss […]

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Back to the Future Blu-Ray Launch Party

One of the greatest movie franchises ever made, The Back to the Future Trilogy has finally arrived on Blu-ray! For those fans who would like to see the stars talk about the movies and what it’s meant to them at the Blu-ray launch party, then take a look at all of the clips below.  If […]

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Go ‘Back to the Future’ on Blu-ray This October!

Here it is!  The Holy Grail on Blu-ray!  Well, it’s not exactly the Holy Grail, but it’s pretty darn close!  Universal confirmed the month-long rumors yesterday when they announced the October 26th Blu-ray release date of Back to the Future: 25th Anniversary Trilogy.  I just might have to request that day off of work.  Video […]

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