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Cats (2019) - Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 20 December 2019; Written by Frank Wilkins

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There’s a reason Cats had such a successful Broadway run as one of the longest-running musicals in history with over 7,000 performances spanning some 18 years. Many reasons, actually. The biggest being the brilliant songs and catchy tunes from Andrew Lloyd Webber. They are simply wonderful, and ...

Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi - 4K Bluray Review

Details: Published: 13 April 2020; Written by Christopher Symonds

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This film would be the culmination for a generation of Star Wars fans, and we couldn’t have been better primed for it. We would wait three years to learn the answers to the most tantalizing cliffhangers ever conceived. Was Han Solo gone forever? Was Darth Vader lying to Luke? I can ...

VFW (2019) - Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 11 April 2020; Written by Loron Hays

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Same shit. Same soldiers. Different kind of war. Splatterhouse horror flicks don’t get any throwback worthier than with VFW! The gloves are coming off in this instant cult classic ...

Little Women (2019) - Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 27 December 2019; Written by Frank Wilkins

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Raise your hand if the news of yet another adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s beloved novel, Little Women coming to theaters on Christmas Day failed to jingle your bells. Okay, we can all put them down now. After all, with so many previous adaptations – including 1949’s version starring Elizabeth Taylor and ...

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back - 4K Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 10 April 2020; Written by Christopher Symonds

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The greatest sequel ever made… There. Done… Oh, you want more? All right then. Star Wars changed cinema forever. Some say to its detriment. Its penetration into the world’s lexicon was all encompassing. It was in everyone’s vernacular after 1977, and made the left of field auteur George Lucas the ...

The Wizard: Collector's Edition (1989) - Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 09 April 2020; Written by Loron Hays

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“Is Los Angeles specific enough?” There’s no stopping Jimmy Woods (Luke Evans). The kid, carrying his yellow lunch box, is on a mission. He’s going to California on foot and as the Bodeans’ “You Don’t Get Much” is played, we see him standing tall against an intense sun. Whatever his reason to be ...

Get Baked with the New Trailer for Netflix's COOKED WITH CANNABIS

Details: Published: 08 April 2020; Written by Frank Wilkins

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There is a revolution taking the cooking world by storm and it's all because of this star ingredient: Marijuana. And Netflix is picking up this whacky new trend by featuring it in an upcoming new series called Cooked With Cannabis, which appears to be THC-infused knock-off of ...

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope - 4k Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 08 April 2020; Written by Christopher Symonds

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Star Wars’ new caretakers, Disney, have gone to painstaking work to be able to release this series of films for the first time in 4K. After purchasing the franchise from George Lucas, acquiring 20th Century Fox, and continuing the Star Wars saga with (so far) 5 new ...

She's Allergic to Cats - Movie Review

Details: Published: 06 April 2020; Written by Loron Hays

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It's time to get weird. Menstruating demon cats. That’s what this “sad and dirty man-baby” dreams of when he’s not being visited by rats in his shitty Hollywood bungalow. Ironically, this is what happens when you sell out to “The Man” in ...

Munster, Go Home! (1966) - Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 05 April 2020; Written by Loron Hays

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Munster, Go Home! is finally available! There’s something strange in the neighborhood and it’s NOT taking place at 1313 Mockingbird Lane this time. In fact, it’s happening far, far away from the macabre weirdness that is usually happening within the Mockingbird ...