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Good Boys - Movie Review

Perfect blend of shocking and poignant

Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw

Crashes and Burns

D-Railed - Movie Review

All aboard!

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood - Movie Review

A beautifully crafted love letter to TV and film of yore

Avengers: Endgame - Blu-ray Review

Now on sparkling blu-ray

The Curse of La Llorona (2019) - Blu-ray Review

Takes itself way too seriously

Long Shot (2019) - Blu-ray Review

Offensive yet unexpectedly charming

Alita: Battle Angel - Blu-ray Review

Heartfelt, beautiful, relatable

New on Blu-ray

Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw - Movie Review

Details: Published: 02 August 2019; Written by Frank Wilkins

Times were so much simpler when the Fast & Furious franchise first got underway back in 2001. The tragic events of 9/11 had not yet complicated our world, $150 million + movie budgets weren't commonplace, and VCR players were the much-coveted electronic ...

The Reptile (1966) - Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 31 July 2019; Written by Loron Hays

Something is amiss in Cornwall. When the dark settles in, so too does a dangerous epidemic that has its victims foaming at the mouths and left with strange markings on their necks. Is it a bite? Or something worse? Whatever it is, the ...

Quatermass 2 (1957) - Blu-ray

Details: Published: 31 July 2019; Written by Loron Hays

Based on the popular television serial, Hammer Studios produced a trilogy of science fiction gems featuring the talents of Professor Bernard Quatermass in the 1950s and 60s. Their first film, The Quatermass Xperiment brought them a box office ...

The Leopard Man (1943) - Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 31 July 2019; Written by Loron Hays

Large cats, dusty towns, and castanets definitely do not mix! Once upon a time in Hollywood, producer Val Lewton ruled RKO. In fact, under his supervision, the studio was churning out B-grade horror flicks that were ...

Long Shot (2019) - Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 03 May 2019; Written by Frank Wilkins

“Unlikely, but not impossible.” That’s the tagline for this farcical odd-couple comedy called Long Shot which stars Charlize Theron and Seth Rogen. The tagline speaks to the poor odds of a highly successful, physically attractive, 40-something Secretary of ...

Silent Hill: Collector's Edition (2006) - Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 30 July 2019; Written by Loron Hays

Moody. Dark. And definitely not for your typical horror fan, Silent Hill is back! With the cross lit up in the distance, the child screams it again, “Silent Hill, Silent Hill.” Over and over she yells it. I’m not sure I could withstand, as a ...

Our Most Wanted on Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD This Week - July 30, 2019

Details: Published: 29 July 2019; Written by Frank Wilkins

And another friendly hi-def hello to our fellow blu-ray geeks. Welcome to the weekly look at our most wanted titles coming to blu-ray and/or 4K Ultra HD for the week of July 30, 2019.

Wicked Witches (2019) - Movie Review

Details: Published: 29 July 2019; Written by Loron Hays

There’s something wrong with Dumpling Farm. What was once a weekend party place has been turned into a place where a lot of young men simply go missing. Weird. Even the local authorities, scared off by stories about witches and other supernatural stuff, are a bit too ...

God's Not Dead: A Light in the Darkness (2018) - DVD Review

Details: Published: 29 July 2019; Written by Michelle Duy

If you’re watching God’s Not Dead: A Light in the Darkness, chances are you already believe in God. Like its two previous installments, God’s Not Dead 3 comes from family friendly studio Pure Flix and stars David A.R. White as Pastor Dave Hill, who had been introduced in ...

Tarantino Beats Expectations While Disney's LION KING Remains on Top of Weekend Box Office

Details: Published: 29 July 2019; Written by Frank Wilkins

The Lion King (2019)

Quintin Tarantino's love letter to old Hollywood, Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood beat expectations over the the weekend by posting a $40.3 million opening draw. The film represents the director's largest opening ever, topping Inglorious Basterds' $38 million back in 2009 ...