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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

Alita: Battle Angel - Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 10 March 2019; Written by Christopher Symonds

This film has been a revelation for this reviewer. I am always banging on about product coming out of Hollywood being just remakes and sequels these days. I pine and whine about the fact that they just don’t take risks anymore. This film has proved to me I am part of the problem ...

Universal Horror Collection Volume Two: Murders in the Zoo (1933), The Mad Doctor of Market Street (1942), The Strange Case of Dr. Rx (1942), The Mad Ghoul (1943) - Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 26 July 2019; Written by Loron Hays

The Universal Pictures archives are open again! And we didn’t have to wait an entire year either. This time, instead of following the Lugosi and Karloff route, Scream Factory takes us into the territory of mad doctors and murder most foul. The four tales – Murders in the Zoo, The Mad Doctor ...

Critters Attack! (2019 - Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 25 July 2019; Written by Loron Hays

No CGI! Great practical effects and gore! The Kritts, this time voiced by Steve Blum, return! And this time they are comin’ back with the nastiest of attitudes and, at one point, in the form of a towering ball of flesh and fur! ...

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

Details: Published: 26 July 2019; Written by Frank Wilkins

Quentin Tarantino’s latest film, Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood has everything you expect in a Tarantino film; extreme violence, black humor, loving tribute, and plenty of pop culture iconography. It’s all there. We’ve become experts at spotting his stylistic trademarks ...

Hellboy (2019) - Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 18 April 2019; Written by Christopher Symonds

As a huge fan of Guillermo Del Toro’s 2004 original adaptation of Mike Mignola’s Hellboy, I was disappointed that he didn’t get to round out his trilogy in this universe. But, as with most things that make a buck these days, it was inevitable that someone would take up ...

Corvette Summer (1978) - Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 23 July 2019; Written by Loron Hays

We’ve all seen Luke Skywalker scoot around on the desert in a land speeder, but have we ever seen him pilot a cherry red Corvette Stingray with metal flakes and a glitter-flame dragon? Hell, no! Well, that statement might not be true, especially if you’ve already seen Corvette Summer, a ...

Our Most Wanted on Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD This Week - July 23, 2019

Details: Published: 22 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 9, 2019.

The Chill Factor (1988) - Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 22 July 2019; Written by Loron Hays

Six friends. A remote part of Illinois. Snowmobiles. And a Satanic Cult. I mean, what could go wrong? The Chill Factor, produced and directed by Christopher Webster (the producer of Hellraiser, Heathers, Meet the Applegates, ...

THE LION KING Roars Past SPIDER-MAN at Weekend Box Office With Record Opening

Details: Published: 22 July 2019; Written by Frank Wilkins

The Lion King (2019)

For the second week in a row Spider-Man clung to the top spot in the weekend box office for the weekend of July 12-14. Sony's Spider-Man: Far From Home added an estimated $45.3 million over the weekend to it its two-week take to bring the film's total haul to more than $274 million....

Feel the Love in First Trailer for A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

Details: Published: 22 July 2019; Written by Frank Wilkins

Many remember watching Won't You Be My Neighbor, arguably one of last year's better documentaries. Those same people are also likely to still be puzzled by the fact the film wasn't even nominated in the Best Documentary category at that year's Oscars. What a travesty! ...