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Blu-ray Review – Nope (2022)

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Nope, 2022. Directed by Jordan Peele. Starring Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, Steven Yeun, Michael Wincott, and Brandon Perea. SYNOPSIS: Jordan Peele’s excellent horror film Nope, which contains many nods to the blockbusters of the 70s and 80s, arrives on Blu-ray with a solid line-up of bonus features and a code for a digital copy. During […]

4K Ultra HD Review – A Christmas Story (1983)

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A Christmas Story, 1983. Directed by Bob Clark. Starring Melinda Dillon, Darren McGavin, Peter Billingsley, and Jean Shepherd. SYNOPSIS: A Christmas Story remains a holiday staple, thanks to the new life it received on cable TV and home video after its lackluster box office performance in 1983. Just in time for this year’s holidays, Warner […]

4K Ultra HD Review – Elf (2003)

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Elf, 2003. Directed by Jon Favreau. Starring: Will Ferrell, James Caan, Zooey Deschanel, Mary Steenburgen, Edward Asner, and Bob Newhart. SYNOPSIS: The modern holiday classic Elf arrives on 4K with image quality that’s greatly improved over the 2008 Blu-ray, which is included too. No new extras were commissioned for this edition, but Warner Bros. ported […]

4K Ultra HD Review – Casablanca (1942)

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Casablanca, 1942. Directed by Michael Curtiz. Starring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Conrad Veidt, Sydney Greenstreet, and Peter Lorre. SYNOPSIS: Casablanca celebrates its 80th anniversary with a sublime 4K UltraHD presentation of the classic film. The accompanying Blu-ray disc is the same one previously issued, and it contains nearly all the bonus […]

4K Ultra HD Review – Heavy Metal (1981)

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Heavy Metal, 1981. Directed by Gerald Potterton. Featuring the voice talents of Rodger Bumpass, Jackie Burroughs, John Candy, Joe Flaherty, Don Francks, Martin Lavut, Marilyn Lightstone, Eugene Levy, Alice Playten, Harold Ramis, Susan Roman, Richard Romanus, August Schellenberg, John Vernon, and Zal Yanovsky. SYNOPSIS: Cult classic animated movie Heavy Metal makes its 4K debut with […]

4K Ultra HD Review – E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, 1982. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Starring Dee Wallace, Peter Coyote, Henry Thomas, Robert MacNaughton, and Drew Barrymore. SYNOPSIS: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial celebrates its 40th anniversary with another 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray set that includes a code for a digital copy. This time, though, Universal included a pair of new bonus features in addition […]

Blu-ray Review – Tropic Thunder (2008)

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Tropic Thunder, 2008. Directed by Ben Stiller. Starring Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr., Steve Coogan, Jay Baruchel, Danny McBride, Brandon T. Jackson, Bill Hader, Nick Nolte, Matthew McConaughey, and Tom Cruise. SYNOPSIS: Kino Lorber continues releasing minor classics with a new Blu-ray of Tropic Thunder, featuring a 4K remaster supervised by director Ben […]

4K Ultra HD Review – The Limey (1999)

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The Limey, 1999. Directed by Steven Soderbergh. Starring Terence Stamp, Lesley Ann Warren, Luis Guzmán, Barry Newman, and Peter Fonda. SYNOPSIS: Steven Soderbergh’s minor classic The Limey  arrives on 4K courtesy of Lionsgate, which included the film on Blu-ray and tossed in a code for a digital copy too. The extras are sparse and were […]

4K Ultra HD Review – Army of Darkness (1992)

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Army of Darkness, 1992. Directed by Sam Raimi. Starring Bruce Campbell, Embeth Davidtz, Marcus Gilbert, Ian Abercrombie, Richard Grove, Timothy Patrick Quill, Bridget Fonda, and Bill Moseley. SYNOPSIS: Sam Raimi’s cult classic Army of Darkness arrives on 4K Ultra HD looking better than ever, along with three Blu-ray platters containing the three versions of the […]

4K Ultra HD Review – The War of the Worlds (1953) / When Worlds Collide (1951)

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The War of the Worlds, 1953. Directed by Byron Haskin. Starring Gene Barry and Ann Robinson. SYNOPSIS: The Paramount Presents line continues with a double-feature: The War of the Worlds and When Worlds Collide, two 1950s era science-fiction classics produced by George Pal. The studio ported over past extras for the former while the latter […]