Invasion of the Body Snatchers, 1978. Directed by Philip Kaufman. Starring Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Leonard Nimoy, Jeff Goldblum and Veronica Cartwright. SYNOPSIS: Philip Kaufman’s 1978 remake of Invasion of the Body Snatchers is a minor classic that has received a nice Collector’s Edition treatment on Blu-ray by Shout! Factory, who commissioned a new 2K […]
Blu-ray Review – Zootopia (2016)
Zootopia, 2016. Directed by Byron Howard, Rich Moore, and Jared Bush. Featuring the voices talents of Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Idris Elba, Bonnie Hunt, J.K. Simmons, Jenny Slate, Nate Torrence, Don Lake and Tommy Chong. SYNOPSIS: Disney Animation does it again with a story that treads familiar thematic ground but serves up a fresh, inventive […]
Blu-ray Review – Journey To Space (2015)
Journey To Space, 2015Written and Directed by Mark Krenzien. Starring Patrick Stewart, Chris Ferguson, Serena Auñón and Lindsay Aitchison.SYNOPSIS:Journey To Space is a disjointed effort about the space program that skips over a lot of things but also spends a lot of time talking about NASA’s plans for a trip to Mars, which was the […]
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume 2 Review
Brad Cook reviews Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume 2…It’s been about eight months since Shout! Factory released Mystery Science Theater 3000 Volume 1, but they’ve finally revisited Rhino’s old sets with a re-release of the second volume in the series. Unfortunately, the bonus features only consist of MST Hour wraps for the Cave Dwellers and […]
Blu-ray Review – Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens, 2015Directed by J.J. Abrams Starring Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Gwendoline Christie, Lupita Nyong’o, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Max von Sydow and Simon Pegg.SYNOPSIS:The cast from the original Star Wars trilogy meets a new generation […]
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume XXXV Review
Brad Cook reviews Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume XXXV…Shout! Factory’s track record with MST3K sets has been pretty solid ever since they took over the license from Rhino. They’ve done a great job of including bonus features in every four-disc volume, along with four mini-posters based on the disc case covers. Some sets are more […]
Freaks and Geeks: The Complete Series Blu-ray Collector’s Edition Review
Freeks and Geeks: The Complete SeriesStarring Linda Cardellini, John Francis Daley, James Franco, Samm Levine, Seth Rogen, Jason Segel, Martin Starr, Becky Ann Baker, Joe Flaherty, and Busy Philipps.SYNOPSIS:The modern classic, Freaks and Geeks, arrives on Blu-ray at last! Set in 1980 at the fictional McKinley High in Detroit, Freaks and Geeks focused on two […]
Blu-ray Review – The Good Dinosaur (2015)
The Good Dinosaur, 2015.Directed by Peter Sohn. Featuring the voice talents of Jeffrey Wright, Frances McDormand, Marcus Scribner, Raymond Ochoa, Jack Bright, Steve Zahn, Mandy Freund, Steven Clay Hunter, Anna Paquin and Sam Elliott.SYNOPSIS:In a world where dinosaurs and humans live side-by-side, an Apatosaurus named Arlo makes an unlikely human friend.While The Good Dinosaur didn’t light […]
Blu-ray Review – Back in Time (2015)
Back in Time, 2015.Directed by Jason Aron.SYNOPSIS:Cast, crew, and fans explore the classic time-travel trilogy’s resonance throughout our culture 30 years after Marty went Back in Time.You may think that Back to the Future’s many home video releases contain enough bonus features to cover everything related to the trilogy, but Back in Time proves that […]
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume XXXIV Review
Brad Cook reviews Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume XXXIV…Shout! Factory’s previous MST3K set, Volume XXXIII, was a solid release with a nice complement of bonus features. This new one, Volume XXXIV, seems to take a step back with a more sparse set of extras, like Volume XXXII, but upon taking a closer look, I realized […]
