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Blu-ray Review – Back in Time (2015)

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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 […]

Blu-ray Review – Back to the Future: 30th Anniversary Trilogy

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Back to the Future: 30th Anniversary TrilogyDirected by Robert Zemeckis. Starring Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd.Raise your hands if you’re middle-aged, with kids, and have bought the Back to the Future movies on home video more times than the number of kids you have. Yeah, that’s a whole lot of you.The BTTF trilogy has […]

Blu-ray Review – John Hughes 5-Movie Collection

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John Hughes 5-Movie Collection.Directed by John Hughes and Howard Deutch. Starring Molly Ringwald, Harry Dean Stanton, Jon Cryer, Annie Potts, James Spader, Andrew McCarthy, Matthew Broderick, Mia Sara, Alan Ruck, Eric Stoltz, Mary Stuart Masterson, Craig Sheffer, Lea Thompson, Steve Martin, John Candy, Kevin Bacon, Elizabeth McGovern.SYNOPSIS:If you’re a John Hughes fan looking to scoop […]

Blu-ray Review – Rick and Morty: The Complete Seasons 1-5

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Rick and MortyFeaturing the voice talents of Justin Roiland, Chris Parnell, Spencer Grammer, Sarah Chalke, and Kari Wahlgren.SYNOPSIS:Rick and Morty: The Complete Seasons 1-5 collects the first five seasons to date of Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland’s riotously chaotic and funny animated show. If you have any of the first four seasons on Blu-ray, take […]

20 Years of Tolkien: The Long Road to The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings and Beyond

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Brad Cook looks back on The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings ahead of the release of the Middle-earth Ultimate Collector’s Edition 4K box set…With the first Lord of the Rings film celebrating its 20-year anniversary in 2021, I thought it would be nice to take a trip down memory lane. Many of you […]

Movie Review – Punk the Capital: Building a Sound Movement (2019)

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Punk the Capital: Building a Sound Movement, 2019.Directed by James June Schneider and Paul Bishow. Starring Cynthia Connolly, Dante Ferrando, Skip Groff, H.R., Darryl Jenifer, Kim Kane, Alec MacKaye, Ian MacKaye, Henry Rollins, Howard Wuelfing, Don Zientara, Jeff Nelson.SYNOPSIS:Punk the Capital: Building a Sound Movement is a chronicle of the punk music scene in Washington, […]

Blu-ray Review – Force 10 From Navarone (1978)

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Force 10 From Navarone, 1978.Directed by Guy Hamilton. Starring Robert Shaw, Harrison Ford, Barbara Bach, Edward Fox, Franco Nero, Carl Weathers, Richard Kiel, and Alan Badel.SYNOPSIS:During World War II, several oddly assorted military experts are teamed in a mission to raid and destroy a bridge vital to enemy strategy.Let’s take a trip into the past […]

Blu-ray Review – Jojo Rabbit (2019)

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Jojo Rabbit, 2019.Directed by Taika Waititi. Starring Roman Griffin Davis, Thomasin McKenzie, Taika Waititi, Rebel Wilson, Stephen Merchant, Alfie Allen, Sam Rockwell, and Scarlett Johansson.SYNOPSIS:Jojo Rabbit, a coming-of-age World War II story with humor and heart, arrives on Blu-ray with a light smattering of bonus features. The film has some missteps, as does the commentary […]

Blu-ray Review – Parasite (2019)

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Parasite, 2019.Directed by Bong Joon-ho. Starring Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Choi Woo-shik, Park So-dam, Lee Jung-eun, Jang Hyae-jin.SYNOPSIS:A poor family, the Kims, con their way into becoming the servants of a rich family, the Parks. But their easy life gets complicated when their deception is threatened with exposure. Not only was Parasite’s big night […]

Blu-ray Review – Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)

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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 […]