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4K Ultra HD Review – Bullet in the Head (1990)

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Bullet in the Head, 1990. Directed by John Woo. Starring Tony Leung, Jacky Cheung, Waise Lee, Simon Yam, Yolinda Yam, and Chung Lam. SYNOPSIS: When three close friends escape from Hong Kong to war-time Saigon to start a criminal’s life, they all go through a harrowing experience which totally shatters their lives and their friendship […]

Blu-ray Review – Madhouse (1974)

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Madhouse, 1974. Directed by Jim Clark. Starring Vincent Price, Peter Cushing, Robert Quarry, Adrienne Corri, Linda Hayden, Michael Parkinson. SYNOPSIS: A horror movie star returns to his famous role after years in a mental institution. But the character seems to be committing murders independent of his will. Eureka return to horror this month with two […]

4K Ultra HD Review – Audition (1999)

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Audition, 1999. Directed by Takashi Miike. Starring Ryô Ishibashi, Eihi Shiina, Jun Kunimura, and Tetsu Sawaki. SYNOPSIS: A widower has his film producer friend organize a fake audition as a means of helping him find a new girlfriend, but the woman he selects is not who she appears to be. It has been 10 years […]

4K Ultra HD Review – Steven Spielberg: The Spotlight Collection

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The decision whether or not to pick up the eight-film Steven Spielberg: The Spotlight Collection probably depends on whether you have all or most of these movies on 4K Ultra HD already and, if so, how important a collectible like this is to you. It’s a nice presentation, with SteelBooks for all the movies — […]

Blu-ray Review – Marlowe (1969)

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Marlowe, 1969. Directed by Paul Bogart. Starring James Garner, Gayle Hunnicutt, Carroll O’Connor, Jackie Coogan, Bruce Lee, William Daniels, and Sharon Farrell. SYNOPSIS: A young woman from Kansas hires LA private detective Philip Marlowe to find her missing brother. To anyone unfamiliar with the Philip Marlowe character, he is the creation of author Raymond Chandler […]

Utopia: The Creation of a Nation Archive Edition getting physical on Super Nintendo

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Boutique game publisher 33 Games has announced they will be releasing a premium physical edition of Utopia: The Creation of a Nation Archive Edition for the Super Nintendo (SNES) later this year. Created in partnership with Umbra Dynamics, this edition of one of Gremlin’s most beloved games will have players setting up colonies on alien worlds. […]

4K Ultra HD Review – Slither (2006)

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Slither, 2006. Written and Directed by James Gunn. Starring Nathan Fillion, Elizabeth Banks, Tania Saulnier, Gregg Henry, and Michael Rooker. SYNOPSIS: A small town is taken over by an alien plague, turning residents into zombies and all forms of mutant monsters. Long before James Gunn was trusted with talking raccoons, cosmic superheroes and the future […]

4K Ultra HD Review – Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)

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Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, 1991. Directed by Kevin Reynolds. Starring Kevin Costner, Morgan Freeman, Christian Slater, Alan Rickman, and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio. SYNOPSIS: This is the same Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves 4K Ultra HD release Arrow Video put out in the UK in 2022, so if you have that one, you don’t need […]

4K Ultra HD Review – Speed Racer (2008)

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Speed Racer, 2008. Directed by The Wachowskis. Starring Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci, John Goodman, Susan Sarandon, Matthew Fox, Benno Fürmann, Hiroyuki Sanada, Rain, and Richard Roundtree. SYNOPSIS: Speed Racer fans, your long-awaited 4K Ultra HD is here and, yes, it looks fabulous. This is the kind of movie where you want all those bright colors […]

Blu-ray Review – Jitters (2026)

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Jitters, 2026. Directed by Marc Zammit. Starring Fabrizio Santino, Anto Sharp, Jessica Impiazzi, Boo Miller, Ritchi Edwards, Lauren Budd, Adrian Derrick-Palmer, and Daniel Jordan. SYNOPSIS: Detective Collymore, a single divorced father, stumbles upon a mysterious case involving the death of Tiffany, initially deemed natural. Digging deeper, he discovers the horrors of Jitters. Upon first glances […]