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Blu-ray Review – Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)

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Twilight Zone: The Movie, 1983. Directed by John Landis, George Miller, Joe Dante, and Steven Spielberg. Starring Dan Aykroyd, Albert Brooks, Scatman Crothers, John Lithgow, Vic Morrow, Kathleen Quinlan, and Burgess Meredith. SYNOPSIS: Warner Bros. has reissued their out-of-print Blu-ray of 1983’s Twilight Zone: The Movie. As far as I know, this is the same […]

4K Ultra HD Review – Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse (1991)

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Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse, 1991. Directed by Fax Bahr and George Hickenlooper. Starring Eleanor Coppola, Francis Ford Coppola, Robert Duvall, Dennis Hopper, George Lucas, John Milius, and Martin Sheen. SYNOPSIS: If you’ve never seen Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse, you’re in for a heck of a treat. The making of Francis Ford […]

Blu-ray Review – Super Bowl Champions: The 2024 Philadelphia Eagles (2025)

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Super Bowl Champions: The 2024 Philadelphia Eagles, 2025. SYNOPSIS: Are you a fellow Philadelphia Eagles fan? Then you’ll want to check out this Blu-ray documentary about the team’s historic 2024 season, which culminated in a blowout victory over the Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl. It’s a fun watch, especially as the current NFL […]

4K Ultra HD Review – Bugonia (2025)

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Bugonia, 2025. Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. Starring Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Aidan Delbis, Stavros Halkias, and Alicia Silverstone. SYNOPSIS: Bugonia, Yorgos Lanthimos’s eleventh feature film, arrives on 4K Ultra HD with a code for a digital copy and just one bonus feature. This was my first experience with one of his movies, and I’m now […]

4K Ultra HD Review – Awakenings (1990)

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Awakenings, 1990. Directed by Penny Marshall. Starring Robert De Niro, Robin Williams, John Heard, Julie Kavner, Penelope Ann Miller, and Max von Sydow. SYNOPSIS: Penny Marshall’s minor classic Awakenings, a box office success with a trio of Oscar nominations, arrives on 4K Ultra HD with a solid restoration. The bonus features are scant and don’t […]

4K Ultra HD Review – The House with Laughing Windows (1976)

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The House with Laughing Windows, 1976. Directed by Pupi Avati. Starring Lino Capolicchio, Francesca Marciano, Gianni Cavina, Bob Tonelli, and Giulio Pizzirani. SYNOPSIS: An art restorer is drawn into a murder mystery after he discovers the deceased artist whose work he is restoring had some unorthodox creative methods. Having entered the world of 4K UHD […]

4K Ultra HD Review – Ted Lasso: The Richmond Way (2025)

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Ted Lasso: The Richmond Way Starring Jason Sudeikis, Hannah Waddingham, Jeremy Swift, Phil Dunster, Brett Goldstein, Brendan Hunt, Nick Mohammed, Juno Temple, Sarah Niles, Anthony Head, Toheeb Jimoh, Cristo Fernández, Kola Bokinni, Billy Harris, and James Lance. SYNOPSIS: If the 4K upgrade is important to you, then you’re probably one of the ideal customers for […]

IT: Welcome To Derry The Complete First Season 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray details revealed

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Coming hot on the heels of its finale and all but confirming a second season will be on the way, Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment has announced that ‘The Complete First Season’ of the IT prequel horror series Welcome to Derry will arrives on a 4K Ultra HD limited edition Steelbook, Blu-ray, and DVD on […]

4K Ultra HD Review – Whispering Smith Hits London (1952)

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Whispering Smith Hits London, 1952. Directed by Francis Searle. Starring Richard Carlson, Greta Gynt, Herbert Lom, Rona Anderson, Alan Wheatley, Dora Bryan. SYNOPSIS: An American private detective holidaying in London becomes embroiled in a murder case where all is not as it seems. The good folk at Hammer have unearthed another obscure treasure from the […]

4K Ultra HD Review – The Wild Geese (1978)

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The Wild Geese, 1978. Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen. Starring Richard Burton, Roger Moore, Richard Harris, Stewart Granger, Hardy Krüger, Frank Finlay, Barry Foster, Patrick Allen, Rosalind Lloyd, Valerie Leon, Winston Ntshona, Jack Watson, and Kenneth Griffith. SYNOPSIS: A squad of aging soldiers take on a mission to rescue a deposed African president held captive […]