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4K Ultra HD Review – Starman (1984)

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Starman, 1984. Directed by John Carpenter. Starring Jeff Bridges, Karen Allen, Charles Martin Smith, and Richard Jaeckel. SYNOPSIS: Previously found only in the Columbia Classics: Volume 4 set, the 4K Ultra HD version of John Carpenter’s Starman arrives in a standalone Steelbook edition. The pair of discs featuring the single-season TV series are missing here, […]

Movie Review – Final Destination: Bloodlines (2025)

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Final Destination: Bloodlines, 2025. Directed by Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein. Starring Kaitlyn Santa Juana, Teo Briones, Rya Kihlstedt, Richard Harmon, Owen Patrick Joyner, Anna Lore, Alex Zahara, April Telek, Tinpo Lee, Tony Todd, Brec Bassinger, Gabrielle Rose, Max Lloyd-Jones, Brenna Llewellyn, Mark Brandon, Yvette Ferguson, Travis Turner, Noah Bromley, Panou, Janelle Beadall, Jeanie […]

Movie Review – Mirror Mirror (1990)

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Mirror Mirror, 1990. Director: Marina Sargenti. Starring: Karen Black, Rainbow Harvest, Yvonne De Carlo, and William Sanderson. SYNOPSIS: A teenage girl begins receiving black magic power through an antique mirror that drips blood, not realizing the mirror is controlled by demonic forces. There’s something irresistible rediscovering old horror, and Mirror Mirror is a forgotten shard […]

Star Wars: Andor Season 2 Review – Episodes 10-12

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Chris Connor reviews the final three episodes of Star Wars: Andor season 2… Andor’s penultimate arc paid off so much of the legwork of both seasons, with the Ghorman massacre showing the Empire’s true intentions on the planet and the decimation left in their wake. The action and horror of that episode was beautifully contrasted […]

Movie Review – Bound (2025)

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Bound, 2025. Directed by Isaac Hirotsu Woofter. Starring Alexandra Faye Sadeghian, Jessica Pimentel, Ramin Karimloo, Pooya Mohseni, Aaron Dalla Villa, Bryant Carroll, Jaye Alexander and Alok Tewari. SYNOPSIS In order to escape her drug-dealing, abusive stepfather, a young introvert flees to NYC. After successfully reinventing herself, she realizes she must confront her dark past to […]

Blu-ray Review – Foul Play (1978)

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Foul Play, 1978. Directed by Colin Higgins. Starring Goldie Hawn, Chevy Chase, Burgess Meredith, Brian Dennehy, Dudley Moore. SYNOPSIS: Kino Lorber continues its series of minor classics on disc with Foul Play, available on Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD. The Colin Higgins film launched Chevy Chase’s theatrical career and cemented Goldie Hawn’s place on the […]

Movie Review – The Ruse (2025)

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The Ruse, 2025. Written and Directed by Stevan Mena. Starring Veronica Cartwright, Michael Steger, Drew Moerlein, Kayleigh Anne Ruller, T.C. Carter, Janet Lopez, Madelyn Dundon, Bill Sorice, Heather Drew, Ralph Ayala, Robertson Michaud, Michael Bakkensen, and Nicola Jeanette Silber. SYNOPSIS: An in-home caregiver fears for her life after being assigned to a mysterious elderly patient […]

4K Ultra HD Review – The Andromeda Strain (1971)

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The Andromeda Strain, 1971. Directed by Robert Wise. Starring Arthur Hill, James Olson, Kate Reid, David Wayne, Paula Kelly, and George Mitchell. SYNOPSIS: The Andromeda Strain arrives on 4K Ultra HD courtesy of Arrow Video. This is the same disc as the Blu-ray Arrow issued in 2019, but the image quality is even better here, […]

4K Ultra HD Review – Dune: Prophecy – The Complete First Season

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Dune: Prophecy – The Complete First Season, 2024. Directed by Anna Foerster, John Cameron, and Richard J. Lewis. Starring Emily Watson, Olivia Williams, Travis Fimmel, Jodhi May, Sarah-Sofie Boussnina, Chloe Lea, Chris Mason, Shalom Brune-Franklin, Mark Strong, Jade Anouka, Edward Davis, Josh Heuston, Faoileann Cunningham, Aoife Hinds, and Mark Addy. SYNOPSIS: The first six-episode season […]

Movie Review – Small Things Like These (2024)

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Small Things Like These, 2024. Directed by Tim Mielants. Starring Cillian Murphy, Emily Watson, Michelle Fairley, Eileen Walsh, Zara Devlin, Clare Dunne, Helen Behan, Amy De Bhrún, Mark McKenna, Agnes O’Casey, Joanne Crawford, Abby Fitz, Aoife Gaffney, and Aidan O’Hare. SYNOPSIS: In 1985 devoted father Bill Furlong discovers disturbing secrets kept by the local convent […]