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The Space Between Us looks great but has an emotional void

June 11, 2017Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

The film is a mixed bag, but the Blu-ray presentation is spectacular… continue reading

Home Viewing Romance, Sci-Fi, STX Entertainment, The Space Between Us, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment

Orange is the New Black Season four comes to Blu-ray

May 10, 2017Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

The acclaimed Netflix series is released… continue reading

Home Viewing Lionsgate, Netflix, Orange is the New Black

20th Century Women and an A-list cast come to home video

April 20, 2017Kim Tibbs-Krober Leave a Comment

The true-life movie asks does it really take a village to raise a child?… continue reading

Home Viewing 20th Century Women, A24 Films, Annette Bening, Billy Crudup, Comedy, Drama, Elle Fanning, Greta Gerwig, Lionsgate, Lucas Jade Zumann

A*P*E is a 3D trainwreck you just can’t turn away from

April 2, 2017Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Kino Lorber unleashes the forgotten giant monster flick on Blu-ray… continue reading

Home Viewing A*P*E, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Kino Lorber, Worldwide Entertainment Corp.

Lost disaster movie Deluge is rediscovered on Blu-ray

March 21, 2017Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Kino Lorber helps preserve another rare film… continue reading

Home Viewing Back Page, Deluge, Drama, Fred Kohler, Kino Lorber, Lois Wilson, Matt Moore, Peggy Shannon, Sci-Fi, Sidney Blackmer

Best Picture winner Moonlight comes to home video

February 28, 2017Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Best Picture winner Moonlight out on digital… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing A24 Films, Alex Hibbert, André Holland, Ashton Sanders, Drama, Jaden Piner, Janelle Monáe, Jharrel Jerome, LGBT, LGBT+, Lionsgate, Mahershala Ali, Moonlight, Naomie Harris, Trevante Rhodes

Harley and the Davidsons shows how three men built a brand & a legacy

February 22, 2017Kim Tibbs-Krober Leave a Comment

You’re familiar with the brand, but learn the story behind the name with the Discovery Channel’s ‘Harley and the Davidsons’ miniseries, now available on DVD and Blu-ray… continue reading

Home Viewing Biography, Harley and the Davidsons, Lionsgate

You may ask yourself what after watching Who? on Blu-ray

February 10, 2017Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

The bizarre Elliott Gould Cold War thriller gets a nice video release… continue reading

Home Viewing Elliott Gould, James Noble, Joseph Bova, Kino Lorber, Mystery, RoboMan, Sci-Fi, Trevor Howard, Who?

Dirty Dancing hits home with its feministic overtones even more today

February 5, 2017Kim Tibbs-Krober 2 Comments

‘Dirty Dancing’ celebrates its 30th anniversary with a theatrical re-release and a deluxe DVD/Blu-ray box set, and its feministic overtones have never reverberated more than in this day and age… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Cynthia Rhodes, Dirty Dancing, Drama, Jack Weston, Jennifer Grey, Jerry Orbach, Lionsgate, Music, Patrick Swayze, Romance, Vestron Pictures

Storks delivers on Blu-ray

December 20, 2016Brandon Coulson Leave a Comment

A cute film to get mom and dad some nap time… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Andy Samberg, Animated, Fantasy, Jennifer Aniston, Kelsey Grammer, Storks, Ty Burrell, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, Warner Bros. Pictures

War Dogs fires home on Blu-ray

November 22, 2016Brandon Coulson Leave a Comment

A familiar but fun release… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Ana de Armas, Bradley Cooper, Crime, Jonah Hill, Miles Teller, War, War Dogs, Warner Bros. Pictures

Keep the lights on during Lights Out

October 31, 2016Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

This is one horror movie you don’t want to watch in the dark… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Alexander DiPersia, Billy Burke, Drama, Gabriel Bateman, Horror, Lights Out, Maria Bello, Mystery, New Line Cinema, Teresa Palmer, Warner Bros. Pictures

The Conjuring 2 conjures up some scares on Blu-ray

October 29, 2016Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

The sequel to the original hit goes global… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Benjamin Haigh, Frances O'Connor, Franka Potente, Horror, Lauren Esposito, Madison Wolfe, Mystery, New Line Cinema, Patrick McAuley, Patrick Wilson, Simon McBurney, The Conjuring 2, Vera Farmiga, Warner Bros. Pictures

Daughter of Dracula is 70s kitsch with little horror

October 26, 2016Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

If you’ve never seen a Jess Franco film, don’t start with this one… continue reading

★, Home Viewing Britt Nichols, Daughter of Dracula, Horror, Howard Vernon, Jess Franco, Kino Lorber, Mystery, Redemption

Advanced Style proves you can be fabulous after 50

October 17, 2016Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

The new documentary shows that you don’t have to dress your age… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Advanced Style, Ari Seth Cohen, Biography, Debra Rapoport, Documentary, Family, Ilona Smithkin, Jacquie Murdock, Joyce Carpati, Kino Lorber, Lynn Dell, Tziporah Salamon, Zelda Kaplan

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    NOVOCAINE    ★★★
    MICKEY 17   ★★★
    WOLF MAN   ★✩✩
    NOSFERATU   ★★✩
    WICKED   ★★★
    JOKER: FOLIE À DEUX   ★★★
    BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE   ★★✩
    ALIEN: ROMULUS   ★★★
    DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE   ★★★
    BAD BOYS: RIDE OR DIE   ★★★
    FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA   ★★✩
    THE FALL GUY   ★★★
    ABIGAIL   ★★★
    DUNE: PART TWO   ★★✩
    THE BEEKEEPER   ★★✩
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    KIKI'S FOURTH INGREDIENT  ★★✩
    NOT MY FAMILY: MONIQUE SMITH STORY ★★★
    THERE'S NO WAY OUT  ★★✩
    GIVE ME BACK MY DAUGHTER ★★★
    JOSH'S THIRD SERVING  ★★★
    SHARI'S SECOND ACT  ★★✩
    WIFE STALKER  ★★★
    JENNA'S FIRST LOVE  ★★✩
    TRAPPED IN HER DORM ROOM  ★★✩
    PLAYING WITH FIRE  ★✩✩
    ROYAL-ISH  ★★✩
    TAKEN AT A BASKETBALL GAME  ★★★
    WHAT WOULD YOU KILL FOR?  ★✩✩
    THE LAST WOMAN WHO LIVED HERE  ★★✩
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