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Warcraft arrives on Blu-ray

October 12, 2016Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Only hardcore gamers will understand this movie … maybe… continue reading

★, Home Viewing Adventure, Ben Foster, Ben Schnetzer, Blizzard Entertainment, Daniel Wu, Dominic Cooper, Fantasy, Paula Patton, Robert Kazinsky, Ruth Negga, Travis Fimmel, Universal Pictures, Warcraft

Now You See Me 2 is fun even when it cheats the magic

September 12, 2016Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

No one expected this sequel and it turned out rather well… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Crime, Daniel Radcliffe, Dave Franco, Jesse Eisenberg, Lionsgate, Lizzie Caplan, Mark Ruffalo, Morgan Freeman, Mystery, Now You See Me 2, Woody Harrelson

Compadres Review :: Compadres is not the comedy it wants to be

September 7, 2016Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

An uneasy mix of cop drama and mismatched partners just does not work… continue reading

★, Home Viewing Action, Aislinn Derbez, Comedy, Compadres, Crime, Eric Roberts, Erick Elías, Joaquín Cosío, Joey Morgan, Kevin Pollack, Omar Chaparro, PantelionFilms

The Boss comes to home video with a little something extra

August 24, 2016Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

But does the additional footage improve the movie?… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Comedy, Kathy Bates, Kristen Bell, Melissa McCarthy, Peter Dinklage, The Boss, Tyler Labine, Universal Studios Home Entertainment

Batman v Superman’s Ultimate Edition tries to fill in the plot holes

August 17, 2016Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Is the longer cut worth the extra thirty minutes?… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Amy Adams, Batman v Superman, Ben Affleck, Fantasy, Gal Gadot, Henry Cavill, Sci-Fi, Warner Bros. Pictures

Keanu brings big laughs and cuteness overload to your living room

August 16, 2016Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Who doesn’t love kitten videos?… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Comedy, Crime, Darrell Britt-Gibson, Jamar Malachi Neighbors, Jason Mitchell, Jordan Peele, Keanu, Keegan-Michael Key, Luis Guzman, Method Man, Nia Long, Tiffany Haddish, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, Warner Bros. Pictures, Will Forte

Barbershop: The Next Cut :: A Perfect Addition to Your BluRay collection

July 26, 2016Jaylen Christie Leave a Comment

The ‘Barbershop’ gang is back after 12 years, but it the new movie a cut above the rest?… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Anthony Anderson, Barbershop The Next Cut, Cedric the Entertainer, Comedy, Common, Drama, Eve, Ice Cube, JB Smoove, Nicki Minaj, Regina Hall, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment

Kill Zone 2 on Blu Ray is typical gonzo kung fu melodrama

July 24, 2016Jeremy Fogelman 1 Comment

‘Kill Zone 2’ is out on Blu Ray, and it’s a fun, if not amazing martial arts movie… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Crime, Foreign, Kill Zone 2, Simon Yam, Thriller, Tony Jaa, Well Go USA, Wu Jing, Zhang Jin

Search Party manages to find a few laughs

July 10, 2016Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

After two years, the raunchy comedy finally sees the light of day… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Adam Pally, Adventure, Alison Brie, Comedy, Focus World, J.B. Smoove, Jason Mantzoukas, Krysten Ritter, Lance Reddick, Search Party, Shannon Woodward, T.J. Miller, Thomas Middleditch, Universal Pictures

Midnight Special asks more questions than it answers

June 20, 2016Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Experience the sci-fi thriller now on Blu-ray… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Adam Driver, Jaeden Lieberher, Joel Edgerton, Kirsten Dunst, Michael Shannon, Midnight Special, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment

Celebrate 40 years of Roots on Blu-ray

June 10, 2016Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

The classic TV mini-series gets a spiffy high def upgrade… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Roots, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment

Discover the charms of Hail, Caesar! on Blu-ray, DVD + DIGITAL HD

June 7, 2016Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

An overlooked film gets a little love on home video… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Alden Ehrenreich, Channing Tatum, Comedy, George Clooney, Hail Caesar, Josh Brolin, Mystery, Ralph Fiennes, Scarlett Johansson, Tilda Swinton, Universal Pictures

One From the Vaults :: Every Little Crook and Nanny

June 4, 2016Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

The Warner Archives unearths another bizarre, forgotten film… continue reading

Home Viewing Comedy, Dom DeLuise, Every Little Crook and Nanny, John Astin, Lynn Redgrave, MGM, Paul Sand, Victor Mature

Michael Moore asks Where To Invade Next

May 28, 2016Chuck Duncan 2 Comments

The documentarian returns with a more light-hearted project… continue reading

Home Viewing Comedy, Documentary, Dog Eat Dog Films, Michael Moore, Where To Invade Next

Is How to Be Single indicative of a shallow, uninteresting generation of millennials?

May 25, 2016Kim Tibbs-Krober Leave a Comment

Sleeping around in the city that never sleeps was never shallower than its depiction in ‘How to Be Single.’ Does this signify an entire generation of uninspired, uninteresting continue reading

Home Viewing Comedy, Dakota Johnson, How To Be Single, MGM, New Line Cinema, Rebel Wilson, Romance, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment

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✦ IN CINEMAS ✦

    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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★✩✩ Avoid    ★★✩ Matinée    ★★★ Must See

✦ HOME VIEWING ✦

    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  ★★✩
    I WAS OCTOMOM  ★★✩
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