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The Ultimate Richard Pryor Collection (Uncensored) 13-DVD Set Review: Earns the Ultimate Designation
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Ragtime (1981) Blu-ray Review: The Movie Needed to be Shorter or Longer to Succeed
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All My Sons is the Pick of the Week
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Live at Mister Kelly’s DVD Review: A History of Chicago Told Through a Nightclub
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Los Angeles Comic Con 2021 Panels I’d Like to See
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Superman: The Complete Animated Series Blu-ray Review: A Set for Superfans to Treasure
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Album Review: Bob Marley & the Wailers: The Capitol Session ’73
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The Furies (1950) Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Fascinating Film of Familial Conflict
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Tying in perfectly with Captain America: The First Avenger, one of the character’s co-creators, Joe Simon, has released his engaging ...
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Planet of the Apes (1968) Blu-ray Review: A Franchise Started with a “Smile”
Set in the year 3978, after having traveled for 2006 years, a trio of ANSA astronauts led by Taylor (Charlton ...
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AC/DC: Let There Be Rock Limited Edition Blu-ray Review: Bon Scott’s Last Tour
AC/DC’s 1980 concert film Let There Be Rock captured the Bon Scott-led version of the band at what would unknowingly ...
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Have a Laugh! Volume 3 and 4 DVD Review: Samplers of Disney’s Animated Stars
Disney’s Have A Laugh! series is aimed at introducing classic Disney cartoons to young children. Both recent volumes offer five ...
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Movie Review: The Empire Strikes Back of the Harry Potter Series
As the film begins, the Death Eaters rampage has spilled over into the Muggle world while forces appear coming to ...
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Ultimate Edition Blu-ray Review
Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire is the fourth film of the series based on the fourth book of ...
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Movie Review: Why So Sirius?
It is year three for Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) and his friends at Hogwarts School and the big news as the ...
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Movie Review: Mysteries and a Riddle
As Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets begins, life has slightly improved for Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) at the Dursley ...
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Au revoir les enfants Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Louis Malle’s Remembrance of Things Past
Writer-director Louis Malle’s childhood informs Au revoir les enfants, a story about two boys at a Catholic boarding school in ...
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Game Review: Scene It? – Harry Potter 2nd Edition
Screenlife’s Scene It? is the first classic game of the 21st century. It combines aspects of Trivial Pursuit with the ...
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American: The Bill Hicks Story Blu-ray Review: Only the Ruthlessly Funny Die Young
Stand-up comedian Bill Hicks (1961-1994) was a provocateur, wanting his audiences to think just as much as they laughed. Referring ...
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Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (Special Edition) DVD Review: Remains a Classic Adventure Film 30 Years Later
Inspired by the adventure serials they grew up with, George Lucas and Philip Kaufman worked on the story. Lucas then ...
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The Comancheros Blu-ray Review: The Duke Doesn’t Abide Bad Guys
Though not considered one his classic Westerns, The Comancheros is an enjoyable picture in John Wayne’s filmography, though I wouldn’t ...
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True Grit (2010) Blu-ray Review: Fill Your Hand With It
Mattie Ross (Hailee Steinfeld) hires Marshal Rooster Cogburn (Jeff Bridges) because of his reputation for having grit and reveals that ...
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Platoon Blu-ray Review: A Balanced, Realistic Portrayal of War
MGM commemorates the 25th anniversary of Oliver Stone’s Academy Award-winning Platoon with its debut on Blu-ray. The film tells the ...
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Drive Angry DVD Review: Watch Disappointed
Nicolas Cage, a name you can no longer trust with your entertainment dollar, plays Milton, a man who busts out ...
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M*A*S*H Blu-ray Review: A Brilliant Military Farce
Based on Richard Hooker’s novel MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors and, as it turns out according to the ...
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The Times of Harvey Milk Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: History in the Making
The Times of Harvey Milk is an outstanding documentary that presents an important chapter in the United States civil rights ...
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My Last Movie Before the Rapture
While I don’t understand it myself, a number of people in the media have apparently decided to stop paying attention ...
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Pirates of Tortuga DVD Review: A Love Story at its Core
Captain Bart (Ken Scott) and the crew of the Mermaid have been requested to stop the piracy of former British ...
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A High Wind in Jamaica DVD Review: This Children’s Pirate Adventure Blows
At the time of its release in 1965 A High Wind in Jamaica might have been an adequate adventure for ...
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Army of Shadows Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Different Kind of Spy Thriller
Writer/director Jean-Pierre Melville’s Army of Shadows (1969) opens with a powerful image: an extended take of a long line of ...
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Friday the 13th (1980) Blu-ray Review: The Uncut Edition
After the success of John Carpenter’s Halloween, producer/director Sean Cunningham decided to rip it off, according to screenwriter Victor Miller. ...
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All-Star Superman Blu-ray Review: You Will Believe a Man Can Die
I’ve always been ambivalent towards Superman. Though a longtime fan of superheroes, I didn’t collect any of his comics unless ...
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Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen Movie Review
Even if you don’t know that Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen is a continuation of the ...
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The Incredibles Blu-ray Review: An Incredible High Def Experience
The Incredibles is an imaginative story that makes the most of being an animated film, as evidenced by the stunning ...
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Fiddler on the Roof 40th Anniversary Blu-ray Review
Norman Jewison’s Fiddler on the Roof has been released on Blu-ray in time for its 40th anniversary. The winner of ...
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U2 3D Movie Review: Almost Better Than the Real Thing
U2 3D raised the bar for concert films to a whole new level. Captured during U2’s Vertigo tour of 2005/’06 ...
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The Cure: Trilogy Blu-ray Review: A Wonderfully Draining Experience, Musically and Emotionally
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The Who: Live at The Isle of Wight Festival 1970 DVD Review: Absolutely Brilliant
Throughout the ages, humanity has struggled to find the answers to great philosophical questions in the hopes of making sense ...
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Shine A Light DVD Review: The Rolling Stones and Martin Scorsese Deliver Satisfaction
Longevity in the arts can be a double-edge sword. Artists no doubt appreciate having long careers in the endeavors they ...
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Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace & Music (Director’s Cut) Blu-ray Review: The Beginning of the End of the ’60s
The Woodstock Festival of 1969 was much more than a concert, unintentionally becoming the symbol of the decade’s youth/hippie movement ...
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The Complete Monterey Pop Festival Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Marvelous Time Capsule
During the Summer of Love, the weekend of June 16-18, 1967 to be specific, the Monterey International Pop Music Festival ...
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Seven Samurai Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Cinematic Masterpiece of Epic Proportions
The premise of Seven Samurai is a simple one: a group of farmers hire seven samurai to deal with bandits ...
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