Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas: Beyond Halloween Town: The Story, the Characters, and the Legacy by Emily Zemler
Author Emily Zemler, who describes her younger self as “a black clothing-clad weirdo” in the Introduction, helps commemorate the 30th ...
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The Woody Woodpecker and Friends Classic Cartoon Collection DVD Review: A Fantastic Set
This three-disc set features 75 digitally remastered cartoons from the Walter Lantz Archive. The biggest star to come out of ...
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The Broadway Melody Blu-ray Review: Give My Regards to the Warner Archive Team
The Broadway Melody, the first sound film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture, is a melodramatic story focusing ...
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Book Review: Christopher Nolan: The Iconic Filmmaker and His Work by Ian Nathan
Housed in a slipcase, Ian Nathan's Christopher Nolan: The Iconic Filmmaker and His Work takes readers on an unofficial and ...
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Book Review: Walt Disney’s Uncle Scrooge “Cave of Ali Baba” by Carl Barks
Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge “Cave of Ali Baba” is Volume 28 in Fantagraphics' The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library. It ...
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“Asteroid City” Is the Pick of the Week
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The Fastest Gun Alive Blu-ray Review: A Compelling Western
Based on Frank D. Gilroy's teleplay The Last Notch, Russell Rouse's The Fastest Gun Alive is a compelling western that ...
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Fast X Blu-ray Review: It’s Still About Family
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Robot Monster: 70th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray Review: A Dream Release for 3-D Fans
Bayview Entertainment celebrates the 70th anniversary of Robot Monster with an impressive release that features a quality restoration by 3-D ...
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Midsummer Scream 2023 Review, Part 2: Sunday Spooky Sunday
Throughout the 3-day weekend, the exhibit floor was packed with hundreds of vendors for all one's spooky season needs, from ...
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Midsummer Scream 2023 Review, Part 1: The Things I Saw on Saturday
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The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart Blu-ray Review: A Fitting Farewell
Created by Jackson Publick and Doc Hammer, The Venture Bros. ran for seven seasons on Adult Swim over 14 years ...
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Justice League: Warworld Blu-ray Review: A Minor Installment in the Tomorrowverse
Justice League: Warworld is the latest entry in the Tomorrowverse, the current iteration of the DC Animated Movie Universe. While ...
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Looney Tunes Collector’s Choice Volume 1 Blu-ray Review: A Good Start to Becoming a Cartoon Collector
Looney Tunes Collector's Choice Volume 1 presents 20 Warner Brothers cartoons, 10 each from the 1940s and '50s. Not sure ...
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San Diego Comic Con 2023 Saturday Programming Highlights
San Diego Comic Con returns again to the San Diego Convention Center. The Saturday's programming schedule has been revealed and ...
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San Diego Comic Con 2023 Friday Programming Highlights
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Clash of the Wolves / Where the North Begins Blu-ray Review: A Rin Tin Tin Double Feature
Kino Classics and the Library of Congress present a Rin Tin Tin double feature with Clash of the Wolves / ...
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Book Review: Walt Disney’s Silly Symphonies 1932-1935: Starring Bucky Bug and Donald Duck
Previously available from IDW/The Library of American Comics in 2016, Fantagraphics has now released their edition of Walt Disney's Silly ...
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The Venture Bros.: The Complete Series DVD Review: The Magnum Opus of Jackson Publick & Doc Hammer
The Venture Bros.: The Complete Series is a repackaging of the previously released seven seasons of the cult favorite, Adult ...
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Claydream Is the Pick of the Week
As in many a field, not everyone gets the full credit they deserve for the work they done. That's no ...
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Hey There, It’s Yogi Bear! Blu-ray Review: Ready for His Close-up
Yogi Bear, voiced by Daws Butler and based on Art Carney's Ed Norton from The Honeymooners, first appeared in his ...
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Tribeca 2023: Cinnamon
Writer/director Bryian Keith Montgomery Jr.'s makes a notable feature-film debut with Cinnamon, a captivating neo-noir filled with well-plotted twists. Jodi ...
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Thelma & Louise Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Two for the Road
Ridley Scott's Thelma & Louise tells a familiar story about two friends on a road trip who unintentionally become outlaws, ...
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If I Had a Million Blu-ray Review: A Mixed Bag
Based on Robert D. Andrews' 1931 novel Windfall, If I Had a Million is an anthology credited to seven directors, ...
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Creed III Blu-ray Review: A Crowd-pleaser
As stated when I reviewed the movie, “Michael B. Jordan does double duty for the first time, making his directorial ...
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Fast X Movie Review: Dante Unleashes an Inferno
Fast X opens by taking the audience back to the events of Fast Five when Dom (Vin Diesel), Brian (Paul ...
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Max Fleischer’s Superman 1941-1943 Blu-ray Review: It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s DNR!
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A Night at the Family Dog / Go Ride the Music / West Pole DVD Review: Celebrating San Francisco’s Psychedelic Rock Scene
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Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal: The Complete Second Season Blu-ray Review: The End of a Prehistoric Era
In my review of Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal: The Complete First Season, I called the series an “animation masterpiece.” As the ...
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Terminal Invasion Blu-ray Review: An Alien Walks into an Airport…
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Living Blu-ray Review: Anchored by the Exquisite Metamorphosis of Bill Nighy’s Lead Performance
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Cocaine Bear (Maximum Rampage Edition) Blu-ray Review: Bump This Up to the Top of Your To-Watch List
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Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham Blu-ray Review: Superhero Goes Supernatural
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WonderCon 2023 Program Highlights
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The Adventures of Batman: The Complete Collection Blu-ray Review: Filmation’s First Animated Iteration of the Caped Crusader
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2023 Oscar-Nominated Animated Short Films Review
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Plane Movie Review: Gerard Butler Leads a Satisfying Shoot-’em Up
Directed by Jean-François Richet from a screenplay by Charles Cumming and J. P. Davis, Plane is a satisfying shoot-'em up ...
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Legion of Super-Heroes Blu-ray Review: A Fun Superhero Adventure Geared Towards a Younger Audience
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Violent Night Blu-ray Review: Can’t Say They Didn’t Warn You
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Marvin Gaye: Greatest Hits Live In ‘76 Album Review: A Night of Marvin Medleys
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Book Review: Rock on Film: The Movies That Rocked the Big Screen by Fred Goodman
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The Adventures of Baron Munchausen Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Wondrous Story about a Wondrous Storyteller by a Wondrous Filmmaker
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Darryl Jones: In the Blood DVD Review: The Man in the Stones’ Shadow
While not a well-known name, Darryl Jones is an integral component of the “Greatest Rock ’n’ Roll Band in the ...
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Invaders from Mars (1953) Blu-ray Review: A Standout in the ’50s Sci-fi Genre
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Black Adam Blu-ray Review: Legend, Vengeance, and the Kahndaqian Way
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Criterion’s The Adventures of Baron Munchausen is the Pick of the Week
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After adapting Richard Russo's Nobody's Fool (1994), starring Paul Newman, its screenwriter/director Robert Benton teamed with Russo to write the ...
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South Park: Post Covid Blu-ray Review: An Entertaining Mix of Goofy and Serious
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Book Review: TCM Underground: 50 Must-See Films from the World of Classic Cult and Late-Night Cinema by Millie De Chirico & Quatoyiah Murry
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Lost Highway Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Neo-noir with a Twist
The opening credits of Lost Highway are a POV from a car racing down a darkened highway, its headlights the ...
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Beast (2022) Blu-ray Review: A Fun, Albeit Familiar, Adventure
Baltasar Kormákur's Beast and his visual effects team present thrills in this conventional man-versus-animal story set among the South African ...
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TV Review: Doctor Who: “The Power of the Doctor”
Doctor Who: “The Power of the Doctor” ends Jodie Whittaker's tenure as the Thirteenth Doctor on the ongoing series. Considering ...
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The Automat DVD Review: A Wonderful Piece of Americana
Horn & Hardart's The Automat was a chain of self-serve restaurants in Philadelphia and New York City, and although only ...
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Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons Blu-ray Review: The Super Odd Couple Unites for the First Time
Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons is a standalone film in the DC Animated Movie franchise. The titular ...
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Adventure Time: Distant Lands Blu-ray: The Saga Continues
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Mark of the Vampire Blu-ray Review: A Horror Film Until It Isn’t
Director Tod Browning's Mark of the Vampire (1935) is a remake of his silent film London After Midnight (1927), which ...
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Aqua Teen Hunger Force: The Baffler Meal Complete Collection DVD Review
Aqua Teen Hunger Force: The Baffler Meal Complete Collection repackages the previous ATHF releases into a 20-disc set that “Includes ...
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Facing Nolan Blu-ray Review: All Baseball Fans Should Face Ryan’s Story
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South Park: The Complete Twenty-Fourth Season Blu-ray Review: COVID Comes to Town
South Park: The Complete Twenty-Fourth Season is comprised of two extended episodes, which aired on Comedy Central. Trey Parker and ...
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Green Lantern: Beware My Power Blu-ray Review: An Action-packed, Enjoyable Adventure for John Stewart’s First Outing
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Comic-Con International: San Diego 2022 Saturday Program Highlights
If I don't get into Hall H, I am probably going to be shopping on the Exhibition floor during the ...
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Phil Lynott Songs For While I’m Away + Thin Lizzy: The Boys Are Back In Town: Live at the Sydney Opera House October 1978 DVD Review
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Friday's programming schedule has been released. I have less conflicts than yesterday, but looks like the day is going to ...
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Downton Abbey: A New Era Blu-ray Review: A Wedding and a Funeral and More
Time marches on for the beloved characters of Downton Abbey as their second appearance on the silver screen delivers a ...
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Directed and written by Albert Birney and Kentucker Audley, Strawberry Mansion is a surrealistic, genre-blending story that takes viewers on ...
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Tribeca 2022 Review: The Lost Weekend: A Love Story
Produced and directed by Eve Brandstein, Richard Kaufman, and Stuart Samuels, The Lost Weekend: A Love Story documents the love ...
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Tribeca 2022 Review: Employee of the Month
Belgian director Veronique Jadin's Employee of the Month (L'employée du mois) reveals how hostile a workplace can get when people, ...
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Written by John Sayles and directed by Bill Forsyth, Breaking In is a buddy picture set in Portland, Oregon. The ...
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The Police: Around the World (Restored & Expanded) Review: An Entertaining Scrapbook from the Band’s Early Days
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The DC Showcase Animated Shorts release Constantine: The House of Mystery is similar to the franchise's Batman: Death in the ...
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Based on the 2005 Danish film of the same name, Michael Bay's Ambulance is a critique on the failures of ...
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The Last Waltz Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: And All the People Were Singin’
After years playing together as the backing band for Ronnie Hawkins and then Bob Dylan, the quintent of Rick Danko ...
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Night Shift is a notable comedy because of the folks involved. Owing a great deal to their meeting through Happy ...
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WonderCon 2022 Program Highlights
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All My Sons (1948) Blu-ray Review: Greed Is Not Good
Based on Arthur Miller's 1947 play of the same name, which was inspired by a true story, All My Sons ...
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Directed by Howard Hawks and based on Hagar Wilde's short story, which Criterion includes in the booklet, Bringing Up Baby ...
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ShortsTV presents the 17th annual Oscar Nominated Short Films theatrical releases. Spanning the categories of Live Action, Animation, and Documentary, ...
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Director/co-writer Denis Villeneuve wisely chose to only adapt the first half of Frank Herbert's landmark novel Dune, even though the ...
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Ragtime (1981) Blu-ray Review: The Movie Needed to be Shorter or Longer to Succeed
Based on E.L. Doctorow's 1975 novel of the same name, Milos Forman's Ragtime (1981) is set in the turn of ...
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Shadow of the Thin Man is the fourth title in the six-film series featuring the detective team of Nick (William ...
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All My Sons is the Pick of the Week
Happy New Year, CS readers. Hope to see you around these parts often throughout 2022. Arthur Miller was an important ...
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Live at Mister Kelly’s DVD Review: A History of Chicago Told Through a Nightclub
Director Theodore Bogosian's Live at Mister Kelly's tells the story of Mister Kelly's, a famous Chicago nightclub, which existed on ...
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High Sierra Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Raoul Walsh Tells a Story Twice
Based on W. R. Burnett's second novel, director Roaul Walsh's High Sierra (1941) is a captivating crime drama notable for ...
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Book Review: The Unseen Photos of Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street by Trevor Crafts
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W. C. Fields got his start in vaudeville as a juggler. He went on to create an iconic comic persona, ...
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To paraphrase the Spider-Man comics, with great characters comes great responsibility and the Sony/Marvel partnership has met that challenge by ...
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Los Angeles Comic Con 2021 Panels I’d Like to See
After skipping the past two years due to Covid, the folks at Los Angeles Comic Con are holding their tenth ...
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Remastered for its 25th anniversary, Superman: The Complete Animated Series presents all 54 episodes that originally aired aired on Kids' ...
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After cancelling their traditional summer conventions of the past two years due to Covid, the folks who run San Diego ...
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Based on Neil Gaiman's award-winning children's novella, writer/director Henry Selick's Coraline is a fantastic fairy tale about a young girl ...
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As mentioned in my review of the movie, the main reason for its success is because James “Gunn is a ...
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Expanding their roster of Eddie Murphy titles, the Paramount Presents line has added the two films that comprise the 48 ...
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Zack Snyder’s Justice League Blu-ray Review: An Entertaining Superhero Spectacle
I am a fan of Zack Snyder's work on 300 and Watchmen. I didn't think Man of Steel showed an ...
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Bob Marley & the Wailers: The Capitol Session ’73 Album Review
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The Raven (1963) Blu-ray Review: A Silly, Spooky Movie for Children
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Original Cast Album “Company” Criterion Collection: You Could Drive an Actor Crazy
Originating as a series of 11 one-act plays by George Furth, Company evolved into a musical with music and lyrics ...
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The Dick Cavett Show: ‘And That’s The Way It Is…’ DVD Review
The Dick Cavett Show was a talk show that aired on different TV channels, broadcast and cable, from 1968 to 1996. ...
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Swing Time Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Fine Film
Swing Time is the sixth of ten films that Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers appeared in together. It has great songs ...
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Book Review: Star Trek: The Next Generation: Through the Mirror by Tipton, Tipton, et. al.
In the Star Trek franchise, there is a parallel universe dubbed the "Mirror Universe" where the evil Terran Empire, which rules through ...
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Frankenstein Created Woman (Collector’s Edition) Blu-ray Review: Hammer Created a Gothic Tale of Revenge
Frankenstein Created Woman is the fourth film in Hammer Films Frankenstein series and has been released on Blu-ray by Scream Factory. Instead of ...
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The Dick Cavett Show: Inside the Minds of… Volume 1 DVD Review
The Dick Cavett Show was a talk show that aired on different TV channels, broadcast and cable, from 1968 to 1996. ...
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The Thing from Another World Blu-ray Review: A Classic of the Sci-fi Genre
Based on John W. Campbell's 1938 novella “Who Goes There?” The Thing from Another World (1951) tells the story of those at ...
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Road to Utopia (Special Edition) Blu-ray Review: Striking Comedy Gold
Kino Lorber Studio Classics has added to their roster Special Edition Blu-ray releases of the first four Road pictures starring Bing Crosby, ...
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Cold Pursuit Blu-ray Review: Revenge Served at the Right Temperature
Cold Pursuit finds Norwegian director Hans Petter Moland remaking an English version of his 2014 film In Order of Disappearance (Kraftidioten). Liam Neeson ...
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The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires Blu-ray Review: The Genre Blending Works Well
Released on Blu-ray from Scream Factory, The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires is the ninth and final entry in Hammer's Dracula film series ...
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The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part Blu-ray Review: A Delightful Continuation of the Franchise
I try to be open-minded about movies before I see them, but like Osgood Fielding III said in Some Like It ...
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The Toys That Made Us: Season 1 & 2 DVD Review: An Informative, Entertaining TV Series
The Toys That Made Us is a Netflix documentary series that looks at the histories of famous toy lines. The seasons ...
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Road to Morocco (Special Edition) Blu-ray Review: Third Time’s a Charm
Kino Lorber Studio Classics has added to their roster Special Edition Blu-ray releases of the first four Road pictures starring Bing ...
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The Pink Panther Cartoon Collection: Volume 5 (1976-1978) Blu-ray Review
As mentioned in my past reviews of past volumes, Friz Freleng was an instrumental figure in animation history because of ...
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Road to Zanzibar (Special Edition) Blu-ray Review: Welcome to the Jungle, Hope and Crosby Got Fun and Games
Kino Lorber Studio Classics has added to their roster Special Edition Blu-ray releases of the first four Road pictures starring Bing ...
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Archer: Danger Island: The Complete Season Nine DVD Review: One of the Funniest Comedies on TV
Season Nine finds Archer still in a coma after having been shot in Season Seven, but his dreams have changed ...
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Road to Singapore (Special Edition) Blu-ray Review: On the Road to a Franchise
Kino Lorber Studio Classics has added to their roster Special Edition Blu-ray releases of the first four Road pictures starring Bing ...
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Aquaman Blu-ray Review: The Man Who Would Be Sea King
After appearing in Justice League, Aquaman (Jason Momoa) gets his own solo outing in the sixth installment of the DC Extended ...
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The Street Fighter Collection Blu-ray Review: A Thrilling Action Trilogy
Actor Sonny Chiba became an international sensation with the Japanese martial arts film, The Street Fighter, which saw him play ...
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The Deadly Mantis (1957) Blu-ray Review: It’s Not Great, but There’s Entertainment to Be Had
Combining/stealing ideas from previous atomic-monster movies, The Deadly Mantis was unleashed upon the world in 1957. Scream Factory is responsible ...
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Foreigner: Live at the Rainbow ’78 Blu-ray Review: On Their Way to Becoming Juke Box Heroes
Foreigner began as vocalist Lou Gramm, guitarist Mick Jones, multi-instrumentalist Ian McDonald, drummer Dennis Elliott, keyboardist Al Greenwood and bassist ...
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Doctor Who: Peter Davison: Complete Season One Blu-ray Review: A Big Scarf to Fill
The BBC has released Doctor Who: Peter Davison - Complete Season One, the second in its series of classic Doctor ...
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Creed II Blu-ray Review: A Worthy Addition to the Rocky Franchise
Creed II opens with two boxers on the rise: Adonis Creed (Michael B. Jordan) and Viktor Drago (Florian Munteanu). Both ...
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Book Review: Star Trek: New Visions Volume 8 by John Byrne
As stated in my previous reviews of this book series, John Byrne and IDW Publishing are presenting the lost missions ...
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Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey Blu-ray Review: A Delightfully Goofy Sequel
The 26th Century utopia based on the music of Wyld Stallyns is threatened when Rufus's (George Carlin) former teacher, the ...
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The Princess Bride Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: As Good As You Wish
Based on the novel by William Goldman, who also wrote the screenplay, Rob Reiner's The Princess Bride is a fantasy ...
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The Pink Panther Cartoon Collection: Volume 4 (1971-1975) Blu-ray Review
As originally mentioned in my review of Volume 1, Friz Freleng was an instrumental figure in animation history because of ...
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Popeye the Sailor: The 1940s, Volume 1 Blu-ray Review: Impressive Visuals but Disappointing Audio
From July 2007 through November 2008, Warner Brothers released three volumes of Popeye the Sailor cartoons on DVD, which contained ...
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AFI Fest 2018 Review: Stan & Ollie
Directed by Jon S. Baird, Stan & Ollie is a sweet tribute to the legendary comedy duo of Stan Laurel and Oliver ...
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AFI Fest 2018 Review: Destroyer
Karyn Kusama's Destroyer opens with LAPD detective Erin Bell (Nicole Kidman) showing up at a murder scene. Strewn around the victim is ...
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AFI Fest 2018 Review: Bird Box
As the Bird Box opens, Malorie (Sandra Bullock) tells two young children, identified as “boy” and “girl,” the grave dangers they face ...
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The Pink Panther Cartoon Collection: Volume 3 (1968-1969) Blu-ray Review
As mentioned in my review of Volume 1, Friz Freleng was an instrumental figure in animation history because of his ...
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Ant-Man and the Wasp Blu-ray Review: A Delightful Addition to the MCU
Ant-Man and the Wasp is the second Ant-Man movie and 20th installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. After the serious, ...
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Avengers: Infinity War Blu-ray Review: A Marvelous (pun intended) Superhero Movie
Starting with Iron Man (2008), the Marvel Cinematic Universe has gone onto to become a multimedia behemoth. It's been so ...
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The Pink Panther Cartoon Collection: Volume 2 (1966-1968) Blu-ray Review
As mentioned in my review of Volume 1, Friz Freleng was an instrumental figure in animation history because of his ...
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Jackass: Complete Movie and TV Collection DVD Review: Not for the Faint of Heart
Tied to the release of Johnny Knoxville's Action Point, Paramount has released Jackass: Complete Movie and TV Collection, an 11-disc ...
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The Complete Monterey Pop Festival (Remastered) Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review
Previously released from Criterion in 2009, The Complete Monterey Pop Festival collects three D.A. Pennebaker film's: Monterey Pop, Jimi Plays ...
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The Pink Panther Cartoon Collection: Volume 1 (1964-1966) Blu-ray Review
Anyone who who grew up watching Merrie Melodies and Looney Tunes, surely remembers the unusual name “Friz Freleng” in the ...
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Jabberwocky Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Frabjous Film! Callooh! Callay!
After co-directing Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Terry Gilliam returned to the Dark Ages for his first solo outing, ...
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