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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Eraser: Reborn’; Now Available On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital From Warner Bros

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Director: John Pogue

Cast: Dominic Sherwood, Jacky Lai, McKinley Belcher III

Release Date: June 7, 2022

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Film Rating: 4.5/10
Disc Rating: 6.5/10

Synopsis:

U.S. Marshal Mason Pollard specializes in “erasing” people – faking the deaths of high-risk witnesses. With the technological advances of the last 25 years, the game has upgraded, and it’s just another day at the office when he’s assigned to Rina Kimura, a crime boss’ wife who’s decided to turn state’s evidence. As the two flee to Cape Town, South Africa, with a team of merciless assassins on their trail, Pollard discovers he’s been set up. Double-crossed and fueled by adrenaline, he needs to be at the top of his game, or he’ll be the one who’s erased. Permanently. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Eraser: Reborn’; Now Available On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital From Warner Bros”

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[4K Ultra HD – Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance’ (1962) (Paramount Presents); Now Available From Paramount

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Director: John Ford

Cast: James Stewart, John Wayne, Vera Miles

Release Date: May 17, 2022

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Disc Rating: 8.5/10

Synopsis:

Paramount Presents brings one of the greatest movies of the Western genre to 4K UHD with HDR. Pioneering Oscar-winning director John Ford brings together an all-star cast that features (for the first time together) John Wayne and Jimmy Stewart, alongside Vera Miles, Lee Marvin, John Carradine and Lee Van Cleef. Adapted from a short story by Dorothy M. Johnson, the screenplay by James Warner Bellah and Willis Goldbeck left us with an iconic quote—“when the legend becomes fact, print the legend.” Continue reading “[4K Ultra HD – Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance’ (1962) (Paramount Presents); Now Available From Paramount”

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Umma’; Available On Blu-ray & DVD May 24, 2022 From Sony

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Director: Iris K. Shim

Cast: Sandra Oh, Fivel Stewart, Dermot Mulroney

Release Date: May 24, 2022

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Film Rating: 4.5/10
Disc Rating: 7/10

Synopsis:

Umma, which is the Korean word for “mother,” follows Amanda (Sandra Oh) and her daughter (Fivel Stewart) living a quiet life on an American farm. When the remains of her estranged mother arrive from Korea, Amanda becomes haunted by the fear of turning into her. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Umma’; Available On Blu-ray & DVD May 24, 2022 From Sony”

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Uncharted’; Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD & Digital From Sony

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Director: Ruben Fleischer

Cast: Tom Holland, Mark Wahlberg, Sophia Ali

Release Date: May 10, 2022

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Film Rating: 6/10
Disc Rating: 8/10

Synopsis:

Street-smart thief Nathan Drake (Tom Holland) is recruited by seasoned treasure hunter Victor “Sully” Sullivan (Mark Wahlberg) to recover a fortune lost by Ferdinand Magellan 500 years ago. What starts as a heist job for the duo becomes a globe-trotting, white-knuckle race to reach the prize before the ruthless Moncada (Antonio Banderas), who believes he and his family are the rightful heirs. If Nate and Sully can decipher the clues and solve one of the world’s oldest mysteries, they stand to find $5 billion in treasure and perhaps even Nate’s long-lost brother…but only if they can learn to work together. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Uncharted’; Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD & Digital From Sony”

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Dog’; Now Available On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital From MGM – Warner Bros

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Directors: Reid Carolin, Channing Tatum

Cast: Channing Tatum, Jane Adams, Kevin Nash

Release Date: May 10, 2022

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Film Rating: 7.5/10
Disc Rating: 6.5/10

Synopsis:

Dog is a buddy comedy that follows the misadventures of two former Army Rangers paired against their will on the road trip of a lifetime. Army Ranger Briggs (Channing Tatum) and Lulu (a Belgian Malinois dog) buckle into a 1984 Ford Bronco and race down the Pacific Coast in hopes of making it to a fellow soldier’s funeral on time. Along the way, they’ll drive each other completely crazy, break a small handful of laws, narrowly evade death, and learn to let down their guards in order to have a fighting chance of finding happiness. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Dog’; Now Available On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital From MGM – Warner Bros”

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Cursed’ Collector’s Edition; Available On Blu-ray May 10, 2022 From Scream Factory

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Director: Wes Craven

Cast: Christina Ricci, Joshua Jackson, Jesse Eisenberg

Release Date: May 10, 2022

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Disc Rating: 8.5/10

Synopsis:

A werewolf loose in Los Angeles changes the lives of three young adults who, after being mauled by the beast, learn that the only way to break the curse put upon them is to kill the one who started it all!

From master of horror Wes Craven and writer Kevin Williamson (Scream), CURSED howls its way into your home as a 2-disc Collector’s Edition, featuring both the Theatrical and Unrated cuts of the film! Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Cursed’ Collector’s Edition; Available On Blu-ray May 10, 2022 From Scream Factory”

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Clean’; Available On Blu-ray & DVD May 10, 2022 From IFC Films – RLJE

Clean [Blu-Ray] Director: Paul Solet Cast: Adrien Brody, Glenn Fleshler, Richie Merritt Release Date: May 10, 2022 A Review By: Kevin Lovell Film Rating: 7.5/10 Disc Rating: 6.5/10 Synopsis: Tormented by his past life, garbage man Clean (Adrien Brody) attempts a life of quiet redemption. But when his good intentions mark him a target of a local crime boss (Glenn Fleshler), Clean is forced to … Continue reading [Blu-Ray Review] ‘Clean’; Available On Blu-ray & DVD May 10, 2022 From IFC Films – RLJE

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Blacklight’; Available On Blu-ray & DVD May 3, 2022 From Universal

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Director: Mark Williams

Cast: Liam Neeson, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Aidan Quinn

Release Date: May 3, 2022

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Film Rating: 4.5/10
Disc Rating: 7/10

Synopsis:

Trust, identity, and the danger of unchecked power push a covert operative to the edge in BLACKLIGHT. Travis Block (Neeson) lives and fights in the shadows. A freelance government “fixer,” Block is a dangerous man whose assignments have included extracting agents out of deep-cover situations. He knows his hands are dirty, but he’s aiming to change. When an agent is killed after infiltrating a group espousing violent societal upheaval, Block discovers a shadowy program called Operation Unity is striking down ordinary citizens for reasons known only to Block’s boss, FBI chief Robinson (Quinn). As Block gets closer to the truth, he enlists the help of a journalist (Raver-Lampman), but his past and present collide when his daughter and granddaughter are threatened, and in saving them, he could save himself. Now, Block needs to rescue the people he loves and expose the truth for a shot at redemption. Nothing and no one is safe when secrets are hidden in BLACKLIGHT. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Blacklight’; Available On Blu-ray & DVD May 3, 2022 From Universal”

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘DC Showcase – Constantine: The House Of Mystery’; Available On Blu-ray & Digital May 3, 2022 From DC – Warner Bros

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Directors: Matt Peters, Milo Neuman

Cast: Matt Ryan, Cameron Monaghan, Ming-Na Wen, Matt Lanter (VOICES)

Release Date: May 3, 2022

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Film Rating (‘Constantine’ Featured Short): 8/10
Disc Rating: 7/10

Synopsis (‘Constantine’ Featured Short):

Matt Ryan (Constantine, Legends of Tomorrow) reprises his live-action and animated role as the Hellblazer himself in Constantine – The House of Mystery. In the all-new short, John Constantine wakes up in the eerie House of Mystery with no recollection of how he got there. Fortunately, Zatanna and his friends are all there. Unfortunately, they have a bad habit of turning into demons and ripping him to shreds, over and over again! Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘DC Showcase – Constantine: The House Of Mystery’; Available On Blu-ray & Digital May 3, 2022 From DC – Warner Bros”

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘V/H/S/94’; Now Available On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital From Shudder – RLJE

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Directors: Jennifer Reeder, Chloe Okuno, Simon Barrett, Timo Tjahjanto, Ryan Prows, Steven Kostanski

Cast: Anna Hopkins, Christian Lloyd, Kyal Legend

Release Date: April 19, 2022

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Film Rating: 6.5/10
Disc Rating: 8.5/10

Synopsis:

In V/H/S/94, after the discovery of a mysterious VHS tape, a brutish police swat team launches a high-intensity raid on a remote warehouse, only to discover a sinister cult compound whose collection of pre-recorded material uncovers a nightmarish conspiracy. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘V/H/S/94’; Now Available On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital From Shudder – RLJE”

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Ordinary People’ (1980) (Paramount Presents); Available March 29, 2022 From Paramount

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Director: Robert Redford

Cast: Donald Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore, Timothy Hutton

Release Date: March 29, 2022

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Disc Rating: 7.5/10

Synopsis:

Director Robert Redford’s Academy Award®-winning drama tells the story of a family being torn apart by tragedy and the unrelenting pressure to maintain a façade of normalcy. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Ordinary People’ (1980) (Paramount Presents); Available March 29, 2022 From Paramount”

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘National Champions’; Now Available On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital From Universal

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Director: Ric Roman Waugh

Cast: Stephan James, J.K. Simmons, Alexander Ludwig

Release Date: March 8, 2022

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Film Rating: 7/10
Disc Rating: 6.5/10

Synopsis:

Three days before the college football national championship game, star quarterback LeMarcus James (Stephan James) and teammate Emmett Sunday (Alexander Ludwig) ignite a player’s strike declaring they won’t compete until all student-athletes are fairly compensated. With billions of dollars at risk and legacies on the line, the stakes could not be higher. Now, with only hours until kickoff, the head coach (J.K. Simmons) and various power brokers (Kristin Chenoweth, Timothy Olyphant, Uzo Aduba, Lil Rel Howery, Tim Blake Nelson, Andrew Bachelor, Jeffrey Donovan, David Koechner) must race against the clock to protect or destroy the prevailing collegiate athletics system. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘National Champions’; Now Available On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital From Universal”

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Coming 2 America’; Now Available On Blu-ray & DVD From Paramount

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Director: Craig Brewer

Cast: Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, Jermaine Fowler

Release Date: March 8, 2022

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Film Rating: 5/10
Disc Rating: 7.5/10

Synopsis:

Akeem and Semmi are back for a brand-new, hilarious adventure!  In COMING 2 AMERICA, newly crowned King Akeem (Eddie Murphy) and his trusted confidante Semmi (Arsenio Hall) traverse the globe from their great African nation of Zamunda to the borough of Queens, New York when Akeem learns he has a long-lost son in the United States.  In addition to Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall, the outrageously entertaining film features an incredible cast including James Earl Jones, John Amos, Louie Anderson, Shari Headley, Wesley Snipes, Tracy Morgan, and Leslie Jones. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Coming 2 America’; Now Available On Blu-ray & DVD From Paramount”

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Batman: The Complete Series’; Now Available On Blu-ray From DC – Warner Bros

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Cast: Rino Romano, Alastair Duncan, Kevin Michael Richardson (VOICES)

Release Date: March 1, 2022

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Disc Rating: 7.5/10

Synopsis:

The Batman: The Complete Series follows 20-something-year-old Bruce Wayne’s early adventures as he balances his daytime persona as a bachelor billionaire with his nighttime guise as a caped crimefighter. Along the way, Batman is joined by allies Robin and Batgirl as they combat Gotham City’s Rogues’ Gallery, including updated versions of his familiar foes as well as a bevy of rarely seen villains like Killer Moth and The Everywhere Man. Join one of the most complex and intriguing character in comic book history for action-packed super heroic adventures that test the limits of this legendary character’s extraordinary physical prowess and super-sleuthing skills. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Batman: The Complete Series’; Now Available On Blu-ray From DC – Warner Bros”

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Supergirl: The Sixth And Final Season’; Now Available On Blu-ray & DVD From DC – Warner Bros

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Cast: Melissa Benoist, Chyler Leigh, David Harewood

Release Date: March 8, 2022

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Disc Rating: 7.5/10

Synopsis:

In the sixth and final season, Supergirl is thrust into the greatest challenge of her life — forced to confront her own mortality, and the prospect of losing all hope. As her friends rally to help her in this difficult fight, a new Super-Villain arrives in National City and tests her resolve. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Supergirl: The Sixth And Final Season’; Now Available On Blu-ray & DVD From DC – Warner Bros”

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Matrix Resurrections’; Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray & DVD March 8, 2022 From Warner Bros

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Director: Lana Wachowski

Cast: Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Yahya Abdul Mateen II

Release Date: March 8, 2022

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Film Rating: 8/10
Disc Rating: 9/10

Synopsis:

In “The Matrix Resurrections,” return to a world of two realities: one, everyday life; the other, what lies behind it. To find out if his reality is a physical or mental construct, to truly know himself, Mr. Anderson (Keanu Reeves) will have to choose to follow the white rabbit once more. And if Thomas…Neo…has learned anything, it’s that choice, while an illusion, is still the only way out of—or into—the Matrix. Of course, Neo already knows what he has to do. But what he doesn’t yet know is the Matrix is stronger, more secure and more dangerous than ever before. Déjà vu. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Matrix Resurrections’; Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray & DVD March 8, 2022 From Warner Bros”

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Belfast’; Now Available On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital From Universal

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Director: Kenneth Branagh

Cast: Caitríona Balfe, Judi Dench, Jamie Dornan

Release Date: March 1, 2022

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Film Rating: 10/10
Disc Rating: 7.5/10

Synopsis:

Written and directed by Academy Award® nominee Kenneth Branagh, Belfast is a poignant story of love, laughter and loss in one boy’s childhood, amid the music and social tumult of the late 1960s. Buddy’s family lives in a largely Protestant district with a few Catholic families but one day his community and everything he thought he understood about life is suddenly turned upside down. Buddy’s family gets caught in the mayhem and must decide to stay or leave the only place they have ever called home. Through it all, his passionate parents (Caitríona Balfe and Jamie Dornan) and quick-witted grandparents (Academy Award®-winner Judi Dench and Ciarán Hinds) keep the joy alive through music and the magic of movies in this feel-good story that reminds us that no matter how far you go, you never forget where you came from. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Belfast’; Now Available On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital From Universal”

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘American Underdog’; Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD & Digital From Lionsgate

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Directors: Andrew Erwin, Jon Erwin (as The Erwin Brothers)

Cast: Zachary Levi, Anna Paquin, Dennis Quaid

Release Date: February 22, 2022

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Film Rating: 7/10
Disc Rating: 9.5/10

Synopsis:

American Underdog tells the inspirational true story of Kurt Warner (Zachary Levi), who went from a stockboy at a grocery store to a two-time NFL MVP, Super Bowl champion, and Hall of Fame quarterback. The film centers on Warner’s unique story and years of challenges and setbacks that could have derailed his aspirations to become an NFL player – but just when his dreams seemed all but out of reach, it is only with the support of his wife, Brenda (Anna Paquin) and the encouragement of his family, coaches, and teammates that Warner perseveres and finds the strength to show the world the champion that he already is. American Underdog is an uplifting story that demonstrates that anything is possible when you have faith, family and determination. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘American Underdog’; Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD & Digital From Lionsgate”

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