[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Phantasm: Remastered’: Now Available On Blu-ray From Well Go USA

Phantasm (Remastered) [Blu-Ray]

Director: Don Coscarelli

Cast: A. Michael Baldwin, Bill Thornbury, Angus Scrimm

Release Date: December 6, 2016

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Disc Rating: 7.5/10

Synopsis:

At a funeral, Mike (Michael Baldwin), watches as a tall mortician clad in black (Angus Scrimm) tosses the unburied coffin into a waiting hearse as if it were nothing. Seeking the truth behind this unusual sight, Mike breaks into the mortuary, where he comes face-to-face with the sinister Tall Man. After barely managing to escape with his life, Mike enlists the help of his brother, Jody (Bill Thornbury), and their friend Reggie (Reggie Bannister). Together they set out to uncover the secrets of the Tall Man and those who dwell in his hellish world. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Phantasm: Remastered’: Now Available On Blu-ray From Well Go USA”

Kevin LovellJanuary 17, 2017January 17, 2017Leave a comment

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Ouija: Origin Of Evil’: Available On Blu-ray & DVD January 17, 2017 From Universal

Ouija: Origin Of Evil [Blu-Ray]

Director: Mike Flanagan

Cast: Elizabeth Reaser, Annalise Basso, Lulu Wilson

Release Date: January 17, 2017

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Film Rating: 8.5/10
Disc Rating: 8/10

Synopsis:

It was never just a game. Inviting audiences again into the lore of the spirit board, Ouija: Origin of Evil tells a terrifying new tale in 1967 Los Angeles. A widowed mother and her two daughters add a new stunt to bolster their séance scam business and unwittingly invite authentic evil into their home. When the youngest daughter is overtaken by the merciless spirit, this small family confronts unthinkable fears to save her and send her possessor back to the other side. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Ouija: Origin Of Evil’: Available On Blu-ray & DVD January 17, 2017 From Universal”

Kevin LovellJanuary 16, 2017January 27, 2017Leave a comment

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Deepwater Horizon’: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD & Digital HD From Lionsgate

Deepwater Horizon [Blu-Ray]

Director: Peter Berg

Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Kurt Russell, John Malkovich

Release Date: January 10, 2017

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

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

Synopsis:

Mark Wahlberg leads an all-star cast in this unforgettably powerful film inspired by a thrilling story of real-life heroes. For the one hundred and twenty-six people aboard the Deepwater Horizon offshore oil rig, April 20, 2010, began like any normal day. Before day’s end, the world would bear witness to one of the greatest man-made disasters in U.S. history. Deepwater Horizon reveals the brave acts of the men and women who rose to the challenge—and risked everything to lead others to safety. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Deepwater Horizon’: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD & Digital HD From Lionsgate”

Kevin LovellJanuary 16, 2017January 23, 2017Leave a comment

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Accountant’: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD & Digital HD From Warner Bros

The Accountant [Blu-Ray]

Director: Gavin O’Connor

Cast: Ben Affleck, Anna Kendrick, J.K. Simmons

Release Date: January 10, 2017

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Film Rating: 7/10
Disc Rating: 7.5/10

Synopsis:

Christian Wolff (Affleck) is a math savant with more affinity for numbers than people. Behind the cover of a small-town CPA office, he works as a freelance accountant for some of the world’s most dangerous criminal organizations. With the Treasury Department’s Crime Enforcement Division, run by Ray King (J.K. Simmons), starting to close in, Christian takes on a legitimate client: a state-of-the-art robotics company where an accounting clerk (Anna Kendrick) has discovered a discrepancy involving millions of dollars. But as Christian un-cooks the books and gets closer to the truth, it is the body count that starts to rise. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Accountant’: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD & Digital HD From Warner Bros”

Kevin LovellJanuary 12, 2017January 23, 2017Leave a comment

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Middle School: The Worst Years Of My Life’: Now Available On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital From Lionsgate

Middle School: The Worst Years Of My Life [Blu-Ray]

Director: Steve Carr

Cast: Griffin Gluck, Lauren Graham, Rob Riggle

Release Date: January 3, 2017

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

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

Synopsis:

Rafe has an epic imagination…and a slight problem with authority. Both collide when he transfers to a rule-crazy middle school. Drowning in do’s and don’ts, Rafe and his best friend Leo hatch a plan to expose the principal by breaking every rule in the school’s Code of Conduct. As the principal strikes back, Rafe’s world, at home and at school, explodes into hilarious chaos (both real and imagined) in this laugh-filled family comedy based on James Patterson’s best-selling book series. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Middle School: The Worst Years Of My Life’: Now Available On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital From Lionsgate”

Kevin LovellJanuary 9, 2017January 13, 2017Leave a comment

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Snowden’: Now Available On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital HD From Universal

Snowden [Blu-Ray]

Director: Oliver Stone

Cast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley, Melissa Leo

Release Date: December 27, 2016

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Film Rating: 8.5/10
Disc Rating: 8/10

Synopsis:

Academy Award-winning director Oliver Stone (JFK, Born on the Fourth of July) tackles the most important true story of the 21st century. Snowden, the politically-charged thriller reveals the incredible untold personal story of Edward Snowden, the controversial figure who exposed shocking illegal surveillance activities by the National Security Agency and became one of the most wanted men in the world. A hero to some and a traitor to others, the provocative story of what led him to that fateful decision makes for one of the most compelling stories in recent history. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Snowden’: Now Available On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital HD From Universal”

Kevin LovellJanuary 9, 2017January 10, 2017Leave a comment

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Blair Witch’: Now Available On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital HD From Lionsgate

Blair Witch (2016) [Blu-Ray]

Director: Adam Wingard

Cast: James Allen McCune, Callie Hernandez, Corbin Reid

Release Date: January 3, 2017

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

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

Synopsis:

A group of college students venture into the Black Hills Forest in Maryland to uncover the mysteries surrounding the disappearance of their friend’s sister,who many believe is connected to the legend of the Blair Witch. At first the group is hopeful, especially when a pair of locals offer to act as guides through the dark and winding woods, but as the endless night wears on, the group is visited by a menacing presence. Slowly, they begin to realize the legend is all too real and more sinister than they could have imagined. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Blair Witch’: Now Available On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital HD From Lionsgate”

Kevin LovellJanuary 5, 2017January 9, 2017Leave a comment

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Storks 3D’: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray, DVD & Digital HD From Warner Bros

Storks (3D) [Blu-Ray]

Director(s): Nicholas Stoller, Doug Sweetland

Cast: Andy Samberg, Katie Crown, Kelsey Grammer (VOICES)

Release Date: December 20, 2016

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Film Rating: 7.5/10
Disc Rating: 8/10

Synopsis:

Storks deliver babies…or at least they used to. Now they deliver packages for global internet retail giant Cornerstore.com. Junior (Andy Samberg), the company’s top delivery stork, is about to be promoted when the Baby Factory is accidentally activated on his watch, producing an adorable – and wholly unauthorized – baby girl. Desperate to deliver this bundle of trouble before the boss gets wise, Junior and his friend Tulip, the only human on Stork Mountain, race to make their first-ever baby drop, in a wild and revealing journey that could make more than one family whole and restore the storks’ true mission in the world. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Storks 3D’: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray, DVD & Digital HD From Warner Bros”

Kevin LovellJanuary 3, 2017January 9, 2017Leave a comment

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘In A Valley Of Violence’: Now Available On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital HD From Universal

In A Valley Of Violence [Blu-Ray]

Director: Ti West

Cast: Ethan Hawke, Taissa Farmiga, James Ransone

Release Date: December 27, 2016

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

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

Synopsis:

Ethan Hawke stars as Paul, a lone drifter who wanders into the forgotten town of Denton, Texas – dubbed by locals as the “valley of violence”. There, he picks a fight with the wrong man, Gilly (James Ransone), the troublemaking son of the town’s unforgiving Marshal (John Travolta). As tensions arise between Paul and Gilly, an inevitable act of violence starts a disastrous chain reaction that quickly drags the whole town into the bloody crosshairs of revenge. Only the world-weary Marshal struggles to stop the violent hysteria, but after a gruesome discovery about Paul’s past…there’s no stopping the escalation. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘In A Valley Of Violence’: Now Available On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital HD From Universal”

Kevin LovellJanuary 2, 2017January 6, 2017Leave a comment

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children’: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D & DVD From 20th Century Fox

Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children (2D) [Blu-Ray]

Director: Tim Burton

Cast: Eva Green, Asa Butterfield, Ella Purnell

Release Date: December 13, 2016

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Film Rating: 8/10
Disc Rating: 8.5/10

Synopsis:

When 16-year-old Jake unravels a mystery that spans alternate realities and times, he discovers a secret world for children with unusual powers, including levitating Emma, pyrokinetic Olive, and invisible Millard. But danger soon arises and the children must band together to protect a world as extraordinary as they are. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children’: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D & DVD From 20th Century Fox”

Kevin LovellJanuary 2, 2017January 6, 2017Leave a comment

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Black Christmas’: The Cult Classic Is Now Available On Collector’s Edition Blu-ray From Scream Factory

Black Christmas (1974) (Collector’s Edition) [Blu-Ray]

Director: Bob Clark

Cast: Olivia Hussey, Keir Dullea, Margot Kidder

Release Date: December 13, 2016

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Disc Rating: 8.5/10

Synopsis:

The college town of Bedford is receiving an unwelcome guest this Christmas. As the residents of sorority house Pi Kappa Sig prepare for the festive season, a stranger begins to stalk the house.

A series of obscene phone calls start to plague the residents of the sorority and it becomes clear that a psychopath is homing in on the sisters with dubious intentions. And though the police try to trace the calls, they discover that nothing is as it seems during this Black Christmas. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Black Christmas’: The Cult Classic Is Now Available On Collector’s Edition Blu-ray From Scream Factory”

Kevin LovellDecember 23, 2016January 5, 2017Leave a comment

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘31’: Available On Blu-ray & DVD December 20, 2016 From Lionsgate

31 [Blu-Ray]

Director: Rob Zombie

Cast: Sheri Moon Zombie, Jeff Daniel Phillips, Richard Brake

Release Date: December 20, 2016

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Film Rating: 6/10
Disc Rating: 8.5/10

Synopsis:

From the visionary mind of Rob Zombie comes the horrific story of five carnival workers who are kidnapped on Halloween and held hostage in a large compound. At the mercy of their captors, they are forced to play a twisted game or life or death called 31. For the next 12 hours they must fight for their lives against an endless parade of homicidal maniacs. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘31’: Available On Blu-ray & DVD December 20, 2016 From Lionsgate”

Kevin LovellDecember 19, 2016January 2, 2017Leave a comment

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Suicide Squad 3D’ & 2D Extended Cut: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray & DVD From DC Comics – Warner Bros

Suicide Squad (3D) (& 2D Extended Cut) [Blu-Ray]

Director: David Ayer

Cast: Will Smith, Jared Leto, Margot Robbie

Release Date: December 13, 2016

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Film Rating: 7.5/10
Disc Rating: 8.5/10

Synopsis:

It feels good to be bad… Assemble a team of the world’s most dangerous, incarcerated Super Villains, provide them with the most powerful arsenal at the government’s disposal, and send them off on a mission to defeat an enigmatic, insuperable entity. U.S. intelligence officer Amanda Waller has determined only a secretly convened group of disparate, despicable individuals with next to nothing to lose will do. However, once they realize they weren’t picked to succeed but chosen for their patent culpability when they inevitably fail, will the Suicide Squad resolve to die trying, or decide it’s every man for himself? Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Suicide Squad 3D’ & 2D Extended Cut: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray & DVD From DC Comics – Warner Bros”

Kevin LovellDecember 13, 2016December 21, 2016Leave a comment

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Bubba Ho-Tep’: Now Available On Collector’s Edition Blu-ray From Scream Factory

Bubba Ho-Tep (Collector’s Edition) [Blu-Ray]

Director: Don Coscarelli

Cast: Bruce Campbell, Ossie Davis

Release Date: November 8, 2016

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Disc Rating: 9/10

Synopsis:

Bruce Campbell “gives his greatest and most entertaining performance to date” (Premiere) as an aging and cantankerous “Elvis” in this “zinger-filled crowd-pleaser” (The Hollywood Reporter) from writer-director Don Coscarelli! When mysterious deaths plague a Texas retirement home, it’s up to its most sequined senior citizen to take on a 3,000-year-old Egyptian mummy with a penchant for cowboy boots, bathroom graffiti and sucking the souls from the barely living! Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Bubba Ho-Tep’: Now Available On Collector’s Edition Blu-ray From Scream Factory”

Kevin LovellDecember 12, 2016December 23, 2016Leave a comment

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Secret Life Of Pets 3D’: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray, DVD & Digital HD From Universal

The Secret Life of Pets (3D) [Blu-Ray]

Director(s): Chris Renaud, Yarrow Cheney

Cast: Louis C.K., Eric Stonestreet, Kevin Hart (VOICES)

Release Date: December 6, 2016

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

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

Synopsis:

Comedy superstars Louis C.K., Eric Stonestreet, and Kevin Hart make their animated feature-film debut that finally answers the question: what do your pets do when you’re not home? When their owners leave for the day, pets from the building gossip with their friends, satisfy their sweet tooths, and throw outrageous parties. But when a pampered terrier (C.K.) and his unruly new “roommate” from the pound (Stonestreet) get lost in the urban jungle of New York City, they must put aside their differences to survive the epic journey back home. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Secret Life Of Pets 3D’: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray, DVD & Digital HD From Universal”

Kevin LovellDecember 11, 2016December 19, 2016Leave a comment

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Jason Bourne’: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD & Digital HD From Universal

Jason Bourne [Blu-Ray]

Director: Paul Greengrass

Cast: Matt Damon, Tommy Lee Jones, Alicia Vikander

Release Date: December 6, 2016

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Film Rating: 7/10
Disc Rating: 8/10

Synopsis:

Matt Damon returns to his most iconic role in Jason Bourne. Paul Greengrass, the director of The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum, once again joins Damon for the next chapter of Universal Pictures’ Bourne franchise, which finds the CIA’s most lethal operative drawn out of the shadows. Damon is joined by Alicia Vikander, Vincent Cassel and Tommy Lee Jones, while Julia Stiles reprises her role in the series. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Jason Bourne’: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD & Digital HD From Universal”

Kevin LovellDecember 9, 2016December 19, 2016Leave a comment

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Pete’s Dragon’: Now Available On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital From Disney

Pete’s Dragon (2016) [Blu-Ray]

Director: David Lowery

Cast: Bryce Dallas Howard, Oakes Fegley, Karl Urban

Release Date: November 29, 2016

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

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

Synopsis:

When a mysterious 10-year-old boy, Pete, turns up, claiming to live in the woods with a giant green dragon, it’s up to a forest ranger, Grace, and young Natalie to learn where the boy came from, where he belongs, and the truth about this magical dragon. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Pete’s Dragon’: Now Available On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital From Disney”

Kevin LovellDecember 2, 2016December 11, 2016Leave a comment

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The BFG’: Now Available On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital From Amblin Entertainment & Disney

The BFG (2016) [Blu-Ray]

Director: Steven Spielberg

Cast: Mark Rylance, Ruby Barnhill, Penelope Wilton

Release Date: November 29, 2016

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Film Rating: 8/10
Disc Rating: 7.5/10

Synopsis:

Disney presents a Roald Dahl classic directed by Steven Spielberg. In an imaginative tale filled with magic, wonder and unexpected friendship, a young girl is launched on an enormous adventure when she crosses paths with a mysterious being called the Big Friendly Giant. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The BFG’: Now Available On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital From Amblin Entertainment & Disney”

Kevin LovellDecember 1, 2016December 9, 2016Leave a comment

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Phantasm: Remastered’: Now Available On Blu-ray From Well Go USA

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Ouija: Origin Of Evil’: Available On Blu-ray & DVD January 17, 2017 From Universal

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Deepwater Horizon’: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD & Digital HD From Lionsgate

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Accountant’: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD & Digital HD From Warner Bros

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Middle School: The Worst Years Of My Life’: Now Available On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital From Lionsgate

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Snowden’: Now Available On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital HD From Universal

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Blair Witch’: Now Available On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital HD From Lionsgate

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Storks 3D’: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray, DVD & Digital HD From Warner Bros

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘In A Valley Of Violence’: Now Available On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital HD From Universal

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children’: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D & DVD From 20th Century Fox

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Black Christmas’: The Cult Classic Is Now Available On Collector’s Edition Blu-ray From Scream Factory

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘31’: Available On Blu-ray & DVD December 20, 2016 From Lionsgate

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Suicide Squad 3D’ & 2D Extended Cut: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray & DVD From DC Comics – Warner Bros

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Bubba Ho-Tep’: Now Available On Collector’s Edition Blu-ray From Scream Factory

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Secret Life Of Pets 3D’: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray, DVD & Digital HD From Universal

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Jason Bourne’: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD & Digital HD From Universal

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Pete’s Dragon’: Now Available On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital From Disney

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The BFG’: Now Available On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital From Amblin Entertainment & Disney