[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Scorned’ looks good and has its moments, but fails to bring much new to the table; Now Available on Blu-Ray & DVD from Anchor Bay Entertainment

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Scorned [Blu-Ray]

Director: Mark Jones

Cast: Billy Zane, Viva Bianca, Brooklynn Brokaw

Release Date: Now Available on Blu-Ray & DVD

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Film Rating: 5.5/10

Disc Rating: 7/10

Plot Summary:

A romantic weekend turns horrific and sadistic when Sadie discovers her boyfriend is having an affair with her best friend. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Scorned’ looks good and has its moments, but fails to bring much new to the table; Now Available on Blu-Ray & DVD from Anchor Bay Entertainment”

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Escape Plan’ is far more than the average mindless action film that you might expect; Arrives on Blu-Ray & DVD February 4, 2014 From Summit Entertainment/Lionsgate Home Entertainment

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Escape Plan [Blu-Ray]

Director: Mikael Håfström

Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jim Caviezel

Release Date: Available on Blu-Ray & DVD February 4, 2014

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Film Rating: 7.5/10

Disc Rating: 9/10

 

Plot Summary:

When a structural-security authority finds himself set up and incarcerated in the world’s most secret and secure prison, he has to use his skills to escape with help from the inside. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Escape Plan’ is far more than the average mindless action film that you might expect; Arrives on Blu-Ray & DVD February 4, 2014 From Summit Entertainment/Lionsgate Home Entertainment”

[Blu-Ray Review] Two 80’s horror classics from Kevin Tenney finally come home on Blu; ‘Night of the Demons’ UNCUT Collector’s Edition & ‘Witchboard’; Blu-Ray/DVD Combo Packs For Both Invade February 4, 2014 From Scream Factory

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Night of the Demons (1988) [Collector’s Edition Blu-Ray]          

Director: Kevin Tenney

Cast: Cathy Podewell, Alvin Alexis, Hal Havins

Release Date: Collector’s Edition Blu-Ray/DVD Combo Pack Available February 4, 2014

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Film Rating: 8/10

Disc Rating: 10/10

Plot Summary:

On the night of Halloween, 10 teens decide to go to a party at an abandoned funeral parlor. “Hull House”, rumored to be built on an evil patch of land & underground stream, is the place. While starting the party, the teens gather around a big mirror to perform a seance…BIG MISTAKE. They awaken some evil force and find themselves trapped and taken over one by one. Now it’s a battle for who can survive and cross over the stream before going to hell…

 

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Witchboard [Blu-Ray]

Director: Kevin Tenney

Cast: Todd Allen, Tawny Kitaen, Clare Bristol

Release Date: Blu-Ray/DVD Combo Pack Available February 4, 2014

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Film Rating: 8.5/10

Disc Rating: 9.5/10

Plot Summary:

A woman finds an interest in her friend Brandon’s Ouija Board when he brings it by her party.

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Last Vegas’ is a heartwarming, fun and hilarious film featuring a stellar cast; Available on Blu-Ray Combo Pack & DVD January 28, 2014 From Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

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Last Vegas [Blu-Ray]

Director: Jon Turteltaub

Cast: Robert De Niro, Michael Douglas, Morgan Freeman, Kevin Kline

Release Date: Available on Blu-Ray Combo Pack & DVD January 28, 2014

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Film Rating: 8/10

Disc Rating: 9.5/10

Plot Summary:

Three sixty-something friends take a break from their day-to-day lives to throw a bachelor party in Las Vegas for their last remaining single pal. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Last Vegas’ is a heartwarming, fun and hilarious film featuring a stellar cast; Available on Blu-Ray Combo Pack & DVD January 28, 2014 From Sony Pictures Home Entertainment”

[DVD Review] ‘Crossing Lines: Season One’; Now Available on Blu-Ray & DVD from Lionsgate Home Entertainment

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Release Date: Now Available on Blu-Ray & DVD

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Disc Rating: 8/10

Plot Summary:

A special crime unit investigates serialized crimes that cross over European borders and to hunt down criminals to bring them to justice. A global FBI is born. Continue reading “[DVD Review] ‘Crossing Lines: Season One’; Now Available on Blu-Ray & DVD from Lionsgate Home Entertainment”

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Charlie Countryman’ is a beautiful, emotional and brutal story about love at first sight; Now Available on Blu-Ray & DVD from Millennium Entertainment

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Charlie Countryman [Blu-Ray]

Director: Fredrik Bond

Cast: Shia LaBeouf, Evan Rachel Wood, Mads Mikkelsen, Vincent D’Onofrio

Release Date: Now Available on Blu-Ray & DVD

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Film Rating: 8.5/10

Disc Rating: 8/10

 

Plot Summary:

While traveling abroad, a guy falls for a Romanian beauty whose unreachable heart has its origins in her violent, charismatic ex. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Charlie Countryman’ is a beautiful, emotional and brutal story about love at first sight; Now Available on Blu-Ray & DVD from Millennium Entertainment”

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Bad Milo’ delivers bloody fun and laughs galore, one of the best horror comedies in recent years; Arrives on Blu-Ray & DVD January 21, 2014 From Magnolia Home Entertainment / Magnet Releasing

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Bad Milo! [Blu-Ray]

Director: Jacob Vaughan

Cast: Ken Marino, Gillian Jacobs, Peter Stormare, Patrick Warburton

Release Date: Arrives on Blu-Ray & DVD January 21, 2014

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Film Rating: 9/10

Disc Rating: 9.5/10

Plot Summary:

A horror comedy centered on a guy who learns that his unusual stomach problems are being caused by a demon living in his intestines. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Bad Milo’ delivers bloody fun and laughs galore, one of the best horror comedies in recent years; Arrives on Blu-Ray & DVD January 21, 2014 From Magnolia Home Entertainment / Magnet Releasing”

[Blu-Ray Review] Paul Schrader’s ‘Cat People’ comes home in beautiful HD clarity; Collector’s Edition Blu-Ray Available on January 21, 2014 From Scream Factory

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Cat People (1982) [Collector’s Edition Blu-Ray]

Director: Paul Schrader

Cast: Nastassja Kinski, Malcolm McDowell, John Heard

Release Date: Collector’s Edition Blu-Ray Available On January 21, 2014

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Film Rating: 7/10

Disc Rating: 9/10

Plot Summary:

In this erotic remake of the 1942 classic, a young woman’s sexual awakening brings horror when she discovers her urges transform her into a monstrous black leopard. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] Paul Schrader’s ‘Cat People’ comes home in beautiful HD clarity; Collector’s Edition Blu-Ray Available on January 21, 2014 From Scream Factory”

[Blu-Ray Review] The comedy classic ‘Blind Date’ comes home in High Definition; Now Available for the First Time on Blu-Ray from Image/RLJ Entertainment

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Blind Date [Blu-Ray]

Director: Blake Edwards

Cast: Kim Basinger, Bruce Willis, John Larroquette

Release Date: Now Available on Blu-Ray For The First Time

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Film Rating: 7.5/10

Disc Rating: 7/10

Plot Summary:

Walter Davis is a workaholic. His attention is all to his work and very little to his personal life or appearance. Now he needs a date to take to his company’s business dinner with a new important Japanese client. His brother sets him up with his wife’s cousin Nadia, who is new in town and wants to socialize, but he was warned that if she gets drunk, she loses control and becomes wild. How will the date turn out – especially when they encounter Nadia’s ex-boyfriend David? Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] The comedy classic ‘Blind Date’ comes home in High Definition; Now Available for the First Time on Blu-Ray from Image/RLJ Entertainment”

[Movie Review] ‘Big Bad Wolves’ is a powerful and unforgettable film that isn’t afraid to rattle your nerves and then laugh at you; In Theatres, on Demand and on iTunes January 17th, 2014 from Magnet Releasing

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Big Bad Wolves

Director: Aharon Keshales, Navot Papushado

Starring: Lior Ashkenazi, Rotem Keinan, Tzahi Grad

Release Date: In Theatres (Limited), on Demand and on iTunes January 17th, 2014

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Film Rating: 9.5/10

Plot Summary:

A series of brutal murders puts the lives of three men on a collision course: The father of the latest victim now out for revenge, a vigilante police detective operating outside the boundaries of law, and the main suspect in the killings – a religious studies teacher arrested and released due to a police blunder. Continue reading “[Movie Review] ‘Big Bad Wolves’ is a powerful and unforgettable film that isn’t afraid to rattle your nerves and then laugh at you; In Theatres, on Demand and on iTunes January 17th, 2014 from Magnet Releasing”

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Runner Runner’ is a smart, fast paced modern thriller with a powerful cast; Now Available on Blu-Ray Combo Pack & DVD From 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

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Runner Runner [Blu-Ray]

Director: Brad Furman

Cast: Ben Affleck, Justin Timberlake, Gemma Arterton

Release Date: Now Available to own on Blu-Ray Combo Pack & DVD

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Film Rating: 7.5/10

Disc Rating: 8/10

 Plot Summary:

When a poor college student who cracks an online poker game goes bust, he arranges a face-to-face with the man he thinks cheated him, a sly offshore entrepreneur. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Runner Runner’ is a smart, fast paced modern thriller with a powerful cast; Now Available on Blu-Ray Combo Pack & DVD From 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment”

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘You’re Next’ is a brutally fun home invasion thriller and one of the best horror films released in 2013; Arrives on Blu-Ray & DVD January 14, 2014 From Lionsgate Home Entertainment 1

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘You’re Next’ is a brutally fun home invasion thriller and one of the best horror films released in 2013; Arrives on Blu-Ray & DVD January 14, 2014 From Lionsgate Home Entertainment

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Director: Adam Wingard

Cast: Sharni Vinson, Joe Swanberg, AJ Bowen, Barbara Crampton

Release Date: Available on Blu-Ray & DVD January 14, 2014

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Film Rating: 9.5/10
Disc Rating: 9/10

 

Plot Summary:

When the Davison family comes under attack during their wedding anniversary getaway, the gang of mysterious killers soon learns that one of victims harbors a secret talent for fighting back. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘You’re Next’ is a brutally fun home invasion thriller and one of the best horror films released in 2013; Arrives on Blu-Ray & DVD January 14, 2014 From Lionsgate Home Entertainment”

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Riddick’ delivers on the gruesome action, monsters and fun while bringing the saga back to darker roots; On Blu-Ray & DVD January 14, 2014 From Universal Home Entertainment

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Riddick (Unrated Director’s Cut) [Blu-Ray]

Director: David Twohy

Cast: Vin Diesel, Karl Urban, Katee Sackhoff

Release Date: Available on Blu-Ray & DVD January 14, 2014

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Film Rating: 8/10

Disc Rating: 9.5/10

Plot Summary:

Left for dead on a sun-scorched planet, Riddick finds himself up against an alien race of predators. Activating an emergency beacon alerts two ships: one carrying a new breed of mercenary, the other captained by a man from Riddick’s past. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Riddick’ delivers on the gruesome action, monsters and fun while bringing the saga back to darker roots; On Blu-Ray & DVD January 14, 2014 From Universal Home Entertainment”

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A list of 5 phenomenal films released in 2013 that didn’t get the attention or respect they deserved

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Now that 2013 is officially behind us and we have begun delving into 2014, I thought I would take a look back at the previous year (a year which was filled with a far larger quantity of phenomenal films than usual) and give mention to a few select films that were some of my favorites this year and which I also felt got little or no attention or respect when they more than deserved it. Hit the jump to check out the five titles I have selected, and make sure to check back later this month for our ‘Best Films of 2013’ list when it finally hits. It should be a fairly hefty list this year. Continue reading “A list of 5 phenomenal films released in 2013 that didn’t get the attention or respect they deserved”

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘We Are What We Are’ is a beautifully unsettling masterpiece and Jim Mickle’s best film yet; Now Available on Blu-Ray & DVD From eOne

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We Are What We Are [Blu-Ray]

Director: Jim Mickle

Cast: Bill Sage, Ambyr Childers, Julia Garner, Michael Parks, Kelly McGillis

Release Date: Now Available on Blu-Ray & DVD

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Film Rating: 9/10

Disc Rating: 9/10

Plot Summary:

The Parkers, a reclusive family who follow ancient customs, find their secret existence threatened as a torrential downpour moves into their area, forcing daughters Iris and Rose to assume responsibilities beyond those of a typical family. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘We Are What We Are’ is a beautifully unsettling masterpiece and Jim Mickle’s best film yet; Now Available on Blu-Ray & DVD From eOne”

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Sweetwater’ is a beautifully crafted western revenge thriller with a stellar cast; On DVD & Blu-Ray December 31, 2013 From Arc Entertainment

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Director: Logan Miller

Cast: Ed Harris, January Jones, Jason Isaacs

Release Date: Available on DVD & Blu-Ray December 31, 2013

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Film Rating: 9/10

Disc Rating: 8/10

Plot Summary:

In the late 1800s, a fanatical religious leader, a renegade Sheriff, and a former prostitute collide in a blood triangle on the rugged plains of the New Mexico Territory. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Sweetwater’ is a beautifully crafted western revenge thriller with a stellar cast; On DVD & Blu-Ray December 31, 2013 From Arc Entertainment”

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Freezer’ is a fun and clever thriller boosted by a great performance by Dylan McDermott; On DVD & Blu-Ray/DVD Combo Pack January 21, 2014 From Anchor Bay Entertainment

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Freezer [Blu-Ray]

Director: Mikael Salomon

Cast: Dylan McDermott, Peter Facinelli, Yuliya Snigir

Release Date: Available on DVD & Blu-Ray/DVD Combo Pack January 21, 2014

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Film Rating: 8/10

Disc Rating: 8/10

Plot Summary:

Dylan McDermott stars as Robert Saunders, a New York City mechanic who is knocked unconscious at his birthday dinner and wakes up to find himself locked inside the restaurant’s walk-in freezer.  Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Freezer’ is a fun and clever thriller boosted by a great performance by Dylan McDermott; On DVD & Blu-Ray/DVD Combo Pack January 21, 2014 From Anchor Bay Entertainment”

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Justified: The Complete Fourth Season’ brings home yet another phenomenal season of this truly fantastic series; Now Available on Blu-Ray & DVD from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

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Justified: The Complete Fourth Season [Blu-Ray]

Release Date: Now Available on Blu-Ray & DVD

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Disc Rating: 9.5/10

Plot Summary:

Old-school U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens is reassigned from Miami to his childhood home in the poor, rural coal-mining towns in Eastern Kentucky. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Justified: The Complete Fourth Season’ brings home yet another phenomenal season of this truly fantastic series; Now Available on Blu-Ray & DVD from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment”