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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Star Wars Rebels: Complete Season One’: Now Available on Blu-Ray & DVD From Lucasfilm & Disney 1
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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Star Wars Rebels: Complete Season One’: Now Available on Blu-Ray & DVD From Lucasfilm & Disney

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Cast:  Vanessa Marshall, Freddie Prinze Jr., Steve Blum (VOICES)

Release Date: Now Available On Blu-ray & DVD

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Disc Rating: 7.5/10

 

Synopsis:

In the first groundbreaking season of Star Wars Rebels, young hero Ezra Bridger joins the clever but motley crew of the starship Ghost in their resistance against the Empire. As the series begins, Imperial forces have occupied a remote planet, ruling with an iron fist and ruining the lives of its people. Ezra and his new rebel friends — Hera, Kanan, Sabine, Zeb and Chopper — embark on daring adventures in their fight against oppression across the galaxy, receiving help from familiar heroes such as Lando Calrissian, Ahsoka Tano, and Jedi Master Yoda. Pursued relentlessly by the Imperials and a Jedi hunter called the Inquisitor, this tenacious ragtag band of rebels will find itself in the crosshairs of none other than Darth Vader when season one closes in a shocking two-part finale.  Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Star Wars Rebels: Complete Season One’: Now Available on Blu-Ray & DVD From Lucasfilm & Disney”

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Originals: The Complete Second Season’: Own It Today On Blu-Ray & DVD From Warner Bros

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Cast: Joseph Morgan, Daniel Gillies, Phoebe Tonkin

Release Date: Now Available On Blu-ray & DVD

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Disc Rating: 7.5/10

 

Synopsis:

As Original vampire-werewolf hybrid Klaus Mikaelson returned to the vibrant, supernaturally charged city of New Orleans in season one, he was stunned to learn — along with his siblings Elijah and Rebekah — that Hayley, a werewolf, was pregnant with his child, and his vampire protégé, Marcel, whom the Original siblings had thought long dead, was ruling the French Quarter. Soon, a bloody war escalated between vampires and witches — the stakes raised by powerful teenage witch Davina and by Klaus’s bond with Cami, a student with a painful past — and a ruthless pack of wolves seized the opportunity to stage a violent coup. Now, in season two, a new status quo must be adjusted to, as the newly empowered werewolves control the city. Klaus struggles with weaknesses as Elijah desperately tries to save Hayley — now a hybrid — from a vicious spiral of self-destruction. Meanwhile, with the re-emergence of several Mikaelsons, “family is power” takes on new meaning. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Originals: The Complete Second Season’: Own It Today On Blu-Ray & DVD From Warner Bros”

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Vampire Diaries: The Complete Sixth Season’: Own It Today On Blu-Ray & DVD From Warner Bros

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Cast: Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, Ian Somerhalder

Release Date: Now Available On Blu-ray & DVD

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Disc Rating: 9/10

 

Synopsis:

The Vampire Diaries continues its sixth season with more delicious drama to sink your teeth into. In season five, after a passionate summer with Damon, Elena headed to Whitmore College with Caroline, not knowing Bonnie sacrificed her life for Jeremy’s. Meanwhile, Stefan and Caroline’s friendship deepened as they stood up to the Travelers, a nomadic witch tribe driven to strip Mystic Falls of magic and cast out its supernatural residents. In the shocking season finale, Damon, fearing he would lose his loved ones on the crumbling Other Side, made a huge sacrifice to bring them all back — with catastrophic and heartbreaking results. Season six follows the characters’ journey back to each other as they explore the duality of good versus evil inside themselves. Matt Davis reprises his role as Alaric Saltzman, recently returned from The Other Side. Plus, the season will make you misty-eyed as the departure of a major character will turn lives upside down and leave us asking what happened to Mystic Falls. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Vampire Diaries: The Complete Sixth Season’: Own It Today On Blu-Ray & DVD From Warner Bros”

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Walking Dead: The Complete Fifth Season’: Own It On Blu-ray & DVD August 25, 2015 From AMC & Anchor Bay

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Cast: Andrew Lincoln, Norman Reedus, Lauren Cohan

Release Date: On Blu-ray & DVD August 25, 2015

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Disc Rating: 10/10

 

Plot Summary:

Sheriff’s Deputy Rick Grimes leads a group of survivors in a world overrun by zombies. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Walking Dead: The Complete Fifth Season’: Own It On Blu-ray & DVD August 25, 2015 From AMC & Anchor Bay”

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Hell On Wheels: The Complete Fourth Season’: Now Available On Blu-Ray & DVD From eOne

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Cast: Anson Mount, Colm Meaney, Phil Burke

Release Date: Now Available On Blu-ray & DVD

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Disc Rating: 9/10

 

Synopsis:

When it premiered in 2011, HELL ON WHEELS was credited for helping to modernize the Western genre.  “Imbued with epic sweep[1]”, the series tells the story of post-Civil War America and of Cullen Bohannon (Anson Mount), a soldier who sets out to exact revenge on the Union soldiers who have killed his wife.  When his journey takes him west to Hell on Wheels, a lawless melting pot of a town that travels with and services the construction of the railroad, the lavishly-produced series gathers steam, and introduced characters and plotlines that have helped the Western drama become one of AMC’s top-rated series — and underscores just how  uncivilized the business of civilization can be. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Hell On Wheels: The Complete Fourth Season’: Now Available On Blu-Ray & DVD From eOne”

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Person Of Interest: The Complete Fourth Season’: Own It Today On Blu-Ray & DVD From Warner Bros

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Cast: Jim Caviezel, Michael Emerson, Kevin Chapman

Release Date: Now Available On Blu-ray & DVD

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Disc Rating: 9/10

 

Synopsis:

With a second machine – Samaritan – now online, the members of the elusive team – Reese (Jim Caviezel) and Finch (Michael Emerson), along with lethal operative Shaw (Sarah Shahi), unpredictable cyber-hacker Root (Amy Acker) and homicide detective Fusco (Kevin Chapman) – are now targets themselves, hiding in plain sight. Facing unknown danger, the POI team must find a way to outsmart Samaritan, an all-seeing, all-powerful artificial intelligence that’s self-governing, continually evolving and growing stronger every day. Meanwhile, former enemy Elias (Enrico Colantoni) now becomes a desperate ally in the fight against a new gang known as The Brotherhood. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Person Of Interest: The Complete Fourth Season’: Own It Today On Blu-Ray & DVD From Warner Bros”

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘I Love Lucy: Ultimate Season 2’: Now Available On Blu-Ray From CBS & Paramount

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Cast: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz

Release Date: Now Available On Blu-ray

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Disc Rating: 10/10

 

Plot Summary:

A daffy woman constantly strives to become a star along with her bandleader husband and gets herself in the strangest situations. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘I Love Lucy: Ultimate Season 2’: Now Available On Blu-Ray From CBS & Paramount”

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Casual Vacancy’: Available On Blu-Ray, DVD & Digital HD August 4, 2015 From Warner Bros

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Cast: Silas Carson, Joe Hurst, Michael Gambon

Release Date: Available On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital HD August 4

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Disc Rating: 8/10

 

Synopsis:

Based on the global bestselling novel by J.K. Rowling, the HBO and BBC coproduction THE CASUAL VACANCY is a three-part mini-series produced by Brontë Film and Television, written by Sarah Phelps (Eastenders, Great Expectations) and directed by Jonny Campbell (Doctor Who, Shameless). The mini-series centers on Pagford, a seemingly idyllic English village with a cobbled market square and ancient abbey. Behind the pretty façade, however, is a town at war. The rich at war with the poor, children at war with their parents, wives at war with their husbands, teachers at war with their pupils. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Casual Vacancy’: Available On Blu-Ray, DVD & Digital HD August 4, 2015 From Warner Bros”

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Powers: Season 1’: Own It Today On Blu-Ray & DVD From Sony

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Cast: Sharlto Copley, Susan Heyward, Noah Taylor

Release Date: Now Available On Blu-ray & DVD

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Disc Rating: 8.5/10

 

Synopsis:

What if the world was full of superheroes who aren’t actually heroic at all? Whatif all their “powers” were just one more excuse for mischief, mayhem, murder, and endorsement deals? Enter the men and women of the Powers Division, the brave people in charge of protecting humans like us and keeping the peace over commercialized, god-like men and women who glide through the sky imposingtheir power over the mortals who both worship and fear them. Based on the graphic novel by Michael Avon Oeming and Brian Michael Bendis, the edgy and dramatic POWERS follows the lives of two homicide detectives, Christian Walker (Sharlto Copley) and Deena Pilgrim (Susan Heyward), who are assigned to investigate these cases. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Powers: Season 1’: Own It Today On Blu-Ray & DVD From Sony”

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Last Ship: The Complete First Season’: Now Available On Blu-Ray & DVD From Warner Bros

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Cast: Eric Dane, Rhona Mitra, Adam Baldwin

Release Date: Now Available On Blu-ray & DVD

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Disc Rating: 9/10

 

Plot Summary:

The crew of a naval destroyer is forced to confront the reality of a new existence when a pandemic kills off most of the earth’s population. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Last Ship: The Complete First Season’: Now Available On Blu-Ray & DVD From Warner Bros”

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Falling Skies: The Complete Fourth Season’: Now Available On Blu-Ray & DVD From Warner Bros

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Cast: Noah Wyle, Moon Bloodgood, Will Patton

Release Date: Now Available On Blu-ray & DVD

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Disc Rating: 9/10

 

Plot Summary:

The chaotic aftermath of an alien attack has left most of the world completely incapacitated. In the six months since the initial invasion, the few survivors have banded together outside major cities to begin the difficult task of fighting back. Each day is a test of survival as citizen soldiers work to protect the people in their care while also engaging in an insurgency campaign against the occupying alien force. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Falling Skies: The Complete Fourth Season’: Now Available On Blu-Ray & DVD From Warner Bros”

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Power: The Complete First Season’: Now Available On Blu-Ray & DVD From Starz & Anchor Bay

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Cast: Omari Hardwick, Lela Loren, Naturi Naughton

Release Date: Now Available On Blu-ray & DVD

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Disc Rating: 7.5/10

 

Synopsis:

“Power: The Complete First Season” is the story of James “Ghost” St. Patrick, a wealthy New York City nightclub owner who caters to the city’s elite.  He wants to build an empire and turn the club into a Fortune 500 business, but there’s just one problem: Ghost is living a double life.  When he is not in the club, he is the kingpin of the most lucrative drug network in New York for some very high-level clientele. His marriage, family and business all become unknowingly threatened as he is tempted to leave his criminal life behind and become the rags-to-riches businessman he wants to be. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Power: The Complete First Season’: Now Available On Blu-Ray & DVD From Starz & Anchor Bay”

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Black Sails: The Complete First Season': Arrives On Blu-Ray, DVD & Digital HD January 6th From Starz & Anchor Bay 2
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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Black Sails: The Complete First Season’: Arrives On Blu-Ray, DVD & Digital HD January 6th From Starz & Anchor Bay

Black.Sails.Season.1-Blu-Ray-CoverBlack Sails: The Complete First Season [Blu-Ray]

Cast: Toby Stephens, Zach McGowan, Luke Arnold

Release Date: Available On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital HD January 6th

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Disc Rating: 8/10

 

Synopsis:

“BLACK SAILS: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON” begins in 1715 The Golden Age of Piracy in the Caribbean is at its apex. The former British colony of New Providence Island is now lawless territory, controlled by a few dozen of the most notorious pirate captains in history.  The most feared among them is Captain Flint (Toby Stephens). s the British Navy returns to these waters, and the threat of extinction looms, another side of Flint emerges. A man driven by deep, complicated, even romantic motives.  He will ally himself with the beautiful Eleanor Guthrie (Hannah New), daughter of the local smuggling kingpin who turns the pirates’ loot into profits.  Together, they forge a plan to hunt the ultimate prize, and by winning it, stave off reclamation of their home by a resurgent empire. Arrayed against them are a series of opponents: rival captains, jealous of Flint’s power; Eleanor’s father, whose ambitions for the island conflict with his daughter’s; and a young sailor, recently recruited onto Flint’s crew, who will somehow manage to constantly undermine his captain’s agenda. His name is John Silver (Luke Arnold). Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Black Sails: The Complete First Season’: Arrives On Blu-Ray, DVD & Digital HD January 6th From Starz & Anchor Bay”

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Justified: The Complete Fifth Season’ The Penultimate Season Comes Home; Now Available on Blu-Ray & DVD from Sony

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Justified: The Complete Fifth Season [Blu-Ray]

Cast: Timothy Olyphant, Walton Goggins, Joelle Carter

Release Date: Now Available On Blu-ray™ & DVD

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Disc Rating: 10/10

 

Synopsis:

U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens is a modern day 19th century-style lawman, enforcing his brand of justice in a way that puts a target on his back with criminals and places him at odds with his bosses in the Marshal service. That conflict results in a reassignment for Givens to the U.S. District covering the town where he grew up. He is an anachronism – a tough, soft spoken gentleman who finds his quarry fascinating, but never gives an inch. Dig under his placid skin and you’ll find an angry man who grew up hard in rural Kentucky, with an outlaw father, who knows a lot more about who he doesn’t want to be than who he really is. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Justified: The Complete Fifth Season’ The Penultimate Season Comes Home; Now Available on Blu-Ray & DVD from Sony”

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[Blu-Ray Review] Holy Blu Release Of The Decade! ‘Batman: The Complete Television Series’ Is Here; Own The Limited Edition Blu-Ray Collection Today From DC Comics & Warner Bros

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Batman: The Complete Television Series (1966) (Limited Edition) [Blu-Ray]

Cast:  Adam West, Burt Ward, Alan Napier

Release Date: Own it today on Limited Edition Blu-Ray

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Disc Rating: 9.5/10

Synopsis:

Wealthy entrepreneur Bruce Wayne and his ward Dick Grayson lead a double life: they are actually the crime-fighting duo Batman and Robin. A secret Batpole in the Wayne mansion leads to the Batcave, where Police Commissioner Gordon summons the Dynamic Duo on the Batphone with the latest emergency threatening Gotham City. Racing to the scene of the crime in the jet-powered Batmobile, Batman and Robin must (with the help of their trusty utility-belts) thwart the efforts of a rogues gallery of flamboyant arch-villains, including the Joker, the Penguin, the Riddler and the Catwoman. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] Holy Blu Release Of The Decade! ‘Batman: The Complete Television Series’ Is Here; Own The Limited Edition Blu-Ray Collection Today From DC Comics & Warner Bros”

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars – The Lost Missions’ Concludes The Series With A Bang; Now Available on Blu-Ray & DVD From Lucasfilm & Disney

Star.Wars.The.Clone.Wars-The.Lost.Missions-BluRay-CoverStar Wars: The Clone Wars – The Lost Missions [Blu-Ray]

Cast: Tom Kane, Dee Bradley Baker, Matt Lanter (VOICES)

Release Date: Own It Today On Blu-ray & DVD

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Disc Rating: 9/10

 

Synopsis:

Against a backdrop of ever-shifting loyalties, uneasy alliances and ancient hostilities, the conflict between the Republic and the Separatists ramps up, setting the stage for Darth Sidious’ ultimate act of treachery against the Jedi. In these uncertain times, some of the deepest mysteries of the light and dark sides of the Force are revealed as an intrepid clone trooper uncovers a shocking conspiracy, Anakin Skywalker’s closest relationship is tested to its limits, and Master Yoda makes a discovery that could forever change the balance of power in the galaxy. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars – The Lost Missions’ Concludes The Series With A Bang; Now Available on Blu-Ray & DVD From Lucasfilm & Disney”

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[DVD Review]“Sith Roast: Decaf!” ‘Phineas And Ferb: Star Wars’; Own It On DVD Today From Disney

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Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars (Star Wars IV: A New Hope – Retold & ReFERBished) [DVD]

Director(s):  Robert Hughes (as Robert F. Hughes) , Sue Perrotto

Cast: Vincent Martella, Ashley Tisdale, Thomas Brodie-Sangster (VOICES)

Release Date: Now Available on DVD

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Disc Rating: 9/10

 

Synopsis:

A couple summers ago in a galaxy far, far away, Phineas and Ferb are happily basking in the glow of Tatooine’s twin suns – until plans for the Death Star accidentally fall into their hands, thrusting them (and Agent P) into a galactic rebellion and an epic struggle of good versus evil in Phineas And Ferb: Star Wars.

Will Phineas and Ferb be able to resist the Dark Side? Will Stormtrooper Candace finally bust a Rebel? Can Agent P stop Darthenshmirtz from using his Force-powered “Sith-Inator”?

Featuring 5 additional episodes for over 2 hours of action-packed fun, this mind-blowing, intergalactic adventure is a blast for all ages! May the Ferb be with you…always. Continue reading “[DVD Review]“Sith Roast: Decaf!” ‘Phineas And Ferb: Star Wars’; Own It On DVD Today From Disney”

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer: 50th Anniversary Collector’s Edition’; Now Available On Blu-Ray & DVD

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Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer (50th Anniversary Collector’s Edition) [Blu-Ray]

Director: Larry Roemer

Cast: Billie Mae Richards, Burl Ives, Paul Soles (VOICES)

Release Date: 50th Anniversary Collector’s Edition Blu-Ray & DVD Now Available

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Disc Rating: 8.5/10

Plot Summary:

Sam the snowman tells us the story of a young red-nosed reindeer who, after being ousted from the reindeer games because of his beaming honker, teams up with Hermey, an elf who wants to be a dentist, and Yukon Cornelius, the prospector. They run into the Abominable Snowman and find a whole island of misfit toys. Rudoph vows to see if he can get Santa to help the toys, and he goes back to the North Pole on Christmas Eve. But Santa’s sleigh is fogged in. But when Santa looks over Rudolph, he gets a very bright idea… Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer: 50th Anniversary Collector’s Edition’; Now Available On Blu-Ray & DVD”

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