[Blu-Ray Review] John Carpenter’s ‘Village Of The Damned’: Available On Collector’s Edition Blu-ray April 12, 2016 From Scream Factory 1

[Blu-Ray Review] John Carpenter’s ‘Village Of The Damned’: Available On Collector’s Edition Blu-ray April 12, 2016 From Scream Factory

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Director: John Carpenter

Cast: Christopher Reeve, Kirstie Alley, Linda Kozlowski

Release Date: Available On Collector’s Edition Blu-ray April 12, 2016

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Disc Rating: 8.5/10

Synopsis:

From the master of suspense, John Carpenter, comes a chilling new version of the sci-fi classic. Something is terribly wrong in the tiny village of Midwich. After an unseen force invades a quiet coastal town, ten women mysteriously find themselves pregnant. Local physician Dr. Alan Chaffee (Christopher Reeve) and government scientist Dr. Susan Verner (Kirstie Alley) join forces when the women simultaneously give birth… and the reign of supernatural terror begins. In what The New York Times calls “one scarifying trip,” the people of Midwich must try to find a way to stop the unstoppable in the Village of the Damned. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] John Carpenter’s ‘Village Of The Damned’: Available On Collector’s Edition Blu-ray April 12, 2016 From Scream Factory”

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Justice League Vs. Teen Titans': Available On Blu-ray & DVD April 12, 2016 From DC Comics & Warner Bros 2

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Justice League Vs. Teen Titans’: Available On Blu-ray & DVD April 12, 2016 From DC Comics & Warner Bros

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Director: Sam Liu

Cast:  Rosario DawsonJason O’MaraStuart Allan (VOICES)

Release Date: Available on Blu-Ray & DVD April 12, 2016

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

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

Synopsis:

Justice League vs. Teen Titans welcomes the Teen Titans to the ever-expanding canon of classic DC Comics characters within the DC Universe Original Movies. When Damian’s over-aggressive tendencies almost destroy a Justice League mission, he is sent to learn teamwork by training alongside the Teen Titans. However, adjusting Damian’s attitude turns out to be the least of the Teen Titans’ troubles as Raven’s satanic, world-conquering father Trigon begins an escape from his inter-dimensional prison. To complete his return, Trigon must have Raven’s assistance – and to accomplish his goal, he spreads his demonic forces across the globe, infiltrating the minds and bodies of the Justice League to do his bidding. To save the universe and prevent a literal hell on Earth, the Teen Titans must rescue – or defeat – the Justice League, and intern Trigon for all eternity. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Justice League Vs. Teen Titans’: Available On Blu-ray & DVD April 12, 2016 From DC Comics & Warner Bros”

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Cherry Falls’: Now Available On Blu-ray From Scream Factory 3

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Cherry Falls’: Now Available On Blu-ray From Scream Factory

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Director: Geoffrey Wright

Cast: Brittany Murphy, Jay Mohr, Michael Biehn

Release Date: Now Available on Blu-ray

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Disc Rating: 8/10

Synopsis:

A serial killer is stalking the peaceful town of Cherry Falls. At first, it seems that he is just targeting teenagers, but after the third killing it becomes clear that all the victims have been virgins. When the town’s students hear about this, they realize that there is only one way to protect themselves and begin planning a “Pop Your Cherry” party where they will all lose their virginities together. Meanwhile, Jodi (Brittany Murphy, Clueless, Sin City), the virtuous daughter of the town’s sheriff (Michael Biehn, Aliens, Grindhouse), decides to take matters into her own hands and trap the killer herself. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Cherry Falls’: Now Available On Blu-ray From Scream Factory”

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Banshee: The Complete Third Season’: Available On Blu-ray & DVD April 5, 2016 From Cinemax & HBO 4

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Banshee: The Complete Third Season’: Available On Blu-ray & DVD April 5, 2016 From Cinemax & HBO

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Cast: Antony Starr, Ivana Milicevic, Ulrich Thomsen

Release Date: Available On Blu-ray & DVD April 5, 2016

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Disc Rating: 9.5/10

Synopsis:

Season 3 picks up a month after the Season 2 finale, when Carrie’s father, gang kingpin Rabbit (Ben Cross), finally met his demise after a climactic church shootout. Carrie, now exposed and estranged from her husband and kids, remains in Banshee, working as a waitress by day while moonlighting with Lucas, Sugar Bates (Frankie Faison) and Job (Hoon Lee) on a variety of local heists. As Lucas finds it harder and harder to keep his true identity from his deputies – especially Siobhan Kelly (Trieste Kelly Dunn), now his romantic interest – he and the Banshee police force become embroiled in a new conflict between Amish gangster Kai Proctor (Ulrich Thomsen) and Chayton Littlestone (Geno Segers), the vicious, vengeance-minded leader of the Redbone wing of the Kinaho tribe. And as fists and bullets fly in and around Banshee, Lucas concocts a new scheme that could net his thieves a fortune – by robbing a decommissioned Marine compound housing millions of dollars. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Banshee: The Complete Third Season’: Available On Blu-ray & DVD April 5, 2016 From Cinemax & HBO”

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Forsaken’: Now Available On Blu-ray & DVD From Momentum Pictures 5

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Forsaken’: Now Available On Blu-ray & DVD From Momentum Pictures

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Director: Jon Cassar

Cast: Kiefer Sutherland, Donald Sutherland, Brian Cox

Release Date: Now Available on Blu-ray & DVD

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

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

Synopsis:

In 1872, John Henry Clayton (Kiefer Sutherland) retires as a gunfighter and returns to his hometown of Fowler, Wyoming in hope of repairing his relationship with his estranged father, Reverend Clayton (Donald Sutherland).  However, he soon learns that the town is in turmoil, as the railroad will be coming through the area and a criminal gang is terrorizing ranchers who refuse to sell their land.  John Henry is the only one who can stop them, but his father does not want his son to return to a life of violence. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Forsaken’: Now Available On Blu-ray & DVD From Momentum Pictures”

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Exposed’: Now Available On Blu-ray & DVD From Lionsgate 6

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Exposed’: Now Available On Blu-ray & DVD From Lionsgate

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Director: Gee Malik Linton (as Declan Dale)

Cast: Ana de Armas, Keanu Reeves, Christopher McDonald

Release Date: Now Available on Blu-ray & DVD

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Film Rating: 5.5/10
Disc Rating: 7.5/10

Synopsis:

As a police officer investigates the death of his partner, the case exposes disturbing police corruption along with a dangerous secret that leads him to a troubled young woman. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Exposed’: Now Available On Blu-ray & DVD From Lionsgate”

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’: Arriving On Blu-ray & DVD April 5, 2016 From Disney & Lucasfilm 7

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’: Arriving On Blu-ray & DVD April 5, 2016 From Disney & Lucasfilm

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Director: J.J. Abrams

Cast: Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver

Release Date: Available on Blu-ray & DVD April 5, 2016

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

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

Synopsis:

Lucasfilm and visionary director J.J. Abrams join forces to take you back again to a galaxy far, far away as Star Wars returns to the big screen with Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’: Arriving On Blu-ray & DVD April 5, 2016 From Disney & Lucasfilm”

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Freaks And Geeks: The Complete Series’: Now Available On Collector’s Edition Blu-ray From Shout Factory 8

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Freaks And Geeks: The Complete Series’: Now Available On Collector’s Edition Blu-ray From Shout Factory

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Cast: Linda Cardellini, John Francis Daley, James Franco

Release Date: Now Available On Collector’s Edition Blu-ray

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Disc Rating: 10/10

Synopsis:

Set in 1980 at the fictional McKinley High in Detroit, Freaks and Geeks focused on two groups of outsiders: the stoners, tough kids and bad girls; and the brains, nerds and squares. Although this Emmy award-winning series ran for only one season, it has remained a cult favorite and a benchmark of quality television. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Freaks And Geeks: The Complete Series’: Now Available On Collector’s Edition Blu-ray From Shout Factory”

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Concussion’: Debuts On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray & DVD March 29, 2016 From Sony 9

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Concussion’: Debuts On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray & DVD March 29, 2016 From Sony

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Director: Peter Landesman 

Cast: Will Smith, Alec Baldwin, Gugu Mbatha-Raw

Release Date: Available on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray & DVD March 29, 2016

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

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

Synopsis:

Will Smith stars in Concussion, a dramatic thriller based on the incredible true David vs. Goliath story of American immigrant Dr. Bennet Omalu, the brilliant forensic neuropathologist who made the first discovery of CTE, a football-related brain trauma, in a pro player and fought for the truth to be known. Omalu’s emotional quest puts him at dangerous odds with one of the most powerful – and beloved – institutions in the world. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Concussion’: Debuts On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray & DVD March 29, 2016 From Sony”

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Alvin And The Chipmunks: The Road Chip’: Now Available On Blu-ray & DVD From Fox Home Entertainment 10

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Alvin And The Chipmunks: The Road Chip’: Now Available On Blu-ray & DVD From Fox Home Entertainment

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Director: Walt Becker

Cast: Jason Lee, Josh Green, Tony Hale

Release Date: Now Available on Blu-ray & DVD

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

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

Synopsis:

Hit the road with your favorite fur balls in the funniest Alvin and the Chipmunks ever! Alvin, Simon and Theodore race to Miami on a wild road trip, but their jaunt soon takes a nutty detour, leading to hilarious hijinks and music-packed adventures across the country. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Alvin And The Chipmunks: The Road Chip’: Now Available On Blu-ray & DVD From Fox Home Entertainment”

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Hateful Eight’: Arrives On Blu-ray & DVD March 29, 2016 From TWC & Anchor Bay 11

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Hateful Eight’: Arrives On Blu-ray & DVD March 29, 2016 From TWC & Anchor Bay

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Director: Quentin Tarantino

Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh

Release Date: Available on Blu-ray & DVD March 29, 2016

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

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

Synopsis:

In THE HATEFUL EIGHT, set six or eight or twelve years after the Civil War, a stagecoach hurtles through the wintry Wyoming landscape. The passengers, bounty hunter John Ruth (Kurt Russell) and his fugitive Daisy Domergue (Jennifer Jason Leigh), race towards the town of Red Rock where Ruth, known in those parts as “The Hangman,” will bring Domergue to justice. Along the road, they encounter two strangers: Major Marquis Warren (Samuel L. Jackson), a black former union soldier turned infamous bounty hunter, and Chris Mannix (Walton Goggins), a southern renegade who claims to be the town’s new Sheriff. Losing their lead on the blizzard, Ruth, Domergue, Warren and Mannix seek refuge at Minnie’s Haberdashery, a stagecoach stopover on a mountain pass. When they arrive at Minnie’s, they are greeted not by the proprietor but by four unfamiliar faces. Bob (DemianBichir), who’s taking care of Minnie’s while she’s visiting her mother, is holed up with Oswaldo Mobray (Tim Roth), the hangman of Red Rock, cow-puncher Joe Gage (Michael Madsen), and Confederate General Sanford Smithers (Bruce Dern). As the storm overtakes the mountainside stopover, our eight travelers come to learn they may not make it to Red Rock after all… Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Hateful Eight’: Arrives On Blu-ray & DVD March 29, 2016 From TWC & Anchor Bay”

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Disturbing Behavior’: Now Available On Blu-ray From Scream Factory 12

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Disturbing Behavior’: Now Available On Blu-ray From Scream Factory

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Director: David Nutter

Cast: James Marsden, Katie Holmes, Nick Stahl

Release Date: Now Available on Blu-ray

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Disc Rating: 7.5/10

 

Synopsis:

In the halls of Cradle Bay High School, something sinister is happening… something dark… something disturbing. Sure, the “Blue Ribbons” – the clique that’s at the top of the food chain at Cradle Bay –  appear perfect in every way. But underneath their clean-cut, well-mannered facades lurks a shocking secret – one that a group of Cradle Bay High’s outsiders and rebels must uncover in order to save their school, their town…and their own lives. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Disturbing Behavior’: Now Available On Blu-ray From Scream Factory”

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Daddy’s Home’: Debuts On Blu-ray Combo Pack & DVD March 22, 2016 From Paramount 13

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Daddy’s Home’: Debuts On Blu-ray Combo Pack & DVD March 22, 2016 From Paramount

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Director: Sean Anders 

Cast: Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Linda Cardellini

Release Date: Available on Blu-ray & DVD March 22, 2016

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

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

Synopsis:

Brad (Ferrell), who always dreamed of having the perfect family, is determined to become the best step-dad to his new wife’s (Linda Cardellini) children. But when their biological father Dusty (Wahlberg) shows up unexpectedly, Brad’s idyllic family life is turned upside down and he must go toe-to-toe with Dusty in this hilarious family comedy that “will have you in stitches” (Jaclyn Roth, Life & Style). Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Daddy’s Home’: Debuts On Blu-ray Combo Pack & DVD March 22, 2016 From Paramount”

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Sisters’ Unrated: Arrives On Blu-ray & DVD March 15, 2016 From Universal 14

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Sisters’ Unrated: Arrives On Blu-ray & DVD March 15, 2016 From Universal

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Director: Jason Moore

Cast: Amy Poehler, Tina Fey, Ike Barinholtz

Release Date: Available on Blu-ray & DVD March 15, 2016

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Film Rating: 7/10
Disc Rating: 8.5/10

Synopsis:

Tina Fey (TV’s Saturday Night Live, 30 Rock) and Amy Poehler (TV’s Saturday Night Live, Parks and Recreation) reunite in Sisters, the story of two disconnected sisters summoned home to clean out their childhood bedroom before their parents sell the family house. Looking to recapture their glory days, they throw one final high-school-style party for their classmates, which turns into the cathartic rager that a bunch of ground-down adults really need. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Sisters’ Unrated: Arrives On Blu-ray & DVD March 15, 2016 From Universal”

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Species III’ & ‘Species: The Awakening’ Double Feature: Now Available On Blu-ray From Scream Factory 15

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Species III’ & ‘Species: The Awakening’ Double Feature: Now Available On Blu-ray From Scream Factory

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Release Date: Now Available on Blu-ray

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Disc Rating: 8/10

 

Synopses:

 

SPECIES III

In the ongoing fight for supremacy between mankind and human-alien hybrids, a fatal weakness among the hybrids has given humans the advantage… until now. When Sara (Sunny Mabrey), the daughter of Eve (Natasha Henstridge, Species), is born, she develops into the most genetically perfect alien form yet! Seeking to repopulate Earth with her kind, this dangerously beautiful femme fatale heeds an overwhelming drive to mate… while a crack military team trails her in an attempt to end the war between the two species forever!

SPECIES – THE AWAKENING

When brilliant college professor Miranda Hollander (Helena Mattsson, American Horror Story) suffers a mysterious blackout and awakens amid the bloody aftermath of a mass slaughter, she turns to her uncle for answers. But when he reveals the shocking truth…that she’s only half human, a clone from a hybrid of human and alien DNA, they must flee to Mexico to locate the scientist who created her. Soon they find themselves locked in battle with a horde of rampaging, unstoppable hybrids…and time is running out before Miranda will inevitably surrender to the killer instinct that lurks inside her own body! Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Species III’ & ‘Species: The Awakening’ Double Feature: Now Available On Blu-ray From Scream Factory”

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Big Short’: Debuts On Blu-ray Combo Pack & DVD March 15, 2016 From Paramount 16

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Big Short’: Debuts On Blu-ray Combo Pack & DVD March 15, 2016 From Paramount

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Director: Adam McKay

Cast: Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling

Release Date: Available on Blu-ray & DVD March 15, 2016

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Film Rating: 9.5/10
Disc Rating: 8/10

Synopsis:

Based on the best-selling book by Michael Lewis, THE BIG SHORT details the true story of four outsiders who risked everything to take on the big banks during the greatest financial fraud in U.S. history. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Big Short’: Debuts On Blu-ray Combo Pack & DVD March 15, 2016 From Paramount”

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘My All American’: Now Available On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital HD From Universal 17

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

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Director: Angelo Pizzo 

Cast: Aaron Eckhart, Finn Wittrock, Robin Tunney

Release Date: Now Available on Blu-ray & DVD

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

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

Synopsis:

An unlikely football hero faces unexpected challenges with grit and grace in My All American , the true story of Freddie Steinmark. Although deemed too small as an athlete, Freddie (Finn Wittrock – The Big Short, “American Horror Story”) dreams of playing football and brings a fight to the game that is noticed by legendary coach Darrell Royal (Aaron Eckhart – The Dark Knight, Olympus Has Fallen), leading to a scholarship to play college football. With dedication and grueling practices, a victorious season is within reach, but Freddie then receives a shocking diagnosis and discovers what it truly means to have the heart of a champion. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘My All American’: Now Available On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital HD From Universal”

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Night Before’: Arrives On Blu-ray & DVD March 1, 2016 & On Digital Now From Sony

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Director: Jonathan Levine 

Cast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Anthony Mackie

Release Date: Available on Blu-ray & DVD March 1, 2016

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

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

Synopsis:

Ethan (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), Isaac (Seth Rogen) and Chris (Anthony Mackie) have been friends since childhood, and for a decade, their yearly Christmas Eve reunion has been an annual night of debauchery and hilarity. Now that they’re entering adulthood, the tradition is coming to an end, and to make it as memorable as possible, they set out to find the Nutcracka Ball – the Holy Grail of Christmas parties. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Night Before’: Arrives On Blu-ray & DVD March 1, 2016 & On Digital Now From Sony”