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

The Snowman (2017) [Blu-Ray]

Director: Tomas Alfredson

Cast: Michael Fassbender, Rebecca Ferguson, Charlotte Gainsbourg

Release Date: January 16, 2018

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

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

Synopsis:

From executive producer Martin Scorsese, The Snowman is based on Jo Nesbø’s New York Times bestselling thriller series. When an elite crime squad’s lead detective (Michael Fassbender) investigates the disappearance of a victim on the first snow of winter, he fears an elusive serial killer may be active again. With the help of a brilliant recruit (Rebecca Ferguson), the cop must connect decades-old cold cases to the brutal new one if he hopes to outwit this unthinkable evil before the next snowfall. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Snowman’: Now Available On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital From Universal”

Kevin LovellJanuary 19, 2018January 22, 2018Leave a comment

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Friend Request’: Now Available On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital From Lionsgate

Friend Request [Blu-Ray]

Director: Simon Verhoeven

Cast: Alycia Debnam-Carey, William Moseley, Connor Paolo

Release Date: January 9, 2018

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Film Rating: 4/10
Disc Rating: 7/10

Synopsis:

Laura (Alycia Debnam-Carey) is a popular college student who lives her college life to the fullest and gladly shares it with her 800 Facebook friends. But when she accepts a friend request from her mysterious classmate Marina (Liesl Ahlers), she unwittingly sets a terrible curse in motion. The dead girl’s impenetrable profile begins to drive Laura into isolation. It takes control of Laura’s virtual world and her real life as well. One after another, her closest friends die horrendous deaths, leaving Laura with only a few days to solve the enigma of this haunting curse to save the few friends she has left, as well as her own life. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Friend Request’: Now Available On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital From Lionsgate”

Kevin LovellJanuary 16, 2018January 19, 2018Leave a comment

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Brawl In Cell Block 99’: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray & DVD From RLJE Films

Brawl In Cell Block 99 [Blu-Ray]

Director: S. Craig Zahler

Cast: Vince Vaughn, Jennifer Carpenter, Don Johnson

Release Date: December 26, 2017

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Film Rating: 9.5/10
Disc Rating: 7.5/10

Synopsis:

A former boxer named Bradley (Vince Vaughn) loses his job as an auto mechanic, and his troubled marriage is about to expire. At this crossroads in his life, he feels that he has no better option than to work for an old buddy as a drug courier. This vocation improves his situation until the terrible day that he finds himself in a gunfight between a group of police officers and his own ruthless allies. When the smoke clears, Bradley is badly hurt and thrown in prison, where his enemies force him to commit acts of violence that turn the place into a savage battleground. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Brawl In Cell Block 99’: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray & DVD From RLJE Films”

Kevin LovellJanuary 12, 2018January 16, 2018Leave a comment

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

IT (2017) [Blu-Ray]

Director: Andy Muschietti

Cast: Jaeden Lieberher, Bill Skarsgård, Sophia Lillis

Release Date: January 9, 2018

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

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

Synopsis:

When children begin to disappear in the town of Derry, Maine, a group of young kids are faced with their biggest fears when they square off against an evil clown named Pennywise, whose history of murder and violence dates back for centuries. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘IT’: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD & Digital From Warner Bros”

Kevin LovellJanuary 9, 2018January 21, 2018Leave a comment

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Game Of Thrones: The Complete Seventh Season’: Now Available On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital From HBO

Game Of Thrones: The Complete Seventh Season [Blu-Ray]

Cast: Peter Dinklage, Emilia Clarke, Kit Harington

Release Date: December 12, 2017

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Disc Rating: 8.5/10

Synopsis:

In Season 7, Daenerys Targaryen has finally set sail for Westeros with her armies, dragons and new Hand of the Queen, Tyrion Lannister. Jon Snow has been named King in the North after defeating Ramsay Bolton in the Battle of the Bastards and returning Winterfell to House Stark. In King’s Landing, Cersei Lannister has seized the Iron Throne by incinerating the High Sparrow, his followers and her rivals in the Sept of Baelor. But as old alliances fracture and new ones emerge, an army of dead men marches on the Wall, threatening to end the game of thrones forever. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Game Of Thrones: The Complete Seventh Season’: Now Available On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital From HBO”

Kevin LovellJanuary 8, 2018January 9, 2018Leave a comment

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

American Made [Blu-Ray]

Director: Doug Liman

Cast: Tom Cruise, Domhnall Gleeson, Sarah Wright Olsen

Release Date: January 2, 2018

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Film Rating: 9.5/10
Disc Rating: 7.5/10

Synopsis:

Tom Cruise reunites with his Edge of Tomorrow director, Doug Liman, in an international escapade based on the outrageous, true exploits of a hustler and pilot recruited to run one of the biggest covert operations in U.S. history. Based on an incredible true story of the CIA’s biggest secret, American Made will remind you: It’s not a crime if you’re doing it for the good guys… Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘American Made’: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD & Digital From Universal”

Kevin LovellJanuary 5, 2018January 11, 2018Leave a comment

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Mayhem’: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray & DVD From RLJE Films

Mayhem [Blu-Ray]

Director: Joe Lynch

Cast: Steven Yeun, Samara Weaving, Steven Brand

Release Date: December 26, 2017

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Film Rating: 9/10
Disc Rating: 7/10

Synopsis:

Derek Cho (Steven Yeun) is having a really bad day. After being unjustly fired from his job, he discovers that the law firm’s building is under quarantine for a mysterious and dangerous virus. Chaos erupts throughout the office as the victims of the disease begin acting out their wildest impulses. Joining forces with a former client (Samara Weaving) who has a grudge of her own, Derek savagely fights tooth and nail to get to the executives on the top floor and settle the score once and for all. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Mayhem’: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray & DVD From RLJE Films”

Kevin LovellDecember 29, 2017January 4, 2018Leave a comment

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

Dunkirk [Blu-Ray]

Director: Christopher Nolan

Cast: Fionn Whitehead, Mark Rylance, Tom Hardy

Release Date: December 19, 2017

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

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

Synopsis:

“Dunkirk” opens as hundreds of thousands of British and Allied troops are surrounded by enemy forces. Trapped on the beach with their backs to the sea they face an impossible situation as the enemy closes in. The story unfolds on land, sea and air. RAF Spitfires engage the enemy in the skies above the Channel, trying to protect the defenseless men below. Meanwhile, hundreds of small boats manned by both military and civilians are mounting a desperate rescue effort, risking their lives in a race against time to save even a fraction of their army. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Dunkirk’: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD & Digital From Warner Bros”

Kevin LovellDecember 29, 2017January 5, 2018Leave a comment

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Kingsman: The Golden Circle’: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD & Digital From Fox Home Ent

Kingsman: The Golden Circle [Blu-Ray]

Director: Matthew Vaughn

Cast: Colin Firth, Taron Egerton, Mark Strong

Release Date: December 12, 2017

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

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

Synopsis:

Kingsman: The Secret Service introduced the world to Kingsman. In Kingsman: The Golden Circle, our heroes face a new challenge when their headquarters are destroyed and the world is held hostage. Their journey leads them to the discovery of an allied spy organization in the US called Statesman, and in a new adventure, these two elite, secret organizations band together to defeat a ruthless common enemy in order to save the world, something that’s becoming a bit of a habit for Eggsy. Kingsman: The Golden Circle stars Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Taron Egerton, Mark Strong, Halle Berry, with Elton John and Channing Tatum, and Jeff Bridges. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Kingsman: The Golden Circle’: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD & Digital From Fox Home Ent”

Kevin LovellDecember 21, 2017January 4, 2018Leave a comment

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Mother!’: Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray & DVD December 19, 2017 From Paramount

mother! [Blu-Ray]

Director: Darren Aronofsky

Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, Javier Bardem, Ed Harris

Release Date: December 19, 2017

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Film Rating: 9/10
Disc Rating: 7.5/10

Synopsis:

Jennifer Lawrence and Javier Bardem star in the visually arresting psychological thriller from filmmaker Darren Aronofsky that will leave your heart pounding and your mind blown. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Mother!’: Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray & DVD December 19, 2017 From Paramount”

Kevin LovellDecember 18, 2017December 29, 2017Leave a comment

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Cars 3’: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD & Digital From Disney•Pixar

Cars 3 [Blu-Ray]

Director: Brian Fee

Cast: Owen Wilson, Cristela Alonzo, Chris Cooper (VOICES)

Release Date: November 7, 2017

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

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

Synopsis:

From Disney•Pixar, creators of FINDING DORY and Academy Award winner INSIDE OUT (Best Animated Feature Film, 2015), comes an epic adventure packed with heart, hilarity and full-throttle FUN!

Blindsided by a new generation of blazing-fast racers led by arrogant hotshot Jackson Storm, the legendary Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson) is suddenly sidelined and pushed from the sport he loves. To get back on track, he’ll need the help of eager young racing technician Cruz Ramirez, inspiration from the late Fabulous Hudson Hornet and a few unexpected twists and turns of fate. Bring home the high-octane hit that’s fully loaded with unforgettable characters, spectacular animation and turbocharged bonus extras! Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Cars 3’: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD & Digital From Disney•Pixar”

Kevin LovellDecember 18, 2017December 21, 2017Leave a comment

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

American Assassin [Blu-Ray]

Director: Michael Cuesta

Cast: Dylan O’Brien, Michael Keaton, Sanaa Lathan

Release Date: December 5, 2017

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

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

Synopsis:

American Assassin follows the rise of Mitch Rapp (Dylan O’Brien), a CIA black-ops recruit under the instruction of Cold War veteran Stan Hurley (Michael Keaton). The pair is then enlisted by CIA Deputy Director Irene Kennedy (Sanaa Lathan) to investigate a wave of apparently random attacks on both military and civilian targets. Together, the three discover a pattern in the violence, leading them to a joint mission with a lethal Turkish agent (Shiva Negar) to stop a mysterious operative (Taylor Kitsch) intent on settling a personal and professional vendetta that could have cataclysmic results. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘American Assassin’: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD & Digital From Lionsgate”

Kevin LovellDecember 11, 2017December 18, 2017Leave a comment

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Better Watch Out’: Available On Blu-ray & DVD December 5, 2017 From Well Go USA

Better Watch Out [Blu-Ray]

Director: Chris Peckover

Cast: Olivia DeJonge, Levi Miller, Ed Oxenbould

Release Date: December 5, 2017

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Film Rating: 9/10
Disc Rating: 7.5/10

Synopsis:

This holiday season, you may be home, but you’re not alone… In this fresh and gleefully twisted spin on home-invasion horror, babysitter Ashley (Olivia DeJonge) must defend her young charges (Levi Miller, Ed Oxenbould ) when intruders break into the house one snowy night – or so she thinks. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Better Watch Out’: Available On Blu-ray & DVD December 5, 2017 From Well Go USA”

Kevin LovellDecember 4, 2017December 10, 2017Leave a comment

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Despicable Me 3: Special Edition’: Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray & DVD December 5, 2017 From Illumination & Universal

Despicable Me 3 (Special Edition) [Blu-Ray]

Director(s): Pierre Coffin, Kyle Balda

Cast: Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Trey Parker (VOICES)

Release Date: December 5, 2017

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

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

Synopsis:

Illumination, who brought moviegoers Despicable Me, Despicable Me 2, and the biggest animated hit of 2015, Minions, continues the story of Gru, Lucy, their adorable daughters—Margo, Edith and Agnes—and the Minions in Despicable Me 3. After he is fired from the Anti-Villain League for failing to take down Balthazar Bratt, the latest bad guy to threaten humanity, Gru finds himself in the midst of a major identity crisis. But when a mysterious stranger shows up to inform Gru that he has a long-lost twin brother—a brother who desperately wishes to follow in his twin’s despicable footsteps—one former super-villain will rediscover just how good it feels to be bad. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Despicable Me 3: Special Edition’: Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray & DVD December 5, 2017 From Illumination & Universal”

Kevin LovellDecember 4, 2017December 12, 2017Leave a comment

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

Logan Lucky [Blu-Ray]

Director: Steven Soderbergh

Cast: Channing Tatum, Adam Driver, Daniel Craig

Release Date: November 28, 2017

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Film Rating: 9/10
Disc Rating: 7/10

Synopsis:

Hoping to reverse a ‘curse’ that’s hung over his family for generations, Jimmy Logan (Channing Tatum) hatches a plan to rob the Charlotte Motor Speedway during the Coca-Cola 600, NASCAR’s biggest race of the year. He convinces his bartender brother Clyde (Adam Driver) and hairdresser sister Mellie (Riley Keough) to help him pull everything off–but first they have to break the bomb-maker Joe Bang (Daniel Craig) out of jail in broad daylight. Academy Award® winner Hilary Swank plays a no-nonsense FBI agent determined to bring the Logans to justice and keep them from racing away with the loot in this high-speed caper from Academy Award-winning® director Steven Soderbergh. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Logan Lucky’: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD & Digital From Universal”

Kevin LovellNovember 30, 2017December 6, 2017Leave a comment

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Hitman’s Bodyguard’: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD & Digital From Summit – Lionsgate

The Hitman’s Bodyguard [Blu-Ray]

Director: Patrick Hughes

Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson, Gary Oldman

Release Date: November 21, 2017

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Film Rating: 6.5/10
Disc Rating: 8/10

Synopsis:

The world’s top protection agent (Reynolds) is called upon to guard the life of his mortal enemy, one of the world’s most notorious hitmen (Jackson). The relentless bodyguard and manipulative assassin have been on the opposite end of the bullet for years, and are thrown together for a wildly outrageous 24 hours. During their raucous and hilarious adventure from England to the Hague, they encounter high-speed car chases, outlandish boat escapades, and a merciless Eastern European dictator (Oldman) who is out for blood. Hayek joins the mayhem as Jackson’s equally notorious wife. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Hitman’s Bodyguard’: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD & Digital From Summit – Lionsgate”

Kevin LovellNovember 22, 2017December 4, 2017Leave a comment

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Wind River’: Now Available On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital From Lionsgate

Wind River [Blu-Ray]

Director: Taylor Sheridan

Cast: Jeremy Renner, Elizabeth Olsen, Graham Greene

Release Date: November 14, 2017

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

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

Synopsis:

Wind River is a chilling thriller that follows a rookie FBI agent (Olsen) who teams up with a game tracker with deep community ties and a haunted past (Renner) to investigate the mysterious killing of a local girl on a remote Native American reservation. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Wind River’: Now Available On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital From Lionsgate”

Kevin LovellNovember 21, 2017November 30, 2017Leave a comment

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Atomic Blonde’: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD & Digital From Focus Features & Universal

Atomic Blonde [Blu-Ray]

Director: David Leitch

Cast: Charlize Theron, James McAvoy, John Goodman

Release Date: November 14, 2017

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

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

Synopsis:

Oscar®-winner Charlize Theron stars as elite MI6’s most lethal assassin and the crown jewel of her Majesty’s secret intelligence service, Lorraine Broughton. When she’s sent on a covert mission into Cold War Berlin, she must use all of the spycraft, sensuality and savagery she has to stay alive in the ticking time bomb of a city simmering with revolution and double-crossing hives of traitors. Broughton must navigate her way through a deadly game of spies to recover a priceless dossier while fighting ferocious killers along the way in this breakneck action-thriller from director David Leitch (John Wick). Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Atomic Blonde’: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD & Digital From Focus Features & Universal”

Kevin LovellNovember 16, 2017December 4, 2017Leave a comment

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

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Friend Request’: Now Available On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital From Lionsgate

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Brawl In Cell Block 99’: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray & DVD From RLJE Films

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

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Game Of Thrones: The Complete Seventh Season’: Now Available On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital From HBO

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

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Mayhem’: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray & DVD From RLJE Films

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

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Kingsman: The Golden Circle’: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD & Digital From Fox Home Ent

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Mother!’: Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray & DVD December 19, 2017 From Paramount

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Cars 3’: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD & Digital From Disney•Pixar

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

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Better Watch Out’: Available On Blu-ray & DVD December 5, 2017 From Well Go USA

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Despicable Me 3: Special Edition’: Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray & DVD December 5, 2017 From Illumination & Universal

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

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Hitman’s Bodyguard’: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD & Digital From Summit – Lionsgate

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Wind River’: Now Available On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital From Lionsgate

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Atomic Blonde’: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD & Digital From Focus Features & Universal