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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Batman: Return Of The Caped Crusaders’: Available On Blu-ray & DVD November 1, 2016 From DC Comics & Warner Bros

Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders [Blu-Ray]

Director: Rick Morales

Cast: Adam West, Burt Ward, Julie Newmar (VOICES)

Release Date: November 1, 2016

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

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

Synopsis:

It’s back to the 1960s as Batman and Robin spring into action when Gotham City is threatened by a quartet of Batman’s most fiendish foes –Penguin, The Joker, Riddler and Catwoman.The four Super-Villains have combined their wicked talents to hatch a plot so nefarious that the Dynamic Duo will need to go to outer space (and back) to foil their arch enemies and restore order in Gotham City. It’s a truly fantastic adventure that will pit good against evil, good against good, evil against evil … and feature two words that exponentially raise the stakes for both sides: Replicator Ray. Holy Multiplication Tables! Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Batman: Return Of The Caped Crusaders’: Available On Blu-ray & DVD November 1, 2016 From DC Comics & Warner Bros”

Kevin LovellOctober 29, 2016November 4, 2016Leave a comment

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[Blu-Ray Review] John Carpenter’s ‘The Thing’: Now Available On Collector’s Edition Blu-ray From Scream Factory

The Thing (1982) (Collector’s Edition) [Blu-Ray]

Director: John Carpenter

Cast: Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, Keith David

Release Date: October 11, 2016

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Disc Rating: 10/10

Synopsis:

In the winter of 1982, a twelve-man research team at a remote Antarctic research station discovers an alien buried in the snow for over 100,000 years. Soon unfrozen, the form-changing alien wreaks havoc, creates terror and takes on the appearance of those it kills. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] John Carpenter’s ‘The Thing’: Now Available On Collector’s Edition Blu-ray From Scream Factory”

Kevin LovellOctober 28, 2016October 31, 2016Leave a comment

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Raising Cain’: Now Available On Collector’s Edition Blu-ray From Scream Factory

Raising Cain (Collector’s Edition) [Blu-Ray]

Director: Brian De Palma

Cast: John Lithgow, Lolita Davidovich, Steven Bauer

Release Date: September 13, 2016

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Disc Rating: 8.5/10

Synopsis:

From master of terror Brian De Palma (Carrie, Body Double, Scarface, Dressed To Kill) comes a stylish psychological thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the final frame.

Carter Nix (John Lithgow, Interstellar, Rise of the Planet of the Apes) is a respected psychologist, a loving husband and a devoted father who decides to take a year off to help raise his daughter. Carter’s wife Jenny is pleased to have her attentive husband home – at first. When Carter shows obsessive behavior toward their daughter, Jenny becomes concerned, and to complicate matters, Jenny’s old flame re-enters her life. But nothing can prepare her for the emergence of Carter’s multiple personalities, and a fiendish plot to recreate the infamous experiments of his own deranged father. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Raising Cain’: Now Available On Collector’s Edition Blu-ray From Scream Factory”

Kevin LovellOctober 25, 2016October 29, 2016Leave a comment

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Lights Out’: Available On Blu-ray & DVD October 25, 2016 From Warner Bros

Lights Out (2016) [Blu-Ray]

Director: David F. Sandberg

Cast: Teresa Palmer, Gabriel Bateman, Maria Bello

Release Date: October 25, 2016

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

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

Synopsis:

When Rebecca left home, she thought she left her childhood fears behind. Growing up, she was never really sure of what was and wasn’t real when the lights went out…and now her little brother, Martin, is experiencing the same unexplained and terrifying events that had once tested her sanity and threatened her safety. A frightening entity with a mysterious attachment to their mother, Sophie, has reemerged. But this time, as Rebecca gets closer to unlocking the truth, there is no denying that all their lives are in danger…once the lights go out. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Lights Out’: Available On Blu-ray & DVD October 25, 2016 From Warner Bros”

Kevin LovellOctober 24, 2016October 28, 20161 Comment

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D, DVD & Digital From 20th Century Fox

X-Men: Apocalypse (2D) [Blu-Ray]

Director: Bryan Singer

Cast: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence

Release Date: October 4, 2016

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

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

Synopsis:

OSCAR® Winner Jennifer Lawrence*, Michael Fassbender and James McAvoy lead a powerhouse cast in director Bryan Singer’s extraordinary follow-up to X-Men: Days of Future Past. After thousands of years, Apocalypse – the world’s first and most powerful mutant – has awakened to find a world led by humans. Intent on cleansing the Earth of mankind, he recruits a group of mutants to create a new world order. In a desperate race to save humanity, Professor X (McAvoy) leads the young X-Men in an epic showdown – against an unstoppable enemy – that will determine the fate of the world. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D, DVD & Digital From 20th Century Fox”

Kevin LovellOctober 23, 2016October 28, 2016Leave a comment

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Waxwork’ & ‘Waxwork II: Lost In Time’ Collection: Vestron Video Collector’s Series Blu-ray Now Available From Lionsgate

Waxwork & Waxwork II: Lost in Time (Vestron Video Collector’s Series) [Blu-Ray]

Director: Anthony Hickox

Cast: Zach Galligan, Patrick Macnee

Release Date: October 18, 2016

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Disc Rating: 8.5/10

Synopses:

WAXWORK: Inside the wax museum a group of teenagers are aghast at the hauntingly lifelike wax displays of Dracula, the Wolfman, the Mummy, and other character members of the Horror Hall of Fame. Each display is perfectly grotesque, yet each is missing one thing . . . a victim! Admission to the WAXWORK was free but now they may pay with their lives! One by one, the students are drawn into the settings as objects of the blood thirsty creatures. They are now part of the permanent collection.

WAXWORK II: LOST IN TIME: Having escaped the fiery destruction of the original Waxwork, Marl (Zach Galligan, Gremlins) and Sarah (Monika Schnarre, TV’s “Beverly Hills, 90210”) face another grueling ordeal in WAXWORK II, when Sarah is accused of murdering her stepfather. Fleeing through the doors of time in a desperate search for proof of her innocence, the two lovers find themselves caught in the eternally recurring battle between good and evil. Together they must stop one of the most powerful and demonic figures of all time — Lord Scarabus. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Waxwork’ & ‘Waxwork II: Lost In Time’ Collection: Vestron Video Collector’s Series Blu-ray Now Available From Lionsgate”

Kevin LovellOctober 21, 2016October 28, 2016Leave a comment

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

The Legend of Tarzan (2016) (2D) [Blu-Ray]

Director: David Yates

Cast: Alexander Skarsgård, Samuel L. Jackson, Margot Robbie

Release Date: October 11, 2016

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

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

Synopsis:

It has been years since the man once known as Tarzan (Skarsgård) left the jungles of Africa behind for a gentrified life as John Clayton, Lord Greystoke, with his beloved wife, Jane (Robbie) at his side. Now, he has been invited back to the Congo to serve as a trade emissary of Parliament, unaware that he is a pawn in a deadly convergence of greed and revenge, masterminded by the Belgian, Leon Rom (Waltz). But those behind the murderous plot have no idea what they are about to unleash. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Legend Of Tarzan’: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D, DVD & Digital HD From Warner Bros”

Kevin LovellOctober 18, 2016October 25, 2016Leave a comment

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

Blood Father [Blu-Ray]

Director: Jean-François Richet

Cast: Mel Gibson, Erin Moriarty, Diego Luna

Release Date: October 11, 2016

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

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

Synopsis:

Mel Gibson delivers nonstop, no-holds-barred action in this dynamic thrill ride. When his estranged teenaged daughter (Erin Moriarty) is targeted by a drug cartel, ex-convict John Link (Gibson) must call upon connections from his criminal past and his own lethal skills to save his daughter’s future. Diego Luna, Michael Parks, and William H. Macy costar in this explosive story of how far one man will go to save his family. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Blood Father’: Now Available On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital HD From Lionsgate”

Kevin LovellOctober 17, 2016October 25, 2016Leave a comment

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

The Purge: Election Year [Blu-Ray]

Director: James DeMonaco

Cast: Frank Grillo, Elizabeth Mitchell, Mykelti Williamson

Release Date: October 4, 2016

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

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

Synopsis:

It has been two years since Leo Barnes (Frank Grillo) stopped himself from a regrettable act of revenge on Purge Night – the 12 hours of lawlessness. This year, the annual ritual comes at the eve of a heated presidential election with the nation deeply divided between those who are pro- and anti-Purge. As head of security for Senator Charlie Roan (Elizabeth Mitchell), Leo’s mission is to protect her during her controversial and contested run for president. But when a betrayal forces them onto the streets of Washington, D.C. on the one night when no help is available, they must stay alive or both be sacrificed for their sins against the state. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Purge: Election Year’: Now Available On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital HD From Universal”

Kevin LovellOctober 13, 2016October 23, 2016Leave a comment

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Neon Demon’: Now Available On Blu-ray & DVD From Broad Green

The Neon Demon [Blu-Ray]

Director: Nicolas Winding Refn

Cast: Elle Fanning, Karl Glusman, Jena Malone

Release Date: September 27, 2016

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

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

Synopsis:

When aspiring model Jesse moves to Los Angeles, her youth and vitality are devoured by a group of beauty-obsessed women who will use any means necessary to get what she has. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Neon Demon’: Now Available On Blu-ray & DVD From Broad Green”

Kevin LovellOctober 13, 2016October 18, 2016Leave a comment

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Adventures Of Buckaroo Banzai Across The 8th Dimension’: Now Available On Collector’s Edition Blu-ray From Shout Select

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8^th Dimension (Collector’s Edition) [Blu-Ray]

Director: W.D. Richter

Cast: Peter Weller, John Lithgow, Ellen Barkin

Release Date: August 16, 2016

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Disc Rating: 9/10

Synopsis:

Brilliant brain surgeon Banzai (Weller) just made scientific history. Shifting his Oscillation Overthruster into warp speed, he’s the first man ever to travel to the Eighth Dimension and come back sane! But when his sworn enemy, the demented Dr. Lizardo (Lithgow), devises a plot to steal the Overthruster and bring an evil army of aliens back to destroy Earth, Buckaroo goes cranium to cranium with the madman in an extra-dimensional battle that could result in total annihilation of the universe! Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Adventures Of Buckaroo Banzai Across The 8th Dimension’: Now Available On Collector’s Edition Blu-ray From Shout Select”

Kevin LovellOctober 11, 2016October 13, 2016Leave a comment

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Mind’s Eye’: Now Available On Blu-ray & DVD From RLJ Entertainment

The Mind’s Eye [Blu-Ray]

Director: Joe Begos

Cast: Graham Skipper, Lauren Ashley Carter, John Speredakos

Release Date: October 4, 2016

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

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

Synopsis:

Zack Connors and Rachel Meadows were born with incredible psychokinetic capabilities. When word of their supernatural talents gets out, they find themselves the prisoners of Michael Slovak, a deranged doctor intent on harvesting their powers. After a daring escape, they are free from his sinister institution, but the corrupt doctor will stop at nothing to track them down so that he may continue to siphon their gifts for his own use. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Mind’s Eye’: Now Available On Blu-ray & DVD From RLJ Entertainment”

Kevin LovellOctober 7, 2016October 11, 2016Leave a comment

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

Central Intelligence (Unrated) [Blu-Ray]

Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber

Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Amy Ryan

Release Date: September 27, 2016

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

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

Synopsis:

The story follows a one-time bullied geek, Bob (Johnson), who grew up to be a lethal CIA agent, coming home for his high school reunion. Claiming to be on a top-secret case, Bob enlists the help of former “big man on campus,” Calvin (Hart), now an accountant who misses his glory days. But before the staid numbers-cruncher realizes what he’s getting into, it’s too late to get out, as his increasingly unpredictable new friend drags him through a world of shoot-outs, double-crosses and espionage that could get them both killed in more ways than Calvin can count. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Central Intelligence’ Unrated: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD & Digital From Warner Bros”

Kevin LovellOctober 6, 2016October 7, 2016Leave a comment

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[Blu-Ray Review] Jim Henson’s ‘Labyrinth: 30th Anniversary Edition’: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray & DVD From Sony

Labyrinth (30^th Anniversary Edition) [Blu-Ray]

Director: Jim Henson

Cast: David Bowie, Jennifer Connelly

Release Date: September 20, 2016

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Disc Rating: 9/10

Synopsis:

A selfish 16-year old girl is given 13 hours to solve a labyrinth and rescue her baby brother when her wish for him to be taken away is granted by the Goblin King.

Directed by Jim Henson from a screenplay by Terry Jones and based on a story by Dennis Lee and Jim Henson, LABYRINTH was produced by Eric Rattray, with George Lucas and David Lazer serving as executive producers. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] Jim Henson’s ‘Labyrinth: 30th Anniversary Edition’: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray & DVD From Sony”

Kevin LovellOctober 3, 2016October 6, 2016Leave a comment

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Warcraft’: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray & DVD From Universal

Warcraft (2D) [Blu-Ray]

Director: Duncan Jones

Cast: Travis Fimmel, Paula Patton, Ben Foster

Release Date: September 27, 2016

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Film Rating: 6.5/10
Disc Rating: 8.5/10

Synopsis:

The peaceful realm of Azeroth stands on the brink of war as its civilization faces a fearsome race of invaders: orc warriors fleeing their dying home to colonize another. As a portal opens to connect the two worlds, one army faces destruction and the other faces extinction. From opposing sides, an unlikely set of heroes are set on a collision course that will decide the fate of their families, their people and their home. So begins a spectacular saga of power and sacrifice in which war has many faces, and everyone fights for something. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Warcraft’: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray & DVD From Universal”

Kevin LovellSeptember 30, 2016October 5, 2016Leave a comment

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[Blu-Ray Review] Disney’s ‘Beauty And The Beast’: 25th Anniversary Signature Collection Blu-ray Now Available From Disney

Beauty and the Beast (1991) (25^th Anniversary) (Signature Collection) [Blu-Ray]

Director(s): Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise

Cast: Paige O’Hara, Robby Benson, Jesse Corti (VOICES)

Release Date: September 20, 2016

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Disc Rating: 8.5/10

Synopsis:

Walt Disney Pictures’ magical animated classic “Beauty and the Beast” captures the magical journey of Belle (voice of Paige O’Hara), an independent and intelligent, modern-day heroine who’s taken prisoner by a hideous beast (voice of Robby Benson) in his castle. Despite her precarious situation, Belle befriends the castle’s enchanted staff—a teapot, a candelabra and a mantel clock, among others—and ultimately learns to see beneath the Beast’s exterior to discover the heart and soul of a prince. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] Disney’s ‘Beauty And The Beast’: 25th Anniversary Signature Collection Blu-ray Now Available From Disney”

Kevin LovellSeptember 30, 2016October 4, 2016Leave a comment

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Blood Diner’: Vestron Video Collector’s Series Blu-ray Now Available From Lionsgate

Blood Diner (Vestron Video Collector’s Series) [Blu-Ray]

Director: Jackie Kong

Cast: Rick Burks, Carl Crew

Release Date: September 27, 2016

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Disc Rating: 8.5/10

Synopsis:

In order to raise an ancient Egyptian goddess, two cannibalistic brothers use their restaurant to add something special to the menu in ‘Blood Diner’. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Blood Diner’: Vestron Video Collector’s Series Blu-ray Now Available From Lionsgate”

Kevin LovellSeptember 29, 2016October 3, 2016Leave a comment

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

The Shallows [Blu-Ray]

Director: Jaume Collet-Serra

Cast: Blake Lively

Release Date: September 27, 2016

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

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

Synopsis:

In the taut thriller, when Nancy (Blake Lively) is surfing on a secluded beach, she finds herself on the feeding ground of a great white shark. Though she is stranded only 200 yards from shore, survival proves to be the ultimate test of wills, requiring all of Nancy’s ingenuity, resourcefulness, and fortitude. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Shallows’: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD & Digital From Sony”

Kevin LovellSeptember 28, 2016October 3, 2016Leave a comment

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Batman: Return Of The Caped Crusaders’: Available On Blu-ray & DVD November 1, 2016 From DC Comics & Warner Bros

[Blu-Ray Review] John Carpenter’s ‘The Thing’: Now Available On Collector’s Edition Blu-ray From Scream Factory

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Raising Cain’: Now Available On Collector’s Edition Blu-ray From Scream Factory

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Lights Out’: Available On Blu-ray & DVD October 25, 2016 From Warner Bros

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D, DVD & Digital From 20th Century Fox

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Waxwork’ & ‘Waxwork II: Lost In Time’ Collection: Vestron Video Collector’s Series Blu-ray Now Available From Lionsgate

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

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

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

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Neon Demon’: Now Available On Blu-ray & DVD From Broad Green

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Adventures Of Buckaroo Banzai Across The 8th Dimension’: Now Available On Collector’s Edition Blu-ray From Shout Select

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Mind’s Eye’: Now Available On Blu-ray & DVD From RLJ Entertainment

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

[Blu-Ray Review] Jim Henson’s ‘Labyrinth: 30th Anniversary Edition’: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray & DVD From Sony

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Warcraft’: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray & DVD From Universal

[Blu-Ray Review] Disney’s ‘Beauty And The Beast’: 25th Anniversary Signature Collection Blu-ray Now Available From Disney

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Blood Diner’: Vestron Video Collector’s Series Blu-ray Now Available From Lionsgate

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