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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The House With A Clock In Its Walls’: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD & Digital From Universal 1
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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The House With A Clock In Its Walls’: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD & Digital From Universal

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The House With A Clock In Its Walls [Blu-Ray]

Director: Eli Roth

Cast: Jack Black, Cate Blanchett, Owen Vaccaro

Release Date: December 18, 2018

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

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

Synopsis:

In the tradition of Amblin classics where fantastical events occur in the most unexpected places, Jack Black and two-time Academy Award® winner Cate Blanchett star in The House with a Clock in Its Walls. The magical adventure tells the spine-tingling tale of 10-year-old Lewis (Owen Vaccaro), who goes to live with his uncle in a creaky old house with a mysterious tick-tocking heart. But his new town’s sleepy façade jolts to life with a secret world of warlocks and witches. Based on the beloved children’s classic book. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The House With A Clock In Its Walls’: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD & Digital From Universal”

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

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Peppermint [Blu-Ray]

Director: Pierre Morel

Cast: Jennifer Garner, John Ortiz, John Gallagher Jr.

Release Date: December 11, 2018

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Film Rating: 6.5/10
Disc Rating: 7/10

Synopsis:

Young mother Riley North (Garner) awakens from a coma after her husband and daughter are killed in a brutal attack on the family. When the system frustratingly shields the murderers from justice, Riley sets out to transform herself from citizen to urban guerilla. Channeling her frustration into personal motivation, she spends years in hiding honing her mind, body and spirit to become an unstoppable force – eluding the underworld, the LAPD and the FBI – as she methodically delivers her personal brand of justice. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Peppermint’: Now Available On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital From Universal”

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

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The Predator [Blu-Ray]

Director: Shane Black

Cast: Boyd Holbrook, Trevante Rhodes, Jacob Tremblay

Release Date: December 18, 2018

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

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

Synopsis:

The hunt has evolved – and so has the explosive action – in the next chapter of the Predator series, from director Shane Black (Iron Man 3). Now, the most lethal hunters in the universe are stronger, smarter and deadlier than ever before….and only a ragtag crew of ex-soldiers and an evolutionary biology professor can prevent the end of the human race. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Predator’: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD & Digital From Fox Home Ent.”

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

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Venom (2018) [Blu-Ray]

Director: Ruben Fleischer

Cast: Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, Riz Ahmed

Release Date: December 18, 2018

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

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

Synopsis:

VENOM tells the evolution story of Marvel’s most enigmatic, complex and badass character Venom! Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) is a broken man after he loses everything including his job and fiancee. Just when his life is at its lowest, he becomes host to an alien symbiote which results in extraordinary superpowers – transforming him into Venom. Will these powers be enough for this new lethal protector to defeat great evil forces, especially against the far stronger and more weaponized symbiote rival, Riot? Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Venom’: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD & Digital From Sony Pictures”

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

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The Happytime Murders [Blu-Ray]

Director: Brian Henson

Cast: Melissa McCarthy, Maya Rudolph, Joel McHale

Release Date: December 4, 2018

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Film Rating: 6.5/10
Disc Rating: 7.5/10

Synopsis:

The Happytime Murders is a filthy comedy set in the underbelly of Los Angeles where puppets and humans coexist. Two clashing detectives with a shared secret, one human (Melissa McCarthy) and one puppet, are forced to work together again to solve the brutal murders of the former cast of a beloved classic puppet television show. Also starring Elizabeth Banks, Maya Rudolph, and Joel McHale, this raunchy comedy is being hailed by critics as “hilarious, wickedly original and crazily quirky” (Neil Pond, Parade). Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Happytime Murders’: Now Available On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital From Universal”

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

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The Nun [Blu-Ray]

Director: Corin Hardy

Cast: Demian Bichir, Taissa Farmiga, Jonas Bloquet

Release Date: December 4, 2018

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Film Rating: 6/10
Disc Rating: 7/10

Synopsis:

When a young nun at a cloistered abbey in Romania takes her own life, a priest with a haunted past and a novitiate on the threshold of her final vows are sent by the Vatican to investigate. Together they uncover the order’s unholy secret. Risking not only their lives but their faith and their very souls, they confront a malevolent force in the form of the same demonic nun that first terrorized audiences in “The Conjuring 2,” as the abbey becomes a horrific battleground between the living and the damned. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Nun’: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD & Digital From Warner Bros”

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

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Westworld Season Two: The Door [Blu-Ray]

Cast: Evan Rachel Wood, Jeffrey Wright, Ed Harris

Release Date: December 4, 2018

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Disc Rating: 9/10

 

Synopsis:

In Season Two, viewers are welcomed back to Westworld, where the puppet show is over and the newly liberated “hosts” are coming for humankind. Dolores (Evan Rachel Wood) takes charge, Maeve (Thandie Newton) is on a mission and the Man in Black (Ed Harris) is back. Chaos takes control in this dark odyssey about the dawn of artificial consciousness, the birth of a new form of life and the evolution of sin. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Westworld Season Two: The Door’: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD & Digital From Warner Bros”

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Mission: Impossible – Fallout’: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD & Digital From Paramount

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Mission: Impossible – Fallout [Blu-Ray]

Director: Christopher McQuarrie

Cast: Tom Cruise, Henry Cavill, Ving Rhames

Release Date: December 4, 2018

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

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

Synopsis:

On a dangerous assignment to recover stolen plutonium, Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) chooses to save his friends over the mission, allowing it to fall into the hands of a deadly network of highly skilled operatives intent on destroying civilization. Now, with the world at risk, Ethan and his IMF team (Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames, Rebecca Ferguson) are forced to work with a hard-hitting CIA agent (Henry Cavill) as they race against time to stop the nuclear threat.  Written and directed by Christopher McQuarrie, MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE—FALLOUT also stars Sean Harris, Angela Bassett, Michelle Monaghan and Alec Baldwin. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Mission: Impossible – Fallout’: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD & Digital From Paramount”

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

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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”

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

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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”

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

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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”

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

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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”

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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

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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”

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

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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”

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

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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”

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

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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”

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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

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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”

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