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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Allied’: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD & Digital HD From Paramount 1
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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Allied’: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD & Digital HD From Paramount

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Director: Robert Zemeckis

Cast: Brad Pitt, Marion Cotillard, Jared Harris

Release Date: February 28, 2017

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

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

Synopsis:

Oscar® winners Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard star as Max Vatan and Marianne Beauséjour, two of the world’s deadliest spies, who fall in love while undercover on a top-secret mission and marry during World War II.  But when Max learns his wife may be secretly conspiring with the enemy, he has only 72 hours to prove her innocence and save his family before he must do the unthinkable. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Allied’: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD & Digital HD From Paramount”

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Doctor Strange 3D’: Available On Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray & DVD February 28, 2017 From Marvel Studios 2
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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Doctor Strange 3D’: Available On Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray & DVD February 28, 2017 From Marvel Studios

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Director: Scott Derrickson

Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams

Release Date: February 28, 2017

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

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

Synopsis:

From Marvel Studios comes Doctor Strange, the story of world-famous neurosurgeon Dr. Stephen Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch), whose life changes forever after a horrific car accident renders his hands useless. When traditional medicine fails him, he travels to the remote Kamar-Taj in search of a cure, but instead discovers the mystical arts and becomes a powerful sorcerer battling dark forces bent on destroying our reality. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Doctor Strange 3D’: Available On Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray & DVD February 28, 2017 From Marvel Studios”

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Gate’: Available On Vestron Video Collector’s Series Blu-ray February 28, 2017 From Lionsgate 3
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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Gate’: Available On Vestron Video Collector’s Series Blu-ray February 28, 2017 From Lionsgate

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Director: Tibor Takács

Cast: Stephen Dorff, Christa Denton, Louis Tripp

Release Date: February 28, 2017

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Disc Rating: 9.5/10

Synopsis:

When best friends Glen and Terry stumble across a mysterious crystalline rock in Glen’s backyard, they quickly dig up the newly sodden lawn searching for more precious stones. Instead, they unearth The Gate — an underground chamber of terrifying demonic evil. The teenagers soon understand what evil they’ve released as they are overcome with an assortment of horrific experiences. With fiendish followers invading suburbia, it’s now up to the kids to discover the secret that can lock The Gate forever . . . if it’s not too late. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Gate’: Available On Vestron Video Collector’s Series Blu-ray February 28, 2017 From Lionsgate”

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Manchester By The Sea’: Now Available On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital HD From Lionsgate 4
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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Manchester By The Sea’: Now Available On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital HD From Lionsgate

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Director: Kenneth Lonergan

Cast: Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, Kyle Chandler

Release Date: February 21, 2017

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

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

Synopsis:

Casey Affleck heads a powerhouse cast in this acclaimed and deeply moving film from award-winning writer-director Kenneth Lonergan. After a solitary Boston janitor (Affleck) unexpectedly becomes the sole guardian of his 16-year-old nephew, he must come to terms with a past that separated him from his wife (Michelle Williams) and his hometown, as uncle and nephew unite for an unforgettable journey of love, community, sacrifice, and hope. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Manchester By The Sea’: Now Available On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital HD From Lionsgate”

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Hacksaw Ridge’: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD & Digital HD From Lionsgate 5
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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Hacksaw Ridge’: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD & Digital HD From Lionsgate

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Director: Mel Gibson

Cast: Andrew Garfield, Sam Worthington, Luke Bracey

Release Date: February 21, 2017

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Film Rating: 9.5/10
Disc Rating: 8.5/10

Synopsis:

Hacksaw Ridge is the extraordinary true story of Desmond Doss (Andrew Garfield) who, in Okinawa during the bloodiest battle of WWII, saved 75 men without firing or carrying a gun. He was the only American soldier in WWII to fight on the front lines without a weapon, as he believed that while the war was justified, killing was nevertheless wrong. As an army medic, he single-handedly evacuated the wounded from behind enemy lines, braved fire while tending to soldiers, was wounded by a grenade, and hit by snipers. Doss was the first conscientious objector to ever earn the Congressional Medal of Honor. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Hacksaw Ridge’: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD & Digital HD From Lionsgate”

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Vice Principals: The Complete First Season’: Now Available On Blu-ray & DVD From HBO 6
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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Vice Principals: The Complete First Season’: Now Available On Blu-ray & DVD From HBO

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Cast: Danny McBride, Walton Goggins, Kimberly Hebert Gregory

Release Date: February 7, 2017

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Disc Rating: 8/10

 

Synopsis:

Created by Danny McBride and Jody Hill (co-creators of HBO’s Eastbound & Down), this dark comedy series tells the story of a southern suburban high school and the two people who almost run it, the vice principals. McBride and Walton Goggins star as Neal Gamby and Lee Russell, a pair of ambitious administrators waged in an epic power struggle to ascend to the top spot after the long-time principal (Bill Murray) steps down to tend to his ailing wife. When Dr. Belinda Brown (Kimberly Hebert Gregory) swoops in to claim the job, Gamby and Russell put their mutual disdain aside and, operating by the adage that “the enemy of my enemy is my friend,” team up for an all-out, take-no-prisoners effort to bring down Dr. Brown, the only person who may in fact have the school’s best interests at heart. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Vice Principals: The Complete First Season’: Now Available On Blu-ray & DVD From HBO”

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Bad Santa 2’ Unrated: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray & DVD From Miramax & Broad Green 7
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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Bad Santa 2’ Unrated: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray & DVD From Miramax & Broad Green

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Director: Mark Waters

Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Kathy Bates, Tony Cox

Release Date: February 21, 2017

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Film Rating: 5/10
Disc Rating: 7.5/10

Synopsis:

Fueled by cheap whiskey and greed, Willie Soke (Academy Award®-winner Billy Bob Thornton), teams up once again with his angry sidekick, Marcus (Tony Cox), to knock off a Chicago charity run by curvaceous Diane (Christina Hendricks). But the arrival of Willie’s horror story of a mother, Sunny (Academy Award-winner Kathy Bates), and “the kid” – Thurman Merman – may upset their plan. You better watch out, Bad Santa 2 is coming to town! Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Bad Santa 2’ Unrated: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray & DVD From Miramax & Broad Green”

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Nocturnal Animals’: Available On Blu-ray & DVD February 21, 2017 From Focus & Universal 8
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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Nocturnal Animals’: Available On Blu-ray & DVD February 21, 2017 From Focus & Universal

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Director: Tom Ford

Cast: Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Shannon

Release Date: February 21, 2017

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Film Rating: 9.5/10
Disc Rating: 7/10

Synopsis:

Academy Award nominees Amy Adams and Jake Gyllenhaal star in this haunting romantic thriller from acclaimed writer/director Tom Ford (A Single Man). Susan (Amy Adams) is living through an unfulfilling marriage when she receives a package containing a novel manuscript from her ex-husband, Edward (Jake Gyllenhaal). The novel is dedicated to her but its content is violent and devastating. Susan cannot help but reminisce over her past love story with the author. Increasingly she interprets the book as a tale of revenge, a tale that forces her to re-evaluate the choices that she has made, and reawakens a love that she feared was lost. Also starring Armie Hammer and Michael Shannon, Nocturnal Animals is a thriller of shocking intimacy and gripping tension. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Nocturnal Animals’: Available On Blu-ray & DVD February 21, 2017 From Focus & Universal”

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Edge Of Seventeen’: Now Available On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital HD From Universal 9
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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Edge Of Seventeen’: Now Available On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital HD From Universal

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Director: Kelly Fremon Craig

Cast: Hailee Steinfeld, Woody Harrelson, Kyra Sedgwick

Release Date: February 14, 2017

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

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

Synopsis:

In the vein of classic coming-of-age films like Sixteen Candles and The Breakfast Club, The Edge of Seventeen is a poignant and hilarious look at what it’s like to be a teenager today. Growing up is hard, and life is no easier for Nadine (Hailee Steinfeld, Pitch Perfect 2), who is already at peak awkwardness when her best friend Krista (Haley Lu Richardson, Ravenswood) begins dating her all-star brother Darian (Blake Jenner, Glee). All at once, Nadine feels more alone than ever. With the help of her reluctant sounding-board (Woody Harrelson, True Detective), she soon discovers that what feels like the end of the world may just be the beginning of growing up. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Edge Of Seventeen’: Now Available On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital HD From Universal”

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Arrival’: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD & Digital HD From Paramount 10
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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Arrival’: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD & Digital HD From Paramount

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Director: Denis Villeneuve

Cast: Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker

Release Date: February 14, 2017

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

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

Synopsis:

When mysterious spacecraft touch down across the globe, an elite team races against time to decipher their intent. As tensions mount between fearful governments, Banks discovers the aliens’ true purpose and, to avert global war, takes a chance that could threaten her life, and quite possibly humanity. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Arrival’: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD & Digital HD From Paramount”

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Dirty Dancing: 30th Anniversary Edition’: Now Available On Limited Edition Collector’s Box Set, Blu-ray & DVD From Lionsgate 11
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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Dirty Dancing: 30th Anniversary Edition’: Now Available On Limited Edition Collector’s Box Set, Blu-ray & DVD From Lionsgate

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Director: Emile Ardolino

Cast: Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey, Jerry Orbach

Release Date: February 7, 2017

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Disc Rating: 9/10

Synopsis:

In the summer of 1963, innocent 17-year-old Baby (Jennifer Grey) vacations with her parents at a Catskills resort. One evening she is drawn to the staff quarters by stirring music. There she meets Johnny (Patrick Swayze), the hotel dance instructor, who is as experienced as Baby is naive. Baby soon becomes Johnny’s pupil in dance and love. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Dirty Dancing: 30th Anniversary Edition’: Now Available On Limited Edition Collector’s Box Set, Blu-ray & DVD From Lionsgate”

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Nerdland’: Now Available On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital From Sony 12
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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Nerdland’: Now Available On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital From Sony

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Director: Chris Prynoski

Cast: Paul Rudd, Patton Oswalt, Hannibal Buress (VOICES)

Release Date: February 7, 2017

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

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

Synopsis:

Aspiring actor JOHN (Paul Rudd) and wannabe screenwriter ELLIOT (Patton Oswalt) are slacker best friends who have seen their dreams of super-stardom fizzle.  With their 30th birthdays looming and desperation growing, they decide that in this 24/7, celebrity-obsessed world of over-shared navel-gazing, there are more ways to get famous than ever before — so why not become famous by the end of the day, at any cost?! With only the grudging support of a wacky collectible store owner (Hannibal Buress) and their one-sided love for a pair of equally fame hungry women (Riki Lindhome & Kate Micucci) to keep them going, John and Elliot troll Los Angeles on an attention grabbing journey of reckless publicity stunts and failed heroics. While navigating their hyper-stimulating landscape of consumerism gone wild, our disheartened duo inadvertently become key witnesses in a high profile crime that sets the news cycle on fire, making them household names… but only if they can survive the infamy and worldwide shame. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Nerdland’: Now Available On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital From Sony”

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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The 9th Life Of Louis Drax’: Now Available On Blu-ray & DVD From Lionsgate 13
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[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The 9th Life Of Louis Drax’: Now Available On Blu-ray & DVD From Lionsgate

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Director: Alexandre Aja

Cast: Jamie Dornan, Sarah Gadon, Aiden Longworth

Release Date: February 7, 2017

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

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

Synopsis:

After surviving eight near-death accidents throughout his unlucky life, Louis Drax (Aiden Longworth) plunges off a steep cliff on his ninth birthday. While police investigate the cause of Louis’s near-fatal fall and the whereabouts of his violent father, Peter (Aaron Paul), acclaimed neurologist Dr. Allan Pascal (Jamie Dornan) uses unorthodox techniques to try to tap into the boy’s unconscious mind and reveal the truth about the events that led to his condition. But as he’s drawn deeper and deeper into the mystery of Louis’s seeming ability to cheat death, the doctor finds himself falling for Louis’s mother, Natalie (Sarah Gadon). As new clues emerge in the case, a shocking revelation changes the fates of Louis Drax and everyone around him. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The 9th Life Of Louis Drax’: Now Available On Blu-ray & DVD From Lionsgate”

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