[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Ash Vs Evil Dead: The Complete First Season’: Now Available On Blu-ray & DVD From Starz & Anchor Bay 1

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Ash Vs Evil Dead: The Complete First Season’: Now Available On Blu-ray & DVD From Starz & Anchor Bay

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Ash vs Evil Dead: The Complete First Season [Blu-Ray]

Cast: Bruce Campbell, Ray Santiago, Dana DeLorenzo

Release Date: August 23, 2016

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Disc Rating: 7.5/10

 

Synopsis:

Campbell reprises his role as Ash, the stock boy, aging lothario and chainsaw-handed monster hunter who has spent the last 30 years avoiding responsibility, maturity and the terrors of the Evil Dead. When a Deadite plague threatens to destroy all of mankind, Ash is finally forced to face his demons –personal and literal. Destiny, it turns out, has no plans to release the unlikely hero from its “Evil” grip. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Ash Vs Evil Dead: The Complete First Season’: Now Available On Blu-ray & DVD From Starz & Anchor Bay”

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Angry Birds Movie’: Available On Blu-ray, 4K Ultra HD & DVD August 16, 2016 From Sony

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The Angry Birds Movie (2D) [Blu-Ray]

Director(s): Clay Kaytis, Fergal Reilly

Cast: Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad, Danny McBride (VOICES)

Release Date: August 16, 2016

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

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

Synopsis:

In the animated comedy-adventure, THE ANGRY BIRDS MOVIE, we’ll finally find out why the birds are so angry.  The movie takes us to an island populated entirely by happy, flightless birds – or almost entirely. In this paradise, Red (Jason Sudeikis), a bird with a temper problem, speedy Chuck (Josh Gad), and the volatile Bomb (Danny McBride) have always been outsiders. But when the island is visited by mysterious green piggies, it’s up to these unlikely outcasts to figure out what the pigs are up to. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Angry Birds Movie’: Available On Blu-ray, 4K Ultra HD & DVD August 16, 2016 From Sony”

[DVD Review] ‘Two Guys And A Girl: The Complete Series’: Now Available On DVD From Shout! Factory

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Two Guys And A Girl: The Complete Series [DVD]

Cast: Traylor Howard, Ryan Reynolds, Richard Ruccolo

Release Date: Now Available On DVD

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Disc Rating: 6.5/10

Synopsis:

Welcome to Beacon Street Pizza, the perfect workplace and hangout for the aimless wise guy Berg (Ryan Reynolds, Deadpool), the neurotic Pete (Richard Ruccolo, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia) and the campus beauty Sharon (Traylor Howard, Monk). Together, these three best friends navigate life and love in Boston with hilarious results. The series follows the gang as they navigate their way into adulthood, and not without some season cliffhangers! Continue reading “[DVD Review] ‘Two Guys And A Girl: The Complete Series’: Now Available On DVD From Shout! Factory”

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Zootopia’: Arrives On Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D & DVD June 7, 2016 From Disney

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Zootopia (2D) [Blu-Ray]

Director(s): Byron Howard, Rich Moore

Cast: Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Idris Elba (VOICES)

Release Date: Available on Blu-ray & DVD June 7, 2016

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

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

Synopsis:

The progressive mammal metropolis of Zootopia is a melting pot where animals from every habitat live side by side and “anyone can be anything.” But when new rabbit police officer Judy Hopps (voice of Ginnifer Goodwin) arrives in town she discovers that being the first bunny on a police force of tough, hulking animals isn’t so easy. Determined to prove herself, she jumps at the opportunity to crack an unsolved, challenging case even if it means working with a fast-talking, scam-artist fox, Nick Wilde (voice of Jason Bateman), to solve the mystery. But the case leads these two unlikely partners to an uneasy conclusion that Zootopia’s “evolved” society is being pulled apart by unseen forces determined to use fear to take control of the city by turning predators and prey against each other.

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Funhouse Massacre’: Available On Blu-ray & DVD June 7, 2016 From Scream Factory

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The Funhouse Massacre [Blu-Ray]

Director: Andy Palmer

Cast: Jere Burns, Scottie Thompson, Matt Angel

Release Date: Available on Blu-ray & DVD June 7, 2016

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

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

Synopsis:

On Halloween night, a group of the United States’ most notorious serial killers escape from Statesville Asylum and descend upon a giant funhouse whose theme is based on their different reigns of terror. The unsuspecting carnival patrons think that the carnage created at the park is just part of the show… until they become part of the main attraction. The only people left to stop the killers are a rag-tag group of college kids, a clueless deputy (Ben Begley, The Hungover Games) and the local sheriff (Scottie Thompson, Skyline, Before I Wake), who seems to have a strange attachment to the leader of the maniacs, the silver-tongued devil “Mental Manny” (Jere Burns, Justified, Angie Tribeca). Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Funhouse Massacre’: Available On Blu-ray & DVD June 7, 2016 From Scream Factory”

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Finest Hours’: Arrives On Blu-ray & DVD May 24, 2016 From Disney

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The Finest Hours [Blu-Ray]

Director: Craig Gillespie

Cast: Chris Pine, Casey Affleck, Ben Foster

Release Date: Available on Blu-Ray & DVD May 24, 2016

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

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

Synopsis:

This heroic action-thriller is based on the extraordinary true story of the greatest small-boat rescue in Coast Guard history. In 1952, a massive winter storm strikes off the coast of Cape Cod, ripping a T-2 oil tanker in half and trapping more than 30 sailors inside its rapidly sinking stern. When word of the disaster reaches the U.S. Coast Guard, four men led by Captain Bernie Webber (Chris Pine) set out in a 12-seat boat on a daring mission to rescue the stranded men, braving freezing cold, 60-foot waves and hurricane-force winds, and guided by Webber’s vow that “We all live, or we all die.” Packed with thrilling, larger-than-life action and anchored in a belief in the strength of the human spirit, The Finest Hours is a triumph. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Finest Hours’: Arrives On Blu-ray & DVD May 24, 2016 From Disney”

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

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Dirty Grandpa (Unrated) [Blu-Ray]

Director: Dan Mazer

Cast: Robert De Niro, Zac Efron

Release Date: Now Available on Blu-Ray & DVD

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Film Rating: 5.5/10
Disc Rating: 8/10

Synopsis:

Being bad has never felt so good as Robert De Niro and Zac Efron get down and dirtier in this outrageously funny unrated version of Dirty Grandpa! Uptight Jason (Efron) is a week away from marrying his boss’s daughter. But everything changes when Jason’s fooled into driving his foul-mouthed, free-living granddad (De Niro) to Florida for spring break—and thrown into a series of frat parties, bar fights, and epic misdeeds on a road trip that gives new meaning to family bonding. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Dirty Grandpa: Unrated’: Now Available On Blu-ray & DVD From Lionsgate”

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Boy’: Available On Blu-ray & DVD May 10, 2016 From Universal

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The Boy (2016) [Blu-Ray]

Director: William Brent Bell

Cast: Lauren Cohan, Rupert Evans

Release Date: Available on Blu-Ray & DVD May 10, 2016

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Film Rating: 5/10
Disc Rating: 7/10

Synopsis:

Greta (Cohan) is a young American woman who takes a job as a nanny in a remote English village.  She soon discovers that the family’s 8-year-old is a life-sized doll that they care for just like a real boy, as a way to cope with the death of their son 20 years prior. After violating a list of strict rules, a series of disturbing and inexplicable events bring Greta’s worst nightmare to life, leading her to believe that the doll is actually alive. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Boy’: Available On Blu-ray & DVD May 10, 2016 From Universal”

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2’: Arriving On Collector’s Edition 2-Disc Blu-ray April 19, 2016 From Scream Factory

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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986) (Collector’s Edition) [Blu-Ray]

Director: Tobe Hooper

Cast: Dennis Hopper, Caroline Williams, Jim Siedow

Release Date: Available On Collector’s Edition Blu-ray April 19, 2016

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Disc Rating: 9/10

Synopsis:

In 1974, horror fans rejoiced upon the release of Tobe Hooper’s masterpiece, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. The movie raised the stakes of in-your-face filmmaking and changed the face of horror. Twelve years later, Hooper and the Sawyer clan are back with this deviously entertaining sequel, starring Dennis Hopper in one of the most deliciously crazed performances of his career.

For a decade, Texas Ranger Lefty Enright (Hopper) has sought to avenge the brutal murder of his kin by the cannibalistic Sawyer family – Leatherface, Chop-Top, The Cook and Grandpa. With the help of a radio DJ (Caroline Williams), who’s also bent on putting an end to the terror, Lefty finds his way to the Sawyers’ underground slaughter shop, where a battle of epic proportions will soon rage… and the line between good and evil gets chopped to bits! Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2’: Arriving On Collector’s Edition 2-Disc Blu-ray April 19, 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

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Justice League Vs. Teen Titans [Blu-Ray]

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

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Banshee: The Complete Third Season [Blu-Ray]

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

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Exposed [Blu-Ray]

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

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The Hateful Eight [Blu-Ray]

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

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The Night Before (2015) [Blu-Ray]

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”

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Secret In Their Eyes’: Now Available On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital HD From Universal

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Secret In Their Eyes (2015) [Blu-Ray]

Director: Billy Ray 

Cast: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Nicole Kidman, Julia Roberts

Release Date: Now Available on Blu-ray & DVD

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

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

Synopsis:

A tight-knit team of investigators — Ray (Ejiofor), Jess (Roberts) and their supervisor Claire (Kidman) — is torn apart when Jess’s teenage daughter is brutally and inexplicably murdered. After obsessively searching for the elusive killer every day for 13 years, Ray finally uncovers a new lead that he’s certain will resolve the case. No one is prepared, however, for the shocking secret that will reveal the enduring, destructive effects of personal vengeance on the human soul. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Secret In Their Eyes’: Now Available On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital HD From Universal”

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Spotlight’: Arrives On Blu-ray & DVD February 23, 2016 & On Digital HD Now From Universal

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Spotlight [Blu-Ray]

Director: Tom McCarthy 

Cast: Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams

Release Date: Available on Blu-Ray & DVD February 23, 2016

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

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

Synopsis:

Michael Keaton (Birdman), Mark Ruffalo (Foxcatcher) in his Academy Award® nominated role and Rachel McAdams (Southpaw) in her Academy Award® nominated role lead a critically acclaimed cast in this gripping story of the Pulitzer Prize-winning investigation that uncovered a scandal that rocked one of the world’s oldest and most trusted institutions. Delving into allegations of child abuse within the local Catholic Archdiocese, a tenacious team of Boston Globe reporters exposes a decades-long cover-up that reaches the highest levels of Boston’s religious, legal, and government establishments. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Spotlight’: Arrives On Blu-ray & DVD February 23, 2016 & On Digital HD Now From Universal”

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Falling Skies: The Complete Fifth Season’: Now Available On Blu-ray & DVD From Warner Bros

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Falling Skies: The Complete Fifth Season [Blu-ray]

Cast: Noah Wyle, Will Patton, Moon Bloodgood

Release Date: Now Available On Blu-ray & DVD

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Disc Rating: 7.5/10

Synopsis:

As season five opens, all breed of beast and mutant are running rampant on earth. The Espheni’s power core has been destroyed, and humans are now ready to fight on their terms. And after four years of being tortured, Tom and the 2nd Mass are filled with rage, ready to destroy the enemy in an all-out battle to determine the fate of Earth. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Falling Skies: The Complete Fifth Season’: Now Available On Blu-ray & DVD From Warner Bros”

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

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Trumbo [Blu-Ray]

Director: Jay Roach 

Cast: Bryan Cranston, Louis C.K., Diane Lane

Release Date: Now Available on Blu-ray & DVD

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

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

Synopsis:

In 1947, Dalton Trumbo (Bryan Cranston) was Hollywood’s top screenwriter until he and other artists were jailed and blacklisted for their political beliefs. Trumbo (directed by Jay Roach) recounts how Dalton used words and wit to win two Academy Awards and expose the absurdity and injustice of the blacklist, which entangled everyone from gossip columnist Hedda Hopper (Helen Mirren) to John Wayne, Kirk Douglas and Otto Preminger. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Trumbo’: Now Available On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital HD From Universal”