[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Girl On The Train’: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD & Digital HD From Universal 1

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

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Director: Tate Taylor

Cast: Emily Blunt, Rebecca Ferguson, Haley Bennett

Release Date: January 17, 2017

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

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

Synopsis:

The Girl on the Train is based on Paula Hawkins’ bestselling thriller that shocked the world. Rachel (Emily Blunt), devastated by her recent divorce, spends her daily commute fantasizing about the seemingly perfect couple who live in a house that her train passes every day. Everything changes when she sees something shocking happen there, and becomes entangled in the mystery that unfolds. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Girl On The Train’: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD & Digital HD From Universal”

[Blu-Ray Review] John Carpenter’s ‘The Thing’: Now Available On Collector’s Edition Blu-ray From Scream Factory 2

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

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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”

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Conjuring 2’: Now Available On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital From Warner Bros 3

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Conjuring 2’: Now Available On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital From Warner Bros

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Director: James Wan

Cast: Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Frances O’Connor

Release Date: September 13, 2016

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

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

Synopsis:

Reprising their roles, Oscar® nominee Vera Farmiga (“Up In the Air,” TV’s “Bates Motel”) and Patrick Wilson (the “Insidious” films), star as Lorraine and Ed Warren, who, in one of their most terrifying paranormal investigations, travel to north London to help a single mother raising four children alone in a house plagued by malicious spirits. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Conjuring 2’: Now Available On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital From Warner Bros”

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Invitation’: Now Available On Blu-ray Combo Pack From Drafthouse 4

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Invitation’: Now Available On Blu-ray Combo Pack From Drafthouse

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Director: Karyn Kusama

Cast: Logan Marshall-Green, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Michiel Huisman

Release Date: Now Available on Blu-ray Combo Pack

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Film Rating: 9/10
Disc Rating: 6.5/10

Synopsis:

In this taut psychological thriller by Karyn Kusama (Girlfight, Jennifer’s Body), the tension is palpable when Will (Logan Marshall-Green, Prometheus) shows up to a dinner party hosted by his ex-wife Eden (Tammy Blanchard, Into the Woods) and new husband David (Michiel Huisman, “Game of Thrones”). The estranged divorcees’ tragic past haunts an equally eerie present; amid Eden’s suspicious behavior and her mysterious house guests, Will becomes convinced that his invitation was extended with a hidden agenda. Unfolding over one dark evening in the Hollywood Hills, The Invitation blurs layers of mounting paranoia, mystery, and horror until both Will—and the audience—are unsure what threats are real or imagined. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Invitation’: Now Available On Blu-ray Combo Pack From Drafthouse”

[Blu-Ray Review] ’10 Cloverfield Lane’: Available On Blu-ray & DVD June 14, 2016 From Paramount 5

[Blu-Ray Review] ’10 Cloverfield Lane’: Available On Blu-ray & DVD June 14, 2016 From Paramount

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Director: Dan Trachtenberg

Cast: John Goodman, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, John Gallagher Jr.

Release Date: Available on Blu-ray & DVD June 14, 2016

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Film Rating: 9/10
Disc Rating: 8.5/10

Synopsis:

After a catastrophic car crash, a young woman (Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World) wakes up in a survivalist’s (John Goodman, Argo) underground bunker. He claims to have saved her from an apocalyptic attack that has left the outside world uninhabitable. His theories are supported by a mysterious stranger who is in the bunker with them (John Gallagher, Jr., “The Newsroom”), but as his increasingly suspicious actions lead her to question his motives, she’ll have to escape in order to discover the truth. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ’10 Cloverfield Lane’: Available On Blu-ray & DVD June 14, 2016 From Paramount”

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Hail, Caesar!’: Now Available On Blu-ray & DVD From Universal 6

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Hail, Caesar!’: Now Available On Blu-ray & DVD From Universal

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Director(s): Joel Coen, Ethan Coen

Cast: Josh Brolin, George Clooney, Alden Ehrenreich

Release Date: Now Available on Blu-ray & DVD

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Film Rating: 8.5/10
Disc Rating: 7.5/10

Synopsis:

Hail, Caesar!  follows a single day in the life of Eddie Mannix (Josh Brolin), head of production and all-around problem solver for Hollywood studio Capitol Pictures. When Baird Whitlock (George Clooney), the world’s biggest star, is kidnapped in the middle of production on the studio’s latest swords-and-sandals epic, Eddie will have to recover his leading man while simultaneously appeasing cowboy star Hobie Doyle (Alden Ehrenreich), disgruntled director Laurence Laurentz (Ralph Fiennes), swimming sensation DeeAnna Moran (Scarlett Johansson) and song-and-dance superstar Burt Gurney (Channing Tatum), all while horse-trading information to keep his talents’ names out of the gossip columns written by a pair of rival siblings, Thora and Thessaly Thacker (Tilda Swinton). Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Hail, Caesar!’: Now Available On Blu-ray & DVD From Universal”

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Witch’: Available On Blu-ray & DVD May 17, 2016 From A24 & Lionsgate 7

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Witch’: Available On Blu-ray & DVD May 17, 2016 From A24 & Lionsgate

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Director: Robert Eggers

Cast: Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie

Release Date: Available on Blu-Ray & DVD May 17, 2016

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

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

Synopsis:

New England, 1630: William and Katherine lead a devout Christian life with their five children, homesteading on the edge of an impassible wilderness. When their newborn son mysteriously vanishes and their crops fail, the family begins to turn on one another. The Witch is a chilling portrait of a family unraveling within their own fears and anxieties, leaving them prey to an inescapable evil. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Witch’: Available On Blu-ray & DVD May 17, 2016 From A24 & Lionsgate”

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Boy’: Available On Blu-ray & DVD May 10, 2016 From Universal 8

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

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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] ‘Regression’: Available On Blu-ray & DVD May 10, 2016 From TWC & Anchor Bay 9

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Regression’: Available On Blu-ray & DVD May 10, 2016 From TWC & Anchor Bay

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Director: Alejandro Amenábar

Cast: Ethan Hawke, Emma Watson, David Thewlis

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

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

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

Synopsis:

Minnesota, 1990. Detective Bruce Kenner (Ethan Hawke) investigates the case of young Angela (Emma Watson), who accuses her father, John Gray (David Dencik), of an unspeakable crime. When John unexpectedly and without recollection admits guilt, renowned psychologist Dr. Raines (David Thewlis) is brought in to help him relive his memories and what they discover unmasks a horrifying nationwide mystery. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Regression’: Available On Blu-ray & DVD May 10, 2016 From TWC & Anchor Bay”

[DVD Review] ‘The Driftless Area’: Now Available On DVD & Digital From Sony 10

[DVD Review] ‘The Driftless Area’: Now Available On DVD & Digital From Sony

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Director: Zachary Sluser

Cast: Anton Yelchin, Zooey Deschanel, John Hawkes

Release Date: Now Available on DVD

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

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

Synopsis:

Pierre (Anton Yelchin) returns to his hometown after the death of his parents and falls under the spell of the enchanting, mysterious Stella (Zooey Deschanel). As their relationship deepens, Pierre finds himself in a dangerous situation with a volatile criminal (John Hawkes) who abruptly altered the course of Stella’s life. Continue reading “[DVD Review] ‘The Driftless Area’: Now Available On DVD & Digital From Sony”

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Exposed’: Now Available On Blu-ray & DVD From Lionsgate 11

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

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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 12

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

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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] ‘Disturbing Behavior’: Now Available On Blu-ray From Scream Factory 13

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Disturbing Behavior’: Now Available On Blu-ray From Scream Factory

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Director: David Nutter

Cast: James Marsden, Katie Holmes, Nick Stahl

Release Date: Now Available on Blu-ray

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Disc Rating: 7.5/10

 

Synopsis:

In the halls of Cradle Bay High School, something sinister is happening… something dark… something disturbing. Sure, the “Blue Ribbons” – the clique that’s at the top of the food chain at Cradle Bay –  appear perfect in every way. But underneath their clean-cut, well-mannered facades lurks a shocking secret – one that a group of Cradle Bay High’s outsiders and rebels must uncover in order to save their school, their town…and their own lives. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Disturbing Behavior’: Now Available On Blu-ray From Scream Factory”

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Secret In Their Eyes’: Now Available On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital HD From Universal 14

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

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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] ‘The Leftovers: The Complete Second Season’: Own It Today On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital HD From Warner Bros 15

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Leftovers: The Complete Second Season’: Own It Today On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital HD From Warner Bros

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Cast: Justin Theroux, Christopher Eccleston, Kevin Carroll

Release Date: Now Available On Blu-ray & DVD

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Disc Rating: 6.5/10

Synopsis:

More than three years ago, 2% of the world’s population inexplicably vanished. 140 million people, gone in an instant. No country, no state, no city was spared, except for one small town in eastern Texas. Population: 9261. Departures: Zero. This is the setting for a tale of two families: the Garveys, who have moved to this special place, and whose lives were forever changed by the Departure, and the Murphys, a local family, who seem to have been spared from an event that shook the rest of the world. But even in the town of Miracle, you can’t escape your past.
Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘The Leftovers: The Complete Second Season’: Own It Today On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital HD From Warner Bros”

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Bridge Of Spies’: Now Available On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital HD From DreamWorks & Touchstone 16

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Bridge Of Spies’: Now Available On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital HD From DreamWorks & Touchstone

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Director: Steven Spielberg 

Cast: Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Amy Ryan

Release Date: Now Available on Blu-Ray & DVD

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

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

Synopsis:

A dramatic thriller set against the backdrop of a series of historic events, “Bridge of Spies” tells the story of James Donovan (Tom Hanks), a Brooklyn lawyer who finds himself thrust into the center of the Cold War when the CIA sends him on a near impossible mission to negotiate the release of a captured American U-2 pilot. High stakes and suspense power a story inspired by true events that capture the essence of a man who risked everything and vividly brings his personal journey to life. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Bridge Of Spies’: Now Available On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital HD From DreamWorks & Touchstone”

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Jack’s Back’: Now Available On Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack From Scream Factory 17

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Jack’s Back’: Now Available On Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack From Scream Factory

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Director: Rowdy Herrington

Cast: James Spader, Cynthia Gibb, Jim Haynie

Release Date: Now Available on Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Disc Rating: 8/10

Synopsis:

One hundred years ago, Jack the Ripper slashed his way through London’s red light district. Now, a modern-day maniac is honoring the event by mutilating L.A.’s ladies of the evening. Has Jack the Ripper been reborn? The police are stumped and the prostitutes of L.A. are scared. The only person with a chance of solving the murders has a problem of his own – he’s the LAPD’s number one suspect. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Jack’s Back’: Now Available On Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack From Scream Factory”

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Sinister 2’: Arrives On Blu-ray, DVD January 12, 2016 & On Digital HD Now From Universal 18

[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Sinister 2’: Arrives On Blu-ray, DVD January 12, 2016 & On Digital HD Now From Universal

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Director: Ciarán Foy 

Cast: James Ransone, Shannyn Sossamon

Release Date: Available on Blu-Ray & DVD January 12, 2016

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

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

Synopsis:

In the aftermath of the shocking events of Sinister, a protective mother (Shannyn Sossamon of Wayward Pines) and her nine-year-old twin sons (real-life brothers Robert and Dartanian Sloan) find themselves marked for death in a rural house as the evil spirit of Bughuul continues to spread with frightening intensity. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Sinister 2’: Arrives On Blu-ray, DVD January 12, 2016 & On Digital HD Now From Universal”