Blu-ray Highlights: Week of October 8th, 2017 – Baby, You C
Oh baby! One of the most inventive and fun movies of the year is available on Blu-ray and UHD this week. If I were a betting man, I’d wager that it will outsell the latest Will Farrell dud.
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Weekend Roundtable: Favorite Movies of 1982 (Not ‘Blade Run
Even beyond ‘Blade Runner’, 1982 was a pretty momentous year for movies, especially (but not exclusively) for sci-fi movies. With the new sequel bringing Ridley Scott’s dystopian classic some fresh attention, thi...
‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ 9.01 Recap: “Type + Dist
Six years since the last episode aired, one might be tempted to call the new season of ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ a revival. But no, that’s just the way this show works. A new season happens when Larry David feels li...
‘The Gifted’ Pilot Recap: “You’re with Us
As if we don’t have enough superheroes on TV already, Fox now brings us ‘The Gifted’, an official spinoff of the ‘X-Men’ feature film universe. Even with a pilot episode directed by franchise mastermi...
‘Ghosted’ Pilot Recap: “The Head Should Not Hav
Fox’s new comedy ‘Ghosted’ mashes up bits of ‘Men in Black’, ‘Ghostbusters’, various 1980s buddy-cop action movies and other obvious influences, and then largely shoves them to the backgro...
‘The Exorcist’ 2.01 Recap: “What Good Is a God
That Fox’s TV spinoff of ‘The Exorcist’ turned out to be pretty good was a major surprise last year. That the show got renewed for a second season despite poor ratings was an even bigger surprise. Can the series ...
Contest: Win ‘Cult of Chucky’ on Blu-ray!
The world’s most evil doll is back to ruin playtime for a new batch of victims. The horror sequel ‘Cult of Chucky‘ is our latest giveaway. Enter our contest for your chance to take home a free copy of the Blu-ray...
‘Inhumans’ Pilot Recap: “…[Silent Glaring
The premiere of Marvel’s newest spinoff series, ‘Inhumans’, arrives with its death certificate practically signed. After a disastrous debut in IMAX theaters a few weeks ago, the ABC network has already started he...
Blu-ray Highlights: Week of October 1st, 2017 – Dead in the
Avast, ye mateys! Shiver me timbers, walk the plank and all that other nonsense. The pirates arrrr coming and it be time t’ sail the ocean Blu…
Weekend Roundtable: Flatlining
This week, we use the excuse of the ‘Flatliners’ remake to give some thought to our favorite movie or TV death scenes. This may well be the only useful thing ‘Flatliners’ is ever good for.
‘The Big Sick’ Contest Results
Are you sick with anticipation waiting for the results of our last contest? We’ve got the cure – five Blu-ray copies of ‘The Big Sick’ that we’re giving away today!
Flipping the Chip: JVC Projector Repair
A JVC D-ILA projector is the heart of my home theater. When it started acting flaky on me recently and seemed possibly on the verge of failure, a giant knot formed in the pit of my stomach. After doing some research, I decided to ...