If this summer proved anything, it’s that kids’ movies and horror flicks have a better chance at success than the giant, expensive, VFX-heavy studio tentpoles. This weekend’s big winner was of the horror variety....
August may draw to a close with relatively few new Blu-rays on the docket, but – in contrast to the rest of the month – this final week at least leaves us with one pretty big hit movie that should stir some interest among disc buy...
For people in the entertainment industry, the path to a career comeback is often slow and painful. Whether their personal lives were racked by scandal or they simply don’t work much anymore, which actors and filmmakers do yo...
Here’s an idea for a first-time feature film that should be foolish: a romantic drama about the current President and his First Lady meeting in Chicago. It should be the sort of thing that inevitably turns out cornball and r...
It’s impossible to call ‘Mechanic: Resurrection’ a “good” movie with a straight face. No, that’s not right at all. It’s far too stupid for that, downright ludicrous even. And yet… I can...
Even though this weekend features four new wide releases – a Jason Statham action flick, a boxing drama, a horror entry, and an Obama bio-pic – and two notable limited releases, don’t get your hopes up. There’s not as ...
A rush of rambunctious energy and giddy politics makes the first half of ‘Angry Indian Goddesses’ fly by. Billed as the “First Female Buddy Film” to emerge from the Bollywood industry (and sadly beset by pr...
Flipping the tables on the old ‘Wait Until Dark’ formula, ‘Don’t Breathe’ pits a group of plucky young home invaders against a psychotic blind man. It’s a pretty ridiculous premise that regularl...
Already famous in Blu-ray collector circles for its twice-annual Criterion Collection sale, Barnes & Noble is holding a similar event right now for titles from cult label Arrow Video. If you’re into schlocky horror, Spa...
A little over a year ago, I began experimenting with ways to expand my Dolby Atmos surround sound system to beyond the 7.1.4 limitation of current consumer hardware. My continued quest to achieve the best Atmos experience at home ...
Since first being announced for preorder, some upcoming Blu-ray SteelBook releases have revised their artwork designs. Whether the new versions are better, and whether this will influence your purchasing decisions, is up for you t...
Late last week, Warner Bros. announced what may be the most ridiculously ostentatious Blu-ray collector’s edition ever conceived: a 30-disc box set called the ‘Middle-Earth 6-Film Collection’ containing all three...
