‘Transcedence’ Contest Results
OK, fine, maybe our contest prize last week was less than transcendent. Hey, you know what, one of our readers is still walking away with a free Blu-ray, and that ain’t bad for only a few seconds of effort.
Weekend Box Office: You Got Some ‘Splainin To Do!
Although this weekend was down yet again compared to last July’s box office numbers, the results held some surprises.
Blu-ray Highlights: Week of July 27th, 2014 – My Log Has So
Who needs money, right? This week brings us two huge, expensive box sets that will (hopefully) be among the best Blu-ray releases of the year.
Weekend Roundtable: 2014 Emmy Snubs
When the 2014 Emmy Award nominations were announced a couple weeks ago, I had intended to write up a post about it for the blog. Although that never happened, let’s use this week’s Roundtable to talk about some of our ...
Weekend Movies: A Whole Lotta Fluff
The gods of Mount Olympus would be sorely disappointed with this weekend’s new movies.
‘Hercules’ Review: Busted Myth
As Dwayne Johnson continues his ascent to superstardom, the challenge becomes figuring out just what to do with the guy on the big screen. Obviously he can’t play some nameless office drone. He has to play a larger-than-life...
‘Lucy’ Review: Besson Goes Bonkers
Luc Besson’s ‘Lucy’ is an absolutely insane attempt to fuse comic book action with grandiose philosophical ideas. The writer/director has failed in his ambitions to be profound, but failed in such ludicrous ways ...
‘A Most Wanted Man’ Review: The Pained Sadness of Int
At their best, John le Carré adaptations strip the espionage genre of any and all glamour. They present the spy game as a series of meetings and stakeouts by depressed alcoholics who hate their lives, yet end up doing vastly impor...
‘I Origins’ Review: Dumb Pun Title = Bad Movie
‘I Origins’ is a film made by very sincere people that wants to be taken very seriously. It even has a handful of decent ideas and scenes to justify that sincerity. Unfortunately, the movie ultimately peddles half-bake...
Has Dolby Already Snuck Atmos Surround onto Blu-ray?
A few weeks ago, Dolby Labs announced that the revolutionary Atmos surround sound format will make its way to Blu-ray and home theater hardware later this year, but left details about the timeframe or exactly which movies will off...
Sneak Preview: ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ in Dolby Atm
Thanks to our good friends at Dolby Labs, High-Def Digest was invited to attend the world premiere of Marvel’s ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’. Other than driving onto a historic studio backlot, nothing quite beats a H...
‘Under the Dome’ 2.04 Recap: “It’s Not Go
There’s good news and bad news after viewing this season’s fourth episode of ‘Under the Dome’. The good news is that this week’s entry isn’t nearly as dull as the three prior episodes. The bad n...