SteelBook Alert: Jumping the Gun
Even though the comedy sequel ’22 Jump Street’ won’t open in theaters until this Friday, a Blu-ray release with exclusive SteelBook packaging has already been announced in the UK. Intriguingly, you can help decid...
Amazon vs. Warner Bros. – Customers Lose
Had problems pre-ordering Blu-rays or DVDs from Amazon lately? Perhaps you wanted to book a copy of blockbuster hit ‘The Lego Movie‘ (scheduled for release next week) but were stymied with a “Sign up to be notifi...
‘Penny Dreadful’ 1.05 Recap: “I Love You Enough
The good news for fans of ‘Penny Dreadful’ is that Showtime is thrilled with the show’s performance and has officially renewed it for a second season. This week’s episode, meanwhile, takes an unexpected det...
Poll: Would You Buy a Curved TV?
In addition to the bump up from 1080p resolution to nearly 4k, the newly-emerging wave of Ultra High Definition (UHD) televisions also sport a very distinctive design feature: curved screens. Do you like the idea of a curved TV sc...
‘24’ 9.07 Recap: “I Just Hate These People”
Last week, I praised ’24’ for providing us with one of the most entertaining episodes viewers had seen in this new season. Well, I should have waited to do that, as this week’s episode was not only more exciting,...
‘Game of Thrones’ 4.09 Recap: “Do You Plan to D
Fans of ‘Game of Thrones’ should realize by now that the show does not climax in its season finale episodes. In each year to date, the proverbial shit has hit the fan in the penultimate episode. True to form, the serie...
Videogame Releases: Week of June 8th, 2014
E3 is in full swing this week. Only the plucky (if obscure) videogame releases dare to contend with the year’s biggest gaming event.
‘Orphan Black’ 2.08 Recap: “Holy Tilda Swinton…...
After almost two seasons of ‘Orphan Black’, I was of the opinion that this show could do no wrong and that star Tatiana Maslany could tackle any role given to her. This week, however, the writers and producers try some...
Weekend Box Office: Oh My Stars!
The stars had nothing to do with this weekend’s box office results. Based on an absurdly popular Young Adult novel, one movie was sure to do big business. Another, whose marketing made it look like a generic sci-fi action fl...
Blu-ray Highlights: Week of June 8th, 2014 – Shadows and Li
What do you call the reboot of a franchise that has already been rebooted once unsuccessfully? A re-reboot? That’s one of the questions we have to ponder when looking over this week’s new Blu-ray releases.
Weekend Roundtable: Favorite Movie Musical Scores
Music is so often an undervalued component of any film’s success. A great musical score can enhance not just our excitement, but also our emotional involvement with a story and its characters. In this week’s Roundtable...
Weekend Movies: Nobody’s Fault but Our Own
Death abounds in this weekend’s new movies. In one, it’s a plot device so the main character can die and respawn over and over again. In another, it’s a manipulative tool used to toy with the audience’s emo...