Blu-ray Highlights: Week of April 29th, 2018 – Hopping Down
The month of May gets off to an inauspicious start for movies on Blu-ray. Before you pull your hare out looking for something interesting to buy, let’s review what’s new this week.
Weekend Roundtable: Shocking Character Deaths
Ohmigod, you guys! Can you believe that [redacted] and [redacted] got killed off in that big movie in theaters this week? Spoiler Alert: This week’s Roundtable is about other character deaths we did not see coming.
‘The Flash’ 4.19 Recap: “There Is No Outrunning
This week’s episode of ‘The Flash’ features the return of guest stars Wentworth Miller and Katie Cassidy, both playing alternate-Earth versions of their original characters from this franchise. Sadly, it also suffers the return of...
Weekend Movies: Ad Infinitum
After making our way through 18 movies in the connected universe – through both good and bad – the payoff to Marvel’s setup is finally here. Theater chains have been reporting new pre-sale records, wisely leaving only a couple of ...
‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ 5.18 Recap: “When in D
I get that the ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ are short-staffed these days, but you’d think it would at least be basic protocol to keep the weapons in their base locked down in case of infiltration. Is the show’s budget so tight this se...
‘Fear the Walking Dead’ 4.02 Recap: “You Just H
It turns out that ‘Fear the Walking Dead’ isn’t just going to be all about Morgan this year. For better or worse, the season’s second episode hardly shows him at all, instead catching us up with the show’s original characters. It ...
‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Review: The Dark Is Rising
It’s been a long ride bringing us to ‘Avengers: Infinity War’. A dozen or so films have served as puzzle pieces leading us here, with disparate characters from all over the galaxy uniting to confront the baddie of all baddies, Tha...
Now Streaming: ‘Lost in Space’ Season 1
Although my tastes have evolved over the years, the original ‘Lost in Space‘ was the TV series was that made me a sci-fi fan. The show has always seemed ripe for a reboot/reimagining, but when the 1998 movie crashed at the box off...
‘Westworld’ 2.01 Recap: “Have You Ever Question
HBO’s ambitious sci-fi Western ‘Westworld’ returns for a second season to both dazzle and confound viewers. Now that we know some of the show’s secrets from last year, will the story be easier to follow this time?
‘Super Troopers 2’ Review: Criminally Unfunny
I broke a couple of my rules when I screened ‘Super Troopers 2’. Normally for a sequel, I’d hunt down the original so that I wouldn’t miss any of the callbacks or subtlety of character development. Instead, I figured with this one...
Weekend Box Office: Keeping Quiet
The upset that I hoped for last week came along this weekend instead. Despite three new movies opening, the battle at the box office came down to Dwayne Johnson’s returning champion and John Krasinski’s quiet hit. This time, the t...
Blu-ray Highlights: Week of April 22nd, 2018 – Mazes and Mo
Wow! If you buy a Blu-ray this week, you might just find a cure for death! Click here for the secret Big Pharma doesn’t want you to know.