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Weekend Roundtable: Turning to the Dark Side

Josh Zyber — Fri, 07 Jun 2019 17:00:35 +0000

As one of our picks in this week’s Roundtable explains, “You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain.” While Dark Phoenix flies into theaters, let’s look at some other famous examples of characters making a heel turn from the light to the dark. A heel turn should...

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All Deckard Out: A History of Blade Runner on Laserdisc

Josh Zyber — Thu, 04 Apr 2019 12:00:15 +0000

Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner may not have set the theatrical box office on fire back in 1982, but the film found enough of a cult audience on home video to warrant multiple releases on the Laserdisc format between 1983 to 1993. Over the years, I’ve collected most of them. I don’t have much call to...

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Weekend Roundtable: Best Cinematography

Josh Zyber — Fri, 15 Feb 2019 20:00:01 +0000

The Oscar committee has decided that the Best Cinematography category is no longer worthy of being televised. Let’s use this week’s Roundtable to remind them how important photography is to the art of motion picture storytelling, whether our choices won awards or not. Deirdre Crimmins Of course cinematography is important! Film is a visual medium,...

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Weekend Roundtable: All About That Bass

Josh Zyber — Fri, 10 Aug 2018 16:00:16 +0000

For home theater fans who’ve invested a decent amount of money into a quality audio system, few things are as satisfying as listening to a movie soundtrack with deep, room-shaking bass. Our Roundtable this week calls out some of our favorite demo scenes on home video that will really get your subwoofer rocking. Jason Gorber...

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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of January 14th, 2018 – The Edge of Human

Josh Zyber — Tue, 16 Jan 2018 13:00:34 +0000

After the box office disappointments of ‘Tron: Legacy’ and 2011’s ‘The Thing’, you’d think Hollywood would learn better than to make another long-delayed sequel to a famous cult sci-fi movie from 1982. Now we’ll never get a ‘MegaForce 2’. Bummer! New Releases (Blu-ray) ‘Blade Runner 2049‘ – After threatening to do to ‘Blade Runner’ what...

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The Best of the Best in Film 2017, Part 2

Philip Brown — Fri, 29 Dec 2017 16:00:49 +0000

Hi there, High-Def Gang! As promised, your trusty theatrical film critic is back with more pointless awards celebrating the finest cinematic achievements of 2017. Last time, I did all the classic accolades that you’ll find in any movie awards show, from the prestige of the Oscars or Teen Choice Awards to the dreck of the...

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2017 Box Office Winners and Losers

Luke Hickman — Fri, 29 Dec 2017 13:00:25 +0000

With less quality content in cinemas and streaming services stealing away theatrical attendance, 2017 was another down year in terms of box office. While the year had plenty of big hits, there were far more flops that made staying home the more enticing option. Because it’s always more fun to talk about the trainwrecks first,...

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Weekend Box Office: I Saw What You Did There

Luke Hickman — Mon, 30 Oct 2017 15:00:49 +0000

Box office returns have been absolutely wretched since the release of ‘It’ in early September. A mix of lazy movies and competition from streaming original content (like the new season of ‘Stranger Things’) are probably to blame. This weekend was no exception. It’s been seven years since the ‘Saw’ franchise was last on the big...

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Weekend Box Office: Scared Stupid

Luke Hickman — Mon, 23 Oct 2017 16:00:14 +0000

With five wide release movies fighting for your cost of admission, it’s no surprise that none of them were big hits. One had an okay opening while the other four bombed. To be fair, none of them were marketed very well, which is another big factor in their failures. The best of the underperformers landed...

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Weekend Box Office: Out of the Jaws of Death

Luke Hickman — Mon, 16 Oct 2017 16:00:19 +0000

Although ‘It’ is still in the Top 5, after six weeks, the film’s performance is starting to wind down. Horror lovers who already showed up for that movie got behind this weekend’s PG-13 scare flick, easily landing it atop the charts. At the same time, Jackie Chan and Pierce Brosnan’s latest thriller outgrossed expectations and...

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SteelBook Alert: More Human than Human

Josh Zyber — Tue, 10 Oct 2017 16:00:08 +0000

Sadly, the long-awaited ‘Blade Runner 2049’ appears to be following in its predecessor’s footsteps and will be a box office bust in theaters. Much like the original, however, it’s sure to be a cult item on video. SteelBooks and other fancy editions are already announced. UK Blu-ray SteelBook Available at: Amazon UK Release date: TBD...

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Weekend Box Office: A Dulled Blade

Luke Hickman — Mon, 09 Oct 2017 15:00:42 +0000

It took 35 years to get a ‘Blade Runner’ sequel. Based on its opening box office, it may be another 35 years before we get another. While each of this weekend’s new movies arrived on the big screen with decent to excellent word of mouth, they all struggled to draw moviegoers. Leading into the weekend,...

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