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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of July 7th, 2019 – More Than One Way to Kill a Cat

Josh Zyber — Mon, 08 Jul 2019 12:00:02 +0000

With the July 4th holiday lull out of the way, the Blu-ray and UHD release calendar jolts back to life this week. However, those of us whose wallets are still recovering from the Criterion, Arrow Video, and other recent sales (not to mention Amazon’s imminent Prime Day) may be feeling that sometimes dead is better....

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Weekend Roundtable: Favorite Movie Pets

Josh Zyber — Fri, 05 Apr 2019 17:00:26 +0000

As audiences return this weekend to Stephen King’s Pet Sematary, let’s look back to some of our favorite movie pets of the living variety. (At least, they were alive when these films were made. I can’t promise that a dog from 1939 is still kicking today.) David Krauss My favorite movie pet has to be...

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Pet Sematary (2019) Review: Sometimes Undead Is Better

Deirdre Crimmins — Fri, 05 Apr 2019 12:00:37 +0000

Though he’s typically worshipped as the patriarch of modern horror, filmmakers have had mixed results in adapting Stephen King’s stories for the big screen. The latest incarnation of Pet Sematary is one of the better versions of his work lately, if still by no means perfect. Taking on one of the better known and more...

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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of March 24th, 2019 – Slippery When Wet

Josh Zyber — Mon, 25 Mar 2019 12:00:05 +0000

A big fish swims home this week as DC’s billion-dollar blockbuster hits the Blu-ray and Ultra HD disc formats. This might be a bigger deal if it hadn’t been available for streaming for a couple weeks already. New Releases (Blu-ray) Aquaman – Isn’t it funny how the DC Extended Universe has scored its most success...

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Weekend Roundtable: 2019 Movie Skepticism

Josh Zyber — Fri, 04 Jan 2019 17:00:35 +0000

We’ve made our picks for the upcoming 2019 movies we’re most anticipating. Unfortunately, the new year is bound to have some stinkers too. This week’s Roundtable is for the movies we expect to fail. Here’s that Wikipedia list of the year’s release schedule in case you need it again. Deirdre Crimmins I’m always an optimist...

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Weekend Roundtable: Favorite Movie from the Year You Turned 15

Josh Zyber — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 19:00:29 +0000

We played this game last year when we discussed Favorite Movies from the Year You Turned 10. For this week’s Roundtable, let’s move ahead a little to identify our favorite movies from the year we each turned 15. Age 10 was interesting, because that’s right around the time when kids start to understand a little...

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Blu-ray Highlights for October 2nd, 2012 – It’s Alive! IT’S ALIVE!!

Josh Zyber — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 13:00:20 +0000

Still catching your breath after last month’s onslaught of expensive Blu-ray releases? Were you hoping that the start of October would bring your wallet a respite? Good luck with that. Spooky Delights In the lead-up to Halloween, horror fans have a special treat in store with the ‘Universal Classic Monsters‘ collection. This box set contains:...

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Weekend Roundtable: Movies That Terrified You as a Child

Josh Zyber — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:00:18 +0000

We’ve got a fun Roundtable topic this week. What movie did you see at far too young an age that left you traumatized from the experience? The more irrational this fear, the better. Especially if it’s a movie that isn’t necessarily “scary” per se, but that made you quake in your boots nonetheless. Can you...

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