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Weekend Roundtable: Unlikely Action Heroes

Josh Zyber — Fri, 07 Sep 2018 17:00:55 +0000

Now that Jim from The Office is the new Jack Ryan, perhaps it’s time to rethink our traditional casting choices for action franchises. Rather than some muscle-bound former wrestler, what other comedian is destined to headline the next reboot of an action icon? Adam Tyner (DVDTalk) It’s been more than a year and a half...

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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 December 3rd, 2017 – I’ll See You in the Trees

Josh Zyber — Mon, 04 Dec 2017 13:00:27 +0000

The beginning of December brings us a very crowded Blu-ray release slate as all the studios move to get as much content as possible in front of consumers during the holiday shopping season. A few titles stand out from the many repackages and reissues. New Releases (Blu-ray) ‘Despicable Me 3‘ – After his Minions went...

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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of July 16th, 2017 – Return of the King

Josh Zyber — Mon, 17 Jul 2017 12:00:10 +0000

Does Skull Island also have giant trees that grow giant bananas to feed its famous giant monkey? Otherwise, how does he have enough energy to swat helicopters out of the sky? These are questions I wonder about when looking at the Blu-ray listings this week. New Releases (Blu-ray) ‘Kong: Skull Island‘ – In rebooting ‘King...

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Poll: Do You Buy SteelBooks Even If You Don’t Like the Artwork?

Josh Zyber — Wed, 31 May 2017 12:00:28 +0000

This week’s poll is for the SteelBook collectors among those of you who still buy movies on physical media. How often, if at all, do you find yourself buying movies in metal case editions even if you don’t like the artwork? SteelBook collecting can be a powerful compulsion. I’ve found myself buying movies I wouldn’t...

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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of May 14th, 2017 – Tonight Is What It Means to Be Young

Josh Zyber — Mon, 15 May 2017 12:00:48 +0000

New Blu-rays this week close one franchise and reopen another. More importantly, a cult rock-and-roll musical finally gets its proper due. New Releases (Blu-ray) ‘Resident Evil: The Final Chapter‘ – I’m a sucker for the ‘Resident Evil’ movies. I know they’re dumb, but I always have fun with them. Franchise mastermind Paul W.S. Anderson and...

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Weekend Box Office: Split Second

Luke Hickman — Mon, 30 Jan 2017 16:00:59 +0000

For the second week, M. Night Shyamalan’s latest not only held onto the top of the box office, but also highly outpaced analyst predictions. Meanwhile, the dog-centric family film performed well, but not well enough to pose a threat to the reigning champ. ‘Split‘ is performing beyond Shyamalan and Jason Blum’s wildest dreams. Dipping just...

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‘Resident Evil: The Final Chapter’ Review: One More for the Road

Philip Brown — Fri, 27 Jan 2017 19:00:44 +0000

It’s hard to believe that anyone involved in 2002’s ‘Resident Evil’ ever imagined they’d still be adding chapters 14 years later. Easily the most successful franchise in the much-maligned genre of videogame adaptations, ‘Resident Evil’ continues to thrive at the global box office. Now, Paul W.S. Anderson and his wife Milla Jovovich have a final...

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Weekend Movies: Doggy Style

Luke Hickman — Fri, 27 Jan 2017 18:00:09 +0000

Following the Oscar nominations, this weekend is sure to be fueled by moviegoers playing catch-up with as many of the nominees as they can. This doesn’t bode well for the week’s new releases. That’s probably exactly why three studios decided to dump their weak titles here. Opening on more than 3,000 screens is Sony’s ‘Resident...

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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of January 15th, 2017 – Crazy Train

Josh Zyber — Tue, 17 Jan 2017 13:00:13 +0000

At a time when it may feel like the world is going off the rails, I suppose it’s appropriate that we open the week with a couple of recent movies about trains, now available on Blu-ray. New Releases (Blu-ray) ‘The Girl on the Train‘ – Adapted from the bestseller by Paula Hawkins, Emily Blunt stars...

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The Trailer Park: Bigger than Big

M. Enois Duarte — Tue, 16 Aug 2016 19:00:39 +0000

Although often lumped together with historical period pieces, the epic film as a genre is more commonly defined by featuring a central hero on a grand, ambitious journey. The stories are told in a large, sweeping scale full of spectacle and grandeur, against a lavish, panoramic and sometimes fantastical backdrop. This week’s new movie trailers...

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Weekend Roundtable: Ass-Kicking Action Heroines

Josh Zyber — Fri, 15 May 2015 19:00:29 +0000

As audiences line up to see ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ this weekend, they may be surprised to find a bald, robo-armed Charlize Theron on equal footing with the title hero of the film. For this week’s Roundtable, we wanted to celebrate some of cinema’s other badass action heroines who prove that girls can kick just...

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