High-Def Digest: The Bonus ViewStronger Archives - High-Def Digest: The Bonus View https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/tag/stronger/ A High-Def Digest Blog Wed, 13 May 2020 15:26:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 Weekend Roundtable: 2018 Oscar Snubs https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-2018-oscar-snubs/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-2018-oscar-snubs/#comments Fri, 02 Mar 2018 20:00:31 +0000 Josh Zyber https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=90283 Oscar season finally ends this Sunday. As the Hollywood elite declare which movies they think were the best of 2017, let’s look at a few the Oscars ignored this year. Luke Hickman I loved five movies in 2017 that were completely ignored by the Academy. ‘A Ghost Story‘ – I haven’t loved any of director...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-2018-oscar-snubs/feed/ 18 Blu-ray Highlights: Week of December 17th, 2017 – Operation Dynamo https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/bluray-highlights-dec-19-2017/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/bluray-highlights-dec-19-2017/#comments Mon, 18 Dec 2017 13:00:44 +0000 Josh Zyber https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=88926 Christmas is fast approaching and the home video studios have one last chance to tempt you. Will any of this week’s new Blu-rays go on your wish list for Santa? New Releases (Blu-ray) ‘Dunkirk‘ – At the moment, the odds of Christopher Nolan finally landing an Oscar seem pretty strong. His WWII epic was a...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/bluray-highlights-dec-19-2017/feed/ 29 Weekend Movies: Flyin’ High https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/weekend-movies-sept-29-2017/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/weekend-movies-sept-29-2017/#comments Fri, 29 Sep 2017 12:00:03 +0000 Luke Hickman http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=87454 September continues its ascent at Cruising speeds thanks to one heavily marketed true story drama. Three other wide releases aren’t likely to draw any more than last week’s holdover ‘Kingsman: The Golden Circle’, but this should be yet another better-than-average September weekend. If you’ve been online or watched any television over the past three weeks,...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/weekend-movies-sept-29-2017/feed/ 3 Weekend Box Office: And All the King’s Men… https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/box-office-sept-25-2017/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/box-office-sept-25-2017/#respond Mon, 25 Sep 2017 16:00:01 +0000 Luke Hickman http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=87286 The future isn’t looking as bright as it once did for the Lego movie franchise. Had it maintained its potential following the first big-screen adventure, this week’s release might have dominated the box office. Instead, Matthew Vaughn’s second ‘Kingman’ film dethroned ‘It’ to win the weekend. While ‘Kingsman: The Golden Circle‘ didn’t repeat the warm...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/tiff-stronger-movie-review/feed/ 1 The Trailer Park: A Fictionalized Truth https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/movie-trailers-greatest-showman-stronger-battle-of-sexes/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/movie-trailers-greatest-showman-stronger-battle-of-sexes/#comments Wed, 05 Jul 2017 12:00:13 +0000 M. Enois Duarte http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=85786 With the summer movie season now in full swing, it’s time to look ahead at what to expect in the fall and winter. We start with a trio of tales loosely based on true stories. ‘The Greatest Showman’ Visual effects artist Michael Gracey makes his directorial debut with a musical bio-drama about P.T. Barnum, the...

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