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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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SteelBook Alert: Flaming Out

Josh Zyber — Wed, 17 Aug 2016 16:00:46 +0000

Of its two live-action remakes of old animated (or partially-animated) movies this year, Disney had a lot more success at the box office with one than the other. Regardless, both will get handsome SteelBook editions on Blu-ray. As will a few other notable titles. Purely by coincidence, the first three of this week’s featured SteelBooks...

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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of June 5th, 2016 – Animal Magnetism

Josh Zyber — Mon, 06 Jun 2016 12:00:06 +0000

A couple of exceptions aside, this May wasn’t the most exciting month for Blu-ray releases. June attempts to make up for that right away with a huge slate of new discs that should have at least a few really good ones in there. New Releases (Blu-ray) ‘Zootopia‘ – Disney Animation continues its resurgence with another...

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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of February 28th, 2016 – Mama Said Knock You Out

Josh Zyber — Mon, 29 Feb 2016 13:00:01 +0000

The Ks are here! The Ks are here! The 4k Ultra HD Blu-ray format officially launches this week. If that doesn’t interest you, don’t worry. Regular Blu-ray gets some noteworthy releases too. New Releases (Blu-ray) ‘Creed‘ – I’m writing this post in advance of Sunday’s Oscar ceremony, but I assume that Sylvester Stallone won the...

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2016 Oscar Winners

Josh Zyber — Mon, 29 Feb 2016 07:03:10 +0000

Over the course of what I swear felt like 12 grueling hours, this year’s relentlessly dull Academy Awards ceremony stirred to life only briefly with shocking upset victories in two categories, including the big prize of the night. Prior to the very moment he lost, Sylvester Stallone looked like a sure thing for Best Supporting...

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Poll: Which 2016 Oscar Nominated Movies Have You Seen?

Josh Zyber — Wed, 24 Feb 2016 20:00:36 +0000

In case you hadn’t been paying attention, the Academy Awards will air this Sunday night. Often, many people use the last few days before the ceremony to catch up with the Oscar nominated movies they missed. How many of this year’s crop have you seen? The following poll contains all of the movies nominated for...

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Weekend Roundtable: Most Undeserving 2016 Oscar Nominees

Josh Zyber — Fri, 19 Feb 2016 20:00:35 +0000

The Oscars are just a week away. As happens most years, some of the nominees for this year’s Academy Awards are less deserving of awards and praise than others. Like some of these, for example. Mike Attebery I had high hopes for ‘Steve Jobs‘. Even after its somewhat tortured production, I thought the film stood...

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2016 Oscar Nominations

Josh Zyber — Thu, 14 Jan 2016 19:00:26 +0000

Let’s put all that Golden Globe nonsense behind us and get on with the real awards. The 2016 Oscar nominations were announced this morning by actor Zachary Levi and Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences president Cheryl Boone Isaacs. Did anything surprise you? I’m surprised that ‘Sicario’ got snubbed in all of the major...

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2016 Golden Globe Winners

Josh Zyber — Mon, 11 Jan 2016 16:00:00 +0000

It used to be, in years past, that the big winners at the Golden Globes were often in sync with the Oscars that followed and could be considered a strong predictor. That isn’t necessarily the case anymore. Basically, nobody takes the Globes seriously, least of all master-of-ceremonies Ricky Gervais, who returned for his fourth time...

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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of January 10th, 2016 – Mars Attacks

Josh Zyber — Mon, 11 Jan 2016 13:00:34 +0000

We have a lot of traveling to do this week. The latest batch of Blu-ray releases take us from the far reaches of space to the other side of death. Strap yourselves in. The ride might get bumpy. New Releases ‘The Martian‘ – It’s ‘Apollo 13’ meets ‘Cast Away’, as Matt Damon is a lone...

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The Best of the Best of Film in 2015

Philip Brown — Wed, 30 Dec 2015 17:00:03 +0000

Hey, hey, hey! We can now measure all the time left in 2015 by hours. That means the year is mercifully almost over! As a result, it’s time for end-of-the-year wrap up articles. Yes, a chance for us all to look back and rate the things we saw, heard, read, and did. Why? Meh, who...

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Poll: Favorite Blockbusters of 2015

Josh Zyber — Wed, 30 Dec 2015 13:00:31 +0000

2015 was a year of many blockbuster movies that made lots of money. Many of them did not deserve to make so much money, but a few may have been halfway watchable, and an even smaller number actually “good.” Which of the year’s mega-hits did you see? More importantly, which did you enjoy and which...

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