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New On Blu-Ray: The Wild Geese (1978)/Ashanti (1979)
Since its inception a few years back, Severin Films has been on point, tracking down and unleashing cool and obscure genre fare that you won’t find anywhere else on DVD. And they’re back at...
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New on DVD/Blu-ray: Trouble with the Curve (2012)
Clint Eastwood has old man troubles in Robert Lorenz’s directorial debut, the baseball drama “Trouble with the Curve”. Of course, calling “Trouble with the Curve” a baseball movie is missing the point. It’s a...
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New on DVD/Blu-ray: Thunderstruck (2012)
“Thunderstruck”, a kid’s movie about a high school teenager (who, you know, can actually pass for a high school teenager, and not a 20-seomthing Luke Perry “playing” a high school teenager) who magically inherits...
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New on DVD/Blu-ray: The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
The Dark Knight takes on his biggest and most dangerous enemy yet in Bane, a muscle-bound terrorist intent on bringing Gotham City and its self-appointed protector to its knees in Christopher Nolan’s third and...
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New on DVD/Blu-ray: The Apparition (2012)
Captain America’s sidekick Sebastian Stan battles the supernatural with his girlfriend, Ashley Greene (of “Twilight” fame, sans vampire powers) and the help (albeit much later on in the movie) of the evil kid from...
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New on Blu-ray: Harold & Kumar Ultimate Collector’s Edition
Bestest pals Harold Lee (John Cho) and Kumar Patel (Kal Penn) — and, er, their buddy Neil Patrick Harris (played by Neil Patrick Harris) — have been through a lot together, but one thing...
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New on DVD/Blu-ray: The Watch (2012)
“The Watch” is an alien invasion movie with a decidedly comedic slant. I think it’s safe to give away that part of the plot now, right? For a while there, we weren’t sure what...
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New on DVD/Blu-ray: Pixar Short Films Collection 2 (2012)
Most people believe Pixar began with the debut of “Toy Story” in 1997 but they’d be wrong. It actually began with a short directed by Pixar head John Lasseter called “Luxor, Jr.” and is...
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New on DVD/Blu-ray: Brave (2012)
Pixar’s newest release “Brave” is a story about a princess cut from a different cloth than we’re used to seeing. Not since “Mulan” and “Pocahontas” have we had such a strong female protagonist willing...
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New On Blu-Ray/DVD: Maximum Conviction (2012)
I’m a huge Steven Seagal fan, and have been for most of my life at this point. Films like “Out For Justice”, “Under Siege”, and “Hard to Kill” rank among my all-time favorites, and...
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New on DVD/Blu-ray: The Campaign (2012)
Just in time for Election Day (or close enough), comes the new comedy from Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis that gets to the very heart of what makes American politics such a mess, “The...
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New on Blu-ray: Blade Runner 30th Anniversary Collector’s Edition
You can’t possibly call yourself a sci-fi fan if you do not worship at the altar of Ridley Scott’s 1982 seminal masterpiece “Blade Runner”. God knows every other sci-fi writer/director that have come after...
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New on DVD/Blu-ray: Magic Mike (2012)
Hunky hunks Channing Tatum, Alex Pettyfer, Matthew McConaughey, Matt Bomer, and Joe Manganiello take it all off (and then some) in the male stripper movie “Magic Mike”, the male stripper movie with a heart...
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New on Blu-ray: Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)/Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989)
With October 31st looming large on the calendar, it’s a very appropriate time indeed to revisit “Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers” and follow up “Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers”, a...
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New on DVD/Blu-ray: Chernobyl Diaries (2012)
“Chernobyl Diaries”, boasting producer and co-screenplay credits by Oren Peli, the Godfather of the modern “reality TV horror” movie genre, if you will, has nothing new to offer you, but it does take place...
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Hitchcock on Blu-ray: Strangers on a Train (1951)/Dial M for Murder (1954)
Hard to believe it’s taken this long for studios to start putting Alfred Hitchcock’s movies on Blu-ray. Well better late than never, I always say. And with not one, but two movies about the...
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New on DVD/Blu-ray: Rock of Ages (2012)
Oh, the ’80s. If you lived through it, it was probably the best time of your life — whether that was true or not. Let’s face it, we all look back at our “coming...
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New on Blu-Ray: Masters of the Universe (25th Anniversary Edition)
Unappreciated. Underwhelming. Under-performing. These are words that describe the original theatrical release of “Masters of the Universe: The Motion Picture”. For fans of the cartoon/toy line, the movie was…different. When I was 5 years...
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New on Blu-ray: Tetsuo – The Iron Man/Body Hammer
Japanese and cult film fans were given real cause for excitement recently, with the announcement by Third Window that they would be releasing Shinya Tsukamoto’s seminal classics “Tetsuo: the Iron Man” and “Tetsuo II:...
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New on DVD/Blu-ray: Dark Shadows (2012)
Missed “Dark Shadows” in theaters when it opened earlier this year? Don’t feel bad, chances are you probably weren’t the only one. Despite boasting surefire hitmakers Tim Burton and Johnny Depp behind and in...
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