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New on DVD/Blu-ray: Immortals (2011)
Before he slips on the red and blue tights and fights crime for truth, justice, and the American way, Henry Cavill picked up a bow and arrow provided by the Gods to do battle...
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New on DVD/Blu-ray: Hop (2011)
Easter has gotten a raw deal when it comes to celebrated Holidays over the years. Everyone loves Christmas, especially Hollywood. How many Christmas movies do we have now? About a gazillion (give or take),...
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New on DVD/Blu-ray: The Town (2010) Ultimate Collector’s Edition
It’s hard to believe Ben Affleck has just two films under his belt as a director (with a third, “Argo”, on the way). “The Town” was his second movie, and it shows a surprisingly...
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New on DVD/Blu-ray: Happy Feet 2 (2011)
Oh, dancing CG penguins. What can’t they do? Play the drums, for one. But they can certainly dance. And sing. God knows where they learned all those songs from. What, did they just make...
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New On DVD: The Burning Moon (1997)
Do you like disemboweling? Do you like people being forced to eat their friend’s eyeballs? I knew you did. And because you have such discerning, gore-soaked taste, you’ll probably want to hurry out and...
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New on DVD/Blu-ray: J. Edgar (2011)
Leonardo DiCaprio as notorious FBI director J. Edgar Hoover seems like a pretty odd choice if I was casting the movie. It’s a good thing I’m not, since as it turns out, a thoroughly...
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New on DVD: Young Justice – Season 1, Volume 3 (2010)
The sidekicks of the D.C. universe continue their excellent tour of duty on the Cartoon Network in “Young Justice”, a surprisingly well-done animated show that continues to improve with each new episode in its...
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New on Blu-ray Book: Unforgiven (1992)
Clint Eastwood and gritty, violent Westerns go together like country and apple pie. You don’t get any more classically American than the Wild West Gunfighter, a role that first made Eastwood an International star...
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New on DVD/Blu-ray: A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas (2011)
Laurel and Hardy. Cheech and Chong. Harold and Kumar? Well sure, with a couple of more movies under their belts and maybe a decade or two of totin’ on the big screen, the boys...
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New on DVD/Blu-ray: Real Steel (2011)
I feel like I should start this review with something along the lines of, “Real Steel punches its way onto DVD!” Because, you know, the movie is about boxing. Robot boxing, yes, but still...
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New On Blu-Ray: The Coast Guard (2002)
Director Kim Ki-duk’s (“3-Iron”) 2002 military drama, “The Coast Guard”, now out on Region 1 Blu-ray courtesy of Palisades Tartan, begins with a great deal of promise. The film starts out as a powerful,...
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New on DVD/Blu-ray: Contagion (2011)
Steven Soderbergh sure knows how to go big, and “Contagion” is certainly big. It’s the type of ensemble drama with International locations, a wide-ranging cast, and glossy production values that Hollywood used to do...
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New on DVD/Blu-ray: Final Destination 5 (2011)
If it ain’t broke, don’t even think about fixing it, seems to be the accepted motto when it comes to horror franchises nowadays. And when it’s finally broke (the box office will help with...
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New on DVD/Blu-ray: Dolphin Tale (2011)
Ah, a boy and his dolphin. Who hasn’t been there before? Back in my day we all had our own dolphins. Or were those rats? Anyways, Charles Martin Smith’s “Dolphin Tale” is one of...
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New on Blu-ray: The Rocketeer (1991)
Wow, is it already the 20th anniversary of “Captain America” director Joe Johnston’s “The Rocketeer”? Why, yes, it is, thanks for asking. Coincidentally (just go with it) Walt Disney Video is re-releasing the 1991...
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New on DVD/Blu-ray: Horror Express (1972)
Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, and Telly Savalas in a Spanish horror film from the writers of “Psychomania”? Thank you, Severin Films, you always know just what I want. This time I’m talking about the...
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New on DVD/Blu-ray: Fright Night (2011)
Colin Farrell as a blood-sucking vampire? I can dig it. The Irish rogue slaps on a pair of sharp teeth and cranks up the sleazy charm in Craig Gillespie’s remake of the ’80s classic...
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New on DVD/Blu-ray: The Hangover 2 (2011)
A devious monkey, exotic locales, tattoos gone awry, a missing day, and crazy Chinese guys. It must be some kind of delirious dream brought on by too much sun, funny looking drinks, and an...
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New on DVD/Blu-ray: Doctor Who – The Complete Sixth Series
Doctor Who comes to America in Series Six of the constantly regenerating (see what I did there?) British sci-fi TV show. Of course that’s just where it starts, and like most Doctor Who seasons,...
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New on DVD/Blu-ray: Cowboys and Aliens (2011)
On paper, it sounded like a great idea. Cowboys + aliens = blockbuster! Well, not quite. But it was certainly a promising enough premise to get Jon Favreau (of “Iron Man” movies fame) to...
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