Posted in Disc Reviews by J C on December 19th, 2017
“There is only one war that matters. The Great War…and it is here.” Ever since Game of Thrones premiered in 2011, viewers have been tantalized by the notion that “winter is coming.” (And it’s been a *much* longer wait for book readers who fell in love with the first installment in George R.R. Martin’s “A […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by J C on November 18th, 2016
“Does death only come for the wicked and leave the decent behind?” Throughout its first five seasons, Game of Thrones has been relentlessly cruel to its viewers heroes in a way that shocked audiences and upended genre expectations. But as Thrones edges toward its conclusion — and as the TV adaptation becomes more unmoored than […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by J C on June 6th, 2016
“All men must die.” The official tagline for Season 4 of HBO’s Game of Thrones also doubles as a helpful reminder of author George R.R. Martin’s no-character-is-safe philosophy. But even plastering that quote all over posters and promos isn’t likely to prepare you for the most devastating and thrilling season of a show that specializes […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by J C on June 6th, 2016
Even if Game of Thrones had inexplicably wrapped its run after two stellar seasons, the fantasy series would’ve gone down as a landmark in television history because of its unprecedented scale and audacious storytelling. Those qualities have been brought to thrilling life in each of the show’s Blu-ray releases, but HBO still decided to kick it up a notch. Game […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by J C on March 16th, 2016
“Perhaps we’ve grown so used to horror, we assume there’s no other way.” Given the quantity and quality of death and destruction we’ve witnessed over the previous four years, the most shocking thing Game of Thrones could do in its fifth season was offer a tiny glimmer of hope. After all, optimism in Westeros and […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by J C on February 19th, 2015
“All men must die.” The official tagline for Season 4 of HBO’s Game of Thrones also doubles as a helpful reminder of author George R.R. Martin’s no-character-is-safe philosophy. But even plastering that quote all over posters, promos, and the cover of this exemplary-in-every-way Blu-ray set isn’t likely to prepare you for the most devastating and […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by J C on February 20th, 2014
“If you think this has a happy ending, you haven’t been paying attention.” Even if Game of Thrones had inexplicably wrapped its run after two stellar seasons, the HBO series would’ve gone down as a landmark in television history because of its unprecedented scale and audacious storytelling. But then fans wouldn’t have gotten season 3, […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by J C on February 19th, 2013
“There’s a king in every corner now.” Game of Thrones is definitely one of the best shows on TV right now, and it might be the most ambitious television series ever produced. Ambition and quality don’t always go hand in hand. (See, Cloud Atlas. No, seriously…watch it. I’m one of the people who really enjoyed […]
Posted in Contests by Gino Sassani on March 5th, 2012
Our good buddies over at HBO have decided to rock your world with a chance to win The Game Of Thrones: The Complete First Season on high definition Blu-ray. This HBO series has gained great critical acclaim and a rare 5 rating from us here at Upcomingdiscs. The second season is on the way and […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by M. W. Phillips on February 29th, 2012
“Remember… Winter is coming.” Very rarely, the stars align and a media magic event happens, creating a flawless television series. Such an event happened last year with the premiere of HBO’s Game of Thrones based on the novels from George R.R. Martin’s best selling and ongoing series A Song of Ice and Fire. HBO was […]
Posted in No Huddle by Brent Lorentson on June 28th, 2022
I have to admit my knowledge of the show Curb Your Enthusiasm is casual at best. I’ve seen a few episodes over the years, but not enough to call myself a fan. So to have Season 11 handed off to me to review was a bit daunting, but as a long-time fan of Seinfeld and […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Brent Lorentson on May 16th, 2022
What do you get if you take The Sopranos and mix it with Animal Kingdom and place it in Ireland? That’s pretty much the best way I’d go about describing the first season of the new AMC television show Kin. The show only runs for eight episodes, but I have to say this is the […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on April 29th, 2022
“What’s the word for when you’re bad at expressing yourself… Speechless.” The story has been around for centuries. After Dickens’ A Christmas Carol and Shakespeare’s Romeo And Juliet, it might well be one of the most imitated stories on film and television. There have been countless plays on the Cyrano themes, from The Brady Bunch […]
Posted in No Huddle by Jeremy Butler on April 29th, 2022
So, I fully expected this movie to be one of those films that I would have to subject myself to in order to appease my wife. I mean, I was familiar with nearly every member of the cast, but given the film’s plot, I expected to be bored and to find it cheesy. It just […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Jeremy Butler on July 21st, 2021
“Throughout history, different cultures all over the world reference a great tournament of champions. That dragon marking, I think it’s an invitation to fight for something known as Mortal Kombat.” While I do rate this adaptation of the popular video game better than its incarnations that came before it in the 90s, I still wouldn’t […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Brent Lorentson on August 12th, 2020
I remember when The Golden Compass came to theaters. I know I saw it because I was a projectionist and had to screen the print, but for the life of me I couldn’t remember anything about the film. Perhaps that’s why that when I first heard about HBO doing a TV series adaption of the […]
Posted in No Huddle by Jeremy Butler on November 23rd, 2018
After the first season of The Good Fight, I was a fan. I never saw an episode of The Good Wife, but the first season of this series stood up very well on its own, and season two continues that good fight as it were. Last season ended on a cliffhanger with Maia’s (Rose Leslie, […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on September 26th, 2018
“A long time ago in a galaxy far far away…” Yes, those lines open this Star Wars story, because the filmmakers want to be sure you know what you’re watching. This is Star Wars. Just in case there was anyone at all in the audience who had no idea they just bought a ticket to […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on August 17th, 2018
“Some of you may know he history of The Section. Rumors of operatives going rogue, the Whitehall assassination. None of that matters now. What matters is that Section 20 stood for something. They were the soldiers who kept going when others fell, who saw the odds and didn’t blink, who got the job done, even […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by J C on August 8th, 2018
“My knee shall bow to none but to the king.” In 1996, Aussie filmmaker Baz Luhrmann unleashed a star-studded, outrageously modernized version of “Romeo and Juliet” that retained William Shakespeare’s original language while replacing the story’s swords with gleeful gunplay. But five years earlier, Derek Jarman — an English director who left his mark on […]
Posted in The Reel World by Gino Sassani on May 24th, 2018
“A long time ago in a galaxy far far away…” Yes, those lines open this Star Wars story, because the filmmakers want to be sure you know what you’re watching. This is Star Wars. Just in case there was anyone at all in the audience who had no idea they just bought a ticket to […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Brent Lorentson on April 13th, 2018
Lin Oeding has been involved with stunt work in film and TV for nearly two decades; it should come as no surprise that his first feature film would showcase some excellent stunt work throughout. Before Braven, I knew Jason Momoa had done work on Game of Thrones and had his bit as Aquaman in Justice […]
Posted in No Huddle by Jeremy Butler on March 30th, 2018
Curious what happened to Diane Lockhart after slapping the taste out of Alicia’s mouth? Well, I wish I could say that all was well, as tragedy strikes again just as she is on the cusp of retirement. That’s where we find Diane at the start of The Good Fight. I had heard rumbles about the […]
Posted in Holiday Gift Guides by J C on December 20th, 2017
The countdown to Christmas has reached single digits! Hopefully, that means everyone on your naughty/nice list (which, I assume, you’ve checked twice) has been accounted for. But maybe that’s not the case, and you’re racking your brain for a last-minute gift idea. Fortunately, Upcomingdiscs has come to the rescue every Christmas with our Gift Guide […]
Posted in Tuesday Round Up by J C on December 12th, 2017
Winter is here…and not just because sub-50 degree temperatures in Florida this week have everyone in the Sunshine State dusting off their sweaters and winter coats. This week, HBO releases Game of Thrones: Season 7, the penultimate installment of its blockbuster fantasy drama. Elsewhere, Lionsgate plays Cops and Robbers and gets in the holiday spirit […]
