Posted in: Tuesday Round Up by J C on September 25th, 2018
Do you feel that chill in the air? (Well, if you're anywhere near UpcomingDiscs HQ in Florida, the answer is an emphatic “No”...but just go with me on this.) That spine-tingling feeling signals the impending arrival of Horrorcane season and our annual 31 Nights of Terror throughout October. This week's Round Up offers a sneak peek at 31 Nights thanks to RLJE Films pulling some strings with Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich (4K) and Scream Factory's head-spinning Exorcist II: The Heretic. In slightly less spooky news, Lionsgate fends off an alien invasion with Occupation and goes back to school with The Row. Warner Bros. assembles a team of time-traveling heroes with DC's Legends of Tomorrow: Season 3, while Shout! Factory recounts Rolling Stone Magazine: Stories from the Edge.
Acorn gets in a different sort of holiday spirit with Murdoch Mysteries: Home for the Holidays, CBS/Lionsgate gets resourceful with MacGyver: Season 2, and Time Life hosts an all-star jam session with Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: In Concert — Encore. Fox takes on a new case with C.B. Strike: Season 1, tries to find out if the truth is out there with The X-Files: Season 11, and gets re-acquainted with its most famous mutants thanks to The X-Men Trilogy: Evolution (4K). Finally...never tell Disney the odds for Solo: A Star Wars Story.
Posted in: Tuesday Round Up by J C on September 4th, 2018
With Labor Day in the rearview mirror, summer has officially come to an end. Yes, friends...fall is upon us. But while we won't start properly celebrating the spooky season until next month, we are getting a jump on our monster hunting duties this week. Thanks to Warner Bros., we are hitching a ride with the Winchester brothers for Supernatural: Season 13. Warner also takes us back to the first “Bazinga!” with Young Sheldon: Season 1. CBS heads back to the West Coast with NCIS: LA — Season 9, picks the right jury with Bull: Season 2, and books 'em (Danno) with Hawaii 5-0: Season 8. Finally, RLJE Films digs deep with Trench 11, and you can already check out our interview with director/co-writer Leo Scherman.
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Posted in: Tuesday Round Up by J C on August 28th, 2018
Since 1990, it's taken four different actors to bring Jack Ryan to the big screen. This week, Tom Clancy's CIA analyst arrives at UpcomingDiscs headquarters in UHD. Thanks to Paramount, we'll be reviewing the Jack Ryan 5-Film Collection in 4K. Magnolia appeals to a Higher Power, while over on the small screen Warner speeds through The Flash: Season 4 and makes a deal with the devil in Lucifer: Season 3. Finally, CBS taps into its dark side with Criminal Minds: Season 13.
We've also got a theatrical release on the docket as a father goes on an online hunt for his missing teenage daughter in Warner's Searching. One last reminder before signing off for the week: if you’re shopping for anything on Amazon and you do it through one of our links, it’ll help keep the lights on here at UpcomingDiscs. See ya next week!
Posted in: Tuesday Round Up by J C on August 21st, 2018
The Fall TV season is upon us! While the number of channels and streaming services producing original content has erupted in recent years, the five major broadcast networks still roll out a glut of new and returning small screen offerings each September. This week's Round Up features a handful of shows that has us playing catch up before next month. Warner Bros. makes its mark with Blindspot: Season 3, while a young dark knight continues to rise in Gotham: Season 4. Over on CBS, family comes first in Blue Bloods: Season 8, while justice is served in NCIS: Season 15. Meanwhile, Mill Creek isn't afraid to experiment with Masters of Sex: The Complete Series. We've also got a couple of big screen offerings arriving on Blu-ray from Lionsgate as Jackie Chan springs into action in Bleeding Steel, while Ethan Hawke questions his faith in First Reformed. Fox comes alive with Deadpool 2 The Super Duper $@%!#& Cut out on UHD/4K.
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Posted in: Tuesday Round Up by J C on August 14th, 2018
Figuring out which movie to highlight in this week's Round Up was a snap. We'll be reviewing Disney/Marvel's spectacular superhero smackdown Avengers: Infinity War on Blu-ray. The Mouse House will also host play time with Muppet Babies: Time to Play. Elsewhere, CBS returns to the Big Easy with NCIS: New Orleans — Season 4 and goes on high-stakes missions with Seal Team: Season 1. Shout! Factory visits the House of Tomorrow, while HBO gets in on the action with Strike Back: Season 5. Finally, Mill Creek makes a mockery out of some of the most well-known nonfiction flicks with Documentary Now! Seasons 1 & 2.
Before you run off until next week, here's your customary reminder: if you’re shopping for anything on Amazon and you do it through one of our links, it’ll help keep the lights on here at UpcomingDiscs. See ya next week!
Posted in: Tuesday Round Up by J C on August 7th, 2018
Melissa McCarthy tends to be the life of the party whenever she appears on screen. So it’s no surprise that she’ll be livening up our weekly Tuesday Round Up with her latest comedy: Warner Bros. is releasing Life of the Party on Blu-ray this week! Warner is also looking to comics for inspiration by steeling itself for the Death of Superman and returning to Riverdale: Season 2 to check in on Archie, Veronica, and the rest of the gang. Elsewhere, Magnolia cuts down to the Marrowbone, while Shout! Factory goes on summer vacation with Boxcar Children: Surprise Island. Universal looks to break out with Breaking In, while Mill Creek enlists for WWI: The War to End All Wars, seeks out American Hunter: Season 1, and gets the lay of the land with Flora.
And now it's time for your customary reminder: if you’re shopping for anything on Amazon and you do it through one of our links, it’ll help keep the lights on here at UpcomingDiscs. See ya next week!
Posted in: Tuesday Round Up by J C on July 31st, 2018
Having Oscar winner J.K. Simmons (Whiplash) as the star of your TV show is enough of a reason for us here at Upcomingdiscs to check it out. But the only thing better than getting J.K. Simmons to front your show is having *two* J.K. Simmons butting heads! One of the new releases we’ll be reviewing this week is the Starz doppelganger drama Counterpart: Season 1, courtesy of Lionsgate. Meanwhile, Acorn will be putting their trust and Keeping Faith: Season 1.
Later on in the week, we’ll have our tissues ready for an emotional return to the Hundred Acre Wood with Disney’s Christopher Robin. One last reminder before signing off for the week: if you’re shopping for anything on Amazon and you do it through one of our links, it’ll help keep the lights on here at UpcomingDiscs. See ya next week!
Posted in: Tuesday Round Up by J C on July 24th, 2018
What do the Iron Giant, King Kong, Chucky, and about a thousand other pop culture icons have in common? Well, they can all be found in Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One (4K), which is getting a splashy and flashy UHD release this week courtesy of Warner Bros. Elsewhere in 4K Land, Shout! Factory dares to Dream Big (IMAX)(4K) and embarks on a National Parks Adventure (IMAX)(4K). Finally, Lionsgate gives us the gift of grift with heist comedy The Con is On.
Later on this week, we’ll also have reviews for a pair of big screen releases: Lionsgate’s Blindspotting and (should you choose to accept it) Mission: Impossible — Fallout. Before you run off until next week, here's your customary reminder: if you’re shopping for anything on Amazon and you do it through one of our links, it’ll help keep the lights on here at UpcomingDiscs. See ya next week!
Posted in: Tuesday Round Up by J C on July 17th, 2018
You’ve probably noticed that Upcomingdiscs HQ is already pretty canine-friendly, but this week’s Round Up has truly gone to the dogs. Wes Anderson’s Isle of Dogs (Blu-ray) arrives courtesy of Fox, and I'm sure your tails are wagging in anticipation of what we have to say. Meanwhile, big meets bigger in Warner Bros.’ Rampage (4K), starring Dwayne Johnson...and some even larger beasts. Finally, Shout! Factory is on its best behavior in order to get to The Good Place: Season 2.
But wait…there’s more! Denzel Washington returns to theaters as a badass avenging angel in The Sequelizer The Equalizer 2, and we’ll have a review posted later this week. And now it's time for your customary reminder: if you’re shopping for anything on Amazon and you do it through one of our links, it’ll help keep the lights on here at UpcomingDiscs. See ya next week!
Posted in: Tuesday Round Up by J C on July 10th, 2018
Shhhhhh…don’t make a sound. No, you didn’t wander into a library, but we are trying to keep things down this week at Upcomingdiscs HQ in honor of a certain surprise horror blockbuster. Paramount made a lot of noise with A Quiet Place in theaters, and we’ll soon have a review of the film in 4K. Elsewhere, Magnolia comes back to haunt us with Ismael’s Ghosts. There's also a pair of theatrical releases we'll be reviewing later in the week: Dwayne Johnson goes to great heights to entertain us in Skyscraper, while Sundance breakout Sorry to Bother You finds its voice.
One last reminder before signing off for the week: if you’re shopping for anything on Amazon and you do it through one of our links, it’ll help keep the lights on here at UpcomingDiscs. See ya next week!