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Airplane! – The “Don’t Call Me Shirley” Edition

Posted in Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on December 14th, 2005

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12 14 2005

Airplane! – The “Don’t Call Me Shirley” Edition

Archive Authors 1.85:1 Widescreen, Comedy, Disc Reviews, Dolby Digital 2.0 (English), Dolby Digital 5.1 (English), Dolby Digital Mono (French), DVD, Paramount 0

The spoof film means something different to audiences today than it did in the early 80’s. Anything, if done enough times over, starts to become stale. For instance, the first Scary Movie, while having a couple of really lame scenes, was actually pretty funny overall. With each sequel, however, came diminished returns. At this point, […]

Grudge, The

Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on February 13th, 2005

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02 13 2005

Grudge, The

Gino Sassani 1.85:1 Widescreen, Disc Reviews, Dolby Digital 5.1 (English), DVD, Horror, Sony Pictures 0

The Ring was an almost overnight success. Based on a Japanese horror film, it was “Americanized” and captured audiences with its creepy cinematography and wickedly sinister story. It was inevitable that the formula would be tried again. You would think that The Grudge has everything necessary to continue that successful story. The Grudge is based […]

UHF

Posted in Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on July 9th, 2003

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07 09 2003

UHF

Archive Authors 1.33:1 Fullscreen, 1.85:1 Widescreen, Comedy, Disc Reviews, Dolby Digital 2.0 (English), Dolby Digital 2.0 (French), Dolby Digital 2.0 (Spanish), DVD, MGM 0

UHF is one of those cult films that has gained quite a following over the years. Fans of the film have been clamoring for a DVD release for many months now and somewhere in the hallowed halls of MGM, someone did something about it. The company is going to release a full-blown DVD of the […]

Scream 3

Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on August 27th, 2002

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08 27 2002

Scream 3

Gino Sassani Collector's Series, Disc Reviews, Disney, Dolby Digital 5.1 (English), DVD, Horror 0

If you are a fan of the teen slasher movies, popular since John Carpenter’s Halloween began, then the Scream series is a virtual hoot. The first film made fun of the so-called “rules” of the horror film. The second film, of course, covered the obligatory sequel. Scream 3 delves into the horror trilogy. The same […]

Haunted Mansion (2023)

Posted in The Reel World by Jeremy Butler on July 28th, 2023

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07 28 2023

Haunted Mansion (2023)

Jeremy Butler The Reel World 0

-“This mansion is unhinged. She needs all the help she can get. You wanna be a hero?” -“Pass.” -“Two thousand dollars.” -“What’s the address?” I think Disney got it right this time. Or least they did from my perspective. Twenty years ago, they attempted to create a film adaptation from one of their popular attractions: […]

Evil Dead Rise (UHD Blu-ray) (4K)

Posted in Disc Reviews by Brent Lorentson on June 29th, 2023

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06 29 2023

Evil Dead Rise (UHD Blu-ray) (4K)

Brent Lorentson 2160p, 2:39:1 Widescreen, Disc Reviews, Dolby: Atmos, HEVC, Horror, New Line, UHD Blu-ray (4K), Warner Bros. 0

Back in 2013 the remake for Evil Dead came out. I enjoyed the film, but it just didn’t feel right not having Bruce Campbell on the screen fighting off the deadites in that crazy cabin in the middle of the woods. But I could still appreciate the gore, and I felt the filmmakers did a […]

Chess Story

Posted in No Huddle by Michael Durr on May 8th, 2023

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05 08 2023

Chess Story

Michael Durr 2:39:1 Widescreen, Disc Reviews, Dolby Digital 2.0 (German), Dolby Digital 5.1 (German), DVD, Film Movement, Foreign, No Huddle Reviews, Suspense / Thriller 1

Films about World War II and Nazism are hard for me to watch. No matter how well-intentioned they may be, I can barely make it through Schindler’s List or Dunkirk or even something like Inglorious Bastards (I do, however, find The Producers to be hilarious). Most of the time, it hits a little too close […]

M3GAN

Posted in The Reel World by Gino Sassani on January 6th, 2023

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01 06 2023

M3GAN

Gino Sassani The Reel World 0

“She doesn’t look confused. She just looks demented.” One of the problems about this job is that we spend so much of our time at the end of the year watching so many serious films for awards considerations and the like that by the time the year is over it starts to get a little […]

Paranorman (UHD Blu-Ray) (4k)

Posted in Disc Reviews by Michael Durr on December 21st, 2022

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12 21 2022

Paranorman (UHD Blu-Ray) (4k)

Michael Durr 2-Disc, 2.40:1 Widescreen (16:9), 2160p, Animated, Blu-ray, Comedy, Disc Reviews, Dolby: Atmos, DTS HD 5.1 Master Lossless Audio (French), DTS HD 5.1 Master Lossless Audio (Spanish), HEVC, Horror, Shout Factory, UHD Blu-ray (4K) 0

I am not usually into serious zombie movies or television series. I am not a particular fan of The Walking Dead or The Night of the Living Dead. I do allow exceptions for, say, the Resident Evil series, or perhaps something funny like Shaun of the Dead. So the first time I saw Paranorman probably […]

Holiday Gift Guide Spotlight: Warner Brothers UHD/4K Releases

Posted in Holiday Gift Guides by Gino Sassani on December 20th, 2022

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12 20 2022

Holiday Gift Guide Spotlight: Warner Brothers UHD/4K Releases

Gino Sassani Holiday Gift Guides 0

I think I see your problem. You have this list. It’s a list of people you need/want to buy a Christmas gift for. The trouble is that they’re into home theatre, and you don’t know Star Trek from Star Wars. You couldn’t tell a Wolf Man from a Wolverine. And you always thought that Paranormal Activity was something too […]

Coraline (UHD Blu-Ray) (4k)

Posted in Disc Reviews by Michael Durr on December 16th, 2022

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12 16 2022

Coraline (UHD Blu-Ray) (4k)

Michael Durr 1.85:1 Widescreen, 2-Disc, 2160p, Animated, Blu-ray, Disc Reviews, Dolby: Atmos, DTS HD 5.1 Master Lossless Audio (French), DTS HD 5.1 Master Lossless Audio (Spanish), HEVC, Shout Factory, Suspense / Thriller, UHD Blu-ray (4K) 1

LAIKA Films has produced some amazing movies which have elevated the wonderful world of stop motion animation. Paranorman, Boxtrolls, Kubo and the Two Strings, and Missing Link (all underappreciated by mainstream movie audiences). But one movie stands above those fine films and is the one for LAIKA that started it all. Coraline. Today, I received […]

The Offer

Posted in No Huddle by Gino Sassani on December 1st, 2022

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12 01 2022

The Offer

Gino Sassani No Huddle Reviews 0

“I’m going to make you an offer you can’t refuse.” Everybody loves an origin story. The comic book films are loaded with them. Fans have this unquenchable curiosity. We want to know how our heroes became what they are. The same can be said for our favorite movies. I recently read It’s Alive. It was […]

Halloween Spotlight: The Twilight Zone: The Complete Series (2021)

Posted in No Huddle by Gino Sassani on October 27th, 2022

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10 27 2022

Halloween Spotlight: The Twilight Zone: The Complete Series (2021)

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Next year we hope to return to our usual 31 Nights Of Terror. This year we are going to offer you some Halloween Spotlight titles that would be a great idea to pick up for the scary season. So… we’re still your October Night Mayor and here’s a great idea for Halloween from our friends […]

The Green Mile (UHD Blu-ray) (4K)

Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on February 25th, 2022

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02 25 2022

The Green Mile (UHD Blu-ray) (4K)

Gino Sassani 1.85:1 Widescreen, 2160p, Disc Reviews, Dolby: Atmos, Drama, HEVC, UHD Blu-ray (4K), Warner Bros. 0

“They usually call death row the Last Mile, but we called ours the Green Mile, because the floor was the color of faded limes. We had the electric chair then. Old Sparky, we called it. I’ve lived a lot of years, Ellie, but 1935 takes the prize. That was the year I had the worst […]

Friday The 13th The Ultimate Collection (Blu-ray)

Posted in No Huddle by Gino Sassani on September 2nd, 2021

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09 02 2021

Friday The 13th The Ultimate Collection (Blu-ray)

Gino Sassani No Huddle Reviews 0

What a great time it was to be a teen in the late 1970’s. No, I’m not referring to disco music. It was a great time to go to the movies. It was the culmination of the perfect date, and Hollywood was riding the beginning of a trend that remains alive and healthy today. I’m […]

The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (UHD Blu-ray) (4K)

Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on September 1st, 2021

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09 01 2021

The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (UHD Blu-ray) (4K)

Gino Sassani 2160p, 2:39:1 Widescreen, Disc Reviews, Dolby: Atmos, HEVC, Horror, UHD Blu-ray (4K), Warner Bros. 0

What James Wan did with The Conjuring (2013) was something I don’t think anyone expected, he didn’t just deliver a haunted house film that’s genuinely scary as well as being a technical achievement, but also he kicked off a successful franchise that’s now seven films deep with no signs of stopping. I’ll admit when it […]

The Conjuring The Devil Made Me Do It

Posted in The Reel World by Brent Lorentson on June 5th, 2021

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06 05 2021

The Conjuring The Devil Made Me Do It

Brent Lorentson The Reel World 0

What James Wan did with The Conjuring (2013) was something I don’t think anyone expected. He not just delivered a haunted house film that’s genuinely scary as well as being a technical achievement, but also he kicked off a successful franchise that’s now seven films deep with no signs of stopping. I’ll admit when it […]

The Mothman Prophecies (Blu-Ray)

Posted in Disc Reviews by Michael Durr on May 28th, 2021

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05 28 2021

The Mothman Prophecies (Blu-Ray)

Michael Durr 1080p, 2.40:1 Widescreen (16:9), AVC MPEG4, Blu-ray, Disc Reviews, DTS HD 5.1 MA (English), Imprint Films, PCM 2.0 Uncompressed (English), Suspense / Thriller, Viavision Entertainment 0

On December 15th, 1967 the Silver Bridge which connected Point Pleasant, West Virginia to Gallipolis, Ohio collapsed under the stress of rush hour traffic and killed forty six people. Later on, it was determined that the collapse was due to a small defect only .1 inches in a single eyebar in one of the suspension […]

Paramount Presents: The Haunting (Blu-ray)

Posted in Disc Reviews by Brent Lorentson on November 27th, 2020

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11 27 2020

Paramount Presents: The Haunting (Blu-ray)

Brent Lorentson 1080p, 2:39:1 Widescreen, AVC MPEG4, Blu-ray, Disc Reviews, Dolby Digital TrueHD 5.1 (English), Paramount 0

It was over twenty years ago when The Haunting came out. I remember actually looking forward to this movie, mostly because of its director Jan De Bont, who was responsible for the 90’s summer blockbusters Speed (1994) and Twister (1996). For the record, I choose to pretend that Speed 2: Cruise Control never happened, because […]

Sherlock Holmes (UHD Blu-ray) (4K)

Posted in Disc Reviews by Jeremy Butler on September 11th, 2020

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09 11 2020

Sherlock Holmes (UHD Blu-ray) (4K)

Jeremy Butler 1.78:1 Widescreen, 2160p, Disc Reviews, Drama, DTS HD 5.1 MA (English), HEVC, UHD Blu-ray (4K), Warner Bros. 0

“Mr. Holmes, you must widen your gaze. I’m concerned you underestimate the gravity of coming events. You and I are bound on a journey that will twist the very fabric of nature. But beneath your mask of logic, I sense a fragility. That worries me. Steel your mind. Holmes. I need you. This was quite […]

The Goonies (UHD Blu-ray) (4K)

Posted in Disc Reviews by Brent Lorentson on September 9th, 2020

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09 09 2020

The Goonies (UHD Blu-ray) (4K)

Brent Lorentson 2.40:1 Widescreen (16:9), 2160p, Children's, Classic, Disc Reviews, DTS HD 5.1 MA (English), HEVC, Sci-Fi / Fantasy, UHD Blu-ray (4K), Warner Bros. 0

“Hey, You Guys!” It was the summer of 1985 when my mom took me to see The Goonies, I remember standing in front of the movie theater and staring at the poster on display with a little nervousness and wonder. I was only five, and I simply had no concept about what I was about […]

Africa Screams (Blu-Ray)

Posted in Disc Reviews by Michael Durr on July 21st, 2020

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07 21 2020

Africa Screams (Blu-Ray)

Michael Durr 1.37:1 Widescreen, 1080p, AVC MPEG4, Blu-ray, Classic, ClassicFlix, Comedy, Disc Reviews, DTS HD 2.0 Master Audio (English) 0

Despite my dad being away a lot on business as I grew up, he would often make the most of his time spent with me and leave lasting impressions on my mannerisms and character to this very day. We would play baseball (even though I wasn’t very good); he would teach me about money and […]

Paramount Presents: King Creole, Fatal Attraction & To Catch A Thief

Posted in No Huddle by Gino Sassani on May 1st, 2020

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05 01 2020

Paramount Presents: King Creole, Fatal Attraction & To Catch A Thief

Gino Sassani No Huddle Reviews 0

Paramount is borrowing an old idea from Walt Disney Studios and making it a bit more modern. They’re digging into their vault of classic films and doing 4K restorations and releasing them under the new Paramount Presents banner. Now, as much as I’d like to see actual 4K UHD releases, I suspect that these are […]

Burden (2020)

Posted in The Reel World by John Delia on March 26th, 2020

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03 26 2020

Burden (2020)

John Delia The Reel World 0

Based on a true story, Burden shows how one town’s African-Americans fight back against racial prejudices brought on by the local Ku Klux Klan. The film is well written by Andrew Heckler and has a fine cast that makes their characters believable. Largely unknown, the historical incident was brought to light by New York Times […]

Summer Days with Coo (Blu-Ray)

Posted in Disc Reviews by Michael Durr on February 6th, 2020

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02 06 2020

Summer Days with Coo (Blu-Ray)

Michael Durr 1.78:1 Widescreen, 1080p, Animated, Anime, AVC MPEG4, Blu-ray, Blu-ray/DVD Combo, Disc Reviews, Drama, DTS HD 5.1 Master Lossless Audio (Japanese), GKids, Shout Factory 0

One of my main pet peeves in my life are the people who seem to hang on a celebrity’s every word, or worse, a reluctant celebrity who gets pushed into the limelight because of a heroic deed or misdeed. I have little desire to be famous (except to be published and recognized as a writer), […]

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