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Ninja Assassin Blu-ray Review

If you don’t strain your brain too hard to follow this bloody, action-packed martial arts flick’s convoluted plot, you might find yourself at the tail end of an enjoyable 99-minute ride from a solid Blu-ray release.

by Brandon DuHamel
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Schumann: Symphony No. 4/Piano Concerto [Argerich/Chailly] Blu-ray Review

Bravo to this all-Schumann night of exhilarating performances, but why is this Blu-ray utilizing 48kHz/16-bit PCM audio?

by Brandon DuHamel
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Gunslinger Girl — Il Teatrino: The Complete Series Blu-ray Review

The animation may be a step down from the first season, but Gunslinger Girl — Il Teatrino has a much stronger story and it arrives with a surprisingly pleasing 1080i transfer on Blu-ray.

by Brandon DuHamel
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Gunslinger Girl: The Complete First Season Blu-ray Review

These girls may be cute, but they sure are deadly — Gunslinger Girl: The Complete First Season drops on Blu-ray with a decent dose of supplements, but a middling video transfer from Funimation.

by Brandon DuHamel
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The Princess and the Frog Blu-ray Review

Disney’s newest princess arrives on Blu-ray in royal fashion with a beautiful high-def transfer and entertaining lossless surround mix.

by Brandon DuHamel
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First THX 3D-Ready A/V Receiver Arrives From Onkyo: TX-SR608

Onkyo USA has announced March deliveries of its first 3D-Ready home theater receivers and home theater in a box (HTiB) systems featuring HDMI 1.4, and THX certification.

by Brandon DuHamel
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Cavalli: Ercole Amante [Concerto Köln/Bolton] Blu-ray Review

De Nederlandse Opera and Opus Arte bring this lavish and humorous revival of Francesco Cavalli’s baroque opera to Blu-ray in a superb high definition production.

by Brandon DuHamel
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Birtwistle: The Minotaur [Langridge/Pappano] Blu-ray Review

This intense performance of contemporary composer Harrison Birtwistle’s visceral opera about the Greek mythological creature is captured with a superb 1080i image and lossless surround mix from Opus Arte.

by Brandon DuHamel
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Ponyo Blu-ray Review

Hayao Miyazaki’s magical Ponyo arrives in a superb, reference quality release from Disney, but the lack of a lossless version of the original Japanese soundtrack is disappointing.

by Brandon DuHamel
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Wagner: Götterdämmerung [Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana/Zubin Mehta] Blu-ray Review

The conclusion of Wagner’s Ring is done in grand fashion with this visually stunning interpretation from Zubin Mehta and Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana, perfectly suited to Blu-ray.

by Brandon DuHamel
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