Posted February 12th, 2010 by Brandon DuHamel
With a strong ensemble cast, this character-driven sci-fi drama is the grittiest, most mature series in the Stargate franchise yet, but with 9 episodes at an SRP of $69.99 ($39 on Amazon) they must be living in another universe.
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Posted February 10th, 2010 by Brandon DuHamel
Amelia turns the life of the adventurous aviatrix into a sappy Hollywood soap opera, but at least the reference quality Blu-ray release arrives just in time for the Valentine’s Day holiday.
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Posted February 10th, 2010 by Brandon DuHamel
Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior will thrill with its nonstop smack downs and back-to-basics martial arts, but don’t expect any miracles from this low budget flick’s murky looking picture on Blu-ray.
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Posted February 9th, 2010 by Brandon DuHamel
This sleek 80’s time capsule from French Connection director William Friedkin deserves a second look, as long as you don’t look too closely at the less-than-stellar video transfer from MGM.
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Posted February 5th, 2010 by Brandon DuHamel
Drew Barrymore’s directorial debut whips up some serious girl power fun in a reference release on Blu-ray from Fox that is sure to please.
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Posted February 5th, 2010 by Brandon DuHamel
Forest Whitaker’s riveting performance is main draw in this fictionalized account of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin’s reign of terror and we like the strong transfer to Blu-ray even if the production makes it less than great hi-def material.
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Posted February 4th, 2010 by Brandon DuHamel
Reese Witherspoon and Joaquin Phoenix give strong performances in this film on the early tumultuous career of “The Man in Black” and his courtship of June Carter rendered in a reference-quality release from Fox.
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Posted January 20th, 2010 by Brandon DuHamel
Twenty years on, The Simpsons can still amuse and they finally make their high definition debut on the second half of this Blu-ray set from Fox.
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Posted January 18th, 2010 by Brandon DuHamel
The laughs never ensue in this wholly unnecessary sequel that arrives in an equally underwhelming Blu-ray transfer from 20th Century Fox.
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Posted January 15th, 2010 by Brandon DuHamel
Not even an “Extended Dance Edition” and excellent reference-quality DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack can rescue this exceedingly dull bandwagon-hopping remake of the 1980 original.
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