My Neighbor Totoro Blu-ray Review

Posted May 17th, 2013 by Brandon A. DuHamel

A joyous slice of family life and childhood imagination, Hayao Miyazaki’s My Neighbor Totoro is a wonderful film for the whole family.

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Escape (2012) Blu-ray Review

Posted May 11th, 2013 by Brandon A. DuHamel

This Norwegian medieval survival adventure is light on the plot and heavy on the action, with good shots of the Scandinavian scenery. It’s a watch it and forget it popcorn flick for a slow weekend.

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The Great Escape Blu-ray Review

Posted May 10th, 2013 by Brandon A. DuHamel

This classic 1963 World War II adventure film features one of the greatest chase scenes ever, courtesy of the inimitable Steve McQueen. The cast of who’s who actors and high quality of the story makes it the perfect Father’s Day gift.

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Tenchi Muyo!: War on Geminar Part 2 Blu-ray Review

Posted May 4th, 2013 by Brandon A. DuHamel

This entry in the Tenchi Muyo! universe wraps up with an equally disappointing video transfer and ramped up mecha action that feels borrowed from other franchises.

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Tenchi Muyo!: War on Geminar: Part 1 (LE) Blu-ray Review

Posted May 2nd, 2013 by Brandon A. DuHamel

Tenchi Muyo! War on Geminar reminds fans of the best of the early years of this franchise, even if this transfer to Blu-ray isn’t so great.

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3:10 to Yuma [Criterion Collection] (1957) Blu-ray Review

Posted April 25th, 2013 by Brandon A. DuHamel

This intense western, from an Elmore Leonard story, features Glenn Ford and Van Heflin in two powerful performances. The gorgeous black and white cinematography is made new again by a superb transfer from the Criterion Collection.

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Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase One – Avengers Assembled Blu-ray Review

Posted April 20th, 2013 by Chris Chiarella

Missing a couple of beats, adding some new secret sauce and wrapping it up in one of the funkiest packages we’ve ever seen, “Phase One” is a celebration of the Avengers saga thus far.

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Delhi Safari [Walmart Exclusive] Blu-ray Review

Posted April 14th, 2013 by Brandon A. DuHamel

This environmentally-oriented CG-animated film completely misses the mark as sound family-friendly entertainment, and as high quality HD.

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A Monster in Paris Blu-ray 3D Review

Posted April 14th, 2013 by Brandon A. DuHamel

A Monster in Paris is a delightful CG-animated film from Shark Tale director Bibo Bergeron. Returning to his native France, he feels revived, inspired, and has offered up an original, richly detailed tale for the family.

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