Blu-ray Highlights: Week of September 29th, 2013 – I’ll Tell You a Tale of...
As September draws to a close, the first Blu-ray slate for the new month brings us two great family classics refreshed and (some would say needlessly) converted to 3D, plus a newer 3D animated film...
View ArticleFull Metal Jackets: I’ll Get You, My Pretty
In another recent post here, I lamented about the frustration that SteelBook and metal case collectors face when foreign retailers with exclusive product refuse to ship to the buyer’s country. Almost...
View ArticleFull Metal Jackets: Kaiju Attack!
Any movie about giant robots ought to be an obvious candidate for the SteelBook treatment on Blu-ray. It seemed fairly inevitable, therefore, that director Guillermo del Toro’s rock-’em/sock-’em robots...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of October 27th, 2013 – Scare Tactics
With the end of October and Halloween upon us, this week brings us a handful of appropriately themed movies on Blu-ray. Not much else, though. This is a peculiarly slow week. New Releases Pixar’s...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of November 3rd, 2013 – Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh…
Do you remember how slow the last couple of weeks were for new Blu-rays, aside from a couple of big titles? That didn’t last long. November kicks off in a big way with a huge slate of new discs. Even...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of November 17th, 2013 – The End Is Nigh
November is proving to be a very busy and potentially expensive month for Blu-ray collectors. While this week may not have any super-powered blockbusters, I’m sure that if you take a good look, you...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of December 1st, 2013 – Scotty Doesn’t Know
We hope that all of our readers had a pleasant and safe holiday break, assuming that you were fortunate enough to get one. Did you do anything fun? I really needed a few days off to take care of some...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of December 8th, 2013 – A Spoonful of Sugar
As we continue our charge towards Christmas, it should come as no surprise that this week’s new Blu-ray releases put a major focus on movies that appeal to children and parents. I suppose I’ll be in...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of December 15th, 2013 – Hi-Yo, Silver! Away!
This week marks the last big push for new Blu-ray releases before the Christmas holiday. If our readers have been good boys and girls, we might just have a last-minute gift to offer you. Read this post...
View ArticleFull Metal Jackets: Walking in a Winter Wonderland
Fans of Disney’s new animated hit ‘Frozen’ have a couple of good reasons to consider importing the upcoming Blu-ray release from abroad rather than buying domestically. Not only will UK retailer Zavvi...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of January 26th, 2014 – On Top of Spaghetti, All...
January winds down with a new slate of Blu-ray releases that span the age ranges from a kids’ flick to a comedy for old folks, with plenty in between. How many of these movies are actually worth...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of April 6th, 2014 – Far Over the Misty Mountains Cold
Hobbitses, hobbitses, hobbitses… If you’re a fan of hobbits, or ghosts, or douchebag pop singers, this could be a great Blu-ray week for you! New Releases ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug‘ – Do you...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of April 27th, 2014 – Utterly Laborious
I wish I could say that this week brings some improvement for Blu-ray fans. That sure would be nice, wouldn’t it? Unfortunately, the latest batch of new discs once again offers slim pickings. New...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of May 18th, 2014 – Pomp and Circumstance
At high schools and colleges around the country, late May is graduation season for students. At the movies, however, it’s a season of mass destruction this year. As Godzilla smashes the theatrical box...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of June 15th, 2014 – Welcome to Cloud Cuckoo Land
This week may only bring a small volume of new Blu-ray releases, but packed within the short list of titles are some real standouts. Maybe not everything is awesome, but at least a few things could be....
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of June 22nd, 2014 – I’ve Been Working Like a Dog
You know I work all day, to get you money to buy you things. And it’s worth it just to hear you say, you’re gonna give me… a new Blu-ray! New Releases ‘300: Rise of an Empire‘ – On the one hand, I...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of October 12th, 2014 – Future Tense
Time travel seems to be a major theme on Blu-ray this week. From mutant superheroes to talking dogs, everybody’s zipping back and forth from past to future, or vice versa. New Releases ‘X-Men: Days of...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of November 9th, 2014 – KAPOW! ZWAPP! SPLATT!
Holy high definition, Batman! Heaven and Earth had to get moved to bring one of this week’s new Blu-ray releases to disc. Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na… For decades, the 1960s...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of June 5th, 2016 – Animal Magnetism
A couple of exceptions aside, this May wasn’t the most exciting month for Blu-ray releases. June attempts to make up for that right away with a huge slate of new discs that should have at least a few...
View ArticlePoll: Will You Double-Dip for ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ in 3D?
Four months after the initial (2D) Blu-ray was released, caused a brief explosion in disc sales, then subsided and has mostly been forgotten, Disney and Lucasfilm finally announced a release date for a...
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