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4K Ultra HD Review – Barbie (2023)

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Barbie, 2023. Directed by Greta Gerwig. Starring Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, America Ferrera, Will Ferrell, Kate McKinnon, Ariana Greenblatt, Issa Rae, Rhea Perlman, Hari Nef, Emma Mackey, Alexandra Shipp, Connor Swindells, Michael Cera, Helen Mirren, Simu Liu, Sharon Rooney, Dua Lipa, John Cena, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Scott Evans, Jamie Demetriou, Ncuti Gatwa, Nicola Coughlan, Emerald Fennell, […]

4K Ultra HD Review – The Exorcist (1973)

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The Exorcist, 1973. Directed by William Friedkin. Starring Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Lee J. Cobb, Kitty Winn, Jack MacGowran, Jason Miller, and Linda Blair. SYNOPSIS: The Exorcist celebrates its 50th anniversary with a head-turning (I know, I’m so funny) 4K UltraHD edition containing both the original 1973 theatrical cut and the extended director’s edition […]

4K Ultra HD Review – The Trial (1962)

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The Trial, 1962. Directed by Orson Welles. Starring Anthony Perkins, Orson Welles, Jeanne Moreau, Romy Schneider, Akim Tamiroff, and Elsa Martinelli. SYNOPSIS: Let’s go down the classic film rabbit hole with a wonderful 4K restoration of Orson Welles’ 1962 movie The Trial, based on Franz Kafka’s novel. Starring Anthony Perkins in the main role, it’s […]

4K Ultra HD Review – Carlito’s Way (1993)

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Carlito’s Way, 1993. Directed by Brian De Palma. Starring Al Pacino, Sean Penn, Penelope Ann Miller, Luis Guzman, and John Leguizamo. SYNOPSIS: Sure, Carlito’s Way has made its way to 4K Ultra HD before, but Arrow pulled out all the stops here with an improved visual presentation as well as a big batch of new […]

Exclusive Interview – CJ Valin and Jaime Castle on their Harrier superhero trilogy

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Brad Cook chats with CJ Valin and Jaime Castle about their Harrier superhero trilogy… The comic book medium tends to be synonymous with superheroes, but you can really tell any kind of story in it. Check out Art Spiegelman’s Maus, Joe Kubert’s Fax From Sarajevo, and Will Eisner’s A Contract with God and Other Tenement […]

Blu-ray Review – School of Rock (2003)

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School of Rock, 2003. Directed by Richard Linklater Starring Jack Black, Joan Cusack, Mike White, Sarah Silverman. SYNOPSIS: Paramount is celebrating the 20th anniversary of School of Rock by issuing it in a handsome SteelBook package. It’s the same Blu-ray they’ve put out before, but if you don’t have this movie in your collection yet, […]

Blu-ray review – Asteroid City (2023)

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Asteroid City, 2023. Directed by Wes Anderson. Starring Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Jeffrey Wright, Tilda Swinton, Bryan Cranston, Edward Norton, Adrien Brody, Liev Schreiber, Hope Davis, Stephen Park, Rupert Friend, Maya Hawke, Steve Carell, Matt Dillon, Hong Chau, Willem Dafoe, Margot Robbie, Tony Revolori, Jake Ryan, and Jeff Goldblum. SYNOPSIS: Wes Anderson’s latest, […]

4K Ultra HD Review – Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)

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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, 2023. Directed by Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, and Justin K. Thompson. Featuring the voice talents of Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Brian Tyree Henry, Lauren Vélez, Jake Johnson, Jason Schwartzman, Issa Rae, Karan Soni, Shea Whigham, Greta Lee, Daniel Kaluuya, Mahershala Ali, and Oscar Isaac. SYNOPSIS: The second installment in the […]

Movie Review – Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)

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Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, 2023. Directed by James Mangold. Starring Harrison Ford, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Antonio Banderas, John Rhys-Davies, Toby Jones, Boyd Holbrook, Ethann Isidore, and Mads Mikkelsen. SYNOPSIS: The fifth and final Indiana Jones movie, The Dial of Destiny, arrives in a digital edition that includes a making-of that runs nearly an […]

Movie Review – The Atomic Café (1982)

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The Atomic Cafe, 1982. Directed by Kevin Rafferty, Jayne Loader, and Pierce Rafferty. SYNOPSIS: The classic 1982 documentary The Atomic Cafe was preserved by the United States’ National Film Registry in 2016, so now is a good time to revisit it, especially in light of Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer movie. This film uses nothing but archival […]