By Paul Rudoff on Dec. 4, 2020 at 8:33 PM in Home Video
Thundercats is a 130-episode Rankin-Bass Productions/Lorimar-Telepictures animated series that aired in syndication during the 1985–1989 television seasons. Thundercats follows the adventures of a group of catlike humanoid aliens from the planet…
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By Paul Rudoff on Nov. 26, 2020 at 5:32 PM in Home Video
Your mission, should you decide to accept it, is to read this review of the Mission: Impossible: The Complete Original TV Series Blu-Ray Set...
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By Paul Rudoff on Nov. 23, 2020 at 3:00 PM in Home Video, Easter Eggs
There are many websites devoted to DVD Easter Eggs, though they don't seem to have been updated in quite some time. By the time the Blu-ray format came out in the mid-2000s, the studios mostly gave up on Easter Eggs, so there aren't many on Blu-ray, but…
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By Paul Rudoff on Nov. 9, 2020 at 12:00 PM in Home Video
Bill & Ted Face The Music is the long-awaited third film in the Bill & Ted series. Was it worth the wait? Read on to find out...
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By Paul Rudoff on Nov. 8, 2020 at 7:50 PM in Home Video
Today, I'll take a look at the V For Vendetta 4K/Blu-ray Combo Pack, which was recently released just in time for the 5th of November. Read on to find out more about it...
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By Paul Rudoff on Nov. 7, 2020 at 4:06 PM in Home Video
When I "upgrade" to a later DVD or Blu-ray release, I'll usually check to make sure that everything from the old disc is on the new DVD/Blu-ray. Most of the time it is, but what usually falls victim to the "porting over" process are still image extras.…
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By Paul Rudoff on Nov. 5, 2020 at 3:18 PM in Home Video, Easter Eggs
There are many websites devoted to DVD Easter Eggs, though they don't seem to have been updated in quite some time. By the time the Blu-ray format came out in the mid-2000s, the studios mostly gave up on Easter Eggs, so there aren't many on Blu-ray, but…
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By Paul Rudoff on Oct. 16, 2020 at 7:58 PM in Home Video
Star Trek: Picard: Season 1 is the latest installment in the long-running Star Trek franchise. Read on to find out more about it...
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By Paul Rudoff on Oct. 12, 2020 at 11:12 PM in Home Video
Today, I'll take a look at the 300 (2007) 4K/Blu-ray Combo Pack. Read on to find out more about it...
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By Paul Rudoff on Oct. 4, 2020 at 9:42 PM in Home Video
Valley Girl (2020) is a film that just can't catch a break. MGM first announced a musical remake in February 2012, but it was halted until November 2016. Casting announcements continued until May 2017 and principal photography began that same month.…
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By Paul Rudoff on Sep. 25, 2020 at 10:31 PM in Home Video
Little Monsters arrives on Blu-ray as the 19th entry in Lionsgate's Vestron Video Collector's Series, "a line of classic and unique genre films, remastered and numbered, and packed with special features." I have reviewed several other titles in the…
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By Paul Rudoff on Sep. 24, 2020 at 7:44 PM in Home Video
Shivers arrives on Blu-ray as the 18th entry in Lionsgate's Vestron Video Collector's Series, "a line of classic and unique genre films, remastered and numbered, and packed with special features." I have reviewed several other titles in the series.
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By Paul Rudoff on Sep. 11, 2020 at 8:32 PM in Home Video
Director Mamoru Oshii's award-winning cyber-tech anime thriller, Ghost in the Shell (aka Kôkaku Kidôtai) (1995), based on the comic book by Shirow Masamune, was recently released by Lionsgate in a 4K/Blu-ray Combo Pack. Read on to find out more about…
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By Paul Rudoff on Sep. 10, 2020 at 7:40 PM in Home Video
Warner Brothers just released both of the Robert Downey Jr./Jude Law Sherlock Holmes films onto 4K UHD disc. Today, I'll take a look at the Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011) 4K/Blu-ray Combo Pack. Read on to find out more about it...
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By Paul Rudoff on Sep. 9, 2020 at 3:47 PM in Home Video
Warner Brothers just released both of the Robert Downey Jr./Jude Law Sherlock Holmes films onto 4K UHD disc. Today, I'll take a look at the Sherlock Holmes (2009) 4K/Blu-ray Combo Pack. Read on to find out more about it...
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By Paul Rudoff on Sep. 7, 2020 at 11:14 PM in Home Video
When I "upgrade" to a later DVD or Blu-ray release, I'll usually check to make sure that everything from the old DVD is on the new DVD/Blu-ray. Most of the time it is, but what always falls victim to the "porting over" process are physical items, such…
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By Paul Rudoff on Sep. 5, 2020 at 5:47 PM in Home Video
Warner Brothers just released a quartet of classic films onto 4K UHD disc. Today, I'll take a look at the The Goonies 4K/Blu-ray Combo Pack, which was one of those released. Read on to find out more about it...
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By Paul Rudoff on Sep. 2, 2020 at 5:12 PM in Home Video
Warner Brothers just released a quartet of classic films onto 4K UHD disc. Today, I'll take a look at the Beetlejuice 4K/Blu-ray Combo Pack, which was one of those released. Read on to find out more about it...
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By Paul Rudoff on Aug. 20, 2020 at 12:00 PM in Home Video
The Gunsmoke Movie Collection is a 3-Disc DVD set containing these three Gunsmoke reunion TV movies: Return to Dodge (1987), The Last Apache (1990), To The Last Man (1992). My father Joel loved Westerns, so I dedicate this review to him. Read on to find…
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By Paul Rudoff on Aug. 4, 2020 at 11:45 PM in Home Video
The unmistakable formula of director Andy Sidaris: beautiful people filmed in exotic locations with an unapologetic amount of explosions, gunplay, and Playboy Playmates & Penthouse Pets, all with big-budget production values on a low budget.... and…
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By Paul Rudoff on Aug. 3, 2020 at 9:44 PM in Home Video
On September 22, 2019, Disney re-released all 10 Star Wars films (The Rise of Skywalker wasn't out at the time) in new packaging featuring artwork that looks like a vertical smartphone against a HUGE black background with silver trim. Many times over…
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By Paul Rudoff on Jul. 27, 2020 at 4:36 PM in Home Video
Scoob! (2020) is the latest release in the 50-year-old Scooby-Doo franchise. Is it a JINKIES or a ZOINKS? Read on to find out...
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By Paul Rudoff on Jun. 10, 2020 at 9:01 PM in Home Video
The Hunt (2020) is a film that just can't catch a break. Originally slated for a September 27, 2019 release, the film was pushed back to March 13, 2020 in the wake of a spate of mass shootings that shook the nation. Then the COVID-19 pandemic struck in…
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By Paul Rudoff on Jun. 9, 2020 at 9:26 PM in Home Video, Horror
If there's an invisible man sleeping in your bed, who are you going to call? Not the Ghostbusters, this time. The Invisible Man (2020) is a re-imagining of the 1933 Universal classic monster movie, based on the 1897 novel by H.G. Wells (read online),…
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By Paul Rudoff on May. 31, 2020 at 6:16 PM in Home Video, Horror
We Summon the Darkness (2019) is a slasher film that takes place in Indiana in 1988. Read on to find out more...
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By Paul Rudoff on May. 24, 2020 at 9:49 PM in Home Video, Horror
Gretel & Hansel (2020) is the latest adaptation of Hansel & Gretel, the German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm and published in 1812 in Grimm's Fairy Tales (read online). This film is not to be confused with Hansel & Gretel: Witch…
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By Paul Rudoff on May. 19, 2020 at 4:26 PM in Home Video
Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn (2020) is the latest in the DC Cinematic Universe. Read on to find out more...
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By Paul Rudoff on May. 17, 2020 at 8:36 PM in Home Video
Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) is the latest video game-to-movie adaptation. Is it any good? Read on to find out...
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By Paul Rudoff on May. 14, 2020 at 7:53 PM in Home Video, Horror
Blumhouse's Fantasy Island (2020) is a theatrical adaptation of the 1977-1984 television series. Read on to find out more...
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By Paul Rudoff on May. 6, 2020 at 9:57 PM in Home Video
Back in 2006, two television series premiered on NBC that offered a behind-the-scenes look at a fictional sketch-comedy television show modeled after Saturday Night Live. One lasted for a mere season, and the other went onto a long seven season run. One…
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