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Until Dawn Physical Media: 4K UHD Review
With the popularity of video games, it was only a matter of time before Hollywood came knocking and the plots of games became the latest fodder for television shows and feature films. Uncharted was a big success, the surprise death (well, not if you played the game) in The Last of Us was talked about around the office water cooler for weeks, Fallout became a hit, and Sonic the Hedgehog has already...
Thirty-five years ago, author Michael Crichton (Congo) envisioned a world where scientists, using dinosaur fossil DNA, could recreate and birth dinosaurs. Jurassic Park was published in 1990 and became a best-selling novel that was adapted into a motion picture in 1993. Directed by Stephen Spielberg (E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial), <...
Lethal Weapon Physical Media: 4K UHD Review
If a studio were going to release a 4K version of one of their classic movies, one would think they would release it for the 40th anniversary of the movie, but that isn't what Warner Bros. did with Lethal Weapon. This year is only the 38th anniversary of the film, yet the 4K film is out now for purchase. The movie, which has gone on to become a classic, has earned $120 million on a $15 million bud...
M3GAN 2.0 Movie / Film Review
Since the creation of computers, and especially with the invention of artificial intelligence, people have been afraid that machines will take over the world someday. That scenario has been played out several times on the big screen over the years, and a perfect example was 2022's feature film M3GAN. Created by computer scientist Gemma (Allison Williams; Get Out), the life-like doll was meant to b...
F1: The Movie Movie / Film Review
The year was 1887 when the first auto race was organized by Monsieur Fossier, who was the Chief Editor of the publication Le Vélocipède. It was 2 Kilometers long between Neuilly Bridge to the Bois de Boulogne in Paris. This race was the precursor to the competitions we are familiar with today, including NASCAR and Formula 1 racing. However, Formula 1 Racing wasn't officially defined until over fif...
Mouse Hunt Physical Media: 4K UHD Review
If you were a kid in the 90s, chances are you saw DreamWorks SKG's Mouse Hunt. Starring Nathan Lane (The Birdcage) and Lee Evans (The Fifth Element), the story follows two down‑on‑their‑luck brothers who find themselves on a goldmine that may be sabotaged by a mouse.Whether or not you are familiar with this tail…I mean, tale (see what I did there), Kino Lorber has added it to their collection of r...
Road Trip Physical Media: 4K UHD Review
Kino Lorber has become the foremost company in upgrading and rereleasing classic movies for home entertainment. In recent years, they have brought back movies like Face/Off, Invasions of the Body Snatchers, Silence of the Lambs, In Bruges, and hundreds of other titles, much to the delight of audiences. Their remastered films generally look terrific, especially in 4K, and, whenever possible, they w...
Elio Movie / Film Review
Before the 1900s and “talkies” ever came into existence, movies with science fiction themes were being made, and by the 1950s and 60s, they became more mainstream, with more and more films in the genre making their way to movie theaters. Nowadays, with the introduction of CGI effects and AI, science fiction films have become not only more prevalent but also more popular than ever. While we have se...
Drop Physical Media: 4K UHD Review
First dates can be nerve‑racking at best and a waste of time, at worst. But what happens when the date becomes a nightmare? What happens when an anonymous stalker hacks your phone and threatens your son's life unless you do exactly as they say? For Violet (Meghann Fahy; The White Lotus), a domestic abuse survivor, that is what happens to her when she meets Henry (Brandon Sklenar; It Ends With Us)&...
How to Train Your Dragon Movie / Film Review
Fifteen years ago the world got its first glimpse of Toothless - an elusive, night fury dragon who was one of many dragons to attack the Viking village of Berk - and immediately fell in love. The black, scaly beast could soar through the night sky and sneak up on its enemy without any warning. However, when Hiccup showed Toothless some compassion, we saw a softer side of the dragon that melted our...
Kingdom of Heaven Physical Media: 4K UHD Review
In the Bible, God's sovereign rule and authority is called the "kingdom of heaven," or the "kingdom of God," where God's will is done. It is a spiritual reality, not a physical place. However, if one were to assign a location to this “kingdom,” many would argue it is Jerusalem because several different world religions consider it to be their “holy place.” For thousands of years, countries have fou...
Predator: Killer of Killers Movie / Film Review
For almost 40 years, fans of science fiction/action movies have gravitated towards the Predator franchise. Beginning in 1987, when the Jim and John Thomas (Behind Enemy Lines) penned film about an extra-terrestrial, humanoid hunter who stalked humans in the jungle first appeared in theaters, the masses have been drawn to it. The success of the original movie spawned comic books, novels, video game...
Ballerina Movie / Film Review
During the 2019 movie John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, we watched as John (Keanu Reeves; The Matrix Franchise) went to the Ruska Roma leader, The Director (Anjelica Huston; Prizzi's Honor), and asked for safe passage to the Middle East. While in the theater – the home of the Ruska Roma – he witnessed ballet dancers being ordered over and over again to turn on...
Bring Her Back Movie / Film Review
Two and a half years ago, YouTubers and twin brothers, Danny and Michael Philippou, brought their small, independent horror movie, Talk To Me, to audiences worldwide. Originally from Australia, the brothers were stunt performers who would film their stunts and put them on YouTube, becoming quite well-known over time. They then directed their first feature film, which made its way around the film f...
Karate Kid: Legends Movie / Film Review
If you are from my generation, you will remember the words of Mr. Miyagi, “Danielson, Wax on, Wax off,” spoken in his heavily Asian accented voice. If you are from a younger generation, you may have heard these words spoken by older adults but not really know what they meant. If you are currently a teenager or in your early 20s, this whole idea may be foreign to you—unless, of course, you watched ...