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Scary Movie Physical Media: 4K UHD Review
Anna Faris and Regina Hall return for Scary Movie, but while the sixth installment still delivers some hilarious moments, too many of its jokes fail to land.For almost forty years, the Wayans family has been bringing their own unique brand of comedy to America. Beginning in 1990, when Keenen Ivory Wayans (White Chicks) created a sketch comedy series called In Living Color, which several of his sib...
The Minions head to Hollywood's Golden Age for an uneven but entertaining adventure that looks and sounds outstanding on 4K Ultra HD.Since we first met the Minions in the original Despicable Me movie, audiences have enjoyed their humor and mayhem, so it only made sense that they would get their own spin-off film. Eleven years later, those funny little yellow creatures are now on their third movie,...
Supergirl Physical Media: 4K UHD Review
Milly Alcock brings a snarky, rough-around-the-edges Kara Zor-El to Supergirl, while excellent Dolby Vision and Atmos make the 4K release an impressive presentation.In the world of DC Comics, Superman was introduced in 1938 and has been a staple in that universe ever since. He had an alter ego, Clark Kent, and a “girlfriend,” Lois Lane, and no family to speak of (discounting Clark’s adoptive paren...
Resident Evil Movie / Film Review
Zach Cregger brings Resident Evil back to theaters with Austin Abrams leading a bloody, funny, and frightening new take that embraces the spirit of the video games.When one mentions the words Resident Evil, there are various images that can be conjured up depending on who you ask. Some may think of the Japanese video game that started it all 40 years ago. Others may reminisce about the Milla Jovov...
Passenger Physical Media: Blu-ray Review
André Øvredal's Passenger delivers well-placed jump scares and an impressive Dolby Atmos track, but a pedestrian script and lack of backstory keep the horror film from reaching its potential.As long as there have been people traveling at night, there have been variations of the folklore known as the passenger. Some believe the passenger is an inversion of St. Christopher, the patron saint of trave...
The Breadwinner Physical Media: Blu-ray Review
Nate Bargatze and Mandy Moore lead The Breadwinner, a family comedy with a familiar premise, a few cute moments, and not enough laughs to distinguish itself.Nate Bargatze has been a stand-up comedian for almost a quarter of a century and, after getting his big break in 2017, he was named the top-grossing stand-up comedian in 2024. So, after achieving that lofty goal, Nate decided to take on anothe...
Onslaught Movie / Film Review
Adam Wingard's Onslaught delivers bloody action and solid stunt work, but its wildly shifting tone makes this action/horror film a disappointing experience.Adam Wingard (Pop Skull) graduated from Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida, in 2002 and debuted his first feature film in 2007. Winning numerous awards for his work at film festivals around the world, Wingard eventually caught the eye...
The Sheep Detectives Physical Media: Blu-ray Review
Hugh Jackman leads The Sheep Detectives, a sweet and humorous mystery where a flock of sheep uses everything their shepherd taught them to solve his murder.Much like her novel, Three Bags Full, Leonie Swann (Big Bad Wool) is a mystery. The name is a nom de plume for the author whose first novel was adapted into the major motion picture that came out in May, The Sheep Detectives. In August, Swann w...
Terminator 2: Judgment Day Movie / Film Review
Fathom Entertainment brings Terminator 2: Judgment Day back to theaters for its 35th anniversary, complete with a retrospective and the big-screen experience this classic deserves.Can anyone really predict the future? I’m sure over four decades ago, when writer/director James Cameron (Avatar franchise) made a movie about the future where machines take over the world, he thought it was, at best, an...
Lionheart Physical Media: 4K UHD Review
Jean-Claude Van Damme's Lionheart arrives on 4K with both the original and extended cuts, offering martial arts fans another opportunity to revisit the 1990 action film.Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg, professionally known as Jean-Claude Van Damme (Bloodsport), was born in 1960 in Belgium and grew up in Brussels. As a youngster, he learned Shotokan Karate and competed as a teenager in K...
Reacher Physical Media: Blu-ray Review
Alan Ritchson returns as Jack Reacher for a third season that delivers plenty of action and entertainment, even if its story isn't as strong as the first two.British writer James Dover Grant is better known under his pen name, Lee Child, and it is under this moniker that he has written the very popular Jack Reacher series of novels. The first novel, Killing Floor, was published in 1997, and thirty...
The Mandalorian and Grogu Physical Media: 4K UHD Review
The Mandalorian and Grogu bring Mando and his adorable companion to 4K with impressive audio, plenty of action, and a story that feels more like television than a feature film.Is it possible for a movie franchise to become oversaturated? Absolutely! Case in point, two of the biggest, both of which are properties of The Walt Disney Company, have created so much content since their inception that au...
The Dog Stars Movie / Film Review
Ridley Scott's The Dog Stars boasts stunning cinematography and a strong supporting cast, but slow pacing and a disjointed story keep this adaptation grounded.With little in the way of original material these days, more often than not, films are remakes of past movies, sequels/franchises, or adaptations of best-selling novels. However, just because a novel is critically acclaimed and/or sells a mi...
The Fast and The Furious Physical Media: 4K UHD Review
“At dusk, they take over the road. Roaring and buzzing like locusts, the swarm of asphalt-scraping Japanese cars, with swooping rear wings and brightly colored logos, merges from the side streets of Uptown Manhattan onto the traffic-congested Henry Hudson Parkway.” Those words were written by journalist Kenneth Li in 1998 about illegal street racing in New York City. Over a quarter of a century la...
Practical Magic Physical Media: 4K UHD Review
Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman's cult classic Practical Magic arrives on 4K with a remastered presentation just weeks before the sequel hits theaters.Magic, regardless of whether you believe in it or not, tends to be a controversial topic while being fascinating at the same time. Witchcraft is the same way. In the 1600s, witches were seen as being evil and punished as such. Today, the idea is mo...