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Lady and the Tramp: BD Review

Another classic Disney title gets the high-def treatment - and yes, you will need to buy it again....

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Manhattan: BD Review

Woody Allen's best film? Gordon Wilis' photography surely makes a solid argument for it....

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Three Outlaw Samurai: BD Review

Criterion brings Hideo Gosha's first film to high-definition, proving that these on-screen outlaws aren't as rough-and-tumble as they should be....

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Anonymous: BD Review

The 'Shakespeare as fraud' concept of Anonymous almost makes sense - until director Roland Emmerich completely misfires with its final act....

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Breaking Dawn - Part 1: BD Review

Breaking Dawn's DVD edition is just fine, but this high-def edition is the one you'll fully imprint on....

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Take Shelter: DVD Review

You might want to move your home theater setup into your panic room for this Michael Shannon/Jessica Chastain freak-out apocalypse drama....

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The Rum Diary: BD Review

Johnny Depp is deviously fun in this new Hunter S. Thompson adaptation, but the movie as a whole is a bum trip....

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The Mill and the Cross: BD Review

Go ahead - step inside this Flemish painting. Rutger Hauer will show you around....

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World on a Wire: BD Review

Thirty years before The Matrix came this epic three-hour sci-fi head trip from Rainer Werner Fassbinder, one of the more intriguing Blu-ray titles of recent months....

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George Gently - Series 1: BD Review

The first - and perhaps best - George Gently episodes get high-def treatments from Acorn Media. Prepare to waste some time in front of the telly....

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The Human Centipede 2 - Full Sequence: BD Review

Noisier, grosser, and duller than its unbearable predecessor, this one's a gore-fest only a mother could love....

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Anatomy of a Murder: BD Review

The James Stewart/Lee Remick courtroom classic gets a lovely Blu treatment from Criterion....

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Hugo: Blu-ray Review

The Martin Scorsese kiddie adventure that won five Oscars hits high-definition, but is it worth all the hype....?

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Puss in Boots: BD Review

Puss in Boots roars like a lion on its gorgeous Blu-ray Disc debut....

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Midsomer Murders - Set 19: BD Review

Barnaby and Jones don't exactly set the high-def world on fire with this Blu-ray debut of the hit mystery show, but this Set 19 collection nevertheless contains some of the series' best crime tales to date....

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Vanya on 42nd Street: BD Review

Criterion gives some high-def love to Louis Malle's final film - one starring Julianne Moore and Wallace Shawn, among others - but is it worth the Blu-ray investment....?

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Tower Heist: BD Review

The Ben Stiller/Eddie Murphy bank robbery actioner may not be anything new, but it sure is fun....

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The Adventures of Tintin - The Secret of the Unicorn: BD Review

Is the Steven Spielberg/Peter Jackson motion-capture adventure with Daniel Craig and Jamie Bell the rollicking epic it has the potential to be or a shoot and a miss....?

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The Last Temptation of Christ:: BD Review

The controversial - and widely acclaimed - Martin Scorsese picture gets some high-definition love from Criterion....

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Letter Never Sent: BD Review

Criterion goes Blu with this rare Soviet import, but is it worth shelling out cash for a movie-only high-def edition....?

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Immortals: BD Review

Does the Henry Cavill/Mickey Rourke gods vs. men actioner work? Who cares? Bring on the armies of dudes beating the crap out of each other!

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The Apartment: BD Review

The Oscar-winning Billy Wilder classic is as witty and charming as ever on its Blu-ray debut....

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Scarlet Street: BD Review

"Who do you think you are? My guardian angel?" "Not me, honey. I lost those wings a long time ago."

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Gainsbourg - A Heroic Life: BD Review

This new biopic may not do Serge justice, but it sure is damned fun to watch....

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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (2011): BD Review

The 2011 Oscar-nominated spy thriller starring Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, and Tom Hardy is confusing, choppy, but ultimately enthralling on Blu-ray...

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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo: BD Review

The Oscar-winning adaptation of the blockbuster Stieg Larsson novel is a must-have on Blu-ray....

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Chinatown: BD Review

"You've got a nasty reputation, Mr. Gittes. I like that."

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A Dangerous Method: BD Review

The only thing dangerous about this period drama with Keira Knightley, Michael Fassbender, and Viggo Mortensen is how painfully boring it is...

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The Muppets: BD Review

Jason Segel's Muppets franchise reboot is funny and charming enough to melt even the stingiest movie geek's heart....

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The Bodyguard: BD Review

The late Whitney Houston's crowd-pleasing blockbuster gets a rushed high-def edition, but is it worth the upgrade....?

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Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close: BD Review

Somehow this Tom Hanks/Sandra Bullock drama got an Oscar nod for Best Picture. This technically stunning Blu-ray edition of the film makes one wonder how that was possible....

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A Lonely Place to Die: BD Review

It's by no means a classic, but this horror/thriller is in a lot of ways a Scottish Deliverance....

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A Night to Remember: DVD Review

Criterion offers up a sensationally accomplished DVD edition of a Titanic movie that is so-so at best....

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Hop: BD Review

It may house some top-tier Hollywood voice talent, but this Easter Bunny animated tale basically just lays an egg....

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Disc News Update 034.02

The new Liam Neeson action flick The Grey is officially Blu-ray bound, and we also have news of an Out of Africa BD disc replacement program from Universal....

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War Horse: BD Review

This high-def edition of the Spielberg war flick is technically marvelous, but did the movie deserve its Best Picture nomination....?

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The Iron Lady: BD Review

Meryl Streep brings Oscar cred to this biopic, but Margaret Thatcher never really comes to life in The Iron Lady....

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A Streetcar Named Desire: BD Review

"Whoever you are, I have always depended on the kindness of strangers...."

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Contraband: BD Review

This new Mark Wahlberg/Kate Beckinsale shoot-em-up good old-fashioned dumb movie fun....

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Born to Be Wild: BD Review

You silly, silly monkeys....

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Buck Privates: BD Review

The hard-to-find 1941 Abbot and Costello comedy gets some serious Blu love....

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Killer Nun: BD Review

Gather the kiddies 'round - it's time for a good old-fashioned Nunsploitation flick. Yay...!

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W.E.: BD Review

It's not Swept Away bad, but this new Madonna picture still doesn't exactly work....

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Neverland: BD Review

We had always assumed that Neverland was at least Earth-adjacent, but in this Rhys Ifans Peter Pan yarn, it's a totally separate planet. Who knew....?

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One for the Money: BD Review

The Janet Evanovich franchise finally debuts on high-def, and thanks to Jennifer Heigl and company, it's dead on arrival...

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Gremlins 2 - The New Batch: BD Review

Hulk Hogan's big line in Gremlins 2: "GREMLINS? IN THIS THEATER? NOW?"....

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Angels Crest: BD Review

Angel's Crest is the kind of moody, self-obsessed indie melodrama that only a mother could love....

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Into the Abyss: BD Review

Werner Herzog's latest documentary is a harrowing investigation of crime, punishment, and the shrapnel they both leave behind....

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Albert Nobbs: BD Review

Glenn Close and Janet McTeer definitely earn their Oscar nominee cred in this Irish melodrama....

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The Innkeepers: BD Review

Ti West's new horror flick offers up some fun, throwback mood and some legitimate scares (not to mention a supporting turn from Kelly McGillis!), but doesn't completely deliver the goods...

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