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The Lucky One: BD Review

This Nicholas Sparks weepie is perhaps the most unberable motion picture of 2012....

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Quill - The Life of a Guide Dog: DVD Review

The doggie dream sequence in Quill is worth the price of admission, but this standard-def edition might not merit a full adoption....

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Umberto D.: BD Review

The Vittorio de Sica neorealist masterpiece gets a high-def brush-up....

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The Flowers of War: BD Review

This Christan Bale war thriller is big and loud, but ultimately too narratively thin for its own good....

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Titanic - Limited 3D Edition: 3D BD Review

This 3D Blu-ray edition of the James Cameron mega-hit isn't exactly the king of the world, but it's pretty damned close....

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Forever Marilyn: BD Review

The blonde bombshell's most notorious moments, finally housed in one sleek seven-disc high-def set....

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4:44 Last Day on Earth: BD Review

Yes, the world ends in this Willem Dafoe drama, but unfortunately, the apocalypse doesn't come soon enough....

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The Terminator Anthology: BD Review

The Terminator movies get a high-def box set edition. But would Skynet recommend an upgrade....?

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Ed Wood: BD Review

The best black-and-white cross-dressing movie Johnny Depp ever made graduates into high-definition....

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Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventures: BD Review

Professor Jones' exploits in high-def - just as thrilling as you'd expect them to be....

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E.T. - The Extra-Terrestrial: BD Review

Everybody's favorite squishy brown alien gets a serious high-def boost on this must-have Blu-ray edition....

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Mr. Hush: DVD Review

This low-budget horror flick is no classic, but it certainly could have been worse - so says DVDFile's Horror Vixen....

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Disc News Update 09.19

A mega-Tarantino set gets high-def specs today, as do a trio of Oscar-winning Warner classics....

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Disc News Update 09.25

Maggie Smith, Colin Farrell, and Frank Sinatra all take a breath and get the Led out in high-def....

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Children of Paradise: BD Review

The beloved Marcel Carne epic melodrama bumps to Blu, but is this high-def debut truly Edenic...?

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Les visiteurs du soir: BD Review

A lesser-known Marcel Carne melodrama gets the Criterion treatment, but how does it stand up compared to Children of Paradise....?

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Dark Shadows: BD Review

Johnny Depp and Tim Burton reunite to bring us - well, not much of anything....

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Eating Raoul: BD Review

The Paul Bartel/Mary Woronov cult comedy classic finally gets the Criterion high-def presentation it deserves...

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The Game: BD Review

Michael Douglas goes through the ringer on this irresistible new Criterion Blu-ray edition of the David Fincher thriller....

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Cinderella: BD Review

Another Disney animated classic, another must-own Blu-ray edition....

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Grosse Pointe Blank: BD Review

Don't get too excited, John Cusack fans - the high-def upgrade of this mid-90s cult hit disappoints across the board....

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Blue Like Jazz: BD Review

This moody little film about life at Reed College tries hard, but never fully connect....

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In the Mood For Love: BD Review

This Wong Kar-wai drama is perhaps the most astoundingly gorgeous (and boring) movie made in the last twenty years....

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The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel: BD Review

"It's a luxury development where all the residents are in their golden years." "Like the coast of Florida?" "Yeah, but with more elephants...."

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Hypothermia: DVD Review

Michael Rooker and pals go ice fishing, and things turn sour. Really sour....

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Fear and Desire: BD Review

Stanley Kubrick's long-lost first feature sees the light of day in high-def - classic film geeks, start your engines....

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Dial M For Murder: 3D BD Review

It's neat to finally see the Grace Kelly thriller in 3D, but even the added dimension can't help Dial M For Murder be anything more than ho-hum Hitchcock at best...

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Rock of Ages: BD Review

If its filmmakers studied the Motley Crue playbook just a little bit more than they did, Rock of Ages just might have worked....

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The Victim: BD Review

Michael Biehn directs and stars in this grindhouse tale of party girls gone bad....

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Prometheus: BD Review

Ready to dazzle your eyes and ears with high-def transmissions from Ridley Scott's outer space....?

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Masters of the Universe: BD Review

"I HAVE THE POWER!"

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The Forgiveness of Blood: BD Review

This violent family drama from the director of Maria Full of Grace is a taut, brooding success on Criterion Blu-ray...

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One in the Chamber: BD Review

It feels like a direct-to-video dream team - Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Dolph Lundgren? - but One in the Chamber ends up being a stone cold turkey....

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Strangers on a Train: BD Review

This underrated Hitchcock thriller gets a helluva facelift on its Blu-ray debut....

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Secret of the Wings: 3D BD Review

Tinker Bell is back on this high-def release that just might please fairy princesses as much as their home theater enthusiast parents....

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Sunday Bloody Sunday: BD Review

The Oscar-nominated Peter Finch/Glenda Jackson romantic drama proves that it was way ahead of its time on this Criterion Blu-ray edition...

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The Pirates! Band of Misfits: 3D BD Review

"FIRE ALL THINGS THAT GO 'BANG'!"....

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LCD Soundsystem - Shut Up and Play the Hits: BD Review

James Murphy and his beloved indie dance band go out with a bang....

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Pete's Dragon - 35th Anniversary Edition: BD Review

It's always a treat to return to Passamaquoddy, but even with an audio/video bump, this Pete's Dragon Blu-ray isn't as complete as it should be....

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You Can't Do That on Film: DVD Review

The author of the upcoming SLIMED! The Oral History of Nickelodeon's Golden Age brings us a guest review of this retro fanboy documentary....

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Holy Flying Circus: BD Review

A Monty Python biopic as gonzo and unpredictable as the comedy troupe it chronicles....

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Rosemary's Baby: BD Review

"We're your friends, Rosemary. There's nothing to be scared about. Honest and truly there isn't...."

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Avatar: 3D BD Review

The biggest movie of all time is a technical marvel in high-def 3D, but this is by no means a complete edition...

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The Five-Year Engagement: BD Review

There's nothing of real note in this Jason Segel/Emily Blunt rom-com, but that doesn't mean it's without its virtues....

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Abraham Lincoln - Vampire Hunter: BD Review

In this ludicrous actioner, the great unifier turns out to be as good at public speaking as he is at murdering vampires with an axe....

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Madagascar 3 - Europe's Most Wanted: BD Review

"Ooooh - you have a very hairy back. I like that in a woman...."

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Sunset Blvd.: BD Review

Billy Wilder's darkest and most accomplished film just might be 2012's must-have catalog high-def release....

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Blade Runner - 30th Anniversary Collector's Edition: BD Review

The most captivating and complete high-def edition you'll hate upgrading to....

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Lola Versus: BD Review

Greta Gerwig headliens this mopey indie that you'll probably want to avoid....

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Die Nibelungen: BD Review

Fritz Lang's manic, almost blissed-out five-hour epic gets a fancy new Blu-ray edition from Kino....

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