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Higher Ground: BD Review

The Vera Farmiga Sundance favorite is a clear labor of love, but doesn't completely convince as a full-fledged religious drama.....

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Transformers - Dark of the Moon: 3D BD Review

It's still hard to defend Transformers 3 as a movie, but boy oh boy is this a knockout of a 3D Blu-ray edition....

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Malcolm X: BD Review

The acclaimed 1992 Spike Lee/Denzel Washington biopic finally makes its way to high-definition....

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Belle de jour: BD Review

The cheeky Catherine Deneuve classic finally gets the high-definition treatment from Criterion....

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Action Double Feature: The Last Hard Men / Sky Riders: DVD Review

James Coburn proves on this 2-pack that no amount of crappy screenwriting can tamper his bad-ass....

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Notorious: BD Review

Ingrid Bergman goes from drunken driver to clandestine superspy in Hitcock's 1946 classic....

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Rebecca: BD Review

"Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again...."

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The St. Louis Cardinals 2011 World Series Collector's Edition: DVD Review

Game 6 of the 2011 World Series: Sports moment of the year....?

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Film Socialisme: BD Review

In the mood for a pretentious, arty cinematic rant about the death of Europe? In beautiful high-def....?

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The Moment of Truth: BD Review

The best bull-fighting movie of all time? Definitely one of the bloodiest....

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Disc News Update 01.09

Today we announce a newer, grosser Human Centipede and an Oscar-winning re-release - plus we get news of sparkly vampires hitting Blu-ray in time for Valentine's Day....

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Godzilla: BD Review

"Uh, everyone, please strap yourselves in, as we are experiencing a little Godzilla-related turbulence...."

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Disc News Update 01.07-01.08

A Richard Gere/Topher Straus thriller gets the Blu-ray treatment, as does the new U2 doc and Jimmy Stewart's invisible rabbit friend.....

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To Kill a Mockingbird: BD Review

The Gregory Peck classic goes Blu, but this edition isn't exactly up to full high-def standard....

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Official 2011 World Series Film: DVD Review

Game 6, man. Game 6.....

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The Scorpion King 3 - Battle for Redemption: BD Review

Ron Perlman's mullet is without question the high point of this mind-numbing straight-to-video sequel....

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Disc News Update 01.05

Some real-life firefighting stories, a Frank Capra classic, and the Oscar-bait J. Edgar get Blu-ray announcements today....

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Wings: BD Review

The very first Oscar winner for Best Picture hits high-def....

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ESPN Films Collection - Vol. 1: DVD Review

ESPN follows up last year's extraordinary 30 for 30 set with this compilation of five new sports documentaries....

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Paranormal Activity 3: BD Review

It turns out that the third time is not the charm for the chronically-haunted Paranormal Activity chicks....

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Dead Poets Society: BD Review

This Robin Williams drama still implores us to seize the day, but rushing out and seizing this Blu-ray Disc may not be necessary....

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The Fernando di Leo Crime Collection: BD Review

This quartet of hard-to-find Italian actioners gets the high-def bump, but is it worth a double-dip.....?

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Billy Elliot: BD Review

The song-and-dance drama favorite arrives on Blu-ray. But is this edition worth a standing ovation....?

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The Green Mile: BD Review

Frank Darabont's second-best Stephen King prison adaptation gets a Blu-ray double-dip, but it looks like this one's just the same disc in different packaging....

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Disc News Update 12.26

We battle the post-Christmas blues with news of lost Buster Keaton shorts headed to Blu-ray and a number of early 2012 horror flicks just waiting to scare your face off....

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Cool Hand Luke: BD Review

DVDFile ate no eggs while reviewing this title.....

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Moneyball: BD Review

Brad Pitt and company make Moneyball one of the better sports flicks of recent years....

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The Adventures of Tintin - Season One: DVD Reveiew

This 2-DVD collection is meant to amp us up for the behemoth Spielberg/Jackson movie adaptation, but spending time with Tintin and Snowy has left us a little bored....

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City Under Siege: BD Review

This Benny Chan film proves once and for all that circus clowns want to be superheroes just as much as the rest of us....

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Mildred Pierce: BD Review

The best thing on TV in 2011 is now the first must-have Blu-ray box set of 2012....

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Sherlock Holmes: BD Review

John Barrymore's original take on everybody's favorite British detective hits high-def....

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Proof: BD Review

Gwyneth and Jake light up the screen, but is this a worthy high-definition upgrade....?

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Traffic: BD Review

The Steven Soderbergh Oscar-winner gets some Blu-ray love from Criterion (less than a year after its first BD edition)....

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Fright Night: BD Review

The mid-80s horror cult classic gets a super-limited Blu-ray release from Twilight Time....

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Glee - The Concert Movie: BD Review

Don't listen to the Kool-aid-drinking Gleeks: This Concert Movie is a nightmare sent straight from Hell....

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A Farewell to Arms: BD Review

The Oscar-nominated Gary Cooper classic comes to life in high-definition on this basically movie-only edition....

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Great Directors: DVD Review

Kino / 87 Minutes / 2011 / Unrated / Street Date: November 8, 2011

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Anti-Nazi Classics, Vol. 2: DVD Review

First Run / 470 Minutes / 1949-1964 / Unrated / Street Date: October 25, 2011

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Dolphin Tale: BD Review

Oh, it's probably terrible, but if you're an animal lover, you will likely (and begrudgingly) succumb to this damned fish movie....

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City of God: BD Review

The Oscar-nominated Brazilian suspense drama plays as well as ever on its Blu-ray debut....

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Heavenly Creatures: BD Review

Kate Winslet and Melanie Lynskey go more than a little bit crazy together, and Peter Jackson's there to film the whole thing....

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Rise of the Planet of the Apes: BD Review

James Franco may be too mopey to be the new Charlton Heston, but Andy Serkis and the other apes shine in this franchise reboot....

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The Rocketeer: BD Review

The beloved 1991 actioner gets the Blu-ray bump, but what does a Rocketeer have to do to get some bonus feature love around here....?

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Official 2011 World Series Film: BD Review

Game 6, man. Game 6.....

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Disc News Update 11.15 [2]

Criterion's Valentine's Day gift to us involves French science fiction, trendy mumblecore, three outlaw samurai, and a murder...

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From Dusk Till Dawn Series: BD Review

Chicks in bikinis, Clooney with a neck tattoo, fangs dripping with blood - you know the drill....

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Kung Fu Panda 2: BD Review

Perhaps the greatest animated Blu-ray release of the year, this Kung Fu Panda 2 disc provides both excellent escapist entertainment and perfect technical savvy....

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Eclipse Series 29 - Aki Kaurismaki's Leningrad Cowboys: DVD Review

Criterion / 230 Minutes / 1989-1994 / Unrated / Street Date: October 18, 2011

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The Help: BD Review

The summer box office sleeper arrives on Blu-ray just in time to invigorate its Oscar potential....

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The Smurfs: 3D BD Review

Smurfs: The Movie - a hot mess. Smurfs: The 3D Blu-ray Disc - a technical marvel....

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