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All Quiet on the Western Front: BD Review

The 1930 Oscar-winner gets its Blu-ray debut, and it comes with a silent version of the film that is, in fact, "all quiet"....

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Unforgiven - 20th Anniversary Edition: BD Review

It's still one of the 20th century's most epic westerns, but this 20th Anniversary Edition of Unforgiven is the same Blu-ray you (hopefully) already own....

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Out of Africa - Universal 100th Anniversary Collector's Series: BD Review

The 1985 Meryl Streep/Robert Redford Oscar favorite gets a Blu-ray double-dip that might actually be worth re-investigating....

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The Lorax: BD Review

While the new version is burning up cinemas, Warner has reissued the original Lorax in high-def....

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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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Mother's Day: BD Review

Rebecca DeMornay is back, she's got a gun, and she is pissed....

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Castle in the Sky: BD Review

The fantastical Miyazaki masterwork gets a well-deserved high-def upgrade....

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The Secret World of Arietty: BD Review

The Secret World of Arietty in high-def isn't full-tilt Miyazaki, but it'll do....

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Father of the Bride/Father of the Bride Part II: BD Review

It's impossible to hate these Steve Martin/Diane Keaton comedies, but is this high-def edition of the Father of the Bride flicks worth the double-dip....?

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Safe House: BD Review

Is any house safe from the combined starpower of Ryan Reynolds and Denzel Washington....?

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The Sting: BD Review

The Oscar-winner with Robert Redford and Paul Newman gets some Blu-ray love, but is this a definitive edition of the caper classic....?

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Memorial Day: BD Review

We want to like this James Cromwell war flick - we really do. But....

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This Is Civilzation: DVD Review

The art it documents is awe-inspiring, but This Is Civilization plays more like a dull sculpture class than an illuminating guided tour through the Louvre....

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Entourage - The Complete Eighth Season: BD Review

"Wow. I'm getting a little emotional" "Yeah, me too. We better find someone to f*ck in Paris."

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The Samurai Trilogy: BD Review

Based on the novel called Japan's Gone With the Wind, The Samurai Trilogy gets a long-awaited high-definition Criterion upgrade. But where are the bonuses....?

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Frequency: BD Review

Jim Caviezel and Dennis Quaid deal with daddy issues in excellent sci-fi fashion on this surprisingly brawny Blu-ray release....

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Singin' in the Rain - Ultimate Collector's Edition: BD Review

Yes, indeed - it's an even more glorious feeling to experience the best Hollywood musical of all time in sensational high-definition....

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The Big Bang Theory - The Complete Second Season: BD Review

"No shirt, no shoes, no Sheldon...."

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The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister: DVD Review

It's just like Pride & Prejudice, only with lots more girl-on-girl action....

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The Royal Tenenbaums: BD Review

Wes Anderson gets his fifth Criterion Blu-ray edition with this 2001 ensemble dramedy....

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Poirot - Series 6: BD Review

Acorn still refuses to go lossless with this new high-def Poirot set, but the episodes themselves are good enough that you hardly notice....

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The Romance Collection - Special Edition: DVD Review

A&E re-releases some of its most recognizable British titles on this new standard-def compilation....

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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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Young James Herriot: DVD Review

The legendary veterinarian gets a solid biopic treatment by this miniseries import....

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Joseph Campbell: Mythos - The Complete Series: DVD Review

900 minutes of non-stop Joseph Campbell lectures? Where do I sign....?!

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Looney Tunes: Platinum Collection - Volume Two: BD Review

Another compilation of excellent cartoons, another huge missed opportunity for Warner and their high-def Looney legacy....

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Little Shop of Horrors: BD Review

The infamous original ending gets incorporated back into this high-def edition of the mid-1980s cult favorite....

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Bill Moyers: A World of Ideas II - Great Thinkers: DVD Review

Another Bill Moyers TV-on-DVD set of interviews from the late 80s? Where do we sign....?!

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Catch Me If You Can: BD Review

It may not be Spielberg's most important work, but this DiCaprio/Hanks cat-and-mouse game plays wonderfully in high-def....

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General Education: BD Review

This teen comedy with Larry Miller and Janeane Garofalo has a solid pedigree, but falters in its delivery....

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Sometimes a Great Notion: BD Review

Paul Newman's adaptation of Ken Kesey's acclaimed novel finally gets a high-def release....

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The Simpsons - The Fifteenth Season: DVD Review

It remains a television institution, but is the thrill gone on this 15th go-round of our fair series....?

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Disc News Update 12.31

The last official announcements of 2012 are for a pair of new indies and two classics both now en route to high-def....

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Why Stop Now: BD Review

Even with Jesse Eisenberg, Melissa Leo, and Tracy Morgan's noble efforts, this dark indie comedy fizzles....

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Wodehouse Playhouse - The Complete Collection: DVD Review

Another early 2013 throwback British TV-on-DVD set from Acorn - this one's a strange bird, for sure....

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All Superheroes Must Die: BD Review

This amnesiac dudes-in-dumb-costumes actioner is a movie even hardcore comic book geeks would call a misstep....

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The Loretta Young Show - 100th Birthday Edition: DVD Review

This encyclopedic TV-on-DVD set comes pretty darned close to being a definitive chronicle of this iconic series....

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Mulan/Mulan II: BD Review

This Disney two-pack might temporarily engage the kiddos, but Mulan is definitely not one for the ages...

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The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie: DVD Review

Not even a high-def bump could make this well-meaning Geraldine McEwan miniseries look and sound all that much better than it does here...

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Who Framed Roger Rabbit - 25th Anniversary Edition: BD Review

The Robert Zemeckis live action/toon hybrid turns 25, and this Blu-ray edition presents it cleaner and more finessed than ever....

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This Is 40: BD Review

Judd Apatow's latest is nothing new, though it's a treat as far as its Blu-ray presentation is concerned....

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Waiting for Lightning: BD Review

Skater dude Danny Way wants to jump over the Great Wall of China. Do you think he'll make it....?

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Brother Bear/Brother Bear 2: BD Review

One of Disney's more underrated animated pictures (and its straight-to-video sequel) get spruced up for high-def....

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The Nativity Story: BD Review

A familiar tale gets new life on this new high-def edition....

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Naked Lunch: BD Review

Cronenberg adapts the 20th century's great unadaptable novel, and the results - now in high-def - are extraordinary....

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Great Barrier Reef: BD Review

It's subject matter is  impossibly beautiful, but does this nature doc do the Australian reef justice....?

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The Great Escape: BD Review

The Steve McQueen classic goes Blu, but this isn't the definitive high-def edition of the movie fans have been hoping for....

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The Breakfast Club: BD Review

The angsty John Hughes classic gets a Blu-ray re-release - is it worth upgrading for....?

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Great Explorers: DVD Review

A&E / 824 Minutes / 2011 / Unrated / Street Date: November 1, 2011

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Joseph Campbell - Mythos III: DVD Review

Acorn Media / 285 Minutes / 2011 / Unrated / Street Date: October 25, 2011

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