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Earth Blu-ray review – Disney presents the abridged version of Planet Earth

POSTED IN:  by Will Federman, Sep 9, 2009 at 00:00 EST
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When BBC and Discovery Channel dropped Planet Earth in our Blu-ray players, it was a landmark title. New camera equipment heralded the first nature documentary recorded in high definition, giving a whole new, defining look at our much underrated planet. More »

Shaun of the Dead Blu-ray review – the British ‘zomromcom’ goes high definition

POSTED IN:  by Will Federman, Sep 5, 2009 at 00:00 EST
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Few things are better in life than a Wright/Pegg/Frost (I’ll throw in Jessica Stevenson for good measure) triple decker – the artistic entourage behind Shaun of the Dead and its worthy successor, Hot Fuzz. More »

The Italian Job 40th Anniv. Edition Blu-ray Review

POSTED IN:  by Joe Grace, Sep 4, 2009 at 00:00 EST
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I don’t drive, but if I did, I’d drive a Mini and I’d probably rob banks, and it’s all because of this film. Put on your best ‘cor-blimey’ trousers and join us we wrap our peepers around a British movie classic. More »

State of Play – Russell Crowe certainly delivers, but does the Blu-ray?

POSTED IN:  by Will Federman, Sep 3, 2009 at 00:00 EST
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State of Play flew under the radar in theaters, and the less you know about the film, the better. It’s a deft political thriller, that makes a lot of poignant observations about modern journalism, which also happens to be an entertaining film. And for Blu-ray enthusiasts, it also happens to be a gorgeous movie. More »

Watchmen: Director’s Cut – does additional footage salvage a flawed, yet ambitious effort?

POSTED IN:  by Will Federman, Jul 26, 2009 at 00:00 EST
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Watchmen has been called a lot of things – a masterpiece, a seminal event, the defining comic book of its time – but comic book property most likely to be adapted to film is not one of them. More »

Knowing Blu-ray review – sci-fi fans not afraid to suspend your disbelief, this is your movie

POSTED IN:  by Carl Johnson, Jul 12, 2009 at 00:00 EST
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Director Alex Proyas might be best known for the Will Smith vehicle I, Robot, but it’s his fan-favorite Dark City that earns massive respect in my book. While Knowing is designed to appeal to wider audiences than Dark City, it takes several risks that make it stand out from similar pictures. And it looks really, really fantastic on Blu-ray. More »