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Finding Nemo: A remarkable Blu-ray release

December 16, 2012

The first time I saw Finding Nemo, I was a recalcitrant spectator. A movie about a bunch of fish under the sea just didn’t seem quite appealing. The marketing push [...]

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Batman

The Dark Knight Rises: The end of a masterful Nolan era on Blu-ray

December 4, 2012

Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins galvanized a new era of comic book, adaptive filmmaking. Taking the cue from Tim Burton’s more humanized Batman, Nolan stripped down the Dark Knight to his [...]

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DVD & Blu-ray Reviews

The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show: Still resonant and amusing

December 4, 2012

Before U.S. audiences were inundated by computer graphics and oversees animation, they reveled in the simple delight of hand-drawn cartooning. The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show harkens back to an [...]

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Blu-ray Reviews

Blu-ray: Marvel’s The Avengers is THE superhero movie to own – for now

November 27, 2012

When I first saw The Avengers on the big screen I worried if it could be as large and as magnificent on the smaller screen. Few blockbuster films had achieved [...]

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Blu-ray Reviews

The Amazing Spider-Man: a gem overshadowed by The Avengers and The Dark Knight

November 21, 2012

Of the three major superhero movies that hit the cinema in 2012, The Amazing Spider-Man fell under the radar of most moviegoers. For most, the movie came too soon after [...]

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Blu-ray Reviews

Blu-ray: The Muppet Christmas Carol 20th Anniversary

November 15, 2012

The Muppet Christmas Carol: Smart, weird & filled with wholesome fortitude Of all the visual retellings of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, none can quite compare to the warmth and [...]

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Blu-ray Reviews

Blade Runner 30th Anniversary Edition will spark film club debates ’round the world

November 13, 2012

There are several ways to make a Collectors Edition box set or anniversary release. You can package it with trinkets. You can throw on a few added bonus features. Or [...]

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Blu-ray Reviews

Savages Blu-ray: a tale of missed opportunities

November 13, 2012

So much of Oliver Stone’s Savages boils down to a tale of lost potential. There’s a love triangle that never gets tested, an upstart in the Mexican cartel whose greatest [...]

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Anime

King of Thorn Blu-ray – rewarding to newcomers after the second or third go round

November 2, 2012

If you are not familiar with Yuji Iwahara’s manga, King of Thorn can be one of the more confusing anime films to watch. Characters are cut and marginalized, while others [...]

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Blu-ray Reviews

The Campaign: An opportunistic, election year film that lacks the zing of Colbert

November 2, 2012

Blu-ray: The Campaign Extended Edition You’ll laugh – once or twice. The Campaign, starring Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis, doesn’t try for smart comedy. But it does “try” to mix [...]

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