Physical Media: 4K UHD, Blu-ray, DVD Reviews

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Casablanca Physical Media: Blu-ray Review

Casablanca (70th Anniversary Limited Collector's Edition)

Chris Rebholz | Mar 27, 2012

Casablanca is great. It's the quintessential Hollywood film; a classic example of the studio machine: fantastic acting, an artful directorial style, a sentimental score, and a story that will warm...

Full Review | Grade: A

The Muppets

Roger Longenbach | Mar 24, 2012

After a hiatus of twelve years since their last widespread theatrical movie, the Muppets returned to the big screen in late 2011. From an idea hatched by Jason Segel (Forgetting Sarah Marshall,...

Full Review | Grade: B

The Killing Physical Media: Blu-ray Review

The Killing: Season One

Chris Rebholz | Mar 23, 2012

AMC has produced some big hits these past few years i.e. Breaking Bad, Mad Men and most recently The Walking Dead. That doesn't mean that everything they touch will take off like a rocket. Case in...

Full Review | Grade: C

Wizards

Chris Rebholz | Mar 22, 2012

Ralph Bakshi was never one for "making sense" in his animated features. He preferred stuff you could get expand your mind to: epic fantasy landscapes populated by bizarre creatures with moti...

Full Review | Grade: C

The Bodyguard

Chris Rebholz | Mar 21, 2012

You could write a whole essay on Whitney Houston's career alone without ever having to mention her numerous acting roles. However, it is 1992's "The Bodyguard" that set her second ca...

Full Review | Grade: B

Immortals Physical Media: Blu-ray Review

Immortals 3D

Chris Rebholz | Mar 20, 2012

Immortals plays like the illegitimate offspring of 300 and Clash of the Titans.

Full Review | Grade: B

The Three Musketeers Physical Media: Blu-ray Review

The Three Musketeers 3D

Penny McLean | Mar 12, 2012

In this updated 3D version of Alexandre Dumas's original story,
Full Review | Grade: C

The Town Ultimate Collectors Edition

Stephen Compall | Mar 09, 2012

The film is full of emotional contradictions, and trades in them to keep this simple tale of "one last job" from falling into cliché in the wrong ways.

Full Review | Grade: A

Happy Feet 2

Eric English | Mar 04, 2012

"Happy Feet Two" returns us to the frozen arctic on the heels of the Academy Award winning "Happy Feet" (2006). A worthy successor, the film itself is a delight for children and ad...

Full Review | Grade: A