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The Tigger Movie Blu-ray Review

Disney’s (sort of) classic features a nice release, but misses the mark with its lack of relevant supplements. In my youth, the…

High Fidelity Blu-ray Review

High Fidelity is a Top 20 movie that receives only a barely passable Blu-ray release. For those who instantly chime the words…

Friends With Kids Blu-ray Review

Friends With Kids ponders an entertaining notion, but does the Blu-ray release do it justice? Call me old-fashioned (or as my friends refer…

Treasure Planet Blu-ray Review

Is Disney’s 10th Anniversary release of the fantasy pirate swashbuckler Treasure Planet a lost classic, or is it lost at sea? When you consider…

True Blood Season 4 Blu-ray Review

True Blood Season 4 sounds terrific, but its special features are cumbersome and the video transfer is suspect. I’ve never gotten into…

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance Blu-ray 3D Review

  Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance is a visually exciting, intensely weird movie that suffers from serious and unavoidable errors of a rushed…

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance Blu-ray Review

  Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance is a visually exciting, intensely weird movie that suffers from serious and unavoidable errors of a rushed…

Father of the Bride/Father of the Bride II Blu-Ray Review

Disney’s release of these disjointed 90’s comedies is filled with meh. Movies take us to far-away places, providing us with the ultimate…

Born to Be Wild Blu-ray Review

Born to Be Wild is a terrific but all-too-short IMAX experience. At first glance, the idea of paying almost twice the cash…

We Bought a Zoo Blu-Ray Review

We Bought a Zoo is an old-fashioned family film that’s just deep enough to keep the adults engaged, so long as you’re not…

War Horse Blu-ray Review

Does the Blu-ray release of War Horse match the Oscar nominations and critical acclaim it received?  “Some days are best forgotten; today ain’t one…

Mission Impossible IV: Ghost Protocol Blu-ray Review

Does Mission Impossible IV: Ghost Protocol return Cruise to Top Gun status, or do further damage to his once legendary reputation? For many people, a singular decision…

The Descendants Blu-ray Review

The Descendants is a well-made, touching, and sometimes funny look at the worst kind of death. Death is uncompromising.  When it’s your…

The Bourne Trilogy Blu-ray Review

A feature-laden box set celebrates one of the greatest trilogies ever released. The Bourne Trilogy is a series that defies conventional wisdom….

The Muppets Blu-ray Review

The Muppets’ release to Blu-ray comes ready to play the music and light the lights! I love the Muppets. From my earliest…

J. Edgar Blu-ray Review

Does the Blu-ray release do J. Edgar justice, or relegate it bargain-bin status? As a student (and teacher) of history, I had…