Chicago: 20th Anniversary Limited Edition Blu-ray Review

I don’t mind admitting Chicago is an amazing musical that holds up just as well today as it did 10 years ago and still deserving of its 6 Academy Awards including Best Picture.

 

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Dazed and Confused 4K Ultra HD Review

Dazed and Confused doesn’t quite live up to what I’ve heard about the film and yet there is a cool factor and a certain sense of nostalgia that makes this liberally boundless story so damn enjoyable through and through.

 

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Th Return of Swamp Thing 4K Ultra HD Review

The Return of Swamp Thing is pretty much a sequel-in-name-only and stars Heather Locklear, Louis Jourdan and Dick Durock as the titular character.

 

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Cloverfield: 15th Anniversary 4K Ultra HD Review

Cloverfield has held up pretty well since the (nearly) 10 years since its release. Sure, the dialogue isn’t the sharpest and T.J. Miller got on my nerves, but the suspense is well done and there was some actual emotional resonance with these characters.

 

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Death Wish: KL Studio Classics 4K Ultra HD & Blu-ray Review

Death Wish is quintessential 1970s crime and grit and with the performance of Charles Bronson makes it a classic in its own right. It’s a fairly thought-provoking flick as well about vigilante justice and its effect on society.

 

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Prey for the Devil 4K Ultra HD & Blu-ray Review

Prey for the Devil is just another run-of-the-mill possession-horror-thriller offering nothing much new to the genre outside of the idea of the Catholic Church’s exorcism school which doesn’t get fully utilized here.

 

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The Italian Job: KL Studio Classics 4K Ultra HD & Blu-ray Review

The Italian Job may have an iconic chase sequence and a strong performance by the wonderful Michael Caine, but having now seen this twice, I didn’t think it was anything especially entertaining yet still watchable.

 

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No Mercy: KL Studio Classics Blu-ray Review

No Mercy, as it stands, is not a memorable film but passably entertaining nevertheless though I wasn’t buying the relationship with Gere and Basinger.

 

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Black Adam 4K Ultra HD & Blu-ray Review

Black Adam is the latest installment within the DCEU and while I was at least moderately entertained, the story felt disjointed but it’s worse offense is the introduction several new characters, most notably the Justice Society.

 

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National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation 4K Ultra HD Review

National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation is a holiday classic and for me a must-watch every year. This newest edition does have good video and audio transfers, just a shame there wasn’t more than a commentary track and trailer.

 

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