Superman III was pretty much the beginning of the end of the Superman franchise. It’s not terrible but not very good either, moving to full-on goofy humor (versus a more wholesome variety of the first film), and an awful villain.
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Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut 4K Ultra HD Review
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut does a valiant job giving viewers Donner’s original concept for the sequel and utilizing not only some new visual effects but some rehearsal footage to give as complete of a vision as possible.
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Superman II 4K Ultra HD Review
Superman II is hardly perfect and with Richard Lester replacing Richard Donner probably made for a whiplash of a movie in terms of tone, but this still managed to be an entertaining sequel though the goof levels were taken up a notch.
Wild Orchid 2: Blue Movie Blue Blu-ray Review
Wild Orchid 2: Blue Movie Blue debuts on Blu-ray from Scorpion Releasing and stars Wendy Hughes, Tom Skerritt, Robert Davi and Nina Siemaszko as ‘Blue’.
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Babylon 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray Review
I can give some credit to writer-director Damien Chazelle’s vision and what he was trying to accomplish, and it does seem this was a passion project but with a 3-hour running time, there was a good chunk that could’ve been removed.
Heat (1986) Blu-ray Review
Heat is a movie that’s passably entertaining if only for Burt Reynolds’s charisma but otherwise the plot plods along and like the 2015 re-adaptation Wild Card, it’s nothing special and an altogether forgettable crime-thriller.
Backtrack Blu-ray Review
Backtrack had an interesting enough premise, a hitman falling for his target, but the execution was less than effective, though Dennis Hopper’s performance was something to behold.
Virtual Reality Blu-ray Review
Virtual Reality arrives on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber on April 4th. This horror-thriller stars Vanesa González and Federico Bal.
The Prince and the Showgirl: Warner Archive Collection Blu-ray Review
The Prince and the Showgirl debuts on Blu-ray through the Warner Archive Collection program featuring a new 1080p transfer, and the theatrical trailer.
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Magic Mike’s Last Dance Blu-ray Review
Magic Mike’s Last Dance is the third movie in the series and was directed by Steven Soderbergh and stars Channing Tatum and Salma Hayek.
Neptune’s Daughter: Warner Archive Collection Blu-ray Review
Neptune’s Daughter debuts on Blu-ray courtesy of the Warner Archive Collection receiving a new video restoration and stars Esther Williams, Red Skelton and Ricardo Montalban and is out March 14th.
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Action Movie Night: 4-Film Collection Blu-ray Review
Action Movie Night is a 4-film collection that includes Conspiracy, The Contractor, The Hard Corps and Vertical Lmit arrives on Blu-ray from Mill Creek Entertainment.
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Flashdance 4K Ultra HD Review
Flashdance is at times cheesy — as many of these 1980s dramas tended to be — but it’s entertaining, features a great soundtrack and incredible performance from a phenomenal performance from Jennifer Beals.
Rocky: The Knockout Collection 4K Ultra HD Review
The Rocky: Knockout Collection includes Rocky, Rocky II, Rocky III, Rocky IV and the director’s cut, Rocky IV: Rocky vs. Drago. Some of the legacy features were included except for the feature-length documentary…
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Fear (VHS Retro Slip Cover) Blu-ray Review
Fear comes to Blu-ray through Mill Creek Entertainment. This suspense-thriller stars Mark Wahlberg, Reese Witherspoon, William Petersen, Alyssa Milano and Amy Brennenan.
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