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There is no way it has been 40 years since 1980, yet one look at the calendar and a basic understanding of math and sadly … it is true. Then again, if every four-decade celebration of a film is as awesome as the 40th-anniversary Steelbook of the slasher classic Friday […]

Friday the 13th 40th Anniversary Steelbook Blu-Ray Review: A Cut ...

June 21, 2020 in DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray tagged DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray / Friday the 13th by joeldamos

Forty-years-ago a film landed in theaters that would spur a nation to seek out mechanical bulls. Why you ask? To emulate what they had just seen in Urban Cowboy with John Travolta in the titular role. The James Bridges directed drama is marking its 40th anniversary with a special Blu-Ray […]

Urban Cowboy 40th Anniversary Blu-Ray Review: Giddy Up!

June 18, 2020 in DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray tagged DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray / John Travolta / Urban Cowboy by joeldamos

You’ve heard about The Hunt with its headline-grabbing news due to its content and perceived controversial nature. It was pulled from the release calendar for fear it would be misinterpreted as advocating violence against conservatives and Republicans. But, after seeing it, those who may have been offended by its subject […]

The Hunt Blu-Ray Review: The Rabbit Always Wins

June 13, 2020 in DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray tagged Betty Gilpin / DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray / Hilary Swank / The Hunt by joeldamos

There couldn’t be a better-timed home video release in terms of the national topic of conversation than HBO’s Watchmen: An HBO Limited Series. It arrives in Blu-Ray and digital download formats and features a mixed-up version of the wildly popular and graphic novel. Damon Lindelof (Lost, The Leftovers) created the […]

Watchmen Series Blu-Ray Review: Timely & Terrific

June 4, 2020 in DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray tagged DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray / Jeremy Irons / Regina King / Watchmen by joeldamos

Sometimes a film comes along and is that perfect cornucopia of luck, talent, timing, and tenacity. The Invisible Man, out now on DVD, Blu-Ray, and digital download from Universal and Blumhouse Productions, is that film for the first half of 2020. It features a collective of artists working at the […]

The Invisible Man Blu-Ray Review: Leigh Whannell’s Wickedly Terror-ific Tale

May 29, 2020 in DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray tagged DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray / Elisabeth Moss / The Invisible Man by joeldamos

Millennials grew up playing Sonic the Hedgehog on their Sega Genius and Game-Gears. While these gaming consoles are obsolete now, the nostalgia for the spirit of Sonic clearly is not. After the first Sonic the Hedgehog movie trailer landed, there was some immediate push back directed at Paramount from the […]

Sonic the Hedgehog Blu-Ray Review: Game On!

May 28, 2020 in DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray tagged DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray / Jim Carrey / Sonic the Hedgehog by joeldamos

The best part of the Suicide Squad was unequivocally the casting and subsequent performance of Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn. The beloved comic book miscreant came to life in live-action in a manner that was equally menacing as she was wickedly entertaining. She’s back, and Harley Quinn has her own […]

Birds of Prey Blu-Ray Review: Margot Robbie Slays as The ...

May 28, 2020 in DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray tagged Birds of Prey / DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray / Ewan McGregor / Margot Robbie by joeldamos

The Swedish film Force Majeure landed in 2014 and its premise alone got many Americans to check out the dark comedy that wound up scoring a nomination for Best Foreign Film at the Golden Globes. It is a story about a seemingly happily married man who could not come across […]

Downhill Blu-Ray Review: Julia Louis Dreyfus & Will Ferrell Tackle ...

May 25, 2020 in DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray tagged Downhill / DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray / Julia Louis-Dreyfus / Will Ferrell by joeldamos

Founded on May 8, 1912, Paramount Pictures has a century-plus library that is inhabited by some of the finest films ever to see the inside of a theater. Therefore, the news that the fabled studio is opening the vault and bringing some Blu-Ray love to a series of classic films […]

Paramount Presents Highlight Iconic Studio’s Rich Cinematic Past: 4 Classic ...

May 24, 2020 in DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray tagged DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray / Elvis Presley / Fatal Attraction by joeldamos