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3961. [DVD] Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Singles Collection (DVD Review)

Here we are again with Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Shout! Factory’s The Singles Collection DVD set. Shout Factory’s boxed sets of the show normally feature a collection never-before released episodes, ...

Created on 30 May 2018

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3962. [BLU-RAY DISC] Rick and Morty: Season 3 (Blu-ray Review)

One of Adult Swim’s finest shows since The Venture Bros., Rick and Morty adopts the premise of Back to the Future and takes it to the next level. It follows the adventures of Rick Sanchez, an alcoholic, ...

Created on 30 May 2018

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3963. [BLU-RAY DISC] Lodgers, The (Blu-ray Review)

In an era of generic, jump-scare laden horror films about ghosts and demons, anything other than the norm is destined for either one of two things: a receptive audience or critical success. Those two things ...

Created on 30 May 2018

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3964. [MY TWO CENTS] Deadpool 2 street date, Incredibles 4K update, Supergirl: S3, Expanse: S3, I Feel Pretty & more

All right, we’re going to have a bunch of new disc reviews for you starting tomorrow. I’m wrapping up the Jurassic Park 25th Anniversary Collection in 4K Ultra HD and Tim is working on a whole mess of ...

Created on 29 May 2018

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3965. [MY TWO CENTS] A nod to TVShowsonDVD, plus audio specs for Mission: Impossible 4K & a non-spoiler Solo review

All right, first things first today. You may recall that recently (as part of our Back the Bits call to arms here at the site) we mentioned how tough it is to keep a good independent media website going ...

Created on 25 May 2018

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3966. [MY TWO CENTS] Return of the Jedi: 35th Anniversary retrospective, Patriot 4K review & Two Towers: The Complete Recordings

Here’s a quickie post with some quick bits of news because... you know... Solo tonight. First up, in honor the Star Wars theme, our own Michael Coate has just posted a great new film retrospective in ...

Created on 24 May 2018

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3967. [HISTORY, LEGACY & SHOWMANSHIP] Celebrate the Love: Remembering “Return of the Jedi” on its 35th Anniversary

“With its dramatic and satisfying conclusion of the overall plot and its upbeat finale, Return of the Jedi set the future of the Star Wars brand on an extremely sure footing and ensured that the trilogy ...

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3968. [ULTRA HD BLU-RAY] Patriot, The (4K UHD Review)

You’ve gotta hand it to director Roland Emmerich. He easily ranks among the most patriotic American movie directors working today... despite the fact that he’s German. In Independence Day, he declared ...

Created on 24 May 2018

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3969. [BLU-RAY DISC] Bloodthirsty Trilogy, The: Special Edition (Blu-ray Review)

Michio Yamamoto’s gothic horror three-way known as The Bloodthirsty Trilogy was released over the course of five years in Japan, but has been sorely underappreciated in the rest of the world ever since. ...

Created on 24 May 2018

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3970. [MY TWO CENTS] John McTiernan’s original Predator is coming to 4K UltraHD from Fox, likely in August

This just in: Retail and industry sources are now telling us that 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment is going to be releasing John McTiernan’s original Predator (1987) on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray later this ...

Created on 23 May 2018

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3971. [MY TWO CENTS] Paramount sets the Mission: Impossible films for 4K in June, plus Ash vs Evil Dead: S3 & Counterpart: S1

All right, we’re kicking things off today with two more new Blu-ray reviews... We start with Tim’s take on Larry Cohen’s It’s Alive Trilogy, new on Blu-ray from our friends at Scream Factory. He’s also ...

Created on 23 May 2018

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3972. [BLU-RAY DISC] It’s Alive Trilogy (Blu-ray Review)

Larry Cohen’s career has been peppered with a number of genre favorites, including Q: The Winged Serpent, The Stuff, and God Told Me To, just a name a few. His emphasis on strong characters put into extraordinary ...

Created on 23 May 2018

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3973. [BLU-RAY DISC] Two Thousand Maniacs!: Special Edition (Blu-ray Review)

Arrow Video re-releases two of their offerings from The Herschell Gordon Lewis Feast multi-film boxed set with Two Thousand Maniacs!, and as a sub-feature, Moonshine Mountain. In Two Thousand Maniacs!, ...

Created on 23 May 2018

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3974. [MY TWO CENTS] Ready Player One is set for 7/24 and more announcements, plus reviews of Annihilation & Red Sparrow in 4K

All right, we’ve got some big announcement news for you today, but first we also have some new disc reviews for you... To start with, I’ve posted my thoughts on Francis Lawrence’s Red Sparrow from 20th ...

Created on 22 May 2018

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3975. [BLU-RAY DISC] Of Unknown Origin (Blu-ray Review)

It’s unsurprising to me that Of Unknown Origin didn’t do well upon its initial theatrical release. It’s appeal definitely doesn’t warrant a broad spectrum of people – only those with a certain bent on ...

Created on 22 May 2018

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3976. [BLU-RAY DISC] Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (Blu-ray Review)

There’s much to unload when discussing Paul Mazursky’s sexual counterculture send-up Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice. While being a beautiful film with a lot of heart and humor to it, never straying into full-on ...

Created on 22 May 2018

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3977. [ULTRA HD BLU-RAY] Annihilation (4K UHD Review)

Lena (Natalie Portman) is an ex-Army solider turned scientist, who teaches cellular biology at a southern American college. Her husband, Kane (Oscar Isaac), was an active duty Special Forces soldier who’s ...

Created on 21 May 2018

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3978. [ULTRA HD BLU-RAY] Red Sparrow (4K UHD Review)

Dominika Egorova (Jennifer Lawrence) is the prima ballerina for Moscow’s Bolshoi Ballet, until an accident results in an injury that ends her career. Having lost the advantage of this position, she has ...

Created on 21 May 2018

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3979. [MY TWO CENTS] The Looming Tower, Strike Back: Season Five, Javaro 3D & more new 4K Ultra HD cover art

All right, Universal and Sony have been slow to send us Fury, The Patriot, and the Jurassic Park Collection for review on 4K here at The Bits. We expected them earlier this week and now it looks like we ...

Created on 18 May 2018

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3980. [MY TWO CENTS] Incredibles 4K on 6/5, Wild at Heart delay, Fleischer Rarities BD, new Warner/DC TV titles & more

All right, we’re waiting on a number of 4K Ultra HD review titles to come in any time now, including The Patriot, Fury, Red Sparrow, and the Jurassic Park set. While we do, we’ve got some release and announcement ...

Created on 17 May 2018

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3981. [MY TWO CENTS] Disney and Pixar set The Incredibles for 4K Ultra HD on 6/12, plus Criterion’s August slate announced

All right, the big news today is that, as we first revealed here at The Bits several weeks ago, Disney and Pixar are indeed releasing Brad Bird’s The Incredibles on 4K Ultra HD on 6/12, in support of the ...

Created on 16 May 2018

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3982. [MY TWO CENTS] Die Hard & The Matrix reviewed in 4K, plus new upcoming BD/4K street dates (including Avengers: Infinity War)

We’re working on a lot more reviews here at The Bits this week, including The Patriot, Fury, and Jurassic Park (as soon as they each come in). Meanwhile, we’ve just posted our review of Fox’s Die Hard ...

Created on 14 May 2018

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3983. [ULTRA HD BLU-RAY] Die Hard: 30th Anniversary Edition (4K UHD Review)

It’s easy to forget now that, until he popped up on movie screens in Blind Date (1987), people knew Bruce Willis exclusively as David Addison from the TV series Moonlighting. At the time, Willis was charming, ...

Created on 14 May 2018

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3984. [BLU-RAY DISC] Drive-In Delirium: The New Batch (Blu-ray Review)

A popular trend among various home video labels nowadays is to compile a collection of movie trailers and present them on disc as the main feature rather than as an extra. Notable favorites include both ...

Created on 14 May 2018

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3985. [BLU-RAY DISC] City of the Dead, The: Limited Edition (Blu-ray Review)

The City of the Dead from 1960 was Max Rosenberg’s and Milton Subtosky’s attempt to rival Hammer Studios prior to their forming of Amicus Productions not long after. Still under the production company ...

Created on 14 May 2018

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3986. [ULTRA HD BLU-RAY] Matrix, The (4K UHD Review)

By day, Thomas Anderson (Keanu Reeves) is a programmer for a leading software company, just one of many blue collar cogs in the machine slaving his life away in a cubicle. At night, however, he becomes ...

Created on 12 May 2018

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3987. [ULTRA HD BLU-RAY] Dark Knight Rises, The (4K UHD Review)

Eight years have passed since the fateful events of The Dark Knight. With the streets of Gotham now largely free of criminals, the Batman has disappeared, leaving the city in the care of its new Police ...

Created on 11 May 2018

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3988. [MY TWO CENTS] New 4K & BD reviews, LEGO Aquaman, Masters of Sex, Documentary Now!, Junior & more

We’ve got a bit of a slow news day here at The Bits, but we do have a couple items to report... First though, we’ve got no less than four new disc reviews for you, including my own thoughts on Universal’s ...

Created on 10 May 2018

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3989. [BLU-RAY DISC] House That Dripped Blood, The (Blu-ray Review)

Amicus Productions definitely gave us many horror titles over the course of their existence. Before Asylum, Tales from the Crypt, and Vault of Horror cemented them as the kings of anthological horror, ...

Created on 10 May 2018

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3990. [ULTRA HD BLU-RAY] Dark Knight, The (4K UHD Review)

It’s fair to say at this point that Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight was the best Hollywood blockbuster of 2008. It’s also fair to suggest that, along with Richard Donner’s original Superman, the film ...

Created on 10 May 2018

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