By Paul Rudoff on Oct. 9, 2018 at 11:30 PM in Home Video, Horror
The First Purge is the fourth film in the popular franchise that dates back to 2013. In preparation for this review, I was able to watch the first two movies - The Purge (2013) and The Purge: Anarchy (2014) - but I was not able to watch the third film,…
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By Paul Rudoff on Sep. 18, 2018 at 11:32 PM in Home Video
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom is the fifth film in a franchise that has spanned 25 years. WOW! I can't believe it's been that long since I first saw Jurassic Park in the theater with my family. Although the original trilogy is the best, I thoroughly…
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By Paul Rudoff on Sep. 12, 2018 at 8:38 PM in Home Video
Ocean's Eight (2018) is a gender-flipped follow-up to the Ocean's trilogy (2001-2007) starring George Clooney and company, which in turn was an updated version of the 1960 film starring Frank Sinatra and company (The Rat Pack). The last time we had a…
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By Paul Rudoff on Aug. 7, 2018 at 2:15 AM in Home Video, Public Service Articles
Here in New York, there is a budget media (DVD, Blu-ray, audio CD) distributor called Dynamic Disc. I believe they were formerly known as Dynamic Disc Company or Dynamic Disc Distributors. I used to find their products stocked in Pathmark and Waldbaums…
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By Paul Rudoff on Jul. 30, 2018 at 11:30 PM in Home Video
Baby: Secret Of The Lost Legend (1985) is a movie that is a part of my childhood, though I don't think I ever saw it when I was a child. What I remember most about the movie was owning the Topps trading card set. It wasn't until recently that I finally…
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By Paul Rudoff on Jul. 27, 2018 at 2:29 PM in Home Video, Horror
H.P. Lovecraft's Dagon arrives on Blu-ray as the 16th entry in Lionsgate's Vestron Video Collector's Series, "a line of classic genre films newly remastered and with a wealth of supplementary features." I have reviewed several other titles in the series.
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By Paul Rudoff on Jul. 26, 2018 at 11:30 PM in Home Video, Horror
H.P. Lovecraft's Dagon arrives on Blu-ray as the 16th entry in Lionsgate's Vestron Video Collector's Series, "a line of classic genre films newly remastered and with a wealth of supplementary features." I have reviewed several other titles in the series.
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By Paul Rudoff on Jul. 24, 2018 at 1:47 AM in Home Video
Rampage (2018) is a film adaptation of the classic 1980s arcade video game (which is also available in the Lego Dimensions Midway Arcade Level Pack). We all know how video game movies tend to be, but will this be an exception to the rule? Read on to…
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By Paul Rudoff on Jun. 11, 2018 at 11:30 PM in Home Video
Tomb Raider (2018), which comes out tomorrow, is a reboot of the film series that started in 2001 with Tomb Raider and Tomb Raider: Cradle of Life. Alicia Vikander takes over for Angelina Jolie as Lara Croft, the heroine of the long-running video game…
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By Paul Rudoff on May. 13, 2018 at 11:22 PM in Mystery/Blind Bags
Last year, I wrote about The Fairfield Company's wrestling mystery boxes. I haven't seen those $4.99 Eraseez/Teenymates/Cards boxes in any Target since then, but just recently I found a new Fairfield mystery box. This new one is for The Walking Dead,…
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