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Ready Inception One | The Peripheral (2022) Amazon Prime Series Premiere

The Peripheral (2022)

After four seasons playing around in HBO’s Westworld, husband-and-wife producers Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy have moved over to Amazon with another high-concept sci-fi property, a series adaptation of William Gibson’s 2014 novel The Peripheral. Rather than robots, this one’s about VR and time travel and…. well, yeah, some robots too, as it turns out.… Read More Ready Inception One | The Peripheral (2022) Amazon Prime Series Premiere

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A Riddle Wrapped Inside an Enigma | Batman Forever (1995) 4K Ultra HD

Batman Forever (1995)

Riddle me this: I was enormously popular yet everyone hates me now. I star multiple Oscar- and Golden Globe-winning actors yet every performance is terrible. I feature the so-called “world’s greatest detective” and make him look like an idiot. What am I? Why, of course we’re talking about 1995’s Batman Forever, the first of two… Read More A Riddle Wrapped Inside an Enigma | Batman Forever (1995) 4K Ultra HD

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The Cat, the Bat, and All That | Batman Returns (1992) 4K Ultra HD

Batman Returns (1992) - Penguin & Catwoman

Batman Returns, the immediate sequel to the 1989 smash hit, is redeemed mainly by association with its predecessor. It’s a Batman movie directed by Tim Burton and starring Michael Keaton, one of only two. Those aspects give it a certain cachet among fans who continue to hold it in some high regard, even if, to… Read More The Cat, the Bat, and All That | Batman Returns (1992) 4K Ultra HD

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Psychosis in the Shell | Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Season 1 (2022) on Netflix

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (2022)

Based, at least nominally, on the open-world RPG video game Cyberpunk 2077 (which was in turn based on a 1988 tabletop game originally just called Cyberpunk), the new Netflix anime series Cyberpunk: Edgerunners plays like it could be a gonzo extension of the Ghost in the Shell franchise, if hopped up on meth and hallucinogens.… Read More Psychosis in the Shell | Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Season 1 (2022) on Netflix

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Going Rogue Again | Star Wars: Andor (2022) Disney+ Series Premiere

Star Wars: Andor (2022)

The latest Lucasfilm series to premiere on Disney+ streaming, Andor is easily the least Star Wars-y of any Star Wars project to date. It’s also the most mature and adult-oriented installment in the franchise’s history. This leaves me feeling very conflicted. On the one hand, as a middle-aged adult who still has interest in Star… Read More Going Rogue Again | Star Wars: Andor (2022) Disney+ Series Premiere

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Strident Interlude | Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins (2021) 4K Ultra HD

Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins (2021)

Following two previous attempts that performed acceptably at the box office but were little loved among fans of the original property, Hasbro and Paramount framed their third live-action G.I. Joe movie as a solo outing for the franchise’s most popular character. Unfortunately, Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins has little in its 121-minute length recognizable as… Read More Strident Interlude | Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins (2021) 4K Ultra HD

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From DVD to Blu-ray, 4K, and More – Is “Good Enough” Ever Good Enough?

The Fifth Element on home video

I’ve been a movie collector for close to thirty years, and have seen the evolution of the home theater hobby across multiple video formats. During that time, I have bought into every new state-of-the-art format as it came along, and regularly upgraded my favorite movies hoping to gain some measurable improvement in quality. As a… Read More From DVD to Blu-ray, 4K, and More – Is “Good Enough” Ever Good Enough?

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Amazon’s Power Play | The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022) Amazon Prime Series Premiere

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022)

Almost two decades since Peter Jackson’s much-loved and Oscar-winning Lord of the Rings trilogy concluded, and just shy of one decade since his much less-loved Hobbit trilogy, Amazon Prime Video brings viewers back to J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic fantasy world in the new streaming prequel series The Rings of Power. Reportedly the most expensive television production… Read More Amazon’s Power Play | The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022) Amazon Prime Series Premiere

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