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Might We Not Finally Turn to the Fantastic as a Plausibility? | The X Files (1993) Series Premiere

The X Files (1993) Pilot Episode

Let’s talk for a moment about unexplained phenomena. In the more than three decades since The X Files premiered on television and became a cult hit that would, over time, grow into a major cultural sensation, how is it that just about everyone on the planet has taken to spelling the show’s name incorrectly? Not… Read More Might We Not Finally Turn to the Fantastic as a Plausibility? | The X Files (1993) Series Premiere

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A Visual History of The Fifth Element (1997) on Home Video

The Fifth Element (1997)

A couple weeks ago, a local community event space put up a makeshift screen and hosted a viewing of Luc Besson’s 1997 sci-fi epic The Fifth Element in my neighborhood. Although admittedly not, on a technical level, the best cinematic experience I’ve had in my life, and certainly not up to my usual home theater… Read More A Visual History of The Fifth Element (1997) on Home Video

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Remember When DVD and Blu-ray “Special Features” Actually Used to Be Special?

Reservoir Dogs 4K Ultra HD Menu

Confession time: As someone who has reviewed movies on home video for more than two decades, I simply cannot stand to watch most DVD or Blu-ray bonus features. The days when I might get excited for a director’s audio commentary or a lengthy making-of documentary about the film I just watched feel like a distant… Read More Remember When DVD and Blu-ray “Special Features” Actually Used to Be Special?

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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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