Top 5 New Blu-ray releases for the Week of May 4

This might not be the biggest, most overwhelming release week of the year but there are a couple Blu-ray discs here that any serious collection simply can’t be without. And everything else this week somehow seems lesser as a result. That’s not to say the other films aren’t worth watching but when you’ve got two behemoths of cinema vying for your attention as these discs are, it’s tough to validate giving their competitors even the slightest regard. But then again, there’s Snake Plissken on Blu-ray. What’s a nerd to do? …Continued…

Broken Embraces Blu-ray Disc Review

Broken Embraces may just be writer/director Pedro Almodóvar’s finest film to date. If not his finest, then it’s certainly his most ambitious. And while it might not have that million-dollar sheen of Hollywood’s finest on Blu-ray, you won’t want to miss out on this Spanish language gem. …Continued…

Top 5 New Blu-ray releases for the Week of March 16

All right. I’m at an impasse here. When I make a Top 5 list should it represent the most important releases of the week, my favourite films, newly available on Blu that week or the top-quality Blu-ray discs of the week? I have no idea. The problem for me is that when new-release day rolls around every Tuesday, I haven’t necessarily seen everything yet. So how am I to accurately judge?! I guess I’ll have to keep shooting from the hip, as I have been doing, and list them as I feel appropriate, with caveats in place.

With that said, let’s dive into this weeks offerings… …Continued…