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Blu-Ray Pick of the Week: Soul

“News of the World” is also new to Blu-Ray this week. Soul Animation company Pixar has been going so strong so for long that its toughest competition is itself. As someone who watches all of its movies, I’ve come to expect a high level of excellence in technical...

Blu-Ray Pick of the Week: Promising Young Woman

“Psycho Goreman” is also new to Blu-Ray this week. Promising Young Woman It’s been said many times that it’s impossible to really, truly, completely know someone. This is generally true when considering that most people don’t spend 24/7 with each other. It’s even more...

Blu-Ray Pick of the Week: Damn Yankees

“Vanguard” is also new to Blu-Ray this week. Damn Yankees Most sports fans prove how dedicated they are by buying season tickets, special cable packages, or multiple clothing articles with their team’s logo on it. In “Damn Yankees,” George Abbott and Stanley Donen’s...

Blu-Ray Pick of the Week: Fatale

“Monster Hunter” and “Scare Me” are also new to Blu-Ray this week. Fatale As I begin to write this review while listening to Bernard Herrmann’s score to Alfred Hitchcock’s seminal 1958 masterpiece “Vertigo,” I’m reminded of something the Master of Suspense said during...

Blu-Ray Pick of the Week: The Croods: A New Age

“Wrong Turn” is also new to Blu-Ray this week. The Croods: A New Age Punch monkeys rule. They don’t say much, but they’re very colorful and let their actions, i.e., their punching, do their talking for them. And it’s not just punch monkeys. It’s also kick monkeys,...

Blu-Ray Pick of the Week: The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee

“Archenemy” and “Fear of Rain” are also new to Blu-Ray this week. The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee The opening scene of “The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee” starts off with Paul Hogan, playing a fictionalized version of himself, walking around the Hollywood Hills when a large...