Horror, Fantasy & Science Fiction Films
A weekly round-up of science fiction, fantasy, and horror available DVD, Blu-ray, and VOD.
This week features an incredibly diverse set of titles released on disc. The deluge of product has much to do with the emerging popularity of the relatively recent HD DVD and Blu-ray formats, which has resulted in numerous previously available classics and cult films being released yet again. Newcomer MEET THE ROBINSONS arrives on DVD …
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This is a big week for home video releases, but in spite of the Halloween season, you will find high-quality horror in short supply. Instead, the e-ticket item is the science-fiction blockbuster TRANSFORMERS, which arrives on DVD in a standard edition, a two-disc special edition, and on HD DVD. The extensive bonus features of the …
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There’s a Biblical Noah’s flood of DVDs washing ashore this week, led by EVAN ALMIGHTY. Despite less than stellar reviews, the follow-up to BRUCE ALMIGHTY turned a pretty penny at the box office, even without Jim Carrey back in a starring role. The film arrives on home video shelves in a variety of versions: Widescreen …
It’s a busy week for DVD fans, with numerous new titles making their debut and a ton of oldies resurrected and/or re-issued. We start off with NEXT, the high-profile psychic-thriller starring Nicholas Cage, which came out earlier this year. Despite the high-power star, this film squandered its intriguing premise on a standard Hollywood action scenario. …
Today is a great day for classic horror film collectors in general and Vincent Price fans in particular. Although thee only new horror title arriving on home video is 2006’s negligible SNOOP DOGG’S HOOD OF HORROR, there are dozens of classic films hitting shelves in new DVD releases: an unrated director’s cut of Stuart Gordon’s FROM …
This is one of those weeks – when there are dozens of sci-fi, horror, and fantasy titles listed among the week’s DVD releases, but most if not all of them have been previously released, and in many cases the only new thing about the resurrected version is the cover art. Consequently, keeping in mind that the …
Not much new and exciting in terms of fantasy, horror, and science-fiction films on home video this week, so fans must content themselves with some classics being released in new and improved form. ROBOCOP (1987) was one of the best science-fiction films to emerge during the ’80s – a combination of a great concept with …
Unlike last week, which was thin on science-fiction, fantasy, and horror film DVD releases, today sees a veritable deluge. Only a handful are new titles; most are anniversary versions, collector’s editions, and/or box sets repackaging two or three previously available titles. David Lynch’s INLAND EMPIRE is one of the most confounding films of the writer-director’s …
This is a busy week for home video, with lots of titles appearing on disc. Of course, quantity does not always equate with quality, but you’re bound to find something of interest among the DVDs below. There are only a couple of new titles, but several classics and/or cult films are showing up, repackaged in …