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Blu-ray review: Marked for Death [1990]

Reviewed by Johnny McNair   Fox Home Entertainment – 93 minutes – 1990 – Rated R – 1080p Widescreen 2.35:1 – DTS-HD Lossless 5.1 Audio Mix     Stallone and Schwarzenegger ruled the action hero genre in the late 80’s and early 90’s, but as they became more and more expensive to afford, Hollywood began […]

Blu-ray review: Ninja Assassin [2009]

Reviewed by Johnny McNair   Warner Home Entertainment – 99 minutes – 2009 – Rated R – 1080p Widescreen 2.35:1 – DTS HD Master 5.1 Audio Mix     Have you ever had the experience of watching a movie and saying to yourself, “why the hell am I watching this?” Well you may ask yourself […]

Blu-ray review: Sideways [2004]

Reviewed by Johnny McNair   Fox Home Entertainment – 123 minutes – 2004 – Rated R – 1080p Widescreen 1.85:1 – DTS Lossless 5.1 Audio Mix       Sometimes you watch a film not expecting much, and then by the time it’s over you understand why you love movies. Fortunately, Sideways is one of […]

Blu-ray review: The Hurt Locker [2008]

 Reviewed by Johnny McNair   Summit Entertainment – 131 mins – 2008 – Rated R – 1080p Widescreen 1.78:1 – Dolby Digital DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio     There have been a good number of films about the war in Iraq, but none of them have stuck to audiences or received high praise from critics. […]

Blu-ray review: The Rundown [2003]

Reviewed by Johnny McNair   Universal Studios Home Entertainment – 104 mins – 2003 – Rated R – 1080p Widescreen 2.35:1 – DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio       Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has made some seriously bad film choices lately, with embarrassing efforts such as Doom, Race to Witch Mountain, and the worse yet…Tooth […]

Blu-ray review: Romancing the Stone [1994]

Reviewed by Johnny McNair   Fox Home Entertainment – 106 mins – 1994 – Rated PG – 1080p Widescreen 2.35: 1 – DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio     After the success of Raiders of the Lost Ark, Hollywood was looking for something else to fit in that molding that would sell, but nothing really caught […]

Blu-ray review: Jewel of the Nile [1995]

Reviewed by Johnny McNair   Fox Home Entertainment – 106 mins – 1995 – Rated PG – 1080p Widescreen 2.35: 1 – DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio     After Romancing the Stone was a big hit in 1984, there was no doubt a sequel would be in the works, but no one expected it to […]

Blu-ray review: Away We Go [2009]

Reviewed by Johnny McNair   Universal Studios Home Entertainment – 98 mins – 2009 – Rated R – 1080p Widescreen 2.39:1 – DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio     After watching a wave of movies with explosions, car chases, shoot-outs, transforming robots, and aliens, it’s refreshing to watch a film that is simply about regular people. […]

Blu-ray review: Office Space [1999]

Reviewed by Johnny McNair   Fox Home Entertainment – 89 mins – 1999 – Rated R – 1080p Widescreen 1.85:1 – DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio       If you look up the term “cult film,” you will definitely see the poster for the 1999 film Office Space. Just like another cult film, Caddy Shack, […]

Blu-ray review: Cliffhanger [1993]

Reviewed by Johnny McNair   Sony Pictures Home Entertainment – 113 mins – 1993 – Rated R – 1080p Widescreen 2.35: 1 – DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio     Way back in the early 90’s, Sylvester Stallone had fallen from grace as the king of the action film genre and was reduced to doing lame […]