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In-depth reviews of titles released on Blu-ray Disc. Includes coverage of BD Live, Bonus View and other features.

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Family Guy: It’s a Trap! (Blu-ray Review)    6 Jan, 2011

Article By: John Latchem

Over the course of three “Star Wars” parodies, it’s almost as if the writers of “Family Guy” are using the sci-fi franchise to poke fun at their own show as much as anything.More>>

True Grit (Blu-ray Review)    3 Jan, 2011

Article By: Mike Clark

Just because the Coens’ fresh take makes for a better movie than John Wayne’s Oscar showcase of four decades’ past, it doesn’t mean the original is without merit or fails to retain some of the charm that made it so popular at the time.More>>

Ticking Clock (Blu-ray Review)    31 Dec, 2010

Article By: Angelique Flores

It’s hard to marry a murder-mystery thriller with a time-traveling sci-fi kind of movie. 'Ticking Clock' puts in a good effort. (Street Date 1/4/11)More>>

Town, The (Blu-ray Review)    30 Dec, 2010

Article By: John Latchem

As a heist film, 'The Town' plays like a Boston-set version of Michael Mann’s 'Heat,' yet without the superstar cast or superfluous subplots.More>>

Other Guys, The (Blu-ray Review)    29 Dec, 2010

Article By: John Latchem

'The Other Guys' works so well as an action-movie parody because the viewer is never quite sure which direction the film is going to take a joke.More>>

Despicable Me (Blu-ray Review)    17 Dec, 2010

Article By: John Latchem

The greatest strength of 'Despicable Me' is how it cleverly twists the conceits of movie villainy to reformulate the conventions of family films.More>>

2010 World Series Champions: San Francisco Giants (Blu-ray Review)    13 Dec, 2010

Article By: Mike Clark

Though five-game series must be the bane of DVD marketers’ existence, there are nifty infield plays and keen dugout reaction shots here (from both teams) to what their opponents were doing. The Giants’ win over the Texas Rangers was the franchise’s first Series win since they were in New York...More>>

Restrepo (Blu-ray Review)    13 Dec, 2010

Article By: Mike Clark

Way up on the list of the year’s “and you think you have it tough” screen achievements is this narrowly but searingly focused Afghanistan war documentary that’s on the short list of 15 for the feature award to be presented on the next Oscarcast.More>>

Series-Set Roundup 2010    12 Dec, 2010

Article By: John Latchem

A guide to some of the TV DVD complete-series boxed sets released this year.More>>

Deadwood: The Complete Series (Blu-ray Review)    12 Dec, 2010

Article By: John Latchem

This is essentially just the Blu-ray version of the complete-series DVD set that came out in 2008, with a smaller version of the white packaging.More>>