Upcoming Reviews for January 2024
I really hope everyone had a nice holiday, full of presents and moments that make this season always a little special. It’s time to get back to work and I will have for you three reviews at the very least in the month of January. These discs are provided to me because of the fine people at Upcomingdiscs.com. Once again, it seems like I’ve drawn the foreign language straw and every single one of them is in French. Two French films from the late 70’s/early 80’s and a sequel to a wonderful French animated film from GKids and Shout Factory. Let’s take a brief look at these films. Continue reading “Upcoming Reviews for January 2024”
Migration Film Review
I had meant to write this review when I saw the film on December 22nd, but the holidays are often not the kindest thing when it comes to looking for time. In addition, my feelings on the film weren’t strongly negative or positive as is the case when I often watch Illumination Films. By this point, we know exactly what we are getting. Truth be told, something kept eating at me about the film and that it did have a touch of charm that went beyond it’s Secret Life/Super Mario/Grinch and of course Despicable Me type writing. Push came to shove, and I found that little nugget of time to produce this review. Besides, the film is having a rather mild box office at the moment and if I can convince a few random people to go see it, then it’s worth a few words. Let’s take a look.
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Holiday Gift Guide Spotlight: Shout Factory Anime Collector Editions – Masaaki Yuasa: Five Films & Evangelion: 3.0+1.11 Thrice Upon a Time 4K
It certainly feels like the Holiday Season. Deadlines you have to meet at work before the end of the year, getting down those eight crates of random festival garb from your attic, ordering gift cards for people you’ll never see until this time next year, and an expensive gift for your father who will probably only provide you with expired wits of wisdom. I think it’s high time you the reader get something for yourself. I don’t mean a new pair of socks or some non-alcoholic egg-nog. Something worthwhile, like a wonderful Shout Factory Anime Collector’s Edition Blu-Ray or 4k set. Today we are looking at the Masaaki Yuasa Five Films Boxset as well as the 4k Edition of Evangelion: 3.0+1.11 Thrice Upon a Time. These gorgeous boxsets can be yours today and provide you with more hours of enjoyment than any Christmas Party with second, third and fourth (twice-removed) cousins ever could. Let’s take a look.
A slightly revised copy of this gift guide can be found at:
https://upcomingdiscs.com/2023/12/21/holiday-gift-guide-spotlight-shout-factory-anime-collector-editions-masaaki-yuasa-five-films-evangelion-3-01-11-thrice-upon-a-time-4k
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The Wailing (4k UHD) Review
As I have mentioned numerous times, I am not a fan of horror movies. In particular, my number one pet peeve is jump scares. Now, for certain scary movies, I’ll allow one good jump scare, it almost goes with the territory. But if the director has to use one every fifteen minutes, my heart does not need that much of a workout and I am going to avoid it very quickly. This is mostly reserved for American movies, quite often on their fifth sequel. However, Korean horror flics know how not to use the jump scare and instead focus on making things as gruesome and disturbing as humanly possible. Or inhumanly perhaps. Today, we take on a modern horror classic in the 2016 film, The Wailing as it makes its way on 4k UHD disc. Let’s take a look and see if the ole ticker can handle this one.
The original copy of this review can be found at: https://upcomingdiscs.com/2023/12/11/the-wailing-uhd-blu-ray-4k/
The Man From Nowhere (4k UHD) Review
Most people when asked to provide the best Korean film in modern times, would probably answer Oldboy or Parasite. Others might respond Memories of Murder or Train to Busan. Maybe A Tale of Two Sisters or The Wailing. I on the other hand always respond with the same title, The Man from Nowhere which to this point in the US has only been released on blu-ray from Well Go. That blu-ray was also the victim of a bunch of discs from Well Go that came away with a quick dose of rot infecting my copy as well as many others. For the last couple of years, I’ve been working with a bootleg which I’m not exactly proud of but felt necessary because I loved this film so much. However, that changed as Well Go has released a 4k copy of this sensational film (and also of The Wailing which I will get to later in the week). I thankfully received it a little bit earlier than expected and took it for a spin. Let’s see how it does.
The original copy of this review can be found at https://upcomingdiscs.com/2023/12/05/the-man-from-nowhere-uhd-blu-ray-4k/
Upcoming Reviews for November/December 2023
Hopefully all of you enjoyed my reviews from the middle of October until the beginning of November. I would like to say that I got more things to review from Upcomingdiscs.com but things do tend to get stalled during this time of year so unfortunately I do not. I did receive a note earlier this week that I might have two gift sets coming to me from Shout but that won’t be until sometime in December.
Those sets are the Masaaki Yuasa: Five Films Blu-ray set and Evangelion: 3.0+1.11 Thrice Upon a Time Collector’s Edition. Now, there is absolutely no guarantee I will get those sets, and I will frankly be surprised if they do show up on my doorstep especially with the holiday season. Even if I only get one of these two sets, I will be overjoyed as they are very nice collections. (More after the jump).
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Justice League X RWBY: Super Heroes & Huntsman Part Two (4k UHD) Review
Hopefully, most of you reading this review enjoyed my breakdown of the 1st part in this series. I honestly haven’t been this vested in a two part series since Batman’s Long Halloween. That one had the added sting that we had to wait a full year until we got the complete 4k version. At least in the case of Justice League and RWBY, we get the full 4k splendor from the get-go. However, as I alluded to in the first review, there was certainly room for improvement. We shall see if the creators can correct those issues now that the series shifts into the Justice League’s world. Let’s take a look.
The original copy of this review can be found at https://upcomingdiscs.com/2023/11/07/justice-league-x-rwby-super-heroes-huntsman-part-two-uhd-blu-ray4k/
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Cracked (DVD) Review
Death is unfortunately something that comes to us all. It’s not something we can prevent even if we do all that is necessary to prolong it. In the same breath, we can control to some degree what we can pass on to our family and loved ones, whether it be our spouse, children, both or perhaps none at all. Whether it be wealth, property, movie collection (son, you have no idea) or perhaps some sentimental trinkets, a simple will and responsible caretaker should be all you need in order to pass it on. However, responsibility can sometimes be fleeting. Today, we look at a movie called Cracked where pieces of art are passed down from a father to a daughter with frightening results. Let’s take a look.
The original copy of this review can be found at:
The Night of the 12th (DVD) Review
Full disclaimer, I tend to watch probably too much true crime television. I’ve watched about every episode of Homicide Hunter (Joe Kenda), Forensic Files, and plenty of other detective shows based on real cases. I find them fascinating and my wife would seriously like to know what else is on our television. As a result, I tend to also gravitate towards real cases depicted in movies and documentaries as well. Today’s film, The Night of the 12th deals with a real case based in France. However, this one has a hook. Where as almost every case that we tend to see on television is solved and the murderer goes away to jail, this one has a very different ending. Let’s take a look and see if we can still enjoy this experience.
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Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage Match (4k UHD) Review
In 1995, I remember very vividly going to see Mortal Kombat on the big screen during my summer off from college (when very often I had nothing else to do). I was instantly wowed by all of the characters that I had played with in the first two video games and see them brought to screen. The music was absolutely fantastic (and still one of the best soundtracks I have ever heard). However, what I have carried with me most from that experience is my utter love of one character. Johnny Cage. Fast forward nearly thirty years and we finally have a film where he is the main character and no longer some sort of side gag by all those involved. Let’s go to the Cage Match! Join me, won’t you?
The original copy of this review can be found at
https://upcomingdiscs.com/2023/10/16/mortal-kombat-legends-cage-match-uhd-blu-ray-4k/
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