Joseph Szadkowski

Blu-ray review: ‘The Night Before,’ high-def, holiday hilarity

Director Jonathan Levine's raunchy, drug-infused, holiday buddy comedy arrives on Blu-ray just in time to celebrate Christmas in March.

March 9, 2016

Blu-ray review: ‘In the Heart of the Sea,’ a whale of an adventure

Director Ron Howard gave movie lovers the real story behind Herman Melville's "Moby Dick" in a cinematic epic now available for home theater owners.

March 8, 2016

Zadzooks: ‘Far Cry Primal’ review — Conquer the Stone Age one cave lion at a time

A player attempts to survive in 10,000 B.C. with a little help from some beastly friends in a brutal and exotic first-person adventure.

March 5, 2016

Blu-ray review: ‘The Big Short’ - Extras and film explain a near financial collapse

Director Adam McKay's quirky and frenetic film makes its Blu-ray debut on March 15 and allows viewers to watch the high-dollar hijinks in the comfort of their own mortgaged home.

March 3, 2016

Blu-ray review: ‘Spotlight’

The Academy Award-winning movie about a group of hard-nosed investigative reporters exposing shameful sexual abuse covered up at the Boston Archdiocese moves to home theaters.

March 2, 2016

Blu-ray review: ‘Creed’ - Energetic fight film with Rocky extras

Sylvester Stallone's return as Rocky Balboa offers home theaters viewers a knockout story and presentation.

March 1, 2016

Blu-ray review: The Good Dinosaur, Pixar’s prehistoric travelogue

Pixar's cinematic reimagining of the time when massive beasts roamed the earth travels to home theaters in its latest animated epic.

February 25, 2016

Zadzooks: The Walking Dead: Michonne - A Telltale Miniseries review

Robert Kirkman's zombie apocalypse comic book series comes to life in the latest interactive story tied to one of "The Walking Dead's" most popular characters.

February 23, 2016

Blu-ray reviews: ‘Steve Jobs’ and ‘Trumbo’

Blu-ray releases available this week include "Trumbo" starring Bryan Cranston and "Steve Jobs" starring Michael Fassbender.

February 18, 2016

Blu-ray reviews: ‘Black Mass’ and ‘Spectre’

Blu-ray releases available include "Black Mass' starring Johnny Depp and "Spectre" starring Daniel Craig.

February 16, 2016

Blu-ray review: ‘Crimson Peak,’ gorgeous gothic romance

Guillermo del Toro's latest movie arrives on Blu-ray to give viewers a way to meticulously admire the director's obsession with visually stunning detail.

February 15, 2016

Zadzooks: Lego Marvel’s Avengers review

Marvel Entertainment's mightiest heroes and villains star in a block building, stud-collecting adventure delivering a content-rich, character-saturated homage to comics and its super-powered movie universe.

February 12, 2016

Zadzooks: Batman: Bad Blood review - Family feud dazzles on Blu-ray

Director Jay Oliva and his team of artisans offer a brooding, near non-stop animated brawl tied to writer Grant Morrison's Dark Knight comic book adventures starring Nightwing, Batwoman, Robin and Batwing.

February 11, 2016

Zadzooks: Lego Dimensions: Ghostbusters Level Pack review

The ultimate way to combine hands-on block building with virtual adventures gets some new minifigures for gamers to enjoy including Ghostbuster Peter Venkman and Batman's favorite couple, the Joker and Harley Quinn.

February 9, 2016

Blu-ray reviews: ‘Our Brand is Crisis,’ ‘Rock the Kasbah’ and ‘Suffragette’

Blu-ray releases available this week include "Our Brand is Crisis," "Rock the Kasbah" and "Suffragette."

February 5, 2016

Blu-ray reviews: ‘Bridge of Spies’ and ‘Truth’

Blu-ray releases available this week include "Bridge of Spies" with Tom Hanks and "Truth" starring Robert Redford and Cate Blanchett.

February 4, 2016

Blu-ray review: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: The Signature Collection

The musical fantasy that helped turn Walt Disney's fledgling cartoon studio into an animation powerhouse returns to the Blu-ray format.

February 3, 2016

Zadzooks: The Deadly Tower of Monsters review

Science-fiction movie heroes and a talkative director take gamers into an adventure loaded with special-effects challenged creatures.

January 28, 2016

Blu-ray review: Monstrous family fun in ‘Goosebumps’

Jack Black became legendary author R.L. Stine last year and now gives home theater viewers a creature-loaded epic based on the children's horror-book series.

January 27, 2016

Blu-ray review: ‘Straight Outta Compton: Unrated Director’s Cut’

F. Gary Gray's potent biopic about the gangsta rap group N.W.A. arrives on Blu-ray to give fans an extended reason to repeatedly appreciate the movie.

January 22, 2016