Videogame Releases: Week of April 27th, 2014
Your friendly neighborhood movie tie-in is just one of several videogame releases this week. Of even more interest is a stunner from Ubisoft. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (PS4, 360, PS3, Wii U, PC, 3DS)...
View ArticlePoll: How Excited Are You for ‘Star Wars: Episode VII’ (If At All)?
Last week, J.J. Abrams and the producers of the upcoming ‘Star Wars: Episode VII’ revealed a cast photo that officially confirmed both familiar and new faces who will appear in the space opera sequel....
View ArticlePoll: Has the Force Left ‘Star Wars’?
Barely a little over a month ago, we asked you how excited you were for the upcoming ‘Star Wars: Episode VII’. Since that time, the production has been beset by major setbacks. Are you still optimistic...
View ArticleWeekend Roundtable: Favorite Movie Explosions
Since tomorrow is a holiday in the United States, the blog will be closed for a long weekend. We’ll leave you today with an early Roundtable. In honor of the Fourth of July, our topic this week is all...
View ArticleIs There Really a New Hope for a Proper ‘Star Wars’ Restoration?
By now, I’m sure you’ve heard the recent round of rumors claiming that the new Lucasfilm owners at Disney are preparing a full and proper restoration of the original, unaltered theatrical versions of...
View ArticleWeekend Roundtable: Favorite Movie from the Year You Turned 10-Years-Old
Last week, we looked back at the best movies released during the years we were born. For this week’s Roundtable, I thought it would be interesting to jump forward a decade and identify our favorite...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights: Week of November 9th, 2014 – KAPOW! ZWAPP! SPLATT!
Holy high definition, Batman! Heaven and Earth had to get moved to bring one of this week’s new Blu-ray releases to disc. Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na… For decades, the 1960s...
View ArticleWeekend Roundtable: Alternate ‘Star Wars’ Titles
When Disney and Lucasfilm announced last week that the title of J.J. Abrams’ upcoming ‘Star Wars’ sequel will be ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ (with no ‘Episode VII’ in between, apparently), fans were...
View ArticlePoll: What Do You Think of the ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Trailer?
A long time ago (well, last week) in a galaxy far, far away (YouTube), J.J. Abrams and his associates at Lucasfilm and Disney gave us a first peek at what they have planned for the much-anticipated...
View Article‘The Force’ Examined: Dissecting the ‘Star Wars’ Teaser
Although it only runs about 90 seconds (including a number of fade-to-blacks between segments), the new teaser trailer for ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ might turn out be the most examined piece of...
View ArticleWeekend Roundtable: Looking Ahead to 2015
Due to the holidays, we took a couple weeks off without any Roundtables. Now that the new year is here, it’s time to get things going again. We’ll start off with an easy topic: What movies, TV, home...
View ArticleWeekend Roundtable: Slumming It
What is THAT actor doing in such an obviously stupid movie? Surely you’ve asked that question after watching a trailer for a dumb (often big-budget) movie featuring otherwise respectable actors...
View ArticleWeekend Roundtable: Worst Movies Starring 2015 Oscar Nominees
Oh sure, they may be basking in the acclaim of their latest hits now, but this year’s Oscar nominees haven’t always starred in such award-worthy movies. In fact, many of them have made a lot of crap....
View ArticlePoll: The New ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Trailer
It’s been more than four months since we caught a fleeting glimpse of ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ in the first teaser trailer. Not much else about the film leaked out after that, until this week’s...
View ArticleWeekend Roundtable: Worst Movie & TV Moms
With Mother’s Day coming up this weekend, this might be a good time to praise some of our favorite fictional moms. Problem is, we already did that a couple years ago. Failing that, let’s flip this...
View ArticleR.I.P. Christopher Lee
With the death of Sir Christopher Lee, cinema has lost not just one, but several icons. I refer, of course, to the numerous iconic characters he portrayed on screen, from Dracula to Frankenstein’s...
View ArticleWeekend Roundtable: Movie and Home Theater Podcasts
If you’re reading this page, then you already know that High-Def Digest is the best site on the internet to read about movies and home theater. Sadly, we don’t have a podcast yet. Do you listen to any...
View ArticleOn the Table: ‘Star Wars Armada’ Board Game Review
With ‘The Force Awakens’ fast approaching, it’s time to check out ‘Star Wars Armada’, Fantasy Flight Games’ latest tabletop game set in a galaxy far, far away… “It is a period of civil war. Rebel...
View ArticleThe Trailer Park: What You Missed at Comic-Con
The post title is pretty self-explanatory. Here are a few trailers from last weekend’s San Diego Comic-Con 2015, along with one extra to remind readers of a movie set to release in August. ‘Batman v....
View ArticleSteelBook Alert: Bantha Fodder
As promotion for the upcoming sequel that you may have heard a thing or two about recently, all six of the earlier ‘Star Wars’ movies will be re-released on Blu-ray this fall. Big shock, right? The...
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