In the tradition of great fighting films like ‘Rocky’ and ‘Raging Bull’ this gritty Oscar-nominated film put MMA films on the map as a genre to be taken seriously.
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Ballers: The Complete Second Season (TheaterByte Blu-ray Review)
This series is still glitzy, still packed with a bevvy of beautiful women as window dressing, and still just a mildly entertaining stand-in for ‘Entourage’.
Ballers: The Complete First Season (TheaterByte Blu-ray Review)
HBO scores a touchdown with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and their new half-hour comedy ‘Ballers’, out on Blu-ray now.
Ken Burns’ Jackie Robinson (TheaterByte Blu-ray Review)
Ken Burns’ ‘Jackie Robinson’, a two-part, four-hour documentary that breaks through the myths and reveals the man behind the legend arrives on Blu-ray from PBS.
Creed (TheaterByte Blu-ray Review)
‘Rocky’ reboot ‘Creed’ packs a powerful punch in this Blu-ray Combo Pack release from Warner Bros.
Concussion (TheaterByte Blu-ray Review)
Will Smith is a pathologist determined to tell the truth about football and CTE in the somewhat sanctimonious sports drama ‘Concussion’ on Blu-ray from Sony.
Eight Men Out Blu-ray Review
Writer/director John Sayles’ ‘Eight Men Out’ dramatizes the 1919 “Black Sox” scandal, on Blu-ray now from Olive Films.
Downhill Racer [Criterion Collection] Blu-ray Review
Robert Redford is an upstart vying for gold in the classic ‘Downhill Racer’ on Blu-ray from Criterion Collection
Pit Stop [Director Approved Special Edition] Blu-ray Review
The Jack Hill-directed Roger Corman racing flick Pit Stop is out now on Blu-ray from Arrow Video.
McFarland, USA Blu-ray Review
A high school coach gives poor kids hope by turning them into an elite cross-country running team in McFarland, USA out now on Blu-ray from Disney.
