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Blame! (TheaterByte Blu-ray Review)

April 26, 2018 By Brandon A. Duhamel Leave a Comment

Blame! copyright: (C)Tsutomu Nihei, KODANSHA/BLAME! Production Committee

The 3DCG anime film produced by production house Polygon Pictures is beautifully animated, full of gorgeous detail, and has a story with many classic cyberpunk elements.

Filed Under: Action, Animation, Anime, BD & UHD BD, Sci-Fi, Section23 Films, Sentai Filmworks Tagged With: Action, Animation, Anime, Blame!, Cyberpunk, sci-fi, Sentai Filmworks

Blade Runner 2049 (TheaterByte 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Review)

January 10, 2018 By Brandon A. Duhamel Leave a Comment

Ryan Gosling as 'K' in Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

a stunning sequel from director Denis Villeneuve that is both reverential to the original and innovative and stands as a strong film in its own right.

Filed Under: 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray, BD & UHD BD, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Warner Home Video Tagged With: Ana de Armas, Blade Runner 2049, Cyberpunk, Dolby Atmos, Drama, Harrison Ford, HDR, HDR10, Mystery, Ryan Gosling, sci-fi, Warner Bros.

Ghost in the Shell (TheaterByte 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Review)

July 25, 2017 By Brandon A. Duhamel Leave a Comment

Scarlett Johansson in Ghost in the Shell (2017)

This 2017 live action remake of the anime classic is all shell and no ghost, but it does dazzle with its visual and aural elements in 4K Ultra HD.

Filed Under: 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray, Action, BD & UHD BD, Drama Tagged With: 4K, Action, Cyberpunk, Drama, Ghost in the Shell, Pilou Asbæk, Scarlett Johansson, sci-fi, Takeshi Kitano, Ultra HD

Ghost in the Shell (TheaterByte Movie Review)

March 31, 2017 By Gerard Iribe Leave a Comment

Scarlett Johansson in Ghost in the Shell (2017)

The highly anticipated live-action adaptation of this anime classic is finally here, but the film’s reliance on visual effects misses the anime’s philosophical questioning and therefore somewhat disappoints.

Filed Under: Action Film, Adventure Film, Drama Film, Film, Sci-Fi Film Tagged With: Action, Cyberpunk, Drama, Ghost in the Shell, Pilou Asbæk, Scarlett Johansson, science fiction, Takeshi Kitano

Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (TheaterByte Blu-ray Review)

February 10, 2017 By Brandon A. Duhamel Leave a Comment

Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence Still Image

A philosophical masterpiece that holds up favorably to the first Ghost in the Shell, this new reissue from Funimation is satisfying and well rendered even if barebones.

Filed Under: Action, Animation, Anime, BD & UHD BD, Drama, Funimation, Psychological Drama Tagged With: Acton, Androids, Animation, Anime, Cyberpunk, Drama, Funimation Entertainment, Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence, Production I.G, psychological drama, Robotics, sci-fi, 攻殻機動隊 イノセンス

Osamu Tezuka’s Metropolis [UK] (TheaterByte Blu-ray Review)

January 3, 2017 By Brandon A. Duhamel Leave a Comment

Osamu Tezuka's Metropolis [UK] Still Image of Tima

This 15-year-old pivotal anime classic still retains its ability to grab you with its awesome visual elements and gripping emotional weight.

Filed Under: Adventure, Animation, Anime, BD & UHD BD, Drama, Eureka Entertainment, Sci-Fi, World Cinema Tagged With: Adventure, Animation, Anime, Cyberpunk, Drama, Eureka Entertainment, Furukawa Toshio, Imoto Yuka, Metropolis, sci-fi, Scott Weinger, Steampunk, World Cinema, メトロポリス

Psycho-Pass 2: Season 2 (TheaterByte Blu-ray Review)

May 26, 2016 By Brandon A. Duhamel Leave a Comment

‘Psycho-Pass 2’ takes this series into darker, more visceral territory helping to solidify it as one of the better new cyberpunk franchises to come along since ‘Ghost in the Shell.’

Filed Under: Action, Animation, Anime, BD & UHD BD, Crime, Funimation, Sci-Fi Tagged With: Action, Animation, Anime, Crime, Cyberpunk, Dystopia, Funimation, Psycho-Pass 2, sci-fi

009 Re:Cyborg Blu-ray Review

July 27, 2015 By Brandon A. Duhamel Leave a Comment

A team of cyborgs have to save the world from terrorists trying to destabilize global society in 009 Re:Cyborg.

Filed Under: Action, Animation, Anime, BD & UHD BD, Funimation, Sci-Fi Tagged With: 009 Re Cyborg, Animation, Anime, Cyberpunk, Funimation, SciFi

Psycho-Pass: Complete First Season Premium Edition (TheaterByte Blu-ray Review)

March 19, 2014 By Brandon A. Duhamel Leave a Comment

‘Psycho-Pass’ is a mesmerizing and thought provoking cyberpunk anime series reminiscent of ‘Ghost in the Shell’

Filed Under: Animation, Anime, Asian Television, BD & UHD BD, Crime, Funimation, Sci-Fi, Thriller Tagged With: Animation, Anime, Crime, Cyberpunk, Funimation, Psycho-Pass, sci-fi, Thriller, サイコパス

Akira: 25th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray Review

October 24, 2013 By Brandon A. Duhamel 8 Comments

Cyberpunk anime classic Akira arrives on Blu-ray with hi-res Japanese & English 5.1 audio for its 25th anniversary

Filed Under: Animation, Anime, BD & UHD BD, Funimation, Sci-Fi Tagged With: Akira, Animation, Anime, Cyberpunk, Funimation Entertainment, sci-fi, アキラ

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