Cinefantastique Online

A weekly round-up of science fiction, fantasy, and horror DVD and Blu-ray releases.

Laserblast is trying to get itself onto a more regular schedule, in order to keep you abreast of what is happening in regards to horror, fantasy, and science fiction films on DVD and Blu-ray. Here is a roundup of noteworthy titles released in January.
JANUARY 12
8 ½ (BD) – For many, Italian film begins and ends with [...]

Without unnecessary preamble, here is a list of the best Blu-ray discs from 2009, featuring horror, fantasy and science fiction titles. With so many great releases, it is hard to pick favorites, so the films are presented in alphabetical, rather than numeric, order.
An American Werewolf in London. Though director John Landis bristles at the term “horror comedy”, it’s [...]

The year is rapidly drawing to a close, but despite the narrowing gap between theatrical and home video release dates, many of 2009’s major horror, fantasy, and science fiction titles will not arrive on DVD and/or Blu-ray until early next year. Here is a rundown of some of the most eagerly anticipated discs that will [...]

This Week’s Blu-ray and DVD releases provide further evidence that expectations are often made to be thwarted: A little movie that could have been buried and forgotten instead became a sleeper hit, while a would-be hit disappeared from theatres with barely a ripple of attention from audiences. There is also an animated fantasy whose trailer [...]

It’s the last Tuesday before Christmas – meaning it’s the last release date for new horror, fantasy and science fiction on home video – so you might be expecting a glut of last-minute shopping opportunities. No such luck. This week’s batch of releases offers only a couple of interesting titles; fortunately, one of them is [...]

17 Again, The Ninth Gate, Alien Trespass lead this week’s horror, fantasy, and science fiction home video releases
Not much new and exciting for horror, fantasy, and science fiction fans to enjoy on home video this week. The theatrical releases making their debut on disc consist of 17 AGAIN and ALIEN TRESPASS, while Roman Polanski’s satanic [...]

Race to Witch Mountain, Mutant Chronicles, Big Trouble in Little China, Stargate Atlantis: Fans Choice, Ulysses
Since brevity is the soul of wit, we will overlook this week’s numerous direct-to-video releases and ultra obscure cult items in favor of focusing on a handful of higher profile titles. For fans of science fiction and/or Dwayne Johnson, the [...]

Battlestar Galactica 4.5, Torchwood Season 2, Dr. Who, Repulsion Criterion Collection, Dollhouse, The 10th Victim, Dragonball Evolution, Big Man Japan & more
Tuesday is a busy day for horror, fantasy, and science fiction titles on DVD and Blu-ray disc, with several exciting releases – some new and some classic. No doubt the big seller will be [...]

Tuesday July 21st’s DVD and Blu-ray releases offer something for cinefantastique fans of every stribe, whether your personal tastes run toward science fiction, fantasy, or horror. The top title of the week, at least in terms of sales figures, is WATCHMEN. The sprawling plotlines of Alan Moore’s well-regarded graphic novel did not translate well to [...]

When it comes to horror, fantasy, and science fiction title, this week’s big home video release is THE HAUNTING IN CONNECTICUT, which was a minor sleeper hit in theatres earlier this year. The film arrives on disc in three variations: a single-disc edition, an unrated special edition, and a Blu-ray disc.
The only other notable new [...]

Well, it seems as if Hollywood broke the bank with last week’s generous release of horror, fantasy, and science fiction titles on home video, leaving nothing for today. Except for a handful of direct-to-video titles, the only new cinefantastique is INKHEART, the Brendan Fraser film about the magic of reading that disappeared from theatres about [...]

Feast or famine? This week it’ a feast! After two weeks of almost no worthwhile horror, fantasy, and science fiction home video releases, we suddenly find ourselves deluged with more titles than we can count. This week’s big seller is a new GHOSTBUSTERS Blu-ray disc, which replicates most of the bonus features found on the [...]

In my previous Laserblast column, I was lamenting the dearth of new science fiction, horror, and fantasy on home video , but the passage seven days is making last week look like a time of plenty. Today, there are almost literally no new cinefantastique releases worth mentioning. The highlight of this week’s meagre output is [...]