GBBP 107: Rémi Chayé
Today, we’re talking high-quality, hand-drawn, 2D animation with Rémi Chayé. Chayé recently released his feature debut as director, ‘Long Way North.’
Continue ReadingToday, we’re talking high-quality, hand-drawn, 2D animation with Rémi Chayé. Chayé recently released his feature debut as director, ‘Long Way North.’
Continue ReadingIt’s not often that I’m totally captivated by a new animated film just from looking at a few stills. Usually, it’s, you know, the animation that grabs me. But that’s precisely what happened with ‘Long Way North.’ It was love at first sight.
Continue Reading‘Transformers: The Movie’ wasn’t perfect, but this 30th-anniversary edition certainly is.
Continue ReadingThis week the prayers of millions of ‘Transformers’ fans were answered via a press release from multimedia powerhouse Shout Factory.
Continue Reading‘Miraculous: Ladybug and Cat Noir’ is a show that’s a bit of a paradox: it features some very familiar elements, but also stands out as unique.
Continue Reading‘Freaks and Geeks’ has never looked (or sounded) better. Whether you were a geek or a stoner in the ’80s or the ’90s or any other decade, this series is a wonderful way to relive all the energy and angst or high school.
Continue ReadingWatching Penelope Spheeris’ seminal punk rock documentary ‘The Decline of Western Civilization’ and its sequel, ‘The Metal Years,’ during my own misspent youth was a fun and frivolous affair. Re-watching them as a parent, though? Well, that’s an entirely different kettle of fish!
Continue ReadingFor those who came of age during the 1990s, comic book documentary ‘The Image Revolution’ plays out eerily similar to flipping through a high school yearbook—equal parts amazing memories and embarrassing reminders.
Continue ReadingWith ‘Manimal’ and ‘Automan,’ the effects make you appreciate how far we’ve come, the pacing makes you long for more substance and better plot and character development in our current television lineup, and the stories just make you feel like a kid all over again.
Continue ReadingWhen it comes to classic television shows starring creepy marionette puppets, Shout! Factory is doing the lord’s work with The Gerry Anderson Collection. They took it upon themselves to release complete editions of all of Anderson’s shows, and this newest release of ‘Thunderbirds’ is more or less the conclusion of that glorious endeavor.
Continue ReadingThe 1982 Rankin-Bass film ‘The Last Unicorn’ is a classic of ’80s animation, and the new Blu-ray version (dubbed “The Enchanted Edition”) is simply gorgeous. Presented in stunning 1080p and in 5.1 surround sound, this Blu-ray edition obviously surpasses previous DVD releases.
Continue ReadingAustralian director Jennifer Kent’s 2014 horror masterpiece ‘The Babadook’ made waves at last year’s Sundance Film Festival, and continues to spark fevered interest with its recent streaming and home media release.
Continue ReadingOdds are if I’m reviewing a Blu-ray or DVD, it likely came from Shout Factory. Especially with regard to things like classic television comedy, the Factory seems to the home of everything I want to see. Need proof? Look no further than its March release list.
Continue ReadingThat’s right! In honor of the new release on DVD, our friends at Shout! Factory are going to give one lucky GeekDad reader their very own copy of My Little Pony-Friendship is Magic: Adventures of the Cutie Mark Crusaders.
Continue ReadingI’m like a brony, but for Facts of Life. My pal Ken Denmead calls me a Cohny, and I approve. I even own the appropriate t-shirt.
Continue ReadingPee-wee’s Playhouse: The Complete Series on Blu-Ray will be released on October 21st and features all 45 episodes of the cult classic children’s television series.
Continue ReadingI’ve come to rely on Shout Factory for a lot entertainment-wise, most specifically for my robot-related home video needs. Their most recent offerings are particularly noteworthy, especially to the geekily inclined.
Continue ReadingToday’s secret word is Blu-ray!
Continue ReadingNot to step on the toes of my fellow Ghostbusters fans, but this year also marks the 30th anniversary of another standout property: Transformers.
Continue ReadingFollowing up May’s release of Transformers: Armada, the team at Shout Factory has just made available the second chapter in the Unicron Trilogy, Transformers: Energon – The Complete Series.
Continue ReadingI bet sometimes you wish it were still the 1980s: Saturday morning cartoons, movies with special effects, Apple computer commercials… Well, you can’t go back for good, but now you can visit, thanks to the Video Time Machine app for iOS. Originally launched in 2011, there’s now a free version that gives you access to just one decade, or you can get the whole shebang for $2.99.
Continue ReadingArmada stands out as a particularly interesting point in the Transformers franchise’s history. In the early 2000s this series marked a total reboot to Transformers continuity, and, along with sequels Energon and Cybertron, made up the first portion of what is known as the Unicron Trilogy.
Continue ReadingLike any good nerd, what is a single night of revelry for regular folks — Halloween — is a month-long event for me. In addition to a slow roll-out of decorations and the laborious task of cobbling together the perfect costumes for me and my brood, the seasonal merrymaking also includes weekly viewing of especially spooky programming. Of course, now that my kids are old enough to want to participate I’ve had to dial back the gore.
Continue ReadingFrom the late 1990s to the early 2000s, kids and adults alike marveled at the misadventures of brothers Norbert and Daggett Beaver.
Continue ReadingHave a head! Upcoming Dexter and Power Rangers sets are encased inside very special containers.
Continue ReadingMy DVD collection isn’t particularly expansive. Generally, I try and limit physical media to things that I know the kids and I are going to watch regularly and/or that aren’t readily available through Netflix or Amazon Instant Video. Over the past couple of years I’ve laboriously culled the herd down to only these necessities. Recently, […]
Continue ReadingThe Basketball Time Machine app compiles basketball’s greatest moments from the early days of short shorts, high socks and set shots to the high-flying gravity defying dunkathons of today!
Continue ReadingOur winner will receive a new LG Blu-ray 3D player and the Blu-ray 3D combo pack for A Monster in Paris.
Continue ReadingWant to be adding this new family flick and a Blu-ray 3D player to your home theater system? You have a few days left to enter our giveaway!
Continue ReadingGeekMom is giving away the new animated Shout! Factory 3D Blu-ray and a little something to play it on.
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