Joseph Szadkowski
Articles by Joseph Szadkowski
Blu-ray reviews: ‘Annabelle Comes Home’ & ‘Child’s Play’
Here's a look at a pair of horror films on Blu-ray -- "Annabelle Comes Home" & "Child's Play" -- featuring a pair of terrifying dolls. Published October 8, 2019
‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ 4K Ultra HD review
Everyone's favorite web slinger struck gold at the box office again in his latest cinematic adventure earlier this year that now swings over to ultra-high definition home theater screens. Published October 1, 2019
Best horror attractions 2019: ‘Field of Screams’ (Mountville, Pennsylvania)
"It's the thrill of it all," says Jim Schopf, co-owner of "Field of Screams," when asked why he and his brother Gene continue to scare visitors during the event's 27th Halloween season. Published September 28, 2019
‘X-Men: Dark Phoenix’ 4K Ultra HD review
Skewered by critics and shunned by fans, writer and first time director Simon Kinberg's cinematic adventure of Marvel Comics' famed mutants arrives on ultra-high definition home theaters in search of an appreciative audience. Published September 24, 2019
Zadzooks: 80 Years Marvel Legends: Wolverine vs. the Incredible Hulk review
Hasbro celebrates eight decades of Marvel Comics' publishing sequential art with its Marvel Legends 80th Anniversary collection of action figures featuring Wolverine's first encounter with the Incredible Hulk. Published September 18, 2019
‘John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum’ 4K Ultra HD review
Keanu Reeves' "excommunicado" assassin was back in a blockbuster sequel that now rampages on the ultra-high definition format. Published September 17, 2019
4K Ultra HD reviews: ‘Rambo’ and ‘Lock Up’
Here's a look at a pair of classic Sylvester Stallone movies -- 'Rambo' and 'Lock Up' -- debuting in ultra-high definition. Published September 5, 2019
‘Godzilla: King of the Monsters’ 4K Ultra HD review
The latest cinematic grudge match between legendary kaiju stomps over to the ultra-high definition format to impress Godzilla fans. Published August 29, 2019
CONCERT REVIEW: Sting reinvigorates his greatest hits at Wolf Trap
Sting, one of the most recognizable voices in rock and pop music, opened a packed, three-night stay at Wolf Trap National Park on Monday night with a hit parade covering his four-decade career. Published August 28, 2019
‘Rocketman’ 4k Ultra HD review
Director Dexter Fletcher cinematic effort that turned the life of Elton John, one of the world's best-selling musical artists, into a musical fantasy debuts in ultra-high definition. Published August 22, 2019
CONCERT REVIEW: Stray Cats’ rockabilly-fueled reunion stops by Wolf Trap
Guitarist Brian Setzer reunited with his Stray Cats' bandmates at Wolf Trap on Tuesday night and delivered a rockabilly beat down to a near-capacity crowd. Published August 15, 2019
‘Avengers: Endgame - Cinematic Universe Edition’ 4K Ultra HD review
The highest-grossing movie in the history of cinema travels to home video realms to forever remind viewers how to create a mega-entertaining superhero film. Published August 12, 2019
Blu-ray reviews: ‘The Curse of La Llorona’ and ‘Pokemon: Detective Pikachu’
Here's a look at a pair of films -- "The Curse of La Llorona" and "Pokemon: Detective Pikachu" -- covering popular mythologies now available in the Blu-ray format. Published August 9, 2019
Zadzooks: ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Build-A-Figure Professor Hulk review
Hasbro's second wave of Marvel Legends: 'Avengers: Endgame' action figures includes War Machine, Rescue, Shuri, Beta Ray Bill, Loki, Union Jack, Rock Python and a Professor Hulk "Build-A-Figure." Published August 6, 2019
‘Glory: 30th Anniversary Edition’ 4K Ultra HD review
Director Edward Zwick's Academy Award-winning Civil War docudrama debuts in sobering ultra-high definition. Published July 30, 2019
‘The Doors: The Final Cut’ 4K Ultra HD review
Oliver Stone's trippy 1991 biographical drama about Jim Morrison and his famed bandmates finally debuts on ultra-high definition with new extras. Published July 25, 2019
‘Hellboy’ 4K Ultra HD review
David Harbour's disappointing take on comic book creator Mike Mignola's definitive demonic paranormal investigator arrives in ultra-high definition. Published July 23, 2019
Blu-ray review: ‘Titans: The Complete First Season’
The graphically violent, live-action adaptation covering the formation of an alliance between super-powered misfits known to comic book fans as the Teen Titans arrives in the high definition format. Published July 19, 2019
‘Shazam!’ 4K Ultra HD review
Director David F. Sandberg's fun family-fueled film moves to the ultra-high definition format to allow home theater viewers the chance to enjoy the origins of one of sequential art's earliest super heroes. Published July 16, 2019
Zadzooks: Marvel Legends: ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ Molten Man review
Hasbro's Marvel Legends: Spider-Man action figures includes Spider-Man Stealth, Spider-Man, Mysterio, Spider-Woman, Scorpion, Hydro-Man, Doppelganger and a Molten Man "Build-A-Figure." Published July 5, 2019
