June 13th, 2017 marked the arrival of the Warner Home Video Blu-ray release for The Lego Batman Movie.

Seth Grahame-Smith, Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers, Jared Stern and John Whittington again teamed up for this computer-animated superhero comedy.

The film is of course a spin-off installment of The Lego Movie.

It is the third feature film to be produced by Warner Animation Group, and the second to be based on Lego properties.

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xXx: Return of Xander Cage is a new key Blu-ray title released by Paramount Home Entertainment on May 16th, 2017.

F. Scott Frazier wrote the screenplay for this action thriller.

It is the third installment in the xXx franchise, following xXx and xXx: State of the Union, with the Xander Cage character returning from ‘the dead’.

The film was very successful at the box office, becoming the eighth highest-grossing film of 2017.

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This week I am taking a closer look at the Paramount Home Entertainment family movie Monster Trucks, released on Blu-ray Disc April 11th, 2017.

This action-comedy film was written by Jonathan Aibel, Glenn Berger, Derek Connolly and Matthew Robinson.

The story follows a high-schooler who finds an escaped monster living in his truck.

The film received mixed reviews, and grossed just $84 million worldwide against its $125 million budget.

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This week I took a closer look at the Warner Home Video 4K Ultra HD release for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them on March 28th, 2017.

This family fantasy is a spin-off of the Harry Potter film series, written by J. K. Rowling in her screenwriting debut.

The story follows Newt Scamander as he visits 1920s New York with his case full of magical creatures.

The film received positive reviews and was the eighth highest-grossing film of 2016.

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March 28th, 2017 will mark the arrival of the new Warner Home Video Blu-ray, 3D and 4K Ultra HD release for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.

The film is a spin-off of the Harry Potter series, and was written by J. K. Rowling in her screenwriting debut.

The movie features Eddie Redmayne as Newt Scamander.

Fantastic Beasts has grossed $810 million worldwide, making it the eighth highest-grossing film of 2016.

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Storks is a new computer animated Blu-ray title released by Warner Home Video on December 20th, 2016.

This buddy comedy film was written by Nicholas Stoller.

The movie follows the premise that the storks that used to deliver babies have moved on to the more lucrative package delivery service.

Things get more complicated though when the baby factory gets accidentally restarted.

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The recent Ben-Hur is the latest Blu-ray unleashed by Paramount Home Entertainment, with a December 13th, 2016 release.

Keith Clarke and John Ridley penned the screenplay for this historical epic.

The movie is the fifth film adaptation of the 1880 novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ by Lew Wallace.

The film was a box office failure in the United States, though it was more successful in international markets.

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The latest entry in the DC Comic Universe is out with the Warner Home Video Blu-ray 3D release for Suicide Squad 3D on December 13th, 2016.

David Ayer wrote the screenplay for this action super hero film, based on the DC Comics antihero team of the same name.

It is the third film in the DC Extended Universe following Man of Steel and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.

The story follows a team of misfit criminals coerced into being superheroes.

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The Secret Life of Pets 3D is the latest animated Blu-ray 3D title released by Universal Studios Home Entertainment on December 6th, 2016.

Brian Lynch, Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio wrote the script for this animated adventure comedy, which has become the highest grossing original animated film not produced by Disney or Pixar.

This buddy comedy produced by Illumination Entertainment follows Max and Duke – dogs forced to cohabitate after Max’s owner Katie adopts a new dog.

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Watch for the upcoming Warner Home Video Blu-ray, 3D and 4K Ultra HD releases for Storks on December 20th, 2016.

Nicholas Stoller wrote the screenplay for this computer-animated adventure buddy comedy film.

The movie follows the lives of delivery storks who have moved on from delivering babies and now deliver packages instead.

That is until the baby factory creates a new unauthorized baby girl.

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