Bright Side Home Theater

THANK YOU for PUSHING PLAY From Buckets to Brilliance: How to Start (and Keep Going) in Home Theater The show must go on….    even if its SOLO! Enjoy! Lets get into ALL our Home Theater Experiences! So much fun! “If you can’t laugh while talking Home Theater, you’re doing something wrong .” Right? Push Play and hear for yourself. In this solo episode of Bright Side Home Theater, DJ takes...

THANK YOU for PUSHING PLAY Primate Panic, Dogma Drama, and Field of Dreams in DTS:X What a week and what a show! And it could’t have come at a better time! Enjoy! Lets get into ALL our Home Theater Experiences! So much fun! “If you can’t laugh while talking Home Theater, you’re doing something wrong .” Right? Push Play and hear for yourself. In this lively Bright Side Home Theater session, Steve a...

It’s Take Over Tuesday where you the listener run the podcast. And this week’s episode is featuring Jon!   Not ‘Good Enough’: Inside the Eyes Wide Shut 4K Debate with Jon Thompson In this lively, wide-ranging conversation with post-production veteran John Thompson, DJ and Jon dig into the controversy around Criterion’s Eyes Wide Shut 4K release and why 12‑bit Dolby Vision (Profile 7) matters...

THANK YOU for PUSHING PLAY From Plows to Projectors: Primitive War, Minority Report 4K, and Classic Comedy Upgrades What a week and what a show! And it could’t have come at a better time! Enjoy! Lets get into ALL our Home Theater Experiences! So much fun! “If you can’t laugh while talking Home Theater, you’re doing something wrong .” Right? Push Play and hear for yourself. Steve and DJ went live o...

THANK YOU for PUSHING PLAY Tron: Ares vs. Predator: Badlands—Streaming Showdowns and Early HT Demo Kings What a week and what a show! And it could’t have come at a better time! Spoiler alert: we have a couple of potential Home theatre experiences of the year… In January!! Enjoy! Lets get into ALL our Home Theater Experiences! So much fun! “If you can’t laugh while talking Home Theater, you’re doin...

THANK YOU for PUSHING PLAY What is the BEST Home Theater Experience of 2025? The Freddies Debut: Our Top 10 Home Theater Experiences of 2025 Steve and DJ give you the Bright Side Home Theater Top 10 Home Theater Experiences of 2025 ! PLUS , What is the NEW NAME of the Bright Side Home Theater Award? What Movie or Movies will win? Is there a NEW Bright Side Award this Year? Was this the Best Year f...

THANK YOU for PUSHING PLAY Catch Me If You Can (In 4K): Holiday Rewatches, Sisu Surprises, and a New Christmas Classic Well, for the last show of 2025, we had a BLAST!! This week: there’s maths, beards, rentals, bits and conniving kids!! Enjoy!! Happy New Year!! Enjoy! Lets get into ALL our Home Theater Experiences! So much fun! “If you can’t laugh while talking Home Theater, you’re doing somethin...

THANK YOU for PUSHING PLAY Go Push Play: Our Holiday Watchlist from Pandora to Peppermint-Fueled Punch-Ups This week: we wish everyone a Merry Christmas (in lots of languages!!) and talk about some REFERENCE 4K HT experiences!! Enjoy! Lets get into ALL our Home Theater Experiences! So much fun! “If you can’t laugh while talking Home Theater, you’re doing something wrong .” Right? Push Play and hea...

Welcome to the Bright Side Home Theater SEVENTH annual Christmas Eve tradition! Yippee-Ki-Yay, Christmas Eve: Our Annual Die Hard Deep Dive DJ sits down with both his boys, Joe and Greg, for the annual Holiday discussion of Die Hard from 1988. “If you can’t laugh while talking Home Theater, you’re doing something wrong .” Right? Push Play and hear for yourself. Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas!...

THANK YOU for PUSHING PLAY From Grandpa Joy to Giant Snakes: A Festive 4K Watchlist Another week and another very fun show… 2 hours of chatting all kinds of nonsense was MUCH needed!! This week: We meet ‘Papa DJ,’ a ‘Little Greg’ and Steve is careful with the word ‘Chuck.’ Enjoy! Lets get into ALL our Home Theater Experiences! So much fun! “If you can’t laugh while talking Home Theater, you’re doi...

THANK YOU for PUSHING PLAY Live, Loud, and Unscripted: First Blood Deep Dive + Tron, F1, and Lethal Weapon in 4K This was such a fun show to do as always… This week: the guys say ‘F-yeah’ to F1, give massive props to The Mask and discuss the AMAZING Tron: Aries! Enjoy! Lets get into ALL our Home Theater Experiences! So much fun! “If you can’t laugh while talking Home Theater, you’re doing somethin...

It’s Take Over Tuesday where you the listener run the podcast. And this week’s episode is featuring Steve!   Welcome to Hope: A Deep Dive into First Blood’s Heart, Hurt, and Heroics In this surprise live recording session of Takeover Tuesday, DJ sat down with Steve to dive deep into First Blood (1982) from a host’s-eye view—less an action flick, more a character-driven drama with seventies DN...

THANK YOU for PUSHING PLAY Charity Wins, Cinephile Grins: Sisu 2 Slays and Karate Kid Surprises Every week is fun on the The Bright Side podcast… But THIS week was more fun than most… Tune in to hear  DJ and Steve talk Turkey, see in the new Season, talk Together, and listen about Legend and Karate Kid: Legends! Enjoy! Lets get into ALL our Home Theater Experiences! So much fun! “If you can’t...

THANK YOU for PUSHING PLAY Blood, Blades, and Brain-Benders: Sisu 2, Sunny, and a Bond/Predator Throwback Another week and another very fun show… This week: we say Chào buổi sáng Việt Nam! Plus, lots of AWESOME HT experiences and a discussion about what life is all about! Enjoy! https://www.brightsidehometheater.com/movemberraffle Lets get into ALL our Home Theater Experiences! So much fun! “If yo...

It’s Take Over Tuesday where you the listener run the podcast. And this week’s episode is featuring Holger!   Skywalker Stories, LaserDisc Legends, and a No Excuses Cinema "Under The Roof" #Movember https://www.brightsidehometheater.com/movemberraffle In this Takeover Tuesday, DJ is joined by Holger from Germany for a wide-ranging, enthusiast-to-enthusiast chat that hits everything from home...

THANK YOU for PUSHING PLAY Dinos, Destinations, and DTS: The Running Man Returns Another week and another fun show! This week, we take another trip back to the 80s and Steve busts out some more French! There be AWESOME HT experiences ahead!! Enjoy! https://www.brightsidehometheater.com/movemberraffle Lets get into ALL our Home Theater Experiences! So much fun! “If you can’t laugh while talking Hom...

THANK YOU for PUSHING PLAY Crocodile Dundee, Del Toro’s Frankenstein, and a Predator Left Turn Another week, another very fun show… This week, we go into Landscape AND Portrait mode! Loads of great HT experiences discussed and a unique perspective on The Big Bang Theory!  Enjoy! https://www.brightsidehometheater.com/movemberraffle Lets get into ALL our Home Theater Experiences! So much fun! “...

It’s Take Over Tuesday where you the listener run the podcast. And this week’s episode is featuring more clips form the 25 hour show!   Film Love, Real Talk: Funding Docs, HDR History, and Tinkering With The Perfect Room #Movember https://www.brightsidehometheater.com/movemberraffle In this Takeover Tuesday, DJ kick things off acknowledging last week’s audio hiccups and jump into a rich, mult...

THANK YOU for PUSHING PLAY Movember Momentum: Raffles, Reviews, and Reference-Worthy Reveals Another week, & another SUPER fun show… This week: we didn’t get through as many as 6/seeeeven, but we did cover some EXCELLENT HT experiences!! Plus: A re-cap of the 25 hour show and details on the fantastic raffle in support of #Movember … https://www.brightsidehometheater.com/movemberraffle Enjoy!!...

It’s Take Over Tuesday where you the listener run the podcast. This week’s episode is featuring Highlights from The 25 Hour Show !   From Skywalker Ranch to CEDIA: A 25-Hour Movember Megashow In this milestone 500th episode, DJ kicks off his annual 25-hour live show for Movember with a wild, heartfelt, and delightfully nerdy marathon of conversations. DJ and Todd Anderson of AV Nirvana start...

THANK YOU for PUSHING PLAY Elm Street Awakens in 4K, Krull Soars in Atmos, and a Netflix Knockout Another episode closer to 500!  And boy was this one FUN!! This weeks show is exploding with Home Theater Experiences!! Enjoy!! Lets get into ALL our Home Theater Experiences! So much fun! “If you can’t laugh while talking Home Theater, you’re doing something wrong .” Right? Push Play and hear fo...

It’s Take Over Tuesday where you the listener run the podcast. And this week’s episode is featuring Paul aka PF Productions!   Paul’s Perfect Picks: Hidden Home Theater Gems You Need to Hear In this pre-500th episode Takeover Thursday, DJ hands the reins to listener Paul (aka “PF Productions”) for a passionate, deep-dive tour through hidden home theater gems, personal theater builds, and gear...

It’s Take Over Tuesday where you the listener run the podcast. And this week’s episode is featuring Brent and Dennis!   Audio Unleashed: From Monster Cable Myths to Home Theater Truths In this episode, DJ is joined by Brent Butterworth and Dennis Burger of Audio Unleashed (aka the co-CEOs of Butterburger Productions) for a lively, candid hangout that ranges from the chaos of scheduling the an...

THANK YOU for PUSHING PLAY Mission: Possible—Reference Demos, Horror Debates, and Pixar Feels Another episode in the can, and boy was this a FUN show to do!! This week, they Clown around with Tony Cruise and share some AWESOME HT experiences!! Enjoy!! Lets get into ALL our Home Theater Experiences! So much fun! “If you can’t laugh while talking Home Theater, you’re doing something wrong .” Right?...

It’s Take Over Tuesday where you the listener run the podcast. And this week’s episode is featuring NIck and Larry! Godzilla Roars, Turtles Sweep, and Sinners Shines: SVS Shares Demo Gold In this Take Over Tuesday, DJ sits down with SVS’s Larry and Nick for a fast-moving, geek-out session on home theater demos, subwoofers, and making high-performance audio approachable. They dig into how SVS train...