Director Denis Villeneuve has been on a great run. His previous films, Sicario, Enemy and Prisoners have been unique films tackling deeper themes and raising as many questions as they answer. The science-fiction drama Arrival (based on a short story…
Note: This Special Edition Blu-ray release will be available on November 15th courtesy of Arrow Video. If you grew up during the 80s, you know all about C.H.U.D., a low-budget horror flick that somehow ended up being a viewing staple…
Welcome back to this edition of new releases on DVD and Blu-ray. It’s an eccentric mix with a lot of interesting material arriving on store shelves. As always, be sure to clink on any links you see to read more.…
“If it bleeds, it leads.” So says the manager of an independent TV station in this dark and disturbing biopic. He wants juicier stories for his low-rated newscast, much to the chagrin of eccentric news reporter Christine Chubbuck. It sets…
Richard Linklater spent 12 years shooting his coming-of-age feature Boyhood, all of it chronologically and in real time. It was a great experiment, but after witnessing the new drama Moonlight, it certainly doesn’t seem like that approach was the only…
It’s been, umm, awhile since we’ve seen a high profile Mel Gibson picture. His latest marks the first time the star has returned behind the camera as director in ten years (his last stint was on the impressively gonzo Mayan…
Frankly, the latest flick in the unending series of Marvel Studios superheroes has no business working at all. Doctor Strange is essentially a movie depicting a war between good and evil wizards. One group wants to allow a malevolent, world-destroying…
Note: This Special Edition Blu-ray release will be available on November 8th courtesy of Arrow Video. Growing up in the 80s, it seems like I watched almost nothing but horror flicks. That’s a slight exaggerated, but I’m probably not all…
Happy Halloween! Welcome back to the latest summary of new releases on Blu-ray and DVD. We’ve got a good mix of some big movies and independent fare. Click on any links you see to read more about them. So if…
It has been seven years since we last saw author Dan Brown’s puzzle-solving professor on the big screen, in the less-than-thrilling thriller Angels and Demons. I can safely say that the time away hasn’t done the series any favors. This…