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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAGNES \u2013 A disaffected priest is assigned by superiors to\ninvestigates a claim of demonic possession at a religious convent. After\narriving with a pupil, the two look into the matter and the nun who many feel\nis being controlled by a sinister force. They discover plenty of strange things\noccurring on site and ultimately find themselves dealing with a crisis of faith\nafter being confronted by temptation. This independent horror flick has\nreceived more positive notices than negative ones. About one third of reviewers\ncalled it poorly structured, silly and said they didn\u2019t think it delivered the\nnecessary shocks. Still, the majority thought it was an interesting and\ncompelling exorcism movie that blended genres effectively and stood out as a unique\neffort. The cast includes Molly C. Quinn, Jake Horowitz, Sean Gunn, Chris\nBrowning and Hayley McFarland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAMERICAN SIEGE \u2013 This direct-to-disc action picture (that is\nalso available on streaming platforms) involves an aging sheriff in a Georgia\nsmall town catering to the upper classes. Three outlaws suddenly appear and\ntake a prominent member of the community hostage. The mayor calls the\nprotagonist and hassles him to find and eliminate the criminals before the FBI\narrive. Beginning to suspect that his superiors are equally crooked, the hero\nmust square off against bad guys from all sides. This effort was universally\npanned by critics. The best reviews stated that the movie was bland, but that\nthe star of the picture had been in worse films this year. Others wrote that\nthe lead actor deserved much better and described the script and filmmaking as embarrassing.\nBruce Willis, Rob Gough, Timothy V. Murphy, Johann Urb, Anna Hindman and Trevor\nGretzky headline the picture. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nCOMING 2 AMERICA \u2013 The 1988 Eddie Murphy comedy Coming to\nAmerica<\/em> was a box office hit during its original run and remains a popular\nfilm. More than 30 years later, Murphy has returned for this follow-up. In the\ntime since the original, the protagonist has fathered three daughters and is\nnow a king in Africa. A sinister general from a nearby nation plots to murder\nhim out and take the throne. When the lead learns that he has an illegitimate\nson from his previous trip to America, he sets out to find his heir. This\nfeature wasn\u2019t as well received as the first picture and split the press.\nAlmost half wrote that it was a charming, entertaining and well-intentioned\nsequel that would please fans of the original. But just as many complained that\nthe movie was simply cashing in on nostalgia. And while they said that Murphy\nwas still charming, they noted that he was pushed to the sidelines in this\ntale. It also stars Arsenio Hall, Jermaine Fowler, Leslie Jones, Tracy Morgan,\nKiKi Layne, Shari Headley, Wesley Snipes, James Earl Jones and John Amos. <\/p>\n\n\n\n A JOURNAL FOR JORDAN \u2013 Based on a true story, this drama\nfollows a soldier who is deployed to war-torn Iraq. He is killed in battle, but\nit is revealed that he had written a journal of love and advice for his infant\nson in case of his death. The soldier\u2019s wife, a senior New York Times editor,\nrevisits the pages and remembers moments of her relationship with her true\nlove. This picture was directed by Academy Award-winning actor Denzel\nWashington, but it didn\u2019t make a winning impression with reviewers. A little\nmore than a third of them thought that the quieter moments between the\ncharacters did resonate and complimented it as a sincere examination of love\nand grief. Unfortunately, the majority wrote that the movie was too understated\nand dramatically flat, failing to generate a strong emotional reaction. It\nfeatures Michael B. Jordan, Chant\u00e9 Adams, Jalon Christian and Robert\nWisdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n THE LAST VICTIM \u2013 This independent thriller begins with a\nviolent gang committing a grisly murder. The killers attempt to get rid of the\nbody in a nearby wildlife sanctuary, but end up crossing paths with a couple\nvisiting the site. The terrified pair are hunted down until one of them decides\nto fight back. In the meantime, a sheriff and his inexperienced deputy arrive\nat the crime scene. They attempt to figure out what happened and find the\nresponsible party. There aren\u2019t any reviews available in this part of the world\nfor this movie just yet, but it was screened abroad and received an audience\naward nomination for Best Picture at the Oldenburg Film Festival in Germany.\nThe cast includes Ron Perlman, Ali Larter, Ralph Ineson, Tahmoh Penikett, Kyle\nSchmid and Tom Stevens. <\/p>\n\n\n\n THE LEGEND OF LA LLORONA \u2013 A family decides to go to Mexico\non a vacation at an isolated hacienda. As such trips turn out in most horror\nmovies, this journey turns out to be a terrible idea. They discover that\nnumerous children in the town have gone missing and locals feel that it is the\nresult of an evil spirit of a distraught mother named La Llorona. Suddenly, the\nyoungest family member is taken. To get the child back, the family must do\nbattle in a frightening supernatural realm. This chiller, which has nothing to\ndo with other La Llorona flicks in recent years, was panned by reviewers. One\nperson was very amused by the over-the-top tone and appreciated the work of one\nof the co-stars. Everyone else thought the movie was badly written, repetitive\nand wouldn\u2019t muster anything but unintentional laughs from viewers. It stars\nAutumn Reeser, Antonio Cupo, Danny Trejo, Zamia Fandi\u00f1o and Josh Zaharia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n THE MATRIX RESURRECTIONS \u2013 The fourth movie in this\naction\/science-fiction franchise arrives 18 years after the last feature. Long\nafter the events of the previous chapter, the lead character finds himself\nagain existing in a seemingly normal but slightly strange world. The\nprotagonist begins following the steps he used long ago to find out if his\nreality is a physical or mental construct. And as one might have guessed, he discovers\nhimself in the Matrix, which has grown even more powerful since his previous\nadventure. Notices for this picture were slightly more positive than negative.\nAbout a third of write-ups found it exposition-heavy and focused on creating a\nnew series of films without delivering the thrills and originality that made\nthe first title so beloved. Still, the rest liked seeing the charismatic leads\nreturn and were impressed by the visuals and action, calling it an enjoyable\nouting. The cast includes Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Yahya Abdul-Mateen\nII, Jonathan Groff, Jessica Henwick, Neil Patrick Harris, Jada Pinkett Smith,\nPriyanka Chopra Jones and Christina Ricci. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n NATIONAL CHAMPIONS \u2013 Based on a play of the same name, this\ndrama deals with a group of college athletes who decide to go on strike hours\nbefore a championship game. They begin a movement to be paid fair compensation\nfor their work on the field, which is earning their university millions of\ndollars. With only hours until kickoff, the head coach and others race to try\nand reach an agreement with the players. The press was generally upbeat about\nthis picture. About one third commented that it had too many unnecessary\nsubplots and also criticized it as being a safe and predictable feature that\nleft them unmoved. Regardless, the remaining two-thirds of reviewers thought\nthat the subject was interesting, the performances were engaging and that\nenough of the material worked to earn it a recommendation. Stephan James, J.K.\nSimmons, Alexander Ludwig, Lil Rel Howery, Tim Blake Nelson, Russell Wilson,\nKing Bach, Jeffrey Donovan, David Koechner, Kristin Chenoweth and Timothy\nOlyphant headline the picture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n THE NOWHERE INN \u2013 This comedy stars popular musician Annie\nClark aka St. Vincent. She plays herself, setting out to make a documentary\nabout her concert tour and her personal life behind-the-scenes. After hiring\nfellow performer and close friend Carrie Brownstein (also playing herself) to\nhelm the project, a problem arises. The director doesn\u2019t find the low-key Annie\ninteresting at all, insisting that she behave like St. Vincent all the time.\nFriction between the two soon threatens to destroy the project. Critics\ngenerally liked this movie. A smaller portion did have issues, suggesting that\nit was all a bit self-indulgent and that its message on stardom was ultimately\nlost. Still, the majority liked the concert footage and were amused by the\ncomedic work of the two stars, saying that it was interesting and did manage to\nmake a few points about being a celebrity. The picture also features Dakota\nJohnson and Ezra Buzzington.<\/p>\n\n\n\n REDEEMING LOVE \u2013 Set in 1850 during the California Gold\nRush, this romance follows a young woman who was sold into prostitution as a\nchild. Despite suffering from self-loathing, she befriends a man searching for\ngold. He doesn\u2019t care about the woman\u2019s past and proposes to her. While the\nlead doesn\u2019t believe the marriage will work, she agrees and begins to find a\npurpose in life with her new love. This is a faith-based film based on the 1991\nnovel by Francine Rivers. A small contingent of reviewers wrote that it was\nwell-shot, followed the source material accurately and would appeal to its\ntarget audience. However, the consensus was that this adaptation didn\u2019t work.\nThey stated that the story was out-of-date and melodramatic, the characters\nweren\u2019t well developed and that the filmmakers couldn\u2019t help but overplay the religious\nmessage. The cast includes Abigail Cowen, Tom Lewis, Logan Marshall-Green,\nFamke Janssen, Eric Dane and Nina Dobrev.<\/p>\n\n\n\n SHOW ME THE FATHER \u2013 Speaking of faith-based pictures, this\ndocumentary arrives from the creators of religious pictures Fireproof <\/em>and\nCourageous Legacy<\/em>. It includes a series of deeply personal stories told\nby people about their dads and the impact that these people had on their lives.\nThe movie claims to be an inspiring feature that delivers a fresh perspective\non the roles of \u201cearthly\u201d fathers in today\u2019s society and how this all relates\nto God. There haven\u2019t been many notices for the picture just yet. Among those\nthat have popped up, a couple suggest that this film contains some nice and\ninspiring stories, although much of the film feels more like a bunch of\nreenactments than an authentic documentary. One negative review thought that\nwhile the tales were nice, the movie ultimately sermonizes in a way that won\u2019t\nwin over casual viewers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n SILENT NIGHT \u2013 This unsettling feature from the UK follows a\ncouple and their kids during the holiday season. They decide to invite close\nfriends and family to join them for a Christmas dinner. As the evening\nprogresses, it becomes clear that something isn\u2019t right in the world. In fact,\nit appears that a catastrophic event is about to occur and that this may be\ntheir last night together. Response was generally more positive than negative\nfor this effort. There was a contingent\nwho didn\u2019t think that dark humor and drama based around an imminent apocalypse\nworked well together. However, the majority stated that while the film was\nincredibly bleak and wouldn\u2019t appeal to everyone, it was unique, very well\nperformed and would leave a lasting impression. It stars Keira Knightley,\nMatthew Goode, Roman Griffin Davis, Annabelle Wallis, Lily-Rose Depp and Sope\nDirisu. <\/p>\n\n\n\n A WRITER\u2019S ODYSSEY \u2013 A writer creates a vivid series about a\nyoung man in a faraway land who fights a villainous tyrant. His books are a\nmassive hit, but strange events begin to occur in the real world that blur the\nlines of fantasy and reality. The antagonist from the novels decides to take a\nstep into our universe and sends his henchmen to kill the author. Naturally,\nthe writer has to fight back and teach himself how to become a hero. The press\nwas amused by this foreign-language fantasy flick from China. One or two\ncomplained that the movie was slickly produced but didn\u2019t engage them on an\nemotional level. Everyone else thought it was a blast, commenting that it looked\ngreat and provided fantastic action with a likable and relatable protagonist.\nThe cast includes Jiayin Lei, Mi Yang, Zijian Dong, Shengdi Wang and Jingfei Guo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n BLASTS FROM THE PAST!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Arrow Video are getting things off to a nice start with the\nrecent horror picture, The Stylist<\/em> (2020), about an unhinged hairdresser\nwho collects scalps. The distributor released a \u201cLimited Edition\u201d Blu-ray of\nthe picture last year that came with a CD soundtrack. They are now putting out\na \u201cSpecial Edition\u201d that doesn\u2019t contain the CD, but comes with all of the\npreviously released bonuses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Kino are presenting a new 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray set of the\nclassic, The Apartment<\/em> (1960). This movie stars Jack Lemmon as an\ninsurance worker who hopes for a promotion after he begins lending his downtown\napartment to his bosses for their extramarital affairs. When he falls for his\nemployer\u2019s girlfriend (Shirley MacLaine), he decides to risk career advancement\nand protect the woman he loves. Besides the impressive picture quality, the set\ncomes with a new film historian audio commentary, another critic audio track, a\ndocumentary on the movie, a featurette on Jack Lemmon and a trailer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n You can also pick up a 4K restoration of Hester Street<\/em>\n(1975) from The Cohen Media Group. It\u2019s a drama about a Russian Jew who\nemigrates to the US to make a new start in life. He quickly adapts to his new surroundings,\nbut there is trouble when his wife and son arrive from abroad and she doesn\u2019t\ntake to the country as easily as hoped for. This Blu-ray arrives with two new\ninterviews with the movie\u2019s director, an archival commentary track with the\nfilmmaker, interviews with the cast and crew, as well as the original opening\ntitles sequence, outtakes and a trailer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Criterion are delivering the Hungarian drama Adoption<\/em>\n(1975) on Blu-ray. It\u2019s about a single factory woman who desperately wants a\nchild. Her married boyfriend doesn\u2019t approve of the idea and she becomes\ninterested in adopting a baby. The disc features a 4K restoration of the movie,\na video essay on the feature, an interview with the director and a short film\nby the individual, as well as a documentary on the moviemaker and a trailer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n B-movie enthusiasts can pick up Monster from Green Hell<\/em>\n(1957) on Blu-ray from The Film Detective. It\u2019s a monster movie about giant\nmutant wasps and is considered by many to be one of those \u201cso-bad-it\u2019s-good\u201d\nexperiences. It has received a 4K restoration so every effect looks extra\ncheesy and is presented in two different aspect ratios. Additionally, there is\na career retrospective on the star of the movie, Jim Davis. Additionally, noted\ncomic artist Stephen R. Bissette provides a commentary track on the picture,\nand there is a full-color booklet included with an essay about the flick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Full Moon Pictures are also known for their genre releases. They have a Blu-ray of the Italian monster schlock-fest The Island of the Fishmen<\/em> (1979) aka Something Waits in the Dark<\/em>. It involves a group of criminals and a doctor who wash ashore on a mysterious island. One by one, they are attacked by the title creatures. The movie is being presented for the first time in its completely uncut original form, remastered from the original 35mm negative. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Mansion of the Doomed<\/em> (1976) is about a crazed\nophthalmologist obsessed with restoring the eyesight of his daughter. To do so,\nhe begins deranged experimenting and starts searching for and kidnapping\nunwilling donors. The cast includes Richard Basehart, Gloria Grahame, Lance\nHenriksen and Vic Tayback. Like their previous release, this Blu-ray presents a\nfully uncut version of the film along with some trailers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Paramount are focusing on animated family films this week.\nThey are rereleasing the Nickelodeon feature Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius<\/em>\n(2001) on Blu-ray, as well as the Rugrats 3-Movie Collection<\/em>, which\ncontains three movies based on the popular children\u2019s cartoon. The titles included\nin this set are The Rugrats Movie<\/em> (1998), Rugrats in Paris<\/em> (2000)\nand Rugrats Go Wild<\/em> (2003).<\/p>\n\n\n\n In order to celebrate the film\u2019s 10th<\/sup>\nAnniversary, Sony are putting out a Blu-ray and DVD set of the religious drama,\nCourageous Legacy<\/em> (2011). There is currently no word on whether there\nare extra features included. <\/p>\n\n\n\n For those who have a 4K UHD set-up, Synapse are presenting a Limited Edition of the wild and crazy Italian cult horror flick Phenomena<\/em> (1985) aka Creepers<\/em> from Dario Argento (Deep Red<\/em>, Suspiria<\/em>). It stars a very young Jennifer Connelly as a boarding school student in the Swiss Alps with the ability to communicate with insects. She uses her abilities to help a entomologist and his pet chimp stop a maniacal killer. This release includes 4K restorations of three different versions of the movie, as well as multiple film historian audio commentaries, a 2017 feature-length making-of documentary, archival interviews, trailers, a music video, a featurette on the different versions of the movie and much, much more. Sounds like a lot of fun for genre movie fans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n They also have a regular Blu-ray of Thriller: A Cruel\nPicture<\/em> (1973). This is a Swedish grindhouse revenge movie about a woman\ntraining in martial arts and getting even with the men who violently assaulted\nher. The movie is presented uncut and includes the original language track and\nEnglish dub, outtakes, an alternate fight sequence, multiple still galleries\nand publicity materials, to name but a few of the bonuses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Universal have a 4K UHD and Blu-ray upgrade of Downton\nAbbey<\/em> (2019), the recent film and follow-up to the hugely popular British\nperiod television series. <\/p>\n\n\n\n And to tie in with this week\u2019s release of The Matrix\nResurrections<\/em>, Warner Brothers are presenting a box set called The\nMatrix: D\u00e9j\u00e0 vu Edition<\/em> that contains all four movies. It includes the\ngroundbreaking action classic The Matrix<\/em> (1999), as well as The\nMatrix Reloaded<\/em> (2003), The Matrix Revolutions<\/em> (2003) and the newest\nchapter in 4K Ultra HD and on Blu-ray. One expects that all of the previously\nreleased extras will also be included (at least, on the Blu-ray discs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n YOU KNOW, FOR KIDS!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n There is plenty for kids to choose from this week. Here are\nsome of the options available. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Adventure Time: Distant Lands<\/em> (2020 \u2013 2021 mini-series) Blu-ray ON THE TUBE!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n And here are all of the TV-themed releases coming your way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Adventure Time: Distant Lands<\/em> (2020 \u2013 2021 mini-series) Blu-ray ![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.cinemastance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/DVD-Journal-for-Jordan-02-fixed.jpg\")
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Barbie Dreamhouse Adventures: Go Team Roberts!<\/em> DVD
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius<\/em> (2001) (Nickelodeon\/Paramount) Blu-ray
Kamp Koral: SpongeBob\u2019s Under Years<\/em>: Season 1, Volume 1 (Nickelodeon) DVD
Rugrats 3-Movie Collection<\/em> (1998 \u2013 2003) Paramount Blu-ray
Sonic Boom<\/em>: The Complete Series Blu-ray
Space Raiders<\/em>: Season 1 Blu-ray
Space Raiders<\/em>: Season 2 Blu-ray
Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go – Race for The Sodor Cup<\/em> DVD <\/p>\n\n\n\n
All Creatures Great and Small<\/em>: Season 2 (PBS) Blu-ray
Barbie Dreamhouse Adventures: Go Team Roberts!<\/em> DVD
Brooklyn Nine-Nine<\/em>: The Complete Series (8 Seasons, individual seasons are available separately) Blu-ray
Dalgliesh<\/em>: Season 1 (Acorn) DVD
Earth Emergency<\/em> (PBS) DVD
Journey of My Heart<\/em> (Hallmark Channel) DVD
Kamp Koral: SpongeBob\u2019s Under Years<\/em>: Season 1, Volume 1 (Nickelodeon) DVD
Sonic Boom<\/em>: The Complete Series Blu-ray
Space Raiders<\/em>: Season 1 Blu-ray
Space Raiders<\/em>: Season 2 Blu-ray
Supergirl<\/em>: The Complete Series Blu-ray
Supergirl<\/em>: The 5th<\/sup> and Final Season Blu-ray
The Walking Dead: World Beyond<\/em>: Season 2 Blu-ray
Yellowstone<\/em>: Season 4 Blu-ray <\/p>\n\n\n\n