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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nC\u2019MON C\u2019MON \u2013 A radio journalist working on a story about\nchildren and their thoughts on the world and its future is asked by his sister\nto look after her son while she cares for their ailing father. He agrees and\npicks the child up as he continues work on his project. The two drive across\nthe country, conducting more interviews and as they get to know one another.\nResponse towards this picture was very positive. The film won plenty of critic\nawards, but it didn\u2019t end up earning any Oscar nominations. There were only a\nfew negative write-ups complaining that the movie was too nice and lacking in dramatic\ntension. The overwhelming majority praised the performances, the impressive\nblack and white photography and commented that it was heartwarming to witness all\nthe characters grow and learn more about themselves. This film stars Joaquin\nPhoenix, Gaby Hoffmann, Woody Norman and Scoot McNairy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nFABIAN: GOING TO THE DOGS \u2013 Set in Berlin during the 1930s,\nthis tale follows a jaded man who works for a cigarette company advertising\ndepartment. While out with his friends, he meets an aspiring actress and falls\nfor her. His brief spell of happiness is shattered after he is laid off and his\ngirlfriend, whose career has begun to take off, begins being courted by her own\npromoter. This foreign-language drama won awards in its homeland and the press\ngave it solid notices. A small handful thought the film was too reserved and\nslow-moving, suggesting that after a while they ended up losing interest in the\nprotagonist\u2019s plight. However, everyone else complimented the cast and said the\nfeature approached its subject in an interesting way, calling it a powerful political\nmetaphor about what was happening to the country during this era. The cast\nincludes Tom Schilling, Albrecht Schuch and Saskia Rosendahl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nLAST LOOKS \u2013 A disgraced LAPD detective decides to quit the\nforce and head into the mountains for some tranquility. Unfortunately, his time\nalone is interrupted after three years when his ex-girlfriend\/private\ninvestigator arrives on his doorstep. She begs him to return to Hollywood and\nhelp her with a case involving an alcoholic TV-star who has been accused of\nmurdering his wife. This action\/comedy garnered more upbeat write-ups than\nnegative ones. Those who panned the movie wrote that it was trying too hard to\npoke fun at neo-noir features and didn\u2019t hit enough of its targets to earn a\nrecommendation. However, more called it an entertaining whodunit that\nbenefitted from enjoyably quirky performances and fun celebrity cameos. Charlie\nHunnam, Mel Gibson, Morena Baccarin, Lucy Fry, Dominic Monaghan, Method Man,\nClancy Brown, Rupert Friend and Robin Givens headline the film.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nMY SWEET MONSTER \u2013 This animated family feature from Russia\ninvolves a princess who yearns to marry a young prince. Sadly, a nasty postal\nclerk with designs on the young woman decides to overthrow the King and then\ntake her as his bride. He does take the throne, but she runs away into the\nforest before he can marry her. While fending for herself, she meets a friendly\nmonster who decides to help her return to her kingdom and stop the sinister\nthreat. Thus far, it appears that no one in this part of the world has seen\nthis picture. After looking online, a review out of the Netherlands states that\nthis is a reasonable family fantasy film. They say that the animation isn\u2019t\nsuperb, but the story is amusing enough to distract youngsters. This is a DVD-only\nrelease and contains an English-language dub of the film featuring the voices\nof Pauly Shore, Haylie Duff and Jon Heder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nTHE NOVICE \u2013 Speaking of movies on DVD, this effort is also\nmaking its debut exclusively on the format. It\u2019s a drama about a college\nfreshman who joins a rowing team and goes through an obsessive and punishing\njourney to make it to the top varsity boat. Desperate for success, she begins\ndoing everything she can to eliminate the competition and ends up alienating all\naround her as she strives to achieve her goal. The movie was very well-received\nby critics. A few critiqued the film for being repetitive and losing its way\ntowards the close. However, the majority believed that it was a minimalist,\neffective and unnerving psychological thriller that put viewers in the shoes of\nthe troubled lead character and ultimately sent chills down the spine. It\nfeatures Isabelle Fuhrman, Amy Forsyth, Kate Drummond and Jonathan Cherry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nSPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME \u2013 The big release of the week is the\nlatest Marvel superhero epic which was the highest-grossing movie of 2021 and\nthe sixth-highest-grossing film of all time. Now that the world knows Peter\nParker is Spider-man, the lead decides to ask Dr. Strange for assistance. Using\nmystic arts, Doctor Strange tries to cast a spell and make the world forget\nabout this information. However, it ends up opening alternate realities. Villains\n(as well as a couple of other Spider-Mans) soon emerge from the multiverse,\ncreating all sorts of trouble. This sequel was a hit with audiences and most\ncritics. A tiny faction said that it was big and loud, but didn\u2019t engage them\non an emotional level. Everyone else was very impressed by the story, asserting\nthat it deftly delivered not only popcorn thrills, but an effective redemption story\narc with clever nods to the previous franchises. The movie is being released on\njust about every format imaginable, including 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray and DVD.\nIt stars Tom Holland, Zendaya, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jacob Batalon, Jon\nFavreau, Jamie Foxx, Willem Dafoe, Alfred Molina, Benedict Wong, Tony Revolori,\nMarisa Tomei, Martin Starr and many more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nSPIRITWALKER \u2013 After awakening from a car crash, a man with\namnesia finds his reality drastically altered. Without warning, his\nconsciousness begins jumping into the body of a new and different individual\nevery 12 hours. He also finds himself being pursued by mysterious agents. As he\nmoves from person to person, he must figure out what is happening and why, as\nwell as who is chasing him. This South Korean action\/thriller earned good marks\nfrom reviewers. A couple of naysayers suggested that while technically proficient,\nthe story itself and reason for the body swapping ended up disappointing them.\nBut all others commented that while the plot wouldn\u2019t hold up against scrutiny,\nit was a fun and thrilling ride with elaborate and exciting action sequences.\nThe cast includes Yoon Kye-sang, Park Yong-woo and Lim Ji-yeon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nWARHUNT \u2013 This action picture is set during World War II. It\ninvolves a US cargo plane that crashes behind enemy lines in the Black Forest\nmountains of Germany. A special team is sent in to retrieve sensitive materials\nfrom the site. On their way to the wreckage, the crew come across the butchered\nremains of Nazi forces and realize they may be squaring off against a menacing\nsupernatural force. Critics generally panned this feature. A small number called\nit ridiculous B-movie fun with above average production value that managed to\ndeliver a few outrageous moments. Yet the consensus was that the movie was dull\nand flatly written. These write-ups said the cast were wasted and that there\nwas little in the story that would keep one\u2019s attention for the duration of the\nrunning time. It features Mickey Rourke, Robert Knepper, Jackson Rathbone and\nJosh Burdett.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
BLASTS FROM THE PAST!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n There are some excellent older features arriving on Blu-ray\nas well. First off, Arrow is putting out a couple of notable titles. One is\nKenneth Branagh\u2019s underrated adaptation of Mary Shelley\u2019s Frankenstein<\/em> (1994).\nThe director stars as a mad scientist with a tragic past devoted to reanimating\nhuman life. Robert De Niro plays the Monster. You can either pick it up on 4K\nUltra HD or separately as a Blu-ray. The Special Edition includes a new 4K\nrestoration from the original camera negative, a film historian commentary,\ninterviews with the costume designer, the make-up effects designer and the\ncomposer of the score. Additionally, there is a short documentary on the origin\nof the Mary Shelley story, a featurette on the differences between novel and\nthis adaptation, trailers for the movie, as well as the 1910 short produced by\nEdison that marked the first cinematic version of the story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Arrow is also releasing an upgraded Limited Edition of the\nscience-fiction\/action masterpiece, Robocop<\/em> (1987). It appears to be\nentirely identical to the previously released Blu-ray, but both the director\u2019s\ncut and theatrical version are now presented in 4K Ultra HD. You can pick it up\neither in a box set or in Steelbook packaging. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Cohen Media Group are putting out a Blu-ray of the biopic Oranges\nand Sunshine<\/em> (2010). The movie tells the true story of a social worker in\nNottingham, England who discovers that thousands of children from poor families\nare being deported to Australia and Canada. She sets out to the stop the\nauthorities responsible and reunite families. The film stars Emily Watson and\nHugo Weaving and the disc includes a trailer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Alex Cox is a filmmaker who has directed a string of cult\nflicks, including Repo Man<\/em> and Sid & Nancy<\/em>. This week,\nCriterion are presenting another of his titles on Blu-ray. Walker<\/em> (1987)\nhas been described as a hallucinatory biopic about nineteenth-century American\nadventurer William Walker (played in the film by Ed Harris). He abandoned a\nseries of careers in law, politics, journalism and medicine to become a soldier\nof fortune. Oddly enough, he briefly became the dictator of Nicaragua. Bonuses\non the disc include a commentary with Cox and the film\u2019s screenwriter and a\ndocumentary about the film. There\u2019s also an interview with an extra describing\nhis experiences on the unusual shoot, two early shorts made by the director,\nbehind-the-scenes photos and a trailer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors<\/em> (2000) is an\naward-winning South Korean drama about two individuals set up on a date.\nViewers see their histories and why the meeting is doomed to failure. Grasshopper\nare releasing this well-regarded title on Blu-ray.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kino have some fun discs as well. The first is a\nDouble-Feature Blu-ray of the Vincent Price horror\/comedies The Abominable\nDr. Phibes<\/em> (1971) and Dr. Phibes Rises Again!<\/em> (1972). The first\nmovie is an absolute blast, introducing an eccentric out for revenge against\nthe nine doctors he considers responsible for the death of his wife. While he\nsets up elaborate death traps, a pair of not-so-clever detectives attempt to\nhunt him down. The sequel delivers, well, essentially more of the same chaos.\nThe first movie comes with a director commentary track and a film historian\ncommentary, while the second has two movie expert commentaries and some radio\nspots. You\u2019ll also get trailers for the two flicks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n New Year\u2019s Evil<\/em> (1980) is a cult horror flick set on\nthe December 31st<\/sup> and details a murderer targeting victims every\nhour (one for each time zone as the clock strikes midnight). The movie has\nreceived a 2K restoration and comes with a director commentary, a making-of\nfeaturing interviews with cast and crew, a trailer and newly commissioned box art\nfor the film.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Round-Up<\/em> (1966) & The Red and the White<\/em>\n(1967): Two Films by Miklos Jancso<\/em> is exactly what it sounds like\u2026. two\nmovies made the renowned Hungarian filmmaker. Apparently, each of his dramatic projects\nfeature incredibly long and elaborate tracking shots. Those who purchase the\nBlu-ray set will receive movie expert commentaries and other short films by\nJancso.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And those looking for some B-movie fun can treat themselves to Tentacles <\/em>(1977), which features John Huston, Shelly Winters, Bo Hopkins and Henry Fonda squaring off against a rubbery, mutated octopus-monster with a taste for human flesh. This latest Blu-ray from Kino includes the movie and some publicity materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Looking for more? Paramount have plenty on offer as well.\nThis week, their titles include the British drama 45 Years<\/em> (2015), the\nClint Eastwood prison flick Escape from Alcatraz<\/em> (1979) and the Kevin\nSmith comedy\/drama Jersey Girl<\/em> (2004), featuring Ben Affleck and Liv\nTyler. You can also pick up the ensemble drama, The Shipping News<\/em> (2001),\nas well as the impressive Japanese samurai flick, Zatoichi: The Blind\nSwordsman <\/em>(2003).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Shout! Factory are rereleasing the incredible animated\nfeature Song of the Sea<\/em> (2014) on Blu-ray. Made by the same studio who\nproduced The Secret of Kells<\/em> and Wolfwalkers<\/em>, this equally\nimpressive Irish film tells the story of a special girl who has the ability to\nturn into a seal. The disc includes a filmmaker commentary, a behind-the-scenes\nfeaturette, animation tests, a piece on the approach to visuals and art and\nsome other extras. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The silent comedy Beverly of Graustark<\/em> (1926) is\narriving on Blu-ray from Undercrank Productions. According to the press\nrelease, an American co-ed whose cousin is heir to the throne of Graustark must\nswitch places with him in order to prevent a conniving general from becoming\nKing. The movie has been given a 4K restoration and arrives with a new\nmusical score.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Finally, Warner Archive are making a pair of early Kevin\nCostner flicks available as made-to-order Blu-rays (which can be purchased\nthrough Amazon). American Flyers<\/em> (1985) involves two brothers taking\npart in a professional bike race through the Rocky Mountains. And Fandango<\/em>\n(1985) follows five college buddies taking part in a road trip before\ngraduation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n YOU KNOW, FOR KIDS!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Here are some discs that may appeal to kids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n My Sweet Monster<\/em> DVD ON THE TUBE!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n And you\u2019ll find all of the week\u2019s TV-themed releases below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Chucky<\/em>: Season 1 Blu-ray ![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.cinemastance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/DVD-Mary-Shelley-Frankenstein-fixed.jpg\")
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Song of the Sea<\/em> (2014) Blu-ray
Sprinter Galore<\/em>: Season 2 DVD
Street Sharks<\/em>: The Complete Series Blu-ray <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Drifting Dragons<\/em>: Complete Collection Blu-ray
NOVA: Alaskan Dinosaurs<\/em> (PBS) DVD
Raised by Wolves<\/em>: Season 1 Blu-ray
Sprinter Galore<\/em>: Season 2 DVD
Street Sharks<\/em>: The Complete Series Blu-ray
Trafficked with Mariana Van Zeller<\/em>: Season 2 (National Geographic) DVD <\/p>\n\n\n\n