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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBUDDY GAMES: SPRING AWAKENING \u2013 Buddy Games<\/em> was a\nraunchy 2019 comedy that was released during the pandemic to\nless-than-enthusiastic response. I guess it did well on DVD, because a reality\nTV-show based on the film is now set to premiere along with this official\nsequel. After one of the pals from the first film passes away unexpectedly, the\ngang decide to celebrate his life by going on a trip. They arrive at a favorite\nspot of the deceased, only to learn that Spring Break is in full swing and that\ngrander-scale versions of their own bizarre sporting games are now being played\nby students. This follow-up hasn\u2019t been seen by many, but reviews thus far are\nslightly more favorable than they were for the original (although more were\nnegative than positive). Those who liked it called the movie a rude and crude\nthrowback to 1980s comedies. But more commented that it was equally atrocious\nto the first film with lame jokes and an uninteresting narrative. For now, this\nis a DVD-only release. It stars Josh Duhamel, Dan Bakkedahl, Kevin Dillon,\nJames Roday Rodriguez, Nick Swardson, Lochlyn Munro and Ginnifer Goodwin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n DARK NATURE \u2013 A woman escapes from an abusive relationship\nand joins a therapy group. She agrees to go on a retreat with them to an\nisolated location in the mountains. As one might expect, things soon get\nuncomfortable. The doctor in charge uses strange and experimental methods to\nencourage the group and then a monstrous entity appears, forcing the leads to\nuse every skill in their arsenal to survive. Response was reasonably upbeat\ntowards this independent horror film. Almost one-third complained that the\nmovie didn\u2019t handle the themes of trauma well or frighten viewers in an\neffective manner. Still, the majority described the picture as intriguing,\nliked the work of the cast and called it an atmospheric effort that had plenty\nto say about post-traumatic stress disorder. The cast includes Madison Walsh,\nHannah Emily Anderson, Helen Belay, Rosanne Supernault and Griffin Cork.<\/p>\n\n\n\n FULL TIME \u2013 A Parisian single mother has to juggle numerous\nissues in this French drama\/thriller. Working as a head chambermaid in a hotel,\nthe financially strapped lead is forced to commute great distances, pay for\nchildcare and then make it back home in time to pick them up. While attempting\nto find a better job for herself, she sneaks away for interviews but runs into\nfurther trouble when a transit strike prevents her from traveling. This film\nearned raves from reviewers. The film only received one pan, complaining that\nthe story should have focused more on the labor movement and issues specific to\nthe cause. All other notices called this movie authentic and pulse-pounding,\nperfectly depicting the stress that parents are under during financially\ntroubling times. They also wrote that it provided excitement as the protagonist\nrushed around to meet her many responsibilities. Laure Calamy, Anne Suarez\nGenevieve Mnich and Cyril Guei headline the picture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n THE HARBINGER \u2013 A seemingly evil child is the focus of this\nstory. Hoping to escape their past, a couple move out to a small town with a daughter\nwho exhibits odd behavior. Sure enough, locals start turning up dead in a\nvariety of nasty manners and police suspicion falls upon the kid. The parents\nturn to a Native American seer for help, who informs them that an ancient\ndemonic evil may actually be responsible for the murders. The press was split\nright down the middle on this independent horror film. Half-complained that it\nwas trying to do so much that it became confusing and that the dialogue felt\nlike bluntly delivered exposition. However, just as many believed that despite\nthe overstuffed narrative, the movie was interesting and that certain story\nelements worked well. They also thought the picture benefitted from a powerful\nfinale. It features Irene Bedard, Madeliene McGraw, Steve Monroe and Amanda\nMacDonald.<\/p>\n\n\n\n HOLLYWOOD DREAMS & NIGHTMARES: THE ROBERT ENGLUND STORY\n\u2013 Horror fans will likely be familiar with the name Robert Englund, who played\nthe villainous Freddy Krueger in eight Nightmare on Elm Street<\/em> pictures.\nThis documentary details his life story, how the classically trained actor was\ncast in the famous role, as well as how he handled super-stardom. It also\nincludes interviews with Englund, as well as his wife Nancy and horror\nluminaries Lin Shaye, Eli Roth, Tony Todd, Heather Langenkamp, Adam Green,\nLance Henricksen, Bill Moseley and Kane Hodder. Most write-ups were upbeat. One\nor two felt that the movie was simply a chronological history that should have\nbeen put together in a more dynamic manner. Still, the vast majority loved learning\nmore about the star\u2019s life and appreciated hearing several fun and fascinating\ntales about his career and incredible experiences. <\/p>\n\n\n\n IT AIN\u2019T OVER \u2013 Baseball catcher and team manager Lawrence\nPeter \u201cYogi\u201d Berra is the subject of this documentary. The film details his\n19-year stint as a player with the New York Yankees, as well as his long\ncoaching and managerial terms with the Yankees, Mets and Houston Astros. Using\narchival footage and interviews with those who knew him, the movie also\nexamines some of his controversial statements. This is another non-fiction\ntitle that earned almost universally positive notices. One critic suggested\nthat the movie was too distracted from important details while defending the\nfigure from a few forgotten criticisms. Everyone else thought this film was a\ngreat reminder of how important a player and manager his was, also showing how\nthe media would sometimes only focus only on his public persona. Billy Crystal,\nBob Costas, Willie Randolph, Derek Jeter, Vin Scully and many more share their\nmemories of Berra in the film.<\/p>\n\n\n\n JUSTICE LEAGUE: WARWORLD \u2013 The latest chapter in the DC\nanimated direct-to-disc series of superhero films takes place in multiple\nworlds. When a new threat emerges from an alternate gladiatorial universe called\nWarworld, Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman all must travel from different\nlands to fight the threat. They must also stop these villains from escaping\nWarworld and invading our universe. There aren\u2019t many reviews available for the\ntitle yet, but a couple that have popped up online suggest that it\u2019s a decent\neffort. They comment that it\u2019s a simple story and note that the three leads\ndon\u2019t come together until late in the picture, yet still maintain that the\nanimation is impressive and that it will entertain fans of the series. The\nvoice cast includes Jeremy Adams, Ike Amadi, Troy Baker, Darren Criss, Stana\nKatic, John DiMaggio and Frank Grillo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n MAD HEIDI – This action\/horror\/comedy takes place in a\ndystopian Switzerland under the rule of a fascist cheese tyrant. A teenage\nvillager named Heidi (based loosely on the famous fictional children\u2019s\ncharacter) yearns for freedom and her grandpa tries to dissuade her from\nraising a fuss. But after a confrontation with the dictator\u2019s henchmen, Heidi\ntransforms into a rebel, liberating the nation from its cruel rulers. This\nforeign-language title put a smile on the face of most reviewers. A handful\ndidn\u2019t think the finished product lived up to its crazy concept and thought the\nconfrontations were repetitive. Still, the vast majority called it a future\ncult film, describing it as wild and over-the-top in every way imaginable. They\ncouldn\u2019t help but enjoy watching the popular character emphatically do away\nwith fascist forces. It stars Alice Lucy, Max Rudlinger, Casper Van Dien, David\nSchofield and Kel Matsena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n NUCLEAR NOW \u2013 Writer\/director Oliver Stone (Platoon, Wall\nStreet, JFK<\/em>) is the figure behind this documentary. He discusses the threat\nthat the world is facing from climate change, caused by the ever-increasing use\nof fossil fuels in order to create energy. After discussing the matter with\nseveral experts, the filmmaker comes to the conclusion that reinstating nuclear\npower plants could significantly reduce emissions and ultimately save the\nplanet. The non-fiction feature earned more positive notices than negative\nones. About one-quarter stated that while the Stone made some interesting\npoints, he presented his findings in a flat and unexciting manner. Still, most\nthought the director made a convincing argument and appreciated his hopeful and\npositive approach to dark subject matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n THE OUTWATERS \u2013 A group of individuals decide to take a\ncamping trip to a remote location in the Mojave Desert. While one would think\nthe heat alone would be unpleasant, the leads end up experiencing worse\ntrouble, including some threatening hallucinations. The vacationers are forced\nto determine whether or not what they’re seeing is real and, if it is actually\noccurring, how to survive. This independent horror flick got decent write-ups\nfrom the press. One-quarter of reviewers did complain that it was overlong and\nthat for all its visual panache the story didn’t deliver much tension or drama.\nHowever, the consensus was that the film was atmospheric and presented a trippy\nvisual nightmare that delivered plenty of chills. It features Robbie Banfitch,\nAngela Basolis, Scott Schamell and Michelle May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n PAINT \u2013 Inspired by popular painter Bob Ross, this comedy introduces a fictional artist who hosts a popular public access television program in Vermont. Overly self-assured as a result of his personal success and the shouts of adoring fans, the lead doesn\u2019t take notice of a new competitor. When this younger and more charismatic painter begins derailing the protagonist\u2019s career, he goes through a crisis of confidence. Reaction to this comedy wasn\u2019t particularly strong. Nearly one-third of critics admired the work of the lead and suggested that once they got onto the eccentric wavelength of the film, it was all very amusing. Unfortunately, more complained that the central character was too passive, the gags too broad and the end result simply not funny enough. Owen Wilson, Michaela Watkins, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Ciara Renee, Stephen Root and Denny Dillon headline the picture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n RESIDENT EVIL: DEATH ISLAND \u2013 This animated title based on\nthe Resident Evil<\/em> video game series features familiar heroes Leon S.\nKennedy, Chris Redfield, Jill Valentine and Claire Redfield facing off against\na new but familiar threat. When a strange virus begins turning humans into zombies,\nthe trail leads the characters to aquatic lifeforms and a sinister lab on\nAlcatraz Island. Once there, they must stop a mad scientist from infecting the\nentire population. The movie received a limited release in Asia a few weeks ago\nand is premiering on disc in this part of the world. There aren\u2019t many reviews\navailable, but the ones that have appeared online have been upbeat. They\nsuggest that while the dialogue is occasionally stiff, the visuals are great\nand that there is enough action and excitement to please those who enjoy the\nseries. The voice cast includes Bill Butts, Erin Cahill and Kevin Dorman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n THERAPY DOGS \u2013 A pair of senior high school students\nquestion their future and try to get a sense of self-understanding by making a\nstudent film about their lives. They run around the suburbs of Toronto with\ntheir friends, pushing boundaries and experiencing all the city has to offer in\norder to figure themselves out. Naturally, they get themselves into trouble in\nthe process. This title won the Grand Prize at the 2022 Slamdance Film\nFestival. It also received a strongly buoyant reaction from the press. A small\nnumber did assert that the characters acted in infantile ways and that the film\ndidn\u2019t offer much of a final point or message. However, everyone else thought\nit was a realistic look at teenagers today, showing both positive and negative\npersonality traits and what life is really like in the suburbs. It stars Ethan\nEng, Justin Morrice, Kevin Tseng and Kyle Peacock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n THE VENTURE BROS.: RADIANT IS THE BLOOD OF THE BABOON HEART\n\u2013 The Venture Bros.<\/em> was an animated action\/comedy series that ran on the\nCartoon Network from 2003 to 2018. This direct-to-disc feature is a finale,\nwrapping up some of the loose ends left hanging as the show was canceled. When\nHank Venture disappears, all of the characters come out to try and find him. As\nthe search continues, past secrets are revealed about the Venture Family that\nmust be addressed. This title hasn\u2019t been seen by many critics, but so far\nnotices have been more positive than negative. The consensus is that this\nfeature won\u2019t convert new viewers, but that it is funny and does serve as a\nfitting close to the popular program. The voice cast includes James Urbaniak,\nPatrick Warburton, Michael Sinterniklaas, Chris McCulloch, Doc Hammer, Nina\nArianda, Clancy Brown, John Hodgman, Jane Lynch, Jay Pharoah and J.K. Simmons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n BLASTS FROM THE PAST!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n There\u2019s a ton of older titles arriving as well. First, I\u2019d\nlike to draw attention to BayView Entertainment\u2019s Blu-ray of the science-fiction\ncult classic, Robot Monster 3D<\/em> (1953). This cheesy independent effort\ninvolves a monster called Ro-Man (whose features include a gorilla\u2019s body and a\ndiver\u2019s helmet). After this villain wipes out most of the Earth\u2019s population, a\nlittle boy and other survivors set out to stop the creature from finishing the\njob. It\u2019s one of those so-bad-it\u2019s-good titles with plenty of unintentional\nlaughs that have earned it a devoted following. Remarkably, the film was shot\nand shown in 3D at theaters during its initial release. Unfortunately, the\ndistributor lost these stereoscopic prints and the 3D version of the film was\nlong unavailable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.cinemastance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/DVD-Dark-Nature-fixed.jpg\")
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