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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nTHE ANGRY BLACK GIRL AND HER MONSTER \u2013 Inspired by Mary\nShelley\u2019s novel Frankenstein<\/em>, this modern-day take on the story follows\na teenager with a brilliant scientific mind. When the youngster\u2019s brother is\nkilled in a shooting, her family is grief-stricken and she becomes obsessed\nwith recovering his body and curing his condition. Of course, these experiments\ncause trouble for the lead and her family. The press was generally upbeat about\nthis chiller. A small number thought that despite some good moments and themes,\nthe film just didn\u2019t come together effectively. They also complained that it\nwas hampered by a weak finale. However, the vast majority thought that the\nmovie was a fresh and interesting take on the literary classic. They stated\nthat it contained clever satirical elements, disturbing shocks and relatable\ncharacters. The cast includes Laya DeLeon Hayes, Denzel Whitaker, Chad L.\nColeman and Reilly Brooke Smith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n FAST X \u2013 The big release of the week is the latest Fast and Furious<\/em> franchise title, which has been reported as the first movie of a two-part series finale (there is also talk of yet another spin-off film). Former criminal turned government agent Dominic Toretto is visited by an old foe out for revenge. When this figure targets all of those whom the protagonist cares about, Toretto sets out to protect his extended family and eliminate the threat. Reaction wasn\u2019t quite as strong for this effort as for previous titles, although it was slightly more positive than negative. Those who disliked the movie wrote that the film was too long and overstuffed. They called the plot nonsensical and thought everything was so absurd and over-the-top that the human drama fell flat. However, slightly more called the feature an improvement over its immediate predecessor and suggested it delivered epic car chases that would please fans of the franchise. Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Jason Statham, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris, Nathalie Emmanuel, Charlize Theron, John Cena, Sung Kang, Helen Mirren, Brie Larson and Jason Momoa headline the film.<\/p>\n\n\n\n NIGHT OF THE ASSASSIN \u2013 Also known simply as The Assassin<\/em>,\nthis period effort from South Korea follows an extraordinarily talented\nassassin who leaves his master and hides after learning that he has a serious\nheart condition. He travels to find treatment and rents modest lodging with a peasant\nfamily in a remote village. When the killer learns that the household is being\ntormented by a local gang, he decides to do something about it. Of course,\nthere are further complications when figures from the lead\u2019s past show up in\ntown. There haven\u2019t been many reviews for this picture so far, but thus far the\nones that have appeared are decent. They comment that there isn\u2019t anything\nparticularly unique about the story, but admit that it is visually impressive,\nwell-acted and features a likable lead. It features Shin Hyun-joon, Lee\nMoon-sik and Kim Min-kyung.<\/p>\n\n\n\n OTHER PEOPLE\u2019S CHILDREN \u2013 This French comedy\/drama involves\na 40-year-old single woman. Having never been a parent, the lead spends her\nfree time enjoying hobbies and life in general. Out of the blue, she\nunexpectedly meets and falls for a single father with a 4-year-old daughter.\nThe woman takes a shine to the little girl, but finds the relationship\nincreasingly complicated as she tries to impress and win approval from both the\nboyfriend and the child. The press wrote very highly about this picture. A few\nnaysayers griped that the protagonist was whiny and that the second half of the\nmovie became overly melodramatic. Everyone else admired the film and its\npersonal touch, noting that the situation presented was relatable and that the\ncharacters were both clever and honestly written. It stars Virginie Efira,\nRoschdy Zem and Chiara Mastroianni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n SCARLET \u2013 Here\u2019s another foreign-language effort from\nFrance. This period film features a World War I veteran who returns home to\nfind himself a widower and new father to a baby girl. He moves to a remote part\nof Normandy, but as the youngster grows up, she becomes lonely and wishes to\nleave her home. A witch casts a cryptic prophecy and she tries to decipher what\nit means while meeting new suitors and searching for opportunities elsewhere.\nOverall, critics enjoyed this picture. Almost one-quarter of them groused that\nthe movie had trouble deciding if it was a fantasy or a drama and did neither\nsuccessfully. Still, the majority remarked that the film looked gorgeous and\nthat the unusual, low-key tone actually helped create uncertainty about where\nthe characters would all end up. The cast includes Rapha\u00ebl Thiery, Juliette\nJouan and Louis Garrel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n SUN MOON \u2013 A young American woman is stood up at the altar\nin this faith-based feature. Stunned and embarrassed, she isn\u2019t sure what to do\nnext. A couple at her church offer the main character a position teaching\nEnglish in Taiwan. She accepts the terms and leaves the country for the first\ntime. Now completely out of her element, the woman does her best to make a new\nstart abroad. This picture premiered on a Christian streaming service and is\nnow arriving on disc as a DVD-only title. There aren\u2019t any reviews currently\navailable for this title that don\u2019t come from religious websites. The ones that\nappear on those sites seem to like the film, saying it gently attempts to\nshowcase a person dealing with a shocking and unexpected change in their life.\nThe film features Mackenzie Mauzy, Justin Chien, Jason Burkey, Madison\nMcLaughlin and Yuhan Hei.<\/p>\n\n\n\n THE WRATH OF BECKY \u2013 This sequel to the 2020 genre film Becky<\/em>\nfeatures the teenage, orphaned lead character trying to live a quiet life after\nfighting off a group of neo-Nazis. Now staying with a senior, the lead\u2019s peace\ndoesn\u2019t last long when members of a right-wing terrorist cell roll into town.\nThey kidnap the protagonist\u2019s dog and she responds as only she knows how\u2026 by\nhunting them down mercilessly and wiping them out. Members of the press were\ngenerally amused by this sequel. A handful of them did dislike the picture,\nstating that the mix of laughs and gruesome shocks didn\u2019t make for a tense or\nexciting show. All others called it enjoyably silly and appreciated the\noutrageously creative ways in which the teenager enacted revenge on her\ntormentors. For the time being this is a DVD-only release. Lulu Wilson, Seann\nWilliam Scott, Denise Burse, Jill Larson, Michael Sirow and Courtney Gains\nheadline the picture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n BLASTS FROM THE PAST!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n As usual, this week is filled with plenty of older titles\nreceiving upgrades. Arbelos is putting out a Blu-ray of Chameleon Street<\/em>\n(1989). This well-received comedy\/drama about a black, put-upon husband who\ndecides to alter his public persona in order to get ahead in life. The movie\nhas been given a 4K restoration and comes with two audio commentaries, an\nexamination of one notable scene and how it evolved during the writing and\nshooting process, a discussion with the director as well as an archival\ninterview with the filmmaker. Additionally, there\u2019s an archival documentary on\nthe production, pre-production character exploration footage, an award-winning\nshort from the director and trailers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Criterion is releasing Dreams<\/em> (1990) from Akira\nKurosawa (Seven Samurai, The Hidden Fortress, Ran<\/em>) in a 4K Ultra HD and\nBlu-ray package. It\u2019s essentially eight tales based upon the dreams of the\nfilmmaker. The visually impressive movie earned plenty of accolades and award\nnominations during its original release and continues to find new fans. Besides\nupgraded picture quality, this edition includes a film scholar commentary, a\nfeature-length making of documentary from 1990, interviews with the production\nmanager and translator, the 2011 documentary Kurosawa\u2019s Way<\/em> and a\ntrailer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s a slightly quieter week for Kino, but they are still\nputting out a couple of titles. You can pick up a Blu-ray of the Mala Powers\ndrama Outrage<\/em> (1950). It follows a rape victim trying to deal with\ntrauma caused by the attack. The disc includes a restored picture and a film\nhistorian commentary. Strangers in the House<\/em> (1942) is a well-regarded\nFrench murder\/mystery from Henri-Georges Clouzot (The Wages of Fear,\nDiabolique<\/em>). In addition to a 2K scan of the picture, it arrives with a\nmovie critic commentary track. <\/p>\n\n\n\n If you happen to shop at Best Buy, the retailer is making a\nLimited Edition Steelbook available of the Lionsgate science-fiction film Ender\u2019s\nGame<\/em> (2013). It contains the movie in 4K Ultra HD disc and a Blu-ray. Looks\nlike extras are all the same, it\u2019s just the packaging and the 4K Ultra HD disc\nthat is new.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Plan Sexenal<\/em> (2014) aka Sexennial Plan<\/em> is a\nMexican title arriving on Blu-ray from Massacre Video. The plot involves a\nsinister figure appearing at the new home of a woman and her husband. He literally\nbegins taking over and replacing the man. The disc boasts a 2K scan of the\nmovie and bonuses include a behind-the-scenes featurette, a short film from the\ndirector and plenty of publicity materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n MGM is releasing the Jack Palance film-noir The Big Knife<\/em> (1955) on Blu-ray. The story follows a Hollywood actor who is forced by a studio boss to take part in a criminal cover-up scheme. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The studio is also putting out the family drama Crooked Hearts<\/em> (1991) on Blu-ray. It stars Peter Berg, Vincent D\u2019Onofrio, Noah Wyle, Peter Coyote, Juliette Lewis, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Joshua Jackson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mondo Macabro is putting out The Fear<\/em> (1966) on\nBlu-ray. This Greek effort involves a young woman who suspects that her\nhalf-brother is guilty of kidnapping, or perhaps even murdering, another local.\nThe disc contains a 2K restoration of the film, a documentary about the movie\nand its director, as well as publicity materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Paul Naschy\u2019s The Night of the Executioner<\/em> (1992) is\nalso arriving on Blu-ray from the distributor. It involves a doctor who seeks\nrevenge on the crooks who wiped out his family. The disc comes with a 4K\nrestoration of the camera negative, a film expert audio commentary and cast and\ncrew interviews.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Additionally, you can pick up a double-feature Blu-ray\ncontaining the French sex-comedy Ravishing Dany<\/em> (1972) and the\nsimilarly-toned French\/Greek effort, The Girl Can\u2019t Stop<\/em> (1965). Besides\n2K restorations of the titles, extras include interviews, publicity materials\nand more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Swamp Thing<\/em> (1982) is something of a cult-classic and\nMVD Visual is giving the title a 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray upgrade (you can also\npurchase a standalone Blu-ray). This adaptation of the DC comic book character\nwas directed by Wes Craven (A Nightmare on Elm Street, Scream<\/em>) and stars\nAdrienne Barbeau, Louis Jordan and Ray Wise. Wise plays a scientist in the\nFlorida everglades who is doused with chemicals during an attack on his lab. He\nsets out for revenge on those responsible and tries to protect a government\nagent who survived the assault. Besides the big picture upgrade, it looks like\nthis edition includes all previously released bonuses, including commentary\ntracks, interviews, etc. Looks like a great disc for fans of the feature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Adam Sandler enthusiasts can now pick up the comedy Little\nNicky<\/em> (2000) on Blu-ray courtesy of Shout! He plays the title character, a\nkindly son of Satan who is told by his father to return his two brothers to\nHell and prevent them from causing havoc on Earth. It also starred Patricia\nArquette, Harvey Keitel, Rhys Ifans, Tommy \u201cTiny\u201d Lister Jr., Rodney\nDangerfield, Reese Witherspoon, Dana Carvey, Jon Lovitz, Kevin Nealon, Henry\nWinkler, Ozzy Ozbourne, Rob Schneider, Quentin Tarantino and many more. The\nexpensive film was a box-office and critical bomb during its initial release,\nbut appears to have found a following and is now debuting on the format. This\nrelease features a 2K scan of the movie, multiple audio commentaries,\nproduction featurettes, deleted and extended scenes, alternate takes and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In order to tie in with their big release this week,\nUniversal is putting out the Fast & Furious: 10-Movie Collection<\/em> in\ntwo formats. One is a Blu-ray edition and the other package contains a 4K Ultra\nHD set. As one might expect, it contains the first 10 films in the series (the\n2019 spin-off Hobbs & Shaw<\/em> is strangely absent) for those who can\u2019t\nwait a few years for a bigger box set that will no doubt contain the entire\nfranchise. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Finally, Warner Bros. is putting out the Bruce Lee martial\narts classic Enter the Dragon<\/em> (1973) on 4K Ultra HD (a Blu-ray will not\nbe included). It arrives with the upgraded versions of the theatrical cut and\nspecial edition, an introduction to the title and a film expert commentary. A\nSteelbook edition is also available for those who enjoy the packaging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n YOU KNOW, FOR KIDS!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n This week sees the release of a couple of titles that may\nappeal to kids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 5 Fun Family Films \u2013 Barnyard, Charlotte\u2019s Web, Dreamer,\nHotel for Dogs, Rango<\/em> (Paramount) DVD<\/p>\n\n\n\n PBS Kids: Grandparents are Great!<\/em> (PBS) DVD<\/p>\n\n\n\n ON THE TUBE!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n And you can find all of the week\u2019s TV-releases listed below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1923<\/em>: Season 1 (A Yellowstone Origin Story)\n(Paramount) Blu-ray<\/p>\n\n\n\n All Creatures Great & Small<\/em>: Complete Seasons 1,\n2 & 3 (PBS) DVD<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Brokenwood Mysteries<\/em>: Season 9 (Acorn) Blu-ray<\/p>\n\n\n\n Father Brown<\/em>: Season 10 (BBC) DVD<\/p>\n\n\n\n NOVA: Your Brain<\/em> (PBS) DVD<\/p>\n\n\n\n PBS KIDS: Grandparents are Great!<\/em> (a compilation of\nanimated shows with the same theme) (PBS) DVD<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.cinemastance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DVD-Fast-X-01-fixed.jpg\")
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