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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nTHE BLACK MASS \u2013 Inspired by real events, this independent\nchiller is set in 1974 and follows the exploits of a soon-to-be serial killer\nin Florida. Specifically, it focuses on the final 24 hours before he begins a\nseries of vicious slayings across the state. The film also pays great attention\nto his future victims and their final hours. There haven\u2019t been a great deal of\nreviews for this picture yet, but a number online reviewers did give it\npositive notices. They stated that the movie powerfully highlighted the people\nwhose lives were taken, as well as the disturbing psychology of the figure\nresponsible. Apparently, there\u2019s a twist at the end, although those familiar\nwith the date and place of the story may already have an idea of what that\nsurprise might be. It features Kathleen Kinmont, Jeremy London, Jennifer\nWenger, Chelsea Gilson, Lew Temple and Lisa Wilcox. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nDIVINITY \u2013 A mogul claims to have helped develop a serum\nthat can prevent aging and death. When two mysterious brothers show up on his\ndoorstep and kidnap him, more is revealed about the drug and its potential\nimplications on the future of humanity. In the meantime, a charismatic woman\nappears who has her own ideas about what the serum could mean for the future.\nThis indie science-fiction thriller was shot in black and white and has\ndirector Steven Soderbergh (Out of Sight, The Limey, Erin Brockovich,\nTraffic, Ocean\u2019s Eleven, Contagion<\/em>) listed as a producer. Reaction towards\nthe final product was split, with the film receiving a few more upbeat reviews\nthan pans. A large number did complain that the movie failed to make an\neffective point and seemed pretentious. Slightly more admired the feature\u2019s\nstylishness and thought it was intriguing, reminding them of early works from\nDavid Lynch and David Cronenberg. The cast includes Bella Thorne, Stephen\nDorff, Scott Bakula, Moises Arias and Steven Ogg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n DR. CHEON AND THE LOST TALISMAN \u2013 This South Korean fantasy\ninvolves the grandson of a shaman. Now an adult, he doesn\u2019t believe in the\nsupernatural, but uses the family name to earn money staging fake exorcisms.\nOne night, he\u2019s asked to provide services for a new and mysterious client.\nAfter beginning, the lead fears that the house might actually be haunted and\nthat his views on the afterlife may be wrong. Overall, the press enjoyed this\ncomic book adaptation. About one-third of those who gave it a write-up thought\nit started well, but ended up relying too much on computer effects and became\nsilly to watch. Still, the majority commented that the movie was\nstraight-forward and effectively delivered wild action and doses of effectively\ndelivered humor. It stars Gang Dong-won, Huh Joon-ho, Esom and Lee Dong-hwi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n DREAM SCENARIO \u2013 A mild-mannered, nondescript professor is\ntold by an acquaintance that he appeared in their dreams. Soon, not only\nfriends but random strangers all begin having visions of the man as they sleep.\nConfused but strangely flattered, the lead is initially amused by being\nunexpectedly famous. But when the teacher finds everyone turning on him and\nlearns that the dreams feature him standing around passively while horrible\nevents occur, he finds his real life in turmoil. Critics gave this dark comedy\nhigh marks. A small number suggested that while it started entertainingly, the\nscript didn\u2019t know where to go with its concept and ultimately fizzled out.\nStill, most thought it was a fascinating satire on fame with a lot of\ninteresting ideas, as well as a wonderful lead performance. Nicolas Cage,\nJulianne Nicholson, Lily Bird, Jessica Clement, Tim Meadows and Dylan Baker\nheadline the picture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n THE INDEPENDENT \u2013 Set in the weeks leading to a US election,\nthis mystery\/drama tells the story of an idealistic young journalist covering\nthe political campaign. The frontrunners include the first potential female\npresident, as well as a popular independent. The writer teams up with her hero,\na veteran correspondent, to get more background on the contenders and end up\nuncovering a shocking conspiracy. Unfortunately, the feature did not fare well\nwith reviewers. A limited number were positive, saying that the charismatic\ncast made up for its storytelling issues. Everyone else thought the script and\npresentation strangely was flat and lifeless. They also noted that added\nmelodramatic subplots didn\u2019t help the narrative. For the time being, this is a\nDVD-only release. It features Jodie Turner-Smith, Brian Cox, John Cena, Luke\nKirby, Ann Dowd, Stephen Lang and Timothy Busfield.<\/p>\n\n\n\n THE INTEGRITY OF JOSEPH CHAMBERS \u2013 A man obsessed with\nend-of-the-world scenarios is determined to be ready to protect his family\nduring an apocalypse. He drags them out to the country for survivalist training\nand then, hoping to prove himself to them, decides to go out deer hunting alone\nin the wilderness. A horrific event occurs, leaving him on his own and trying\nto put his beliefs into reality. Write-ups for this independent drama were very\nstrong. A tiny contingent didn\u2019t care for the use of long takes and found it\nslow and lacking in tension. All others commented that while the story was\nsimple, the cast was excellent. They wrote that the script raised a great many\nissues in an effective way, showing how a man\u2019s paranoia can end up causing\ntragedy. The cast includes Clayne Crawford, Jordana Brewster, Michael\nRaymond-James and Carl Kennedy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n LEE FIELDS: FAITHFUL MAN \u2013 This documentary chronicles the\nlife of blues and soul singer\/songwriter Lee Fields. This figure was born in\nNorth Carolina and moved to New York as a teenager hoping to become a\nperformer. He quickly found a record label and his initial singles were\nsuccessful, but his career soon faltered after disco became more popular than\nsoul music. The film tells his story up to the present day, as well as his\ninfluence on musicians like Travis Scott and A$ap Rocky, who have sampled his\nwork for their own records. There haven\u2019t been many reviews for this picture\nyet, but the few that have appeared recommend the movie. They state that the\nfilm brings attention to a talented artist and is filled with incredible tunes\nthat should earn the performer plenty of new fans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n MIGRATION \u2013 A fearful mallard duck enjoys living in a forest\nin New England with his family. So much so that he forbids them from traveling\noutside their territory. After a heartfelt discussion, he finally agrees to\ntravel with them to Jamaica for the winter. But along the way, they get\nthemselves into all sorts of trouble and encounter unexpected difficulties.\nThis animated family film did well at the box office over the holiday season\nand earned decent reviews from the press. One-quarter of notices did find the\nmovie derivative, predictable and unmemorable. Still, the majority thought the\ndialogue was witty, the visuals were colorful and that the finished product\nwould be certain to entertain family members both young and old. The voice cast\nincludes Elizabeth Banks, Kumail Nanjiani, Awkwafina, Keegan-Michael Key, David\nMitchell, Carol Kane and Danny DeVito. <\/p>\n\n\n\n MIRANDA\u2019S VICTIM \u2013 Based on a true story, this period effort\ninvolves an 18-year-old who was kidnapped and sexually assaulted in 1963. Her\nattacker is brought in by police and admits to the crime, but his conviction is\nultimately overturned by the US Supreme Court because an attorney was not\npresent during his confession. The retrial that follows becomes a legal battle,\nwith defense lawyers blaming the victim and the teen fighting for justice. This\ndrama was well-received by critics. A limited number of reviews criticized the\nend product, saying it lacked subtlety and hammered its message over the head\nof viewers. However, the consensus was that the cast was strong, the story\nimportant and that it was a gripping courtroom drama from beginning to end. It\nstars Abigail Breslin, Mireille Enos, Donald Sutherland, Kyle MacLachlan, Andy\nGarcia, Taryn Manning, Emily VanCamp, Luke Wilson and Ryan Phillippe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n MONSTER \u2013 While at school, two children in a suburban town\nget into a fight. One makes a claim of being frequently hit by one of their\nteachers. This draws the attention of the parents of kids involved in the\ntussle, who argue about what really occurred and what is happening at the\nfacility. Tempers flare and eventually the local media become involved, adding\nmore fuel to the fire. The situation draws attention to all the children and\nthe difficulties several of them face in their lives. This Japanese effort\nearned accolades from many film critic groups. A lone voice or two didn\u2019t\nappreciate the way it juggled its story elements and thought the final act was\nweak. Yet the vast majority called the movie powerful and said that it dealt\nwith many aspects of school life and growing up in an authentic and challenging\nmanner. The cast includes Sakura And\u00f4, Eita Nagayama and Soya Kurokawa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n THE MOON \u2013 This science-fiction tale involves South Korea\nattempting to send a man to the moon. The first attempt ends in disaster, but\nseven years later the national space agency tries again. But while the rocket\nheads to its destination, a solar wind knocks the craft off course and leaves\nit stranded in space. The lone astronaut on this mission has to fix the craft\nand figure out how to return to Earth safely. Critics were not impressed by\nthis feature. About one-fifth of them thought that while it borrowed from films\nlike Gravity<\/em> and Apollo 13<\/em>, it was very well constructed, had\ngood effects and delivered some thrills. Sadly, most found it ridiculously\noverblown and predictable. They also believed that the movie didn\u2019t come close\nto matching the titles that inspired it. Sui Kyung-gu, D.O., Kim Hee-ae and Jo\nHan-chui headline the film.<\/p>\n\n\n\n NEVER SURRENDER: A GALAXY QUEST DOCUMENTARY \u2013\nScience-fiction\/comedy enthusiasts will be pleased to see this documentary\nabout the film Galaxy Quest<\/em> arriving on Blu-ray. The feature was made\nback in 2019 (to coincide with the movie\u2019s 20th<\/sup> anniversary) and has\nbeen available on streaming sites since then, but is only now receiving a\nphysical release. It details everything you\u2019d want to know about the 1999 space\ncomedy, including the production challenges, its release and the huge cult following\nit has amassed. Most of the cast and crew of the movie, including Tim Allen,\nSigourney Weaver, Sam Rockwell, Tony Shalhoub, Justin Long, Missi Pyle, Rainn\nWilson, Daryl Mitchell, director Dean Parisot and writer Robert Gordon share\ntheir experiences and thoughts on the picture. Celebrity fans like Wil Wheaton,\nBrent Spiner and Paul Sheer also share their appreciation for the movie. If you\nenjoyed the original movie, there\u2019s little doubt you will appreciate this\ndocumentary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n NEXT GOAL WINS \u2013 Based on a true story, this comedy\/drama tells the story of the American Samoa national soccer team. After suffering a humiliating 31-0 defeat during a World Cup qualifying match in 2001, they decide to hire infamously hot-tempered coach Thomas Rongen. The new arrival immediately clashes with the low-key players, but eventually comes around to their way of thinking and uses different methods to inspire them to compete in the 2014 World Cup qualifiers. The North American press didn\u2019t really take to this biopic from Taika Watitit (What We Do in the Shadows, Hunt for the Wilderpeople, JoJo Rabbit<\/em>). Almost half stated that, despite some minor script issues, there were plenty of laughs and called the picture a sweet and ultimately inspiring sports story. Slightly more thought it was the director\u2019s most flatfooted effort and had difficulty not comparing it to his earlier, stronger works. Michael Fassbender, Oscar Kightley, Kaimana, David Fane, Rachel House, Beulah Koale, Takia Waititi, Will Arnett, Elizabeth Moss and Rhys Darby headline the film. Read a full review of the film by clicking this link.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n THE NIGHT THEY CAME HOME \u2013 In the late 19th<\/sup>\ncentury, a group of outlaws terrorized the Indian Territory of Middle America.\nKnown as the Rufus Buck Gang, they seemed unstoppable. This film follows a\nforce of lawmen and Native American police who set out to stop the vicious gang\nusing any means possible. This independent western is based on a true story,\nbut has met with a very cold reception. A reviewer or two referred to it as an\nefficiently made action picture with an impressive cast. However, the majority\nhave called the movie poorly made dreck akin to most other\nstraight-to-streaming and disc efforts. One even suggested that the tone of the\nfinal product is completely wrongheaded and does nothing to help race relations\nin the US. The cast includes Brian Austin Green, Charlie N. Townsend, Phillip\nAndre Botello, Sam Bearpaw, Robert Carradine, Danny Trejo, Tim Abell and Weston\nCage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n OCEAN BOY \u2013 Released in some territories under the title Bosch\n& Rocket<\/em>, this Australian drama is based on a real individual. It\nbegins with a young boy traveling the coast with his father, surfing waves and\nenjoying nature. The kid soon discovers that his dad is on the run from the\nlaw. After some time, the now teenage lead finds his first love and struggles\nwith the idea of leaving town. He eventually tries to find his own way in the\nworld and devotes himself to the ocean. Notices in this part of the world were\nmixed, although it did receive slightly more positive write-ups than negative\nones. Those who disliked the movie called it cheesy, melodramatic and said it\nfails to juggle its life-on-the-run and romantic narrative elements\nsuccessfully. Slightly more believed that the movie was intentionally mellow\n(in the mold of its main character) and provided viewers with an interesting\ncharacter study and strong performances. It features Luke Hemsworth, Isabel\nLucas, Leeanna Walsman and Rasmus King. <\/p>\n\n\n\n THE THREE MUSKETEERS: PART 1 – D\u2019ARTAGNAN \u2013 Based on the\nfamed Alexandre Dumas classic The Three Musketeers<\/em>, this French\nadaptation has broken the story into two parts. This is the first segment that\ndepicts D\u2019Artagnan arriving in Paris to hunt down the men who left him for\ndead. While seeking them out, he meets musketeers Athos, Porthos and Aramis and\ndecides to help them protect the King of France. The press raved about this\nfeature. So far, only one lone voice has disliked the picture. This reviewer\ndidn\u2019t care for the changes to the source material and found the film\nunsatisfying. Yet everyone else wrote that the movie was an engaging and\nfast-paced revision with incredible production values and a wonderful cast who\ndelivered pure escapism. The finale has already been released in France and\nshould arrive in North America soon. Francois Civil, Vincent Cassel, Romain\nDuris, Pio Marmai, Eva Green, Louis Garrel and Vicky Krieps headline the film.<\/p>\n\n\n\n V\/H\/S\/85 \u2013 The latest chapter in the long-running V\/H\/S<\/em>\nanthology series debuted on the streaming site Shudder last year and is now\narriving on disc (it was also included in the recent multi-volume box set\nreleased last week). This effort is said to have an 1980s feel. It features a\ngroup of scientists studying a supernatural entity, some campers who encounter\na strange force in a lake, a Mexican news crew caught in an earthquake that\nunearths an Aztec god, a family of serial killers and more tales. Response from\ngenre critics was generally good. About one-quarter of them called this sequel\nunmemorable and thought the series was now feeling repetitive (and had little\nto do with the 80s). Still, most stated that this entry was more consistent\nthan the previous few follow-ups and delivers plenty of scares and laughs. The\ncast includes Kelli Garner, Freddy Rodriguez, James Ransome and Jordan Belfi\nGigi Saul Guerrero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n WONKA \u2013 This prequel to Roald Dahl\u2019s beloved children\u2019s\nnovel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory<\/em> tells an origin story for Willy\nWonka. It begins with a poor Wonka starting up a chocolate shop in Europe and\nfacing some nasty competition. The protagonist uncovers a \u201cChocolate Cartel\u201d\nplot and tries to save himself and honest confectioners from the threat,\nbuilding his own empire in the process. This family-comedy from director Paul\nKing (Paddington, Paddington 2<\/em>) was well-received by reviewers. A small\nnumber complained that it all felt a bit too serious and didn\u2019t taste sweet.\nStill, the overall consensus was that the cast were charming, the visuals were\nstunning and that the movie was pure entertainment for the entire family.\nVarious editions and packaging options of this picture are available, from 4K\nUltra HD and Blu-ray combo packs to stand-alone Blu-rays. It stars Timoth\u00e9e\nChalamet, Hugh Grant, Calah Lane, Keegan-Micheal Key, Paterson Joseph, Matt\nLucas, Mathew Baynton, Sally Hawkins, Rowan Atkinson, Jim Carter and Olivia\nColman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n BLASTS FROM THE PAST!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s an equally busy time for older features receiving upgrades. Radiance Films is releasing a \u201cLimited Edition\u201d Blu-ray of Allonsanfan <\/em>(1974), a period feature starring Marcello Mastroianni as an aristocrat who supports revolution. He doesn\u2019t want to fight though, and moves to the Italian countryside only to be pulled into a violent uprising. The film arrives with a 2K restoration from the original camera negative, a film critic audio commentary, an archival interview with the filmmakers and a trailer. This pressing of 3000 also includes a booklet with a new discussion with the directors, a reversible sleeve and more. Click this link to read a review of this Blu-ray title.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.cinemastance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/DVD-Dr-Cheon-and-Lost-Talisman-fixed.jpg\")
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