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17 September 2017
New to DVD and On Demand Releases for September 17 - 23Releasing this Week: "Wonder Woman": In one of the year's genuine screen blockbusters, Gal Gadot gets her own movie as the Amazon princess, the DC Comics heroine who helps World War I aviator Steve Trevor (Chris Pine) vanquish a lethal threat. What helps the film immensely is the overlay of emotion atop the expected action, with Gadot and Pine commendably giving new life to a relationship that has been known by fans for ages *** (PG-13: AS, V) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) "The Big Sick": The critically praised comedy-drama, based on the life of star and co-writer Kumail Nanjiani, casts him as a comic whose heritage may get in the way of love. He falls for a graduate student, but his very traditional parents don't approve of the relationship. When his new love develops a health crisis, he has to connect for the first time with her parents. *** (R: AS, P) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) "The Hero": Veteran actor Sam Elliott gets a terrific showcase with writer-director Brett Haley's profile of a former Western star who, while dealing with illness, gets an unexpected chance at a career comeback. He also gets another surprise with a shot at love again with a stand-up comic, while trying to make amends with his estranged daughter. *** (R: AS, P) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) (more) |
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10 September 2017
New to DVD and On Demand Releases for September 10 - 16Releasing this Week: "The Mummy": Tom Cruise takes on one of the most classic of all horror tales with this latest version, casting him as a finder and seller of artifacts who becomes the target of an ancient princess' malevolent spirit. Director Alex Kurtzman stages the action sequences well, particularly a harrowing plane crash seen largely from the inside of the craft. *** (PG-13: AS, N, P, V) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) "This is Us: The Complete First Season": One of the most-acclaimed and most-discussed broadcast drama series in years, creator-producer Dan Fogelman's superb, Emmy-nominated NBC saga traces the lives of several members of a family by moving back and forth in their characters' timelines. Mandy Moore and Milo Ventimiglia play a couple whose triplets aren't a conventional trio. *** (Not rated: AS, P) "Beatriz at Dinner": Salma Hayek has a terrific showcase in the title role of this social-class comedy. Beatriz is a holistic practitioner whose car trouble leaves her stranded at a client's dinner party, at which the guests include a wealthy developer (John Lithgow) with whom Beatriz may have a past connection. *** (R: P, V) (Also on On Demand) "It Comes At Night": A couple's (Joel Edgerton, Carmen Ejogo) defense against the outside world is threatened by a family seeking refuge in this effective thriller from writer-director Trey Edward Shults. The hosts aren't entirely sure whether to trust their visitors and the tension among them grows to a potentially lethal point. *** (R: P, V) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) |
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03 September 2017
New to DVD and On Demand Releases for September 3 - 9Releasing this Week:
 "Rough Night": This very edgy comedy is about a bachelorette party gone way awry. Scarlett Johansson plays a bride-to-be who reunites with her college girlfriends for some premarital fun ... but the plan and the tone change rapidly after they cause the accidental death of a male stripper hired for the occasion. *** (R: AS, P, V) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) "All Eyez on Me": The story of Tupac Shakur is dramatized in this biography, with Demetrius Shipp Jr. playing the rap and hip-hop legend whose life came to an untimely end when he was only 25. Several other icons in his field also are portrayed, including Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Notorious B.I.G. and Suge Knight. *** (R: AS, N, P, V) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) "Homeland: The Complete Sixth Season": The acclaimed, much-honored Showtime drama series brings Carrie Mathison (Claire Danes) back to America, in a plot that unfolds between the election of a female president and Inauguration Day. The story also involves Carrie's efforts to help Muslims in the U.S. through a foundation she's working for. *** (Not rated: AS, P, V) (Also on Blu-ray) (more) |
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27 August 2017
New to DVD and On Demand Releases for August 27 - September 2Releasing this Week: "Baywatch'': Though it ultimately can't decide what it wants to be -- affectionate yet adult spoof, or straight-ahead action-adventure -- this take on the popular television series expectedly offers its share of beautiful bodies, plus the appealing repartee of Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron. *** (R: AS, N, P) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) "My Cousin Rachel": The Daphne du Maurier story gets fresh treatment with this fine version, with Rachel Weisz in the title role of a woman suspected by her cousin (Sam Claflin) of having caused the death of his benefactor. He initially seeks vengeance, but he soon falls under her spell, even as evidence that she is the lethal culprit mounts. *** (PG-13: AS, P) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) "Dean": Demetri Martin is writer, director and title star of this comedy-drama about a New York-based cartoonist who tries to dissuade his father (Kevin Kline) from selling the Los Angeles family home after his mother's death. In the course of dealing with that situation, both men find new love, with Gillian Jacobs and Mary Steenburgen as the romantic interests. *** (PG-13: AS, P) (Also on On Demand) "Designated Survivor: The Complete First Season": Kiefer Sutherland's series takes its title from the term used for the member of a presidential cabinet who stays behind during the State of the Union Address, should anything happen to the others. It does here, suddenly making the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development the new chief executive, a job he immediately knows he's unqualified for -- but he sticks with the extremely sharp learning curve, though other officials want him out of the Oval Office as soon as possible. *** (Not rated: P, V) (more) |
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21 August 2017
New to DVD and On Demand Releases for August 20 - 26Releasing this Week: "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2": The entertainingly offbeat Marvel fantasy-comedy-adventure franchise continues as a couple of the characters deal with family situations while also having concerns about keeping the universe safe from a new threat. Peter Quill's (Chris Pratt) long-absent father (Kurt Russell) turns up, while the presence of Gamora's (Zoe Saldana) sister (Karen Gillan) also poses complications. *** (PG-13: AS, P, V) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) "Wakefield": Multiple Emmy winner Bryan Cranston -- who has shown himself to embrace any acting challenge that comes his way -- has the title role in E.L. Doctorow's story of a quietly distressed attorney who places himself in isolation in his garage attic. While his wife (Jennifer Garner) and others wonder what has become of him, he knowingly observes them from his secret perch. *** (R: AS, P) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand).jpg) "Supergirl: The Complete Second Season": The title heroine (Melissa Benoist) experienced some changes in her sophomore round but it's largely adventurous business as usual for her. She does get to fight side-by-side with her cousin, the one-and-only Superman (Tyler Hoechlin), in certain instances ... and she also meets Wonder Woman in a sense, since Lynda Carter guest stars as the U.S. president. One particularly notable story shows off the singing talents of Benoist and Grant Gustin, alias "The Flash,'' in a crossover tale with a musical theme. *** (Not rated: AS, P, V) (Also on Blu-ray) |
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