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‘Immaculate’ is far from pristine

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Running Time: 89 minutes

This motion picture from Neon is currently playing in cinemas.

It’s Easter, which for some means fun bunny-related activities and/or religious celebrations. But there’s definitely counter-programming available for those who are interested. Immaculate is a tale set in Italy involving a nefarious plot occurring at a church.

Sister Cecilia (Sydney Sweeney) is a devout Catholic nun sad to see her local parish closing. She decides to move from America to Italy and take a position at a remote convent. The lead is greeted by figures like Father Sal Tedeschi (Álvaro Morte), Mother Superior (Dora Romano) and Sister Isabelle (Giulia...

Blu-ray/DVD Roundup for March 22, 2024

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Welcome to another look at highlights arriving on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD. It’s been an odd month, with one slow week followed by an incredibly busy one. This is another slim edition before viewers are bombarded once again. Yet a few interesting releases will be made available. So, if you can’t make it out to the movies this week or need to stay indoors for a few days, be sure to give one of these titles a try!

 

BIG NEW RELEASES!

CULT KILLER: A woman who wants to become a private investigator is helped in her pursuits by a veteran PI who takes her on as a protégé. While teaching her everything he knows, she is asked by police to help track a killer focused on...

Latest ‘Ghostbusters’ sequel still doesn’t live up to the original

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115 minutes



This film from Sony Pictures opens exclusively in theaters on Friday, March 22.

Back in 1984, the comedy Ghostbusters was released into theaters and became a cultural phenomenon. Looking back on the feature, it was truly a rarity that benefitted from contrasting elements. The perfect comic timing of every cast member in the movie maximized every laugh from material more familiar to supernatural (and often scary) films. Even the 1989 sequel with the original cast couldn’t quite capture the same magic. Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire is the latest follow-up (after 2019’s Ghostbusters: Afterlife), mixing new cast members...

‘Problemista’ may divide viewers

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Rating: 3 out of 4

Running Time: 104 minutes

This feature from A24 is opening exclusively at cinemas in major markets on Friday, March 22.

Every so often there is a comedy that divides viewers over its tone and approach. Typically, these pictures have an oddball sense of humor and are described as anything from quirky to more negatively, peculiar or twee. Problemista is one of those films. Either you’ll be able to get on its wavelength and be entertained by its eccentric characters and their strange behavior, or you’ll find its tone grating and difficult to endure.

It won’t speak to everyone, but it did put a smile on this reviewer’s face.

Alejandro (Julio Torres, who...

Blu-ray/DVD Roundup for March 15, 2024

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Welcome to another look at some of the highlights arriving on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD. This is one of the busiest editions in recent memory. It contains big Hollywood productions, small B-movies and just about everything in between. So, if you can’t make it out to the movies this week or need to stay indoors for a few days, be sure to give one of these titles a try!

BIG NEW RELEASES!



AIMEE: THE VISITOR: This low-budget science-fiction thriller from writer/producer/director Charles Band (Puppet Master, the Gingerdead Man series, the Evil Bong series) follows an introverted computer hacker who doesn’t like being around people. After code breaking and entering a secret server...

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