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Q: When does Lisa Vanderpump’s new show premiere? Will any of the cast of Vanderpump Rules be in it? — K.J

A: Vanderpump Villa will debut on Hulu beginning April 1. It features an all-new cast selected to work at an exclusive French estate by The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum (and restaurateur) Lisa Vanderpump.

According to Hulu, each episode follows her elite staff working and living together 24/7 while they try to provide a curated experience for their guests. Meanwhile, Vanderpump is also deciding whether she wants to make this French pop-up experience — and its staff — a full-time business for her growing empire.

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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!

 

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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...

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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...

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...