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Blu-ray/DVD Roundup for February 23, 2024

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Welcome to another look at some of the highlights arriving on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD. This week consists of independents and upgrades of older titles, which means if you’re looking for something fresh or a well-regarded classic, there should be plenty of options. So, if you can’t make it out to the movies this...

‘Drive-Away Dolls’ won’t be the ride of a lifetime, but it’s still fun

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Rating: 3 out of 4

Running Time: 84 minutes

This film from Focus Features is now playing exclusively at cinemas.

Since the beginning of their careers, the Coen Brothers have been making movies together and enjoying incredible success with titles like Raising Arizona, Fargo, The Big Lebowski, No Country for Old Men and The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (among many other cinematic ventures). But over the past year or two, each has decided to tackle projects on their own. Ethan Coen helmed the Shakespeare adaptation The Tragedy of Macbeth a few years back, and now Joel is presenting a quirky comedy called Drive-Away Dolls, which he also co-wrote.

The tale follows Marian (Geraldine...

‘Madame Web’ fails to ensnare viewers

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Running Time: 116 minutes

This film from Sony Pictures is currently playing in cinemas.

It may be due to oversaturation and a string of less-than-thrilling adventures, but superhero tales have been struggling recently. There has been an exception or two, but for the most part critics and audiences have begun turning up their noses at some of these titles. Madame Web introduces a new character existing in the city home to Spider-Man. Despite the concept’s potential, the film doesn’t land successfully and sadly marks a new low in the Marvel Universe.

The story begins in 1975 with a very pregnant explorer named Constance (Kerry Bishé), who is searching...

Blu-ray/DVD Roundup for February 16, 2024

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Welcome to another look at some of the highlights arriving on Blu-ray, 4K Ultra HD and DVD. This edition is busier than the past few with some big Hollywood efforts and interesting independent fare coming out. 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!

ALICE IN TERRORLAND: If you remember all of the press that the recent low-budget Winnie the Pooh slasher movie got, then this independent feature based on another property in the public domain makes more sense. The chiller uses Alice in Wonderland as its inspiration. After a family tragedy, a teen goes to live with her...

Bluray/DVD Roundup for February 9, 2024

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Welcome to another look at some of the highlights arriving on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD. It’s an odd week for new releases, consisting almost entirely of eccentric independent efforts. However, some may be fun and there are plenty of older titles receiving spiffy upgrades. 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 check one of these titles out!

BIG NEW RELEASES!

CANDY LAND: A young woman and devotee of a religious cult is regularly taken to a truck stop by her leader in order to help him convert local prostitutes into followers. After she gets on his bad side, the naïve woman is cast out from the cult. The ladies from...

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