{"id":81136,"date":"2016-10-31T05:00:09","date_gmt":"2016-10-31T12:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/?p=81136"},"modified":"2016-11-07T05:30:13","modified_gmt":"2016-11-07T13:30:13","slug":"bluray-highlights-nov-1-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/bluray-highlights-nov-1-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Blu-ray Highlights: Week of October 30th, 2016 &#8211; Battles Beyond the Stars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The biggest new Blu-ray this week boldly goes where twelve previous movies have already gone before. If that doesn&#8217;t do it for you, perhaps you&#8217;ll find some enjoyment in watching an Oscar winner completely humiliate himself?<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"polls-770\" class=\"wp-polls\">\n\t<form id=\"polls_form_770\" class=\"wp-polls-form\" action=\"\/blog\/index.php\" method=\"post\">\n\t\t<p style=\"display: none;\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"poll_770_nonce\" name=\"wp-polls-nonce\" value=\"5aff36f58a\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<p style=\"display: none;\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"poll_id\" value=\"770\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<p style=\"display: none;\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"poll_multiple_ans_770\" name=\"poll_multiple_ans_770\" value=\"51\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Which Blu-rays Interest You This Week (11\/1\/16)?<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"polls-770-ans\" class=\"wp-polls-ans\"><ul class=\"wp-polls-ul\">\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-13399\" name=\"poll_770\" value=\"13399\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-13399\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/39855\/alloutdysfunktion.html\">All Out Dysfunktion!<\/a>' (Gravitas Ventures)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-13400\" name=\"poll_770\" value=\"13400\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-13400\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/37162\/anthropoid.html\">Anthropoid<\/a>' (Universal)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-13401\" name=\"poll_770\" value=\"13401\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-13401\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/36664\/badmoms.html\">Bad Moms<\/a>' (Universal)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-13402\" name=\"poll_770\" value=\"13402\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-13402\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/37564\/batmanreturnofthecapedcrusaders.html\">Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders<\/a>' (Warner)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-13403\" name=\"poll_770\" value=\"13403\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-13403\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/34025\/thebattleofthesexes.html\">The Battle of the Sexes<\/a>' (Kino)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-13404\" name=\"poll_770\" value=\"13404\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-13404\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/36926\/thebeautifulblondefrombashfulbend.html\">The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend<\/a>' (Kino)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-13405\" name=\"poll_770\" value=\"13405\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-13405\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/39691\/billionaireransom.html\">Billionaire Ransom<\/a>' (Gravitas Ventures)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-13406\" name=\"poll_770\" value=\"13406\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-13406\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/36823\/carnagepark.html\">Carnage Park<\/a>' (Shout! Factory)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-13407\" name=\"poll_770\" value=\"13407\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-13407\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/39693\/cassanovawasawoman.html\">Cassanova Was a Woman<\/a>' (Gravitas Ventures)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-13408\" name=\"poll_770\" value=\"13408\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-13408\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/39584\/docsavagemanofbronze.html\">Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze<\/a>' (Warner Archive)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-13409\" name=\"poll_770\" value=\"13409\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-13409\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/39485\/thedurrellsincorfuthecompletefirstseason.html\">The Durrells in Corfu: The Complete First Season<\/a>' (PBS)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-13410\" name=\"poll_770\" value=\"13410\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-13410\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/37619\/ergoproxythecompletecollection.html\">Ergo Proxy: The Complete Collection<\/a>' (FUNimation)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-13411\" name=\"poll_770\" value=\"13411\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-13411\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/39572\/thefilmdetectivesfilmnoircollection.html\">The Film Detective's Film Noir Collection<\/a>' (Film Detective)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-13412\" name=\"poll_770\" value=\"13412\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-13412\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/39695\/foodchoices.html\">Food Choices<\/a>' (Gravitas Ventures)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-13413\" name=\"poll_770\" value=\"13413\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-13413\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/37871\/forcesofnature.html\">Forces of Nature<\/a>' (PBS)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-13414\" name=\"poll_770\" value=\"13414\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-13414\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/39970\/gideonofscotlandyard.html\">Gideon of Scotland Yard: Choice Collection<\/a>' (Sony)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-13415\" name=\"poll_770\" value=\"13415\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-13415\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/36862\/gypsy.html\">Gypsy (2015)<\/a>' (Shout! Factory)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-13416\" name=\"poll_770\" value=\"13416\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-13416\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/38459\/hellonwheelsseason5volume2thefinalepisodes.html\">Hell on Wheels: Season 5 Volume 2 - The Final Episodes<\/a>' (Sony)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-13417\" name=\"poll_770\" value=\"13417\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-13417\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/38030\/hellonwheelsthecompleteseries.html\">Hell on Wheels: The Complete Series<\/a>' (Sony)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-13418\" name=\"poll_770\" value=\"13418\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-13418\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/33903\/iwakeupscreaming.html\">I Wake Up Screaming<\/a>' (Kino)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-13419\" name=\"poll_770\" value=\"13419\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-13419\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/37557\/imperium.html\">Imperium<\/a>' (Lionsgate)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-13420\" name=\"poll_770\" value=\"13420\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-13420\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/39700\/jimmyvestvoodamerikanhero.html\">Jimmy Vestvood: Amerikan Hero<\/a>' (Gravitas Ventures)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-13421\" name=\"poll_770\" value=\"13421\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-13421\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/39704\/makingakillinggunsgreedandthenra.html\">Making a Killing: Guns, Greed and the NRA<\/a>' (Gravitas Ventures)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-13422\" name=\"poll_770\" value=\"13422\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-13422\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/37525\/mobilesuitvgundam.html\">Mobile Suit V Gundam: Collection 2<\/a>' (Sunrise Pictures International)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-13423\" name=\"poll_770\" value=\"13423\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-13423\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/39570\/myblindbrother.html\">My Blind Brother<\/a>' (Starz \/Anchor Bay)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-13424\" name=\"poll_770\" value=\"13424\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-13424\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/37012\/mylittleponyequestriagirlslegendofeverfree.html\">My Little Pony: Equestria Girls - Legend of Everfree<\/a>' (Shout! Factory)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-13425\" name=\"poll_770\" value=\"13425\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-13425\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/39792\/neighbors.html\">Neighbors (1981): Choice Collection<\/a>' (Sony)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-13426\" name=\"poll_770\" value=\"13426\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-13426\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/38181\/ninelives.html\">Nine Lives<\/a>' (20th Century Fox)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-13427\" name=\"poll_770\" value=\"13427\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-13427\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/39790\/notanotherteenmoviechoicecollection.html\">Not Another Teen Movie: Choice Collection<\/a>' (Sony)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-13428\" name=\"poll_770\" value=\"13428\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-13428\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/36461\/outlanderseason2.html\">Outlander: Season 2<\/a>' (Sony)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-13429\" name=\"poll_770\" value=\"13429\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-13429\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/36463\/outlanderseason2collectorsedition.html\">Outlander: Season 2 (Collector's Edition)<\/a>' (Sony)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-13430\" name=\"poll_770\" value=\"13430\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-13430\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/39975\/polarexpress2.html\">The Polar Express (SteelBook)<\/a>' (Warner Bros.)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-13431\" name=\"poll_770\" value=\"13431\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-13431\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/38518\/psychicschoolwars.html\">Psychic School Wars<\/a>' (FUNimation)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-13432\" name=\"poll_770\" value=\"13432\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-13432\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/37614\/rurounikenshinpart1origins.html\">Rurouni Kenshin Part 1: Origins<\/a>' (FUNimation)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-13433\" name=\"poll_770\" value=\"13433\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-13433\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/38115\/theseaoftrees.html\">The Sea of Trees<\/a>' (Lionsgate)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-13434\" name=\"poll_770\" value=\"13434\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-13434\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/38874\/snoopycomehomeaboynamedcharliebrown.html\">Snoopy Come Home &amp; A Boy Named Charlie Brown<\/a>' (Paramount)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-13435\" name=\"poll_770\" value=\"13435\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-13435\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/37650\/snowwhitewiththeredhair.html\">Snow White with the Red Hair<\/a>' (FUNimation)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-13436\" name=\"poll_770\" value=\"13436\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-13436\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/36619\/startrekbeyond.html\">Star Trek Beyond<\/a>' (Paramount)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-13437\" name=\"poll_770\" value=\"13437\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-13437\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/36621\/startrekbeyond3d.html\">Star Trek Beyond - 3D<\/a>' (Paramount)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-13438\" name=\"poll_770\" value=\"13438\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-13438\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/36948\/startrekbeyondbestbuysteelbook.html\">Star Trek Beyond (SteelBook)<\/a>' (Paramount)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-13439\" name=\"poll_770\" value=\"13439\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-13439\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/ultrahd.highdefdigest.com\/36623\/startrekbeyondultrahdbluray.html\">Star Trek Beyond - Ultra HD Blu-ray<\/a>' (Paramount)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-13440\" name=\"poll_770\" value=\"13440\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-13440\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/ultrahd.highdefdigest.com\/36625\/startrekbeyondultrahdbluraygiftset.html\">Star Trek Beyond - Ultra HD Blu-ray (Gift Set)<\/a>' (Paramount)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-13441\" name=\"poll_770\" value=\"13441\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-13441\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/39784\/stripeschoicecollection.html\">Stripes: Choice Collection<\/a>' (Sony)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-13442\" name=\"poll_770\" value=\"13442\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-13442\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/37059\/sweeneytoddthedemonbarberoffleetstreetinconcert.html\">Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert<\/a>' (Shout! Factory)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-13443\" name=\"poll_770\" value=\"13443\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-13443\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/36771\/toloverudarkness2.html\">To Love Ru Darkness 2<\/a>' (Sentai Filmworks)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-13444\" name=\"poll_770\" value=\"13444\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-13444\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/38620\/uglydirtybad.html\">Ugly Dirty &amp; Bad<\/a>' (Film Movement)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-13445\" name=\"poll_770\" value=\"13445\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-13445\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/37500\/unclenick.html\">Uncle Nick<\/a>' (MPI Home Video)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-13446\" name=\"poll_770\" value=\"13446\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-13446\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/35423\/thewalkingdeadthecompletesixthseason2.html\">The Walking Dead: The Complete Sixth Season (Limited Edition)<\/a>' (Starz\/Anchor Bay)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-13447\" name=\"poll_770\" value=\"13447\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-13447\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/40232\/xmenuniverse9filmbundle.html\">X-Men Collection<\/a>' (20th Century Fox)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-13448\" name=\"poll_770\" value=\"13448\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-13448\">Other (Tell us in the Comments)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-13449\" name=\"poll_770\" value=\"13449\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-13449\">Nothing for me this week<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><input type=\"button\" name=\"vote\" value=\"   Vote   \" class=\"Buttons\" onclick=\"poll_vote(770);\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"#ViewPollResults\" onclick=\"poll_result(770); return false;\" title=\"View Results Of This Poll\">View Results<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"polls-770-loading\" class=\"wp-polls-loading\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-polls\/images\/loading.gif\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading ...\" title=\"Loading ...\" class=\"wp-polls-image\" \/>&nbsp;Loading ...<\/div>\n\n<h2>New Releases<\/h2>\n<p>&#8216;<strong>Star Trek Beyond<\/strong>&#8216; \u2013 After J.J. Abrams trekked over to the &#8216;Star Wars&#8217; universe, the studio heads at Paramount handed the third movie in his &#8216;Star Trek&#8217; reboot franchise to &#8216;Fast &#038; Furious&#8217; director Justin Lin. This leads to an awkward clash of sensibilities. The good news: Lin&#8217;s movie is generally better and more entertaining than Abrams&#8217; last one, the disappointing &#8216;Star Trek into Darkness&#8217;. The bad news: Despite some interesting ideas, the film turns very dumb, and does so a lot. Regardless, I enjoyed it more than I didn&#8217;t. On disc, it comes in a variety of options including 2D, 3D, SteelBook, UHD, or an Amazon-exclusive gift set with a spaceship model. All have Dolby Atmos audio.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;<strong>Nine Lives<\/strong>&#8216; \u2013 Often, when you see overqualified talent working on a movie far beneath their abilities, you wonder if perhaps the project started out with a much more interesting script before it got derailed by rewrites and studio interference. Other times, it&#8217;s utterly perplexing how or why a movie got made at all. Not only does this talking cat body-swap comedy star two-time Oscar winner Kevin Spacey, it was directed by former A-Lister Barry Sonnenfeld (of the &#8216;Men in Black&#8217; franchise). How did this happen? What could this movie have possibly started as to get these people involved? Whatever it was, the final result was an embarrassing bomb.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;<strong>Bad Moms<\/strong>&#8216; \u2013 Remember the family-friendly, PG-rated, Christian-values-espousing flop &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/13595\/momsnightout.html\">Moms&#8217; Night Out<\/a>&#8216; from a couple years ago? (You&#8217;ll be forgiven if you don&#8217;t.) &#8216;The Hangover&#8217; screenwriters Jon Lucas and Scott Moore decided to make a proper raunchy, R-rated version of it. Kristen Bell, Mila Kunis and Christina Applegate are among the suburban soccer moms who go wild for a night of drunken debauchery. The movie proved to be a sleeper hit over the summer \u2013 which either means that audiences have forgiven Lucas and Moore for &#8216;The Hangover Part III&#8217;, or (more likely) nobody recognized those names and went to see the movie solely based on the cast and premise.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;<strong>Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders<\/strong>&#8216; \u2013 Holy time warp, Batman! Adam West and Burt Ward have reunited to reprise their iconic roles in the 1960s &#8216;Batman&#8217; TV series. No, it&#8217;s not about a geriatric Batman and Robin. They lend their voices to an animated feature in the style of their old show. Julie Newmar also returns as Catwoman. This looks all kinds of awesome.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;<strong>The Sea of Trees<\/strong>&#8216; \u2013 Gus Van Sant&#8217;s latest drama, in which a depressed Matthew McConaughey makes a new friend while wandering in Japan&#8217;s infamous &#8220;Suicide Forest,&#8221; was laughed off screens at the Cannes Film Festival last year. For an art film that relies on critics&#8217; reviews and festival word-of-mouth to find an audience, that&#8217;s a kiss of death. The movie currently has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/the_sea_of_trees\" rel=\"nofollow\">a woeful 10% aggregate score on <em>Rotten Tomatoes<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;<strong>Imperium<\/strong>&#8216; \u2013 Daniel Radcliffe has worked very hard this year to shake off his Harry Potter typecasting. In addition to playing a farting corpse in the bizarre &#8216;Swiss Army Man&#8217;, he stars here as an FBI agent who goes undercover as a skinhead white supremacist. Reviews praised his performance and the movie.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;<strong>Anthropoid<\/strong>&#8216; \u2013 Challenging Radcliffe&#8217;s film for the prize of weirdest movie title of the week is a WWII thriller starring Cillian Murphy and Jamie &#8220;Fifty Shades&#8221; Dornan as Czech freedom fighters on a suicide mission to assassinate a top Nazi general. Based on a true story, the movie received mixed reviews, some calling it gripping and others calling it dull.<\/p>\n<h2>Catalog Titles<\/h2>\n<p>Sony expands its <em>Choice Collection<\/em> of manufactured-on-demand BD-R discs with a reissue of the Bill Murray comedy &#8216;<strong>Stripes<\/strong>&#8216;, which makes no sense given that the original pressed Blu-ray appears to still be in print and is widely available at retailers including Amazon and Best Buy. Titles making their high-def disc debuts this way include &#8216;<strong>Neighbors<\/strong>&#8216; (the John Belushi\/Dan Aykroyd one from 1981, not the one with Seth Rogen), &#8216;<strong>Not Another Teen Movie<\/strong>&#8216;, and a little-seen John Ford comedy-drama called &#8216;<strong>Gideon of Scotland Yard<\/strong>&#8216;.<\/p>\n<p>I guess it&#8217;s already the time of year to start rolling out Christmas movies. Warner gets the ball moving with a SteelBook repackage of &#8216;<strong>The Polar Express<\/strong>&#8216;.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Warner Archive unearths the campy 1975 bomb &#8216;<strong>Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze<\/strong>&#8216;.<\/p>\n<p>As far as I can tell, Fox&#8217;s so-called &#8216;<strong>X-Men Collection<\/strong>&#8216; is just a bundle of the existing Blu-rays for the eight official &#8216;X-Men&#8217; movies plus the &#8216;Deadpool&#8217; spinoff shoved into a new slipcover box. Absurdly priced at $199.99, that&#8217;s an average of $22 per film when most of them can be purchased individually for less than $10 each.<\/p>\n<h2>Television<\/h2>\n<p>TV product this week includes the second season of &#8216;<strong>Outlander<\/strong>&#8216;, the final season of &#8216;<strong>Hell on Wheels<\/strong>&#8216; (plus a Complete Series compilation), and a Limited Edition of &#8216;<strong>The Walking Dead<\/strong>&#8216; Season 6.<\/p>\n<h2>My $.02<\/h2>\n<p>I&#8217;m working on a review of the new &#8216;Star Trek&#8217; now and would have bought it regardless. I definitely also need to rent &#8216;Return of the Caped Crusaders&#8217;. Beyond that (no pun intended), nothing else calls to me. 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