We Need to Talk About Kevin<\/a>‘) stars Joaquin Phoenix as a vigilante who rescues human trafficking victims and dishes out brutal vengeance to their captors. The plot description sounds a little rote, but critics described the film as masterfully crafted and almost unbearably intense. <\/p>\n‘Super Troopers 2<\/strong>‘ \u2013 Having failed to ever produce anything nearly as popular, the Broken Lizard comedy troupe returns to its first hit with a decade-too-late sequel that looks to simply rehash all the old jokes. <\/p>\n‘Truth or Dare<\/strong>‘ \u2013 No, not the Madonna concert film. In a Blumhouse horror cheapie, a group of idiot teens play an extreme<\/em> version of the title party game to deadly results. The naysaying of critics couldn’t stop this from making money.<\/p>\n‘Traffik<\/strong>‘ \u2013 Paula Patton and Omar Epps are terrorized by evil bikers who apparently can’t spell. <\/p>\nUHD<\/h2>\n
‘Rampage<\/strong>‘ is the only day-and-date title to smash its way onto Ultra HD. <\/p>\nFrom the catalog vaults, Paramount gives a 4k upgrade to the 2014 ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles<\/strong>‘, Sony exhumes Sam Raimi’s goofy 1995 Western ‘The Quick and the Dead<\/strong>‘, and Lionsgate finally follows through on that overpriced “EndoArm” gift set for ‘Terminator 2<\/strong>‘ that it promised months ago.<\/p>\nCatalog Titles<\/h2>\n
Steven Soderbergh’s debut feature ‘Sex, Lies, and Videotape<\/strong>‘ was instrumental in kicking off the 1990s indie boom. The film now joins several of the director’s later works as part of the Criterion Collection.<\/p>\nComing out of the Warner Archive this week is John Huston’s quirky 1972 Western ‘The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean<\/strong>‘, starring Paul Newman. Screenwriter John Milius reportedly hated what Huston did with his script. <\/p>\nThree years after their Oscar-winning ‘The Apartment’, director Billy Wilder reunited with stars Jack Lemmon and Shirly MacLaine for the romantic comedy ‘Irma la Douce<\/strong>‘, adapted from a French stage musical but without any of the songs. The Blu-ray comes from Kino.<\/p>\nTwilight Time’s latest limited editions put a spotlight on stars Jane Russell in ‘The Revolt of Mamie Stover<\/strong>‘ (1956), Omar Sharif in ‘Genghis Khan<\/strong>‘ (1965), James Caan in ‘Cinderella Liberty<\/strong>‘ (1973), and Chow Yun-fat in ‘The Children of Huang Shi<\/strong>‘ (2008). <\/p>\nTelevision<\/h2>\n
Syfy may have canceled the excellent sci-fi drama ‘The Expanse<\/strong>‘, but Amazon rescued it and will produce new seasons soon. While waiting for that, the Blu-ray version of Season 3 should offer far better picture quality than Syfy’s broadcast, plus uncensored swearing. <\/p>\nMy $.02<\/h2>\n
Every Wes Anderson movie winds up in the Criterion Collection eventually. The more I think about it, the more likely I’ll wait for that ‘Isle of Dogs’ double-dip. For now, I’ll try to pick up ‘Sex, Lies, and Videotape’ in the Barnes & Noble Criterion sale. ‘You Were Never Really Here’ sounds worth a rental.<\/p>\n
What will you prioritize this week?<\/p>\n
A Programming Note<\/h2>\n
I’ll be traveling with my family this week, and as such will probably not have much time to prepare blog content for a few days or to moderate comments. Please try to behave yourselves until I get back. Thanks!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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