was mixed on the film<\/a> after watching it at TIFF, saying that it lacks enough payoff at the end, but a lot of other critics had a better opinion of it.<\/p>\nUHD<\/h2>\n
The only day-and-date title to land an Ultra HD release is Creed II<\/strong><\/em>. Best Buy has a SteelBook.<\/p>\nAhead of its franchise reboot, Guillermo del Toro’s original Hellboy<\/strong><\/em> movie was announced for a 4k upgrade this week. However, Amazon and Best Buy pulled their listings, and Walmart says that it’s out of stock, so I don’t know whether it’s really happening or not.<\/p>\nCatalog Titles<\/h2>\n
Although it was a box office dud that scored only mixed reviews from critics in its day, the 1993 serial killer road trip thriller Kalifornia<\/strong><\/em> was one of the earliest movies to suggest that young star Brad Pitt might be more than just a pretty face. First released on Blu-ray back in 2010, Shout! Factory gives the movie a Collector’s Edition double-dip as part of its Shout Select line. <\/p>\nKino also digs back into the 1990s with high-def copies largely forgotten movies like Mad Dog and Glory<\/strong><\/em>, The Doctor<\/strong><\/em>, Before and After<\/strong><\/em>, and Untamed Heart<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\nSonny Chiba’s Street Fighter<\/em> movies of the 1970s (no relation to the later video game franchise or Jean-Claude Van Damme flick) were so popular that they inspired four spinoffs starring Etsuko Shiomi. Arrow Video bundles them into a box set called the Sister Street Fighter Collection<\/strong><\/em>. <\/p>\nTelevision<\/h2>\n
The first season of Syfy’s Krypton<\/strong><\/em>, the fourth season of AMC’s Fear the Walking Dead<\/strong><\/em>, and the Spacey-less final season of Netflix’s House of Cards<\/strong><\/em> are all now conveniently collected on disc for your bingeing pleasure. <\/p>\nMy $.02<\/h2>\n
The movie I most want to see this week is The Favourite<\/em>. I’ll probably start with a rental. I’m also curious about Burning<\/em> and Vox Lux<\/em>.<\/p>\nWhat’s your favourite release of the week?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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