What’s New on Home Video – January 11th, 2022 – Liar Liar, The Dry, & More!
Well, it’s another small week in the post holiday sales frame, but for those of you who lean towards less mainstream fare, there are some good options today!
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Escape Room (1 and 2): Let The Games Begin
Escape Room and Escape Room: Tournament of Champions
Each location is more diabolical than the last with clues on how to solve each locations puzzles, but one by one the players fall prey to the lethal aspects of the game.
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What’s New on Home Video – January 4th – Antlers, British TV, & More!
The first few weeks of the year are traditionally slow for home video, and this week is no different, offering up just a couple of titles: a few horror flicks, a couple of British TV series, and some baseball to hold you over until Spring training.
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Don’t Look Up: To Close for Comfort
Don’t Look Up
The casting of this film is amazing, with several Oscar winners and box office draws. But this isn’t “that” type of science fiction movie. This is not Deep Impact or Armageddon. This is a satirical comedy looking at our government, with some very subtle and not so subtle caricatures of people in our current political system.
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Scary Little Christmas: Krampus-You Better Watch Out
Krampus (2015)
This is a horror movie with a conscience and a lesson to learn. Most horror movies are morality tales, but this one, in particular, attempt to remind us not to lose the hope in our hearts and retain that magic that comes with the season.
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The Matrix Resurrections – Take the Blue Pill!
The Matrix Resurrections
The storyline is interesting, and some aspects of the plot are intriguing and thought provoking, but the script felt convoluted and pretentious. Like a movie that wants to be “deep” but in reality, is shallow, with a lot of glitter on the surface.
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Scary Little Christmas: A Christmas Carol (2020)- An Old Tale Told in Dance!
A Christmas Carol (2020)
This gives the impression of a ghostly dream gracefully playing before our eyes. It is extremely theatrical and a bold choice for todays audiences.
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What’s New on Home Video – December 21st/28th – James Bond, The Sopranos. Wes Anderson, & More!
Bond is back, baby! (Oh yeah, and a bunch of other films, too.) One quick note, there are a couple of releases included this week that don’t street until December 28th (I’ve marked them accordingly) as there will be no new column next week. Enjoy!
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Antlers: Hunger of the Wendigo
Antlers
…the film is also overwhelmingly depressing. A film needs a balance of highs and lows, comedy and drama, light and dark. This movie is all lows, drama and dark.
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Scary Little Christmas: Silent Night, Deadly Night– Have You Been Good?
Silent Night, Deadly Night
Robert Brian Wilson was a great choice for the lead, he was very handsome and wholesome looking, with a kind and welcoming smile. But once he breaks, all warmth erodes away leaving only a vacant haunting emptiness in his eyes.
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Spider-Man No Way Home: A Dynamic Movie About Second Chances
Spider-Man: No Way Home
Spider-Man: No Way Home is for all Marvel fans but is especially for those who grew up with the pre-MCU Spider-Man films. This is a personal fan appreciation film from Marvel and Sony for those who have been with the Spider-Man films since the Raimi/Maguire saga.
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What’s New on Home Video – December 14th – The Last Duel, Dear Even Hansen, Copshop, Rick & Morty, & More!
While there aren’t any out-and-out HUGE releases this week, there are a number of interesting releases that are worth checking out. Take a look!
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