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Blu-ray/DVD Roundup for March 27, 2020

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Welcome back to another look at highlights arriving on Blu-ray and DVD. Since you likely can’t make it out to the movies this week, be sure to give one of these titles a try!




Big New Releases!



Asako I & II - This foreign-language film from Japan details a young woman in Osaka who falls for a man, only to have him disappear mysteriously. A couple of years later, she encounters another person who looks exactly like her original boyfriend, but has a completely different personality. The lead is attracted to this new person, but must contend with feelings of confusion about the two figures. The press enjoyed witnessing this drama/romance.

A small contingent did complain...

‘Blow the Man Down’ features great performances, plenty of atmosphere

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Running Time: 92 minutes

The following feature film debuts on Amazon Prime on March 20.

Well, this week marked the delay of, well, just about every movie slated to come to theaters over the next two months. While that isn’t the best of news for anyone looking forward to seeing A Quiet Place Part II, Mulan, The New Mutants, The Lovebirds, No Time to Die, Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway, Antlers, Black Widow, Spiral, The Personal History of David Copperfield, F9 (Fast and the Furious) and many others, it does open the door for a few smaller films to earn some attention. One such example is Blow the Man Down, a little mystery flick that is being released on...

Blu-ray/DVD Roundup for March 20, 2020

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Well, it’s been an unusual week, hasn’t it? Entertainment options in public spaces will be considerably slimmer (or nonexistent) for the next little while, but at least it gives us all a chance to catch up at home on films and programs that we may have missed. There are also plenty of new releases arriving on Blu-ray and DVD, and the highlights are right here. So, if you can’t (or, more likely, are unable and don’t want to) make it out to the movies this week, be sure to give one of these titles a try!

Big New Releases!

Abigail - A massive epidemic seals off a small town from the rest of the world and results in numerous citizens being mysteriously taken away by...

‘The Hunt’ isn’t worth pursuing

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Running Time:
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The disturbing concept of humans being hunted for sport has been used in various stories and movies over the past century. It appears as though the first story to arrive was The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell in 1924. Since that time, there has been a film adaptation, as well as other features using a similar premise to good effect. Hard Target (1993) was a stylish and fun action flick, and the Japanese title Battle Royale (2000), added a bit of deeper meaning and subtext to the scenario. The latest tale to follow suit is The Hunt. It was originally slated to be released back in September, but a mass shooting incident led...

Blu-ray/DVD Roundup for March 13, 2020

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Welcome to another look at highlights arriving on Blu-ray and DVD. There’s a great mix of Hollywood fare and exciting independent features this time out, meaning that there will be something for just about everyone. So, if you can’t make it out to the movies this week, be sure to give one of these titles a try!

Big New Releases!



The Assent - This low-budget horror picture follows a priest who performed an exorcism that resulted in a child’s death. After serving a three-year-sentence, the protagonist is released and tries to start living a quiet life. It isn’t long before another desperate family arrives on his doorstep and asks for his assistance, saying that...

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