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Blu-ray/DVD Roundup for October 27, 2023

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Welcome to another look at some of the highlights arriving on Blu-ray and DVD.

 

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CADDY HACK: Few would think of a golf course as a setting for terror, but this low-budget horror/comedy attempts to do so. When a group of golf caddies begin vanishing (only to be found later torn to bits), the owner of the facility attempts to cover up the deaths. As it turns out, a group of pesticide-mutated gophers are the responsible party. The unhinged course groundskeeper decides to wage war and go toe-to-toe with the dangerous creatures.

There have only been a couple of online reviews thus far. One states that the humor is cringeworthy and that the picture...

‘Dicks: The Musical’ is odd, but also distinguished

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Running Time: 86 minutes

This feature from A24 will be released in several markets including Albuquerque on Friday, Oct. 20.

Off-Broadway productions have been getting film adaptations for some time, with titles like In the Heights and Dear Evan Hansen being a couple of recent examples. This week sees the release of a musical comedy from one of the more adult-oriented shows staged at this kind of a venue.

In fact, Dicks: The Musical is based on a production that has an even more off-color official title. It doesn’t have the budget of the titles listed above and, if you’re easily offended, has several moments that may cause one to head for the...

Blu-ray/DVD Roundup for October 20, 2023

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Welcome to another look at highlights arriving on Blu-ray and DVD. This edition announces the arrival of the year’s highest grossing blockbuster on disc, as well as plenty of other notable features.

 

BIG NEW RELEASES!



BARBIE: Surprisingly, the year’s biggest box office hit is this film adaptation of the Mattel doll line. Barbie lives in a colorful and matriarchal world with other versions of herself and various Kens. When she begins noticing issues with her body, she becomes gravely concerned. The lead and Ken decide to leave their home for Los Angeles, where they are met with challenges after comparing their world and human existence.

The press was very...

‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ is worth the over three-hour run time

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Rating: 3.5 out of 4

Running Time:  206 minutes

This feature from Paramount Pictures and Apple Original Films opens exclusively in theaters on Friday, Oct. 20. A streaming release date through Apple TV+ has yet to be announced.

Legendary director Martin Scorsese has made his fair share of lengthy epics, including Goodfellas, Gangs of New York, The Aviator, The Departed and The Wolf of Wall Street among many others. His previous feature, The Irishman, was his most detailed and extended tale, running three-and-a-half hours in length. While one might have guessed the filmmaker’s next project might be shorter and more intimate, the 80-year-old director's latest is almost as long...

‘The Exorcist: Believer’ fails to get the blood pumping

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Running Time: 111 minutes

This feature from Universal Pictures opened in cinemas on Friday, Oct. 6.

It’s been some 50 years since The Exorcist arrived on movie screens. Based on the 1971 novel by William Peter Blatty, the feature caused an enormous stir upon its release. Everyone seemed compelled to watch this grandiose tale, which soon became the highest grossing film of all time for Warner Bros. If that wasn’t enough, the film was nominated for nine Academy Awards, ultimately winning for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Sound.

In the following decades, elaborate follow-ups of varying quality have appeared, in addition to dozens upon dozens of...

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