Welcome to another look at some of the highlights arriving on Blu-ray and DVD. This is a quieter edition with fewer discs, but there still are a few features coming your way that may be of interest. So, if you can’t make it out to the movies this week or shouldn’t be out in public, be sure to give one of these titles a try!

 



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499: Made to coincide with the Spanish conquest of Mexico 500 years ago, this unique picture mixes documentary and dramatic elements. This major period in history is told from the point-of-view of the ghost of conquistador Hernán Cortés, who recounts his journey into the Aztec Empire and his colonization efforts. The...

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Running Time: 107 minutes

Focus Features will release this film in theaters on July 29.

Jason Blum is a producer most famous for his low-budget horror efforts, including the “Paranormal Activity,” “Insidious” and “Purge” movie franchises. So, when a film called “Vengeance” appears at cinemas with Blum’s name on it, one might assume that they will be seeing a genre flick in a similar mold. But that isn’t the case here.

Director/writer and star B.J. Novak (who will be most familiar to viewers from the TV-series “The Office”) has created something quite different. The story does revolve around a mysterious death, but it isn’t...

Welcome to another look at highlights arriving on Blu-ray and DVD. This week is a big one, with a few major releases, in addition to some well-regarded independent fare. So, if you can’t make it out to the movies this week or need to keep yourself indoors, be sure to give one of these titles a try!

 



BIG NEW RELEASES!



DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS: The latest Marvel Universe superhero feature details a new adventure with the title character. The story begins with a teenage girl making contact with the lead. She explains that she has the ability to travel between alternate universes and that an evil figure is pursuing her in order to steal her...

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Running Time: 135 minutes

This feature from Universal Pictures opens at cinemas on July 22.

Writer/director Jordan Peele made a huge impression with his 2017 debut feature “Get Out,” a brilliant horror satire that won accolades and an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. His follow up “Us” detailed sinister doppelgangers and also fared well with the press and audiences. So, expectations have been high for his latest feature.

Readers should keep their assumptions in check. “Nope” isn’t as thematically deep or as terrifying a film as the filmmaker’s previous two efforts. However, it is an enjoyable genre picture that does include...