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Running Time: 119 minutes

This feature from United Artists will be playing at theaters and drive-ins on May 7.

The heist movie has been around almost as long as cinema itself. In fact, so many have been produced in recent years that it seems as if there is little about them that is unfamiliar. The latest release featuring crooks trying to steal a fortune and the people out to stop them is Wrath of Man, which is actually a remake of the 2004 French film, Le Convoyeur aka Cash Truck. As one might expect, certain elements on display here feel obvious and ordinary.

Still, the shootouts and chases are exciting and the screenplay does at least make an...

By Glenn Kay

For the Sun

Welcome to another look at some of the highlights arriving on Blu-ray and DVD. It’s a busy edition with several high-profile features arriving in a wide variety of genres. So, if you can’t or shouldn’t, head out to the movies this week, be sure to give one of these titles a try!

BIG NEW RELEASES!

BIGFOOT’S BRIDE: Wild Eye Releasing is a distributor who specializes in putting out campy, low-budget and even homemade genre pictures. This horror/comedy is set in the wilderness of North America. The story follows campers who discover the legendary Bigfoot monster. They learn that some of the reports about the hairy figure are false when he begins...

Blu-ray/DVD Roundup for May 7, 2021

It’s time for another look at highlights arriving on Blu-ray and DVD. While there aren’t a lot of new releases, a couple of them are award winners and there are also plenty of popular older titles debuting on disc. So, if you can’t or shouldn’t head out to the movies this week, be sure to give one of these titles a try!

BIG NEW RELEASES!

FOR THE SAKE OF VICIOUS: After a long Halloween shift, a nurse and single mother comes home to discover a masked figure and a hostage taking refuge there. She also discovers that the pair is being pursued by a street gang that is about to try and break in. Surrounded on all sides and desperate to protect her...

A quirky, understated introduction to immigration

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Running Time: 103 minutes

This film from Focus Features will be playing at operating cinemas and drive-ins on April 30.

Creating an exceptional comedy or drama that is unapologetically offbeat can be a tricky proposition. That’s true especially when a feature follows a singular and unusual vision which may not appeal to a large demographic. The latest feature to follow the beat of its own drummer is Limbo, a British production that mixes serious issues like immigration with deadpan humor and bizarre situations. Admittedly, not every member of the audience will laugh at the oddball situations on...