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...

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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...

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...

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...