Blu-ray/DVD Roundup for April 30, 2021

Welcome back to another look at some of the highlights coming this week on Blu-ray and DVD. There’s a big title that earned plenty of praise and won prizes at the Academy Awards on Sunday, as well as some interesting independent features. So, if you are still waiting to have a safe movie-going experience at the cinema, why not give one of these titles a try!

BIG NEW RELEASES!

BAD WITCH: A male witch whose powers have caused him nothing but trouble decides to make a change for the good and help a local teen being bullied at school. The pair becomes close and the protagonist does his best to make life better for his new friend. However, when the...

By Glenn Kay

For the Sun

Welcome back to another look at new Blu-rays and DVDs arriving on store shelves. This edition features a lot of interesting and quirky features, as well as plenty of older flicks that are getting high-definition upgrades. So, since you can’t, or perhaps shouldn’t be going out to the movies for just a little while longer, why not give one of these titles a try!

BIG NEW RELEASES!

BODY BROKERS: Two struggling drug addicts in Ohio meet a figure on the street who promises to help them kick the habit. The pair accepts the offer and travel to Los Angeles. While the leads are initially happy with their treatment, they become suspicious of the organization’s true...

Spring is here, the weather is changing and it even looks as though the horrible pandemic could be in the rearview mirror in the near future. In the meantime, there are plenty of movies arriving for those needing some entertainment. A few of the films will still be premiering on streaming platforms, but others will also be arriving at drive-ins and open theaters. So, let’s go through some of the flicks coming your way in the next few weeks.

Please be aware that release dates are still being shifted around (especially with theaters slowly reopening), so a couple may be bumped back to a later date.

Those preferring to stay indoors this weekend can check out the Netflix release of...

By Glenn Kay

For the Sun

Welcome back to another look at highlights arriving on Blu-ray and DVD. The new release column isn’t quite as busy as normal this time out, but it is filled with some interesting and unusual features worth checking out. So, since you can’t, or likely shouldn’t be heading out to the movies just yet, why not give one of these flicks a try?

BIG NEW RELEASES!

FUKUSHIMA 50: Based on the 2011 disaster in Japan, this drama tells the story of how a magnitude 9.0 earthquake rocked Fukushima. A nuclear plant manager and his team of engineers risk their lives to try to contain a reactor leak and must also contend with a massive tsunami rushing into the region...