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Blu-ray/DVD Roundup for November 22, 2019

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It’s time for another look at new releases on Blu-ray and DVD. As always, there’s an interesting selection of discs coming your way in a wide variety of genres. So, if you can’t make it out to the movies this week, be sure to give one of these titles a try!

Big New Releases!

American Dreamer - A driver-for-hire finds himself working for a low-level drug-dealer, but when he falls deeper and deeper in debt, he decides to take some very drastic actions. The lead attempts to kidnap the daughter of his employer, leading to all sorts of violent complications. This drama/thriller split reviewers. About half wrote that the lead performance was strong but that the story was...

‘Ford v Ferrari’ takes viewers for a speedy competition

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Rating: ««« out of ««««

Running Time: 152 minutes

Like the sound of a roaring engine? A car veering down the track at top speed? Then you might enjoy Ford v Ferrari, a biopic detailing a rivalry between the two auto manufacturers. This tale specifically follows what happened as two men were assigned to design and build the fastest car in the world, and the various personal and professional difficulties and obstacles they experienced while making the dream a reality.

It may not be the best film of the year, but all parties involved are devoted to telling the tale with as much authenticity as possible, making it an intriguing and interesting biopic.

In the mid-‘60s, U.S. auto...

Blu-ray/DVD Roundup for November 15, 2019

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Welcome to yet another look at highlights coming your way on Blu-ray and DVD. It’s another busy edition with plenty of big box office hits in many different genres, as well as critical favorites. So, if you can’t make it out to the movies this week, be sure to give one of these titles a try!

Big New Releases!

47 Meters Down: Uncaged - This sequel to the 2017 horror picture follows a different group of young women who decide to go diving and end up in big trouble. While searching the underwater ruins of a Mayan city, four teenagers come upon a group of hungry Great White Sharks. They attempt to avoid being eaten and try to find a way to the surface before their oxygen...

‘Doctor Sleep’ works as a horror film, carries the ghost of the original

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Rating: «« out of ««««

Running Time: 151 minutes

Talk about impossible acts to follow, Stephen King’s 1977 novel The Shining remains one of the most popular bestsellers in horror. And although director Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 film adaption may have had a few detractors during its initial release (mostly due to its icy approach and some significant changes made from the source material), it has grown ever more popular over the years, and is now considered a genuine classic of the genre. While sequels are commonplace these days, few expected a new novel from King devoted to the characters, nor another film nearly 40 years later to update audiences on the lives of the...

Blu-ray/DVD Roundup for November 8, 2019

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Hello and welcome to another look at highlights arriving this week on Blu-ray and DVD. There’s a little mix of everything in this edition that includes big Hollywood productions, along with small, independent efforts. So, if you can’t make it out to the movies this week, be sure to give one of these titles a try!

Big New Releases!

Ambition - This independent thriller involves a young violinist preparing for a life-changing audition. However, when a suspicious death occurs, the musician begins to fear that she may be the next target. The lead starts to suspect her friends of the crime, as well as a mysterious new neighbor who has just moved in. She must determine who...

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