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Running Time: 114 minutes

This Netflix feature will make its streaming debut on July 16.

The writing/directing team of Navot Papushado and Aharon Kashales garnered a lot of press in 2013 for their gritty and disturbing Israeli genre picture “Big Bad Wolves.” It earned a sizable cult following. While the team still collaborates, each has gone off to create individual works along the way. “Gunpowder Milkshake” is Papushado’s English-language film debut, an over-the-top, bloody action picture with plenty of style to burn.

The movie certainly looks great, but the story and plight of the characters isn’t as well developed as the visuals, and the...

By Glenn Kay

For the Sun

Welcome back to another look at some of the highlights arriving on Blu-ray and DVD. This is a very busy week with a number of notable and high-profile releases coming your way. 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!

LIMBO: In this comedy/drama, a Syrian refugee arrives in Scotland hoping to make a new start. First, he and other asylum seekers attend comically odd classes on adapting to life in the UK. Then, the protagonist makes new acquaintances while waiting to find out who will be accepted into the country.  Sitting around also leaves the lead contending with feelings of guilt...

THE STORY OF SAINT THOMAS MORE (SAN TOMAS) 1477 - 1535 A. D.

Feast Day June 22

Patron Saint of politicians, lawyers, adopted families, difficult marriages

Born into privilege, Thomas More had a life of comfort and prestige laid out before him. He was heavily influenced by his devout mother and became a lawyer, although he always felt a pull toward the pious life, living adjacent to a monastery and even becoming a Third Order Franciscan. He was even known to wear a hair shirt (a shirt woven loosely of coarse hair to be intentionally uncomfortable) and conduct other acts of penance. He was a dedicated husband to his first wife. They were portrayed as a happy couple.

He was a...

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Running Time: 134 minutes

This film will be released at theaters July 9. It will also be available through Disney+ with Premier Access.

Due to unforeseen circumstances, it has now been more than two years since a movie based on a Marvel superhero has been released. For comic book fans, it has been a long wait, but a new title has finally arrived that officially kicks off a new phase in the comic book studio’s plans. “Black Widow” is a prequel based on the popular Russian spy who played a supporting role in many titles over the past decade. As expected, the action on display is fun to watch, but the story seems to be indecisive, attempting to...