Blu-ray/DVD Roundup for November 8, 2019
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...
RMCHCS director receives ‘Housing for All’ award
William Camorata was named “Volunteer of the Year” by the New Mexican Coalition to End Homelessness in a ceremony Oct. 24 where he was presented with a “Housing For All” award at the organization’s headquarters in Santa Fe. The award was bestowed upon Camorata by NMCEH Executive Director Hank Hughes.“We are very pleased to nominate William Camorata for this distinction,” Hughes said. “Many people in the Gallup area literally owe the roof over their head to his tireless efforts. Volunteers like William literally make the world a better place.”
“I am honored and pleased to receive the recognition,” Camorata said. “But it is not just about me. It is about the...
‘Motherless Brooklyn’ going for Oscar glory
Rating: «« out of ««««Running Time: 144 minutes
In case you haven’t already noticed, we’re beginning to venture into awards season. This part of the year is always filled with ambitious pictures featuring high drama that seem earmarked for Oscar glory…as well as some that aspire for the honors, but don’t quite make as strong an impression (at least for this writer). Motherless Brooklyn is one such example.
Everyone involved seems to be giving it their all with big performances filled with grand speeches and bold dramatic gestures. Yet while it’s watchable in the moment, the end result feels manufactured and one that never matches the films that inspired it.
Set in...
‘Jojo Rabbit’ will be hard to forget
Rating: ««« out of ««««Running Time: 108 minutes
Over the past several years, New Zealand writer/director/performer Taika Waititi has slowly and steadily earned a large fanbase thanks to his exciting work on What We Do in the Shadows, Hunt for the Wilderpeople and Thor: Ragnarok. His latest, Jojo Rabbit, is one of his boldest and most eccentric pictures, mixing satire, slapstick and drama in equal measure. Admittedly, the humor is hit and miss and the concoction won’t appeal to all. Yet, after a bit of time, this reviewer found himself gradually won over by the story, characters, and a couple of grimly amusing moments. The movie certainly isn’t quite like any other war...
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