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Running Time: 209 minutes

This film premieres November 29 on Netflix.

Martin Scorcese has directed some incredible crime films over the past four decades, including Mean Streets, Goodfellas, Casino, Gangs of New York and The Departed. It’s safe to say this moviemaker knows a thing or two about underworld figures and delivering their stories with authenticity. His latest, The Irishman, is based upon the 2004 non-fiction memoir I Heard You Paint Houses, which details the life of a hit man who finds himself in the company of the mob and one of the country’s most notable union leaders. The project allows Scorcese to work with familiar faces and paint...

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...

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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...

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...