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Blu-ray/DVD Roundup for October 20, 2023

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Welcome to another look at highlights arriving on Blu-ray and DVD. This edition announces the arrival of the year’s highest grossing blockbuster on disc, as well as plenty of other notable features.

 

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BARBIE: Surprisingly, the year’s biggest box office hit is this film adaptation...

‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ is worth the over three-hour run time

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Rating: 3.5 out of 4

Running Time:  206 minutes

This feature from Paramount Pictures and Apple Original Films opens exclusively in theaters on Friday, Oct. 20. A streaming release date through Apple TV+ has yet to be announced.

Legendary director Martin Scorsese has made his fair share of lengthy epics, including Goodfellas, Gangs of New York, The Aviator, The Departed and The Wolf of Wall Street among many others. His previous feature, The Irishman, was his most detailed and extended tale, running three-and-a-half hours in length. While one might have guessed the filmmaker’s next project might be shorter and more intimate, the 80-year-old director's latest is almost as long...

‘The Exorcist: Believer’ fails to get the blood pumping

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Running Time: 111 minutes

This feature from Universal Pictures opened in cinemas on Friday, Oct. 6.

It’s been some 50 years since The Exorcist arrived on movie screens. Based on the 1971 novel by William Peter Blatty, the feature caused an enormous stir upon its release. Everyone seemed compelled to watch this grandiose tale, which soon became the highest grossing film of all time for Warner Bros. If that wasn’t enough, the film was nominated for nine Academy Awards, ultimately winning for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Sound.

In the following decades, elaborate follow-ups of varying quality have appeared, in addition to dozens upon dozens of...

Blu-ray/DVD Roundup for October 13, 2023

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Welcome to another look at some of the highlights arriving on Blu-ray and DVD. So, if you can’t make it out to the movies this week or need to stay indoors for a while, be sure to give one of these titles a try!



BIG NEW RELEASES!



THE BOOGEYMAN: After their mother dies tragically, two sisters struggle to cope with their loss. They get no help from their father, a therapist who seems too busy dealing with his own issues. When one of the dad’s patients arrives at the family home begging for help, they all take him in. Unfortunately, the individual brings a supernatural presence that thrives on loss and pain with him.

This film is based on a short story by Stephen King and...

‘Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie’ is familiar, but will entertain the kids

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92 minutes

This feature from Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon opened in cinemas on Friday,  Sept. 29.

Anyone who is a parent with young kids is assuredly aware of the PAW Patrol animated series. It seems to appeal to just about every little one out there, serving as a ratings juggernaut since its 2013 debut. After 10 seasons and a hit 2021 feature film, the characters are back on the big screen once again.

PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie feels like an attempt to update the show (or at the very least create a spin-off series) by adding superhero elements into its story. The picture is very formulaic, but it will deliver the heroic pooch...

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