Welcome to the latest look at highlights arriving on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD. This is a relatively quiet edition, but one that does feature a couple of well-regarded independent pictures and some impressive upgrades of classic titles. So, if you can’t make it out to the movies this week or need to stay indoors for a few days, be sure to give one of these titles a try!

BIG NEW RELEASES!

BABES: Two women who have been best friends since childhood find themselves at different stages in life. One is married and has started a family, while the other still enjoys partying and doing recreational drugs. When the wild one learns that she is pregnant, no one, including her bestie...

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This film from Apple Studios will be available to stream on Apple TV+ on Friday, Aug. 9.

Occasionally, a film comes along featuring a cast and crew so talented one initially expects that there would be no way it could go wrong. The Instigators is an action/comedy directed by the talented Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity, Edge of Tomorrow), starring several Oscar winners and nominees. It’s a very slickly-produced effort and bits and pieces of the movie work because of the performers. Still, the film never quite reaches the heights that one would expect it to.

The story is set in Boston and follows two flawed but likable...

Welcome to another look at some of the highlights arriving on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD. This edition includes many quirky independents as well as a release or two from bigger distributors. There is plenty to choose from, so if you can’t make it out to the movies this week or need to stay indoors for a few days, be sure to check out one of these titles!

 

BIG NEW

RELEASES!

BOTTOM FEEDERS: A 20-year-old from rural Pennsylvania struggles to see a positive outlook for his life, especially living with his infantile father. He gets a brief break from this toxic relationship and financial woe when a childhood friend returns home for the holidays with his wealthy...

It’s almost the end of the summer, which means that movie studios are gearing up for the fall season. As such, the next couple of weeks feature titles that aren’t quite being screened early enough for this reviewer to cover (this doesn’t necessarily mean that the pictures themselves are bad, but some aren’t getting quite as big of a marketing push as efforts from June or July). So, it seems like a good time to have a look at what is coming soon to theaters. As always, please remember that releases can change rather suddenly, so one or two may bounce to another date.

Aug. 2 sees the arrival of a live-action adaptation of a beloved children’s...