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DVD/Blu-ray Roundup for July 14, 2017

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Welcome to the latest summary of new releases arriving on Blu-ray and DVD. One of the year’s biggest hits is premiering as well as a couple of critical darlings and some interesting indie fare. 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...

A surefire crowd-pleaser: ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’

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Rating: ««« out of 4

Running Time:
133 min.

We’ve seen six Spider-Man movies in the past 15 years. That’s six and we’re not even counting his appearance in Marvel’s recent Captain America: Civil War. With two of these films being origin stories, one might be understandably reticent to see yet another take on the character (although based on the people around me at the preview screening, I may be the only who feels a bit burnt out). I can report, however, that Spider-Man: Homecoming is an enjoyable feature and surefire crowd-pleaser that will entertain most viewers.

Perhaps the wisest decision made is to completely forgo the familiar origin story and introduce Peter...

DVD/Blu-ray Roundup for July 7, 2017

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Welcome back to another look at what is coming your way on Blu-ray and DVD. Just because there’s a holiday doesn’t mean that there aren’t plenty of new arrivals. You’ll find all the highlights below. 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!

Awakening the Zodiac - A down on their luck couple team up with a friend to buy a storage locker and sell the contents. What they find are actual 8mm film reels of the notorious Zodiac Killer murdering his prey. The group decide to solve the mystery themselves and locate the culprit... a very bad idea, as it puts their lives in danger. This independent...

‘Baby Driver’ hits the gas and never stops

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Rating: ««« out of 4

Running Time: 113 min.

It has been a few years since director Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, The World’s End) has treated us to another one of his quirky and idiosyncratic feature films. His latest is an homage to car and heist movies with a modern spin. Admittedly, Baby Driver isn’t as eccentric as his previous efforts. However familiar the path may be, he throws in enough twists and turns to make it a very enjoyable ride.

Baby (Ansel Elgort) is a getaway driver for criminal mastermind Doc (Kevin Spacey), who sends the kid out on a series of wild robberies through the streets of Atlanta. He’s teamed with various...

DVD/Blu-ray Roundup for June 30, 2017

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This is another one of those extremely busy weeks. There is a huge variety of new releases arriving on Blu-ray and DVD, with something in just about every genre. So if you can’t make it out to the movies, give one of these titles a try!

BIG NEW RELEASES!

Absolutely Anything - It took a long time for this British comedy to make it to US theaters, coming some two years after it release elsewhere. The story involves a group of aliens who arrive on Earth. They decide to experiment on humanity by giving an Average Joe incredible powers and then watch what he does with them. While a few found it enjoyably silly, this effort from Terry Jones of the Monty Python troupe didn’t...

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