Welcome to another look at highlights arriving on Blu-ray and DVD. Now that the holiday season is over, things are getting busier once again with a variety of new releases in various genres. So, if you can’t make it out to the movies this week or need to stay indoors, be sure to give one of these titles a try!





THE FRIENDSHIP GAME: A group of teenagers attend a garage sale and purchase a strange object that is said to be a strange game. They are instructed to gather around the item and share their innermost desires with each other. If they can stay friends and get through the ordeal that follows, they win. It doesn’t sound like a fun time, but the kids decide to play anyway and...

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This feature is now streaming on Netflix.

As 2022 came to an end, it certainly seemed as if there were a lot of grandiose (and lengthy) features striving to combine many elements and ideas into a cohesive whole. Based on a well-regarded book by Don DeLillo, White Noise attempts to combine comedy with personal drama, as well as elements from disaster pictures. Heck, it even throws in a dance number for good measure. It’s all a bit messy and the results are ultimately uneven, but at least there are individual sections that do work and a few fun moments to behold.

The film starts in 1984 and focuses on a charismatic but...

Welcome back to another look at highlights arriving on Blu-ray and DVD. With the holiday season just ending, it’s a shorter list than usual, but there are still plenty of interesting titles coming your way. So, if you can’t make it out to the movies this week or need to stay indoors, be sure to check out one of these titles.

 



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ARMAGEDDON TIME: This period drama is loosely based on the personal experiences of writer/director James Gray (Ad Astra,The Lost City of Z). A young boy struggles at school and has a difficult time getting on with his parents, but shows interest in other areas. When he meets a young black student being treated unfairly...

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This feature from Paramount Pictures opened at theaters on December 23.

Sometimes, advertising about a movie can be misleading.

The new film Babylon has been described in some circles as a drama/comedy set during the days of early Hollywood that depicts the outrageous excesses and decadence of stars and producers. Yes, there is a wild party presented early on, but the movie is actually a story about various silent performers and producers adapting to change when sound technology is introduced (one imagines this plot synopsis wasn’t considered exciting enough). And it also tries to sandwich in a message about the power of...