Welcome to another look at highlights arriving on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD. This edition is a busy one, with a ton of Hollywood features and independents in a wide variety of genres. 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!

THE ANIMAL KINGDOM: Combining elements of adventure, science-fiction and drama, this co-production between France and Belgium is set in a world where some humans have begun to mutate and develop animal characteristics. A teenage boy begins showing signs that he may be affected and is told by his father that his mother, who has...

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Running Time: 100 minutes

This feature from Disney and Pixar will begin playing exclusively at theaters on Friday, June, 14.

Remarkably, it has now been nine years since the Pixar/Disney film Inside Out debuted at theaters. The picture, about the emotions of a youngster, was such a critical and commercial hit that it is something of a surprise a follow-up hadn’t arrived sooner. Inside Out 2 features the lead character entering her teenage years and developing a new set of feelings that play havoc with her behavior. Truthfully, it’s a sequel that doesn’t match the original, yet has enough inventive and amusing moments to please.

As mentioned, new...

Rating: 2 out of 4

Running Time: 115 minutes

This feature from Sony Pictures is now in theaters.

It has been 29 years since the original Bad Boys arrived at theaters. The $19 million dollar action picture didn’t fare particularly well with critics of the day, but audiences turned the movie into a box office hit. This reviewer didn’t mind the first movie’s frantic energy, but hasn’t been as enamored with the follow-ups.

Bad Boys: Ride or Die is the fourth title in the series. This loud effort essentially delivers more of the same and there is barely a moment when the characters aren’t shooting or shouting at each other.

Audiences should be warned that this film is closely...

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Running Time: 148 minutes

This film from Warner Bros. opens exclusively at movie theaters on Friday, May 24.

Back in 1979, director George Miller created Mad Max, a dynamic little Australian action picture produced for well under $1 million. While the film became a massive success and went on to gross more than $100 million worldwide, even the filmmaker probably wouldn’t have anticipated creating several more hits based on this property. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga is a prequel and spin-off marking the fifth chapter in the series arriving some 45 years after the first picture.

For this reviewer, it rarely seems necessary to create a prequel that fills...