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Running Time: 101 minutes

This motion picture from Sony Pictures is playing exclusively at movie theaters.

The hit comic strip Garfield certainly doesn’t seem like a property that is suited to live action features. For those unfamiliar with the property, it follows a, well, lazy house cat who spends most of his time lounging in his owner’s home scheming to eat lasagna. That hasn’t stopped Hollywood from trying to adapt it into a movie franchise before.

A critically reviled 2004 live-action adaptation and 2006 sequel using the voice of Bill Murray marked the feline’s first cinematic foray. The Garfield Movie is a fully animated effort that also...

Welcome to another look at highlights arriving on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD. This edition doesn’t feature many new titles, but some of the ones that are appearing look interesting. And there are tons of older titles getting high-definition upgrades. 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!

CHASING RAINE: After their young daughter is kidnapped by a man with ties to a trafficking syndicate, a mother and father who were once elite soldiers decide to arm themselves and find their child. In order to do so before she is sold to the highest bidder, they head into the criminal underworld and use...

Welcome to another look at some of the highlights arriving on Blu-ray and DVD. There are a couple of major releases coming your way this week, as well as some interesting independent efforts. 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 AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MAGICAL NEGROES: A young African-American man is recruited into a secret group of black people with magical powers. They tell him that they use their gift to make white people as comfortable as possible, all so that race-related conflict can be avoided. The protagonist is assigned to befriend and help a...

Rating: 2 out of 4

Running Time: 122 minutes

This film from Focus Features opens exclusively at cinemas on Friday, May 17.

London-based singer/songwriter Amy Winehouse lived a wildly successful but brief and tumultuous life. The immensely talented musician created a pair of iconic albums in the late 2000s before succumbing to the ravages of alcohol abuse in 2011. In this era of YouTube and social media, her personal problems were often all too visible for the public to see.  Back to Black aims to tell the artist’s entire story, but those wanting a deeper understanding of the individual or the reasons for her tragic end won’t find the answers they might be hoping for.

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