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This animated feature from Paramount Pictures opens exclusively at theaters on Friday, Aug. 2.

Since the late 1980s, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have been a staple of kid’s television programming and the silver screen. So much so that even this reviewer may be overly familiar with the characters and their backstory (even going back to their comic book roots). Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem is the seventh movie featuring the heroes and serves as a reboot potentially introducing a new series of films to the public. The visuals are unique, but the fact that it serves primarily as an origin story means that...

Welcome to another look at some of the highlights arriving on Blu-ray and DVD. This edition features several notable independents and one of the biggest box office hits of the year (thus far). So, if you can’t make it out to the movies this week or need to stay indoors for a while, be sure to give one of these titles a try!

 

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ABOUT MY FATHER: Using his own life as inspiration, comic Sebastian Maniscalco writes, directs and stars in this comedy. After he and his significant other decide to get married, the lead’s fiancée convinces him to bring his immigrant, hairdresser father to her family celebration. Despite being wary, the protagonist...

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This feature from Walt Disney Pictures will be released exclusively in theaters on Friday, July 28.

For the last decade, Disney has been on a tear creating live-action adaptations of animated properties. These films have gotten so much attention that many may have forgotten the studios’ sideline of making movies out of their theme park rides. And some of these projects are even more daunting, considering that there typically is very little detailed backstory involved in a 10-minute attraction.

The 2003 effort Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl was something of an anomaly in that it successfully...

Welcome to another look at highlights arriving on Blu-ray and DVD. Once again, it’s a remarkably busy edition with a number of interesting films in a wide variety of genres. So, if you can’t get out to the movies this week or need to stay indoors, be sure to give one of these titles a try!



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HOLLYWOOD DREAMS & NIGHTMARES: THE ROBERT ENGLUND STORY: Horror fans will likely be familiar with the name Robert Englund, who played the villainous Freddy Krueger in eight “Nightmare on Elm Street” pictures. This documentary details his life story, how the classically trained actor was cast in the famous role, as well as how he handled super-stardom. It...