DISCussion: New on DVD and Blu-ray (7.9.2013)
A number of Universal movies are being re-released onto Blu-ray this week, including our Recommendation of the Week as well as the controversial Spring Breakers and two movies from Andrew Niccol.
A number of Universal movies are being re-released onto Blu-ray this week, including our Recommendation of the Week as well as the controversial Spring Breakers and two movies from Andrew Niccol.
Neill Blomkamp’s eagerly anticipated Elysuim is set hit theaters next month but the celebrated South African director is already looking ahead to his next sci-fi project Chappie. It is now moving a step closer with Dev Patel is in early talks to star in the movie.
We’ve got a rarity, folks. More than 2012’s solid horror short amalgamation V/H/S which was primarily an assault on our primal fears (and descended into emotional bleakness at times because of it) this follow-up, while still hitting the right nerves, is also funnier, more self aware, more emotionally potent, and unafraid to venture into the far reaches of the genre. Instead of just ghostly tales presented in the found footage format we get infinitely clever approaches to zombies, aliens, demons and, for good measure, spirits as well.
Johnny Depp and Armie Hammer assume the position of seekers and defenders of justice in the Old West.
With the Jerry Bruckheimer production of The Lone Ranger hitting theaters this week, we take a moment to examine the genre of the American Western and its relevance or lack thereof.
Well, as the movie gods would have it we don’t have anything momentous to discuss on our 100th anniversary of chatting movie nonsense but what we’re lacking in jaw-droppers we make up for in charm and style! Probably.
I hate The Bling Ring ― except not really. Let’s start from the beginning.
