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Blu-Ray Pick of the Week: The Scary of Sixty-First

“New York Ninja” is also new to Blu-Ray this week. The Scary Of Sixty-First Here’s one that’s not for the kids, and that’s not just because “The Scary of Sixty-First” has pedophilia as one of its themes. The movie hits the adult content trifecta of drugs, sex, and...

Blu-Ray Pick of the Week: A Hard Day’s Night

“Last Night in Soho” and “The Addams Family 2” are also new to Blu-Ray this week. A Hard Day’s Night Beatlemania was in full swing in 1964 when “A Hard Day’s Night” was released, and the opening credit sequence wastes no time dropping us in the middle of it. We...

Blu-Ray Pick of the Week: Black Friday

“Antlers” is also new to Blu-Ray this week. Black Friday Without knowing too much about screenwriter Andy Greskoviak, I’m going to take an educated guess that he worked retail around the holidays. Or, if “Black Friday” isn’t based on some personal, firsthand...

Blu-Ray Pick of the Week: The Many Saints of Newark

“No Time to Die” is also new to Blu-Ray this week. The Many Saints Of Newark The two most important men in a boy’s life are his father and his father figure. His father is the one he is biologically related to, and his father figure is the one who he looks up to as a...

Blu-Ray Pick of the Week: The Last Duel

“Venom: Let There Be Carnage” is also new to Blu-Ray this week. The Last Duel The truth is a fickle thing. What did and did not happen can vary—sometimes subtly and sometimes greatly—depending on the memory and perception of the person telling the story. In “The Last...

Blu-Ray Pick of the Week: Cry Macho

“Copshop” is also new to Blu-Ray this week. Cry Macho “Cry Macho” is proof that writers don’t have to go over the top to create an original story. It’s the small choices a writer makes that can give the yarn being spun a fresh feeling. Take the attitude of rich...