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Blu-Ray Pick of the Week: Cruella

“F9” is also new to Blu-Ray this week. Cruella It’s the battle of the Emmas in Disney’s latest live action character study based on a previous animated work. “Cruella” is the story of villainous fashion designer Cruella De Vil, first seen in 1961’s “One Hundred and...

Blu-Ray Pick of the Week: Black Widow

“The Boss Baby: Family Business” is also new to Blu-Ray this week. Black Widow I’ll start off by addressing the elephant in the room: Why make a “Black Widow” movie now, given her fate in “Avengers: End Game?” My take is that nothing lasts forever, everyone dies, and...

Blu-Ray Pick of the Week: State of the Union

“Zack Snyder’s Justice League” is also new to Blu-Ray this week. State Of The Union I can’t help but be a little depressed by “State of the Union.” It’s not because the movie is depressing. If anything, it’s inspirational and affirmational of the goodness and decency...

Blu-Ray Pick of the Week: Bugsy Malone

“In the Heights” is also new to Blu-Ray this week. Bugsy Malone It’s quite possibly the most extreme of all cinematic rarities to have the words “mob gangs” and “family film” in a movie’s description, but here we are. “Bugsy Malone” is a G-rated 1976 family film about...

Blu-Ray Pick of the Week: The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It

“Lansky” and “Peter Rabbit 2” are also new to Blu-Ray this week. The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It Nothing hits closer to home than literally having the action of a movie take place in your hometown. While major cities like Chicago, New York, L.A., Miami, and...

Blu-Ray Pick of the Week: Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard

“Rogue Hostage” is also new to Blu-Ray this week. Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard One way to do a good sequel is to continue the story of the first movie, expand upon its world, and further develop its characters. The other way is to rehash the first movie but do it bigger,...