The Weekender: ‘Hot’ Blooded

Movie of the Week


Hot Tub Time Machine 2*
Not quite as good as the original, but still a steady source of bawdy laughs. Read my review at College Movie Review.

WIDE RELEASE
The DUFF
McFarland, USA

LIMITED RELEASE
Ballet 422 – Angelika Dallas
Da Sweet Blood of Jesus – Texas Theatre
The Last Five Years – Angelika Plano, Angelika Dallas

Blu-ray Pick

Life Itself
Life Itself
Steve James’s chronicle of the end of Roger Ebert’s life is one of the most moving cinematic experiences I had in 2014. It’s essential viewing for any film fan, especially anyone who grew up waiting to see which way the thumb would move.

NEW RELEASES
Birdman* (92%) – Academy Award nominee for Best Picture
Dumb and Dumber To (29%)
Dying of the Light (10%)
The Homesman (81%)
The Interview (53%)
St. Vincent* (77%)
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (100%) – Academy Award nominee for Best Animated Feature
The Theory of Everything (79%) – Academy Award nominee for Best Picture
VHS: Viral (38%)

TV
Game of Thrones (Season 4)

NEW TO BLU-RAY
1969
An Autumn Afternoon [The Criterion Collection]
Beach Blanket Bingo
Caveman
Cult of the Damned
How to Murder Your Wife
Kiss Me, Stupid
Lady Chatterley’s Lover
Le Pont du Nord
Muscle Beach Party
The Phantom of the Opera (1989)
Psych-Out
The Road to Hong Kong
The Wild Angels

*recommended

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