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
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