The Kid (The Criterion Collection), released in 1921, was Charlie Chaplin’s first feature-length film. Chaplin had been making successful one- and two-reelers since 1914, and there were doubts that a comedy could sustain more …
Taking place from 1975 through 1995, “Black Mass” (Warner Home Video) is about childhood loyalties, murder, deals gone bad, illegal money, and shattered relationships. It stars Johnny Depp as Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger. Told mostly in flashback from the point of view of Bulger gang …
Paolo Gioli: The Complete Filmworks (Raro Video) is a three-disc box set containing 38 films by Paolo Gioli, one of Europe’s most important experimental filmmakers. Made between 1969 and 2013, the films reflect Gioli’s humorous attitude toward movie technology, as seen in his early ….
Convergence (Dark Sky Films) is a supernatural drama set in a mysterious hospital. Detective Ben Walls (Clayne Crawford) lives a quiet life with his wife and newborn daughter, but he’s called into action after an explosion at a local women’s health clinic. The explosion may be the work of a …
From Dusk Till Dawn: Season Two (Entertainment One) focuses on relationships that become increasingly complicated as everyone attempts to put their lives back on track after one very insane day. Santanico (Eiza Gonzalez) and Richie (Zane Holtz) are now partners in crime — a sort of …
The Lizzie Borden Chronicles (Sony Home Entertainment) is the sequel to Lizzie Borden Took an Ax, a 2014 Lifetime original TV movie, and deals with what happened after Lizzie’s controversial acquittal of her father and stepmother’s horrific murder. Christina Ricci once again portrays Lizzie in this eight-part limited series.
Truth (Sony Home Entertainment) is about the scandal over a 2004 CBS 60 Minutes report investigating President George W. Bush’s military service, which noted that he had exploited family connections and political privilege to avoid military service in Vietnam. After the story breaks, CBS …
The Assassin (Well Go USA), set in ninth-century China, centers on Nie Yinniang (Shu Qi), a killer sent to eliminate key figures in the Tang Dynasty, including Tian Ji’an (Chang Chen), her former lover, who is now governor of Weribo province.
I Am Thor (Dark Sky Films) is the story of Jon Mikl Thor, a blonde bodybuilder/rock star whose band THOR was a 1970s staple along with Metallica and Kiss. He has shared shared the stage with such top acts as …
The Intern (Warner Home Video), written and directed by Nancy Meyers, is the kind of movie that’s hard not to like. The characters are engaging, if not overly complex, and the story unfolds pleasantly as it combines some serious themes along with touches of humor…