New to View: April 2 & March 26

By Bob Bloom
The following titles have been released on Tuesday, April 2 and Tuesday, March 26, unless otherwise noted:

The Mule (Blu-ray + DVD + digital)
Details: 2018, Warner Home Video
Rated: R, language, sexual content, nudity
The lowdown: Clint Eastwood stars and directs this drama about Earl Stone, a man in his 80s who is broke, alone and facing foreclosure on his business.
Stone receives an offer that appears to be a godsend — all he has to do is drive. What Stone does not know is that he has signed on to be a drug courier for a Mexican cartel.
But even as he improves his life, his past — and his new employers — begin to catch up with him. He also has caught the attention of the DEA, which also complicates his life.
The movie may be Eastwood’s swansong in front of the camera and, like many of his recent movies, he uses “The Mule” to offer observations about the ills he sees in today’s America.
Critics found the movie respectable, giving it a 70 percent fresh rating at Rottentomatoes.com.
Technical aspects: Blu-ray: 1080p high definition, 2.40:1 (16×9 enhanced) widescreen picture; English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, English 5.1 descriptive audio and French and Spanish 5.1 Dolby digital; English SDH, French and Spanish subtitles; DVD: 2.40:1 (16×9 enhanced) widescreen picture; English, French and Spanish 5.1 Dolby digital; English SDH, French and Spanish subtitles.
Don’t miss: Bonus options include a making of featurette that includes comments from cast members and filmmakers and a Toby Keith music video.

Aquaman (Blu-ray + DVD + digital)
Release date: March 26
Details: 2018, Warner Home Video
Rated: PG-13, sci-fi violence and action, language
The lowdown: The latest movie from the DC Universe is an embarrassing shamble that is highlighted by clunky dialogue, characters who constantly shout their dialogue and hackneyed CGI special effects that look as if interns created them.
The script plays like an elongated pitch meeting with ideas tossed about willy-nilly, hoping one would strike a responsive chord.
The movie is an origin story, even though we had a glimpse of Aquaman in “Batman v Superman: The Dawn of Justice,” and he was featured in “Justice League.”
The problem is Aquaman is a boring character. He swims fast, is strong and can mentally command fishes. He doesn’t wear a cape, fly, have super speed nor a green ring that can do most anything.
The movie, directed by James Wan, lacks a consistent tone; it doesn’t help that Jason Momoa as Arthur Curry, the Aquaman, emits a surfer dude-like vibe, while most of the other cast members pose and spew dialogue as if they were in an epic spectacle such as “Gladiator” or “Spartacus.”
It also doesn’t bode well for the movie that the CGI makes most of the actors look as if they are participating in a PlayStation version of the movie.
“Aquaman” is a derivative heap; an observant movie buff will catch pieces from “Excalibur” and “Mysterious Island,” while a sequence of waves crashing and rocking a boat looks like scenes cribbed from “The Perfect Storm.”
The relationship between Aquaman and his half-brother, King Orm of Atlantis, makes you think of brothers Thor and Loki from the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
And it is sad to see such a fine actor as Willem Dafoe, wasting his time and talent in the cliched role as Aquaman’s teacher — sort of a saltwater Mr. Miyagi.
The only person who displays a spark of acting is Oscar-winner Nicole Kidman as Queen Atlanna, Aquaman’s mother. At least she maintains her dignity.
“Aquaman” drowns in a turbulent sea of inept scripting, bombastic acting and familiar special effects.
Critics were kinder to the movie, awarding it a 65 percent fresh rating at Rottentomatoes.com.
Technical aspects: Blu-ray: 1080p high definition, 2.40:1 & 1.78:1 widescreen picture; English Dolby Atmos-TrueHD, 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, 5.1 descriptive audio and French and Spanish 5.1 Dolby digital; English SDH, French and Spanish subtitles; DVD: 2.40:1 and 1.78:1 widescreen picture; English, French and Spanish 5.1 Dolby digital; English SDH, French and Spanish subtitles.
Don’t miss: Bonus options include a featurette exploring the making of the movie, a featurette on Momoa becoming Aquaman, a look at Aquaman’s deadliest foe, a featurette on director James Wan, a behind-the-scenes look at the technology used in the making of the movie, a featurette on Atlantis warfare, an examination of Black Manta, a look at the heroines of Atlantis, a behind-the-scenes look at the training of the villains, a featurette on the kingdoms of the seven seas, a look at creating undersea creatures, scene study breakdowns a “Match Made in Atlantis” featurette and a sneak peek at “Shazam!”

If Beale Street Could Talk (Blu-ray + DVD + digital)
Release date: March 26
Details: 2018, Fox Home Entertainment
Rated: R, language, sexual content
The lowdown: At its core, Barry Jenkins’ adaptation of James Baldwin’s “If Beale Street Could Talk,” is a melancholy story about love and how it survives the direst of circumstances and obstacles.
The movie, set in the 1970s, also is about the systematic racism of the law-enforcement and judicial establishments, which find it easier to incarcerate young black men rather than thoroughly investigate the guilt or innocence of their alleged crimes.
A wistfulness and poignancy pervades the movie, yet it is neither tragic nor depressing.
Jenkins, who also directed, focuses on the strong bond between 19-year-old Tish Rivers (newcomer KiKi Layne) and Alonzo “Fonny” Hunt (Stephen James). They have been friends since childhood and, as young adults, are planning for a future together.
Both are supported by loving families; the strength and cohesiveness of the African-American family also is a theme Jenkins stresses.
Jenkins demonstrates the unconditional love of family in a sequence in which Tish reveals to her parents that she is pregnant. Yes, they are a bit shocked and disappointed, but they quickly show their support.
The idyllic future for Tish and Fonny is abruptly derailed when he is arrested and charged with rape — a crime he did not commit.
Jenkins, as in the novel, follows how the wheels of justice nearly grind to a halt, especially in a case involving a young black man.
The fiery, Academy Award-winning performance of Regina King as Tish’s mother, Sharon, is raw, yet intense.
“If Beale Street Could Talk” was one of the best movies of 2018. It will linger in your memory because of its sincerity and compassion. Critics believed so, as well, awarding the movie a 95 percent fresh rating at Rottentomatoes.com.
Technical aspects: Blu-ray: 1080p high definition, 2.00:1 widescreen picture; English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio and English 5.1 descriptive audio; English SDH and Spanish subtitles; DVD: 2.00:1 widescreen picture; English 5.1 Dolby digital and 5.1 descriptive audio; English SDH and Spanish subtitles.
Don’t miss: Extras include a featurette, “If Beale Street Could Talk: Poetry in Motion,” deleted scenes and a commentary track.

Stan & Ollie
Release date: March 26
Details: 2018, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Rated: PG, language, smoking
The lowdown: “Stan & Ollie” is an affectionate portrait of the comedic duo in the twilight of their careers and their lives.
The movie, set during their tour of English music halls in 1953, follows the two veteran performers struggling to reignite their careers — and be relevant again.
To many in the post-World War II era, Laurel and Hardy’s slapstick routines seemed quaint and dated.
In “Stan & Ollie,” the veteran comedians are touring in small theaters around England while waiting to hear from a movie producer about the startup for what could be their comeback project — a Robin Hood spoof called “Rob ’Em Good.”
“Stan & Ollie” looks at two tired, aging troupers working hard to recapture the spotlight, even though, down deep, they know their time has passed.
A slight whiff of melancholy looms over “Stan & Ollie,” but it is tempered by the endearing and spot-on performances by Steven Coogan as Stan Laurel and John C. Reilly as Oliver Hardy. Both do much more than impersonate their characters — they inhabit them.
The soul of the movie is the relationship between two actors thrown together through happenstance who forged a bond with audiences on screen and formed a deep, offscreen friendship late in their lives.
The movie touched critics, who gave it a 93 percent fresh rating at Rottentomatoes.com.
Technical aspects: 2.39:1 anamorphic widescreen picture; English 5.1 Dolby digital and audio description track; English SDH, English and Spanish subtitles.
Don’t miss: Bonus components include a making of featurette, deleted and extended scenes, a behind-the-scenes look at the prosthetics used by the actors, a cast and crew question-and-answer session and a look at Coogan and Reilly.

Capernaum (Blu-ray)
Release date: March 26
Details: 2018, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Rated: R, language, drug material
The lowdown: Sometimes, a movie comes along that makes you forget it’s a picture and preys on your soul and your conscience to the point that you feel you need to jump into the frame to try helping those on screen.
Intellectually, you know that it’s impossible, but emotionally you are seized by an urgency to somehow shape for the better the events unfolding before you.
Thus, it is with director Nadine Labaki’s “Capernaum.” This Lebanese feature — an Academy Award foreign-language picture nominee — shot in a cinema-verité manner with nonprofessional performers, centers on Zain, a 12-year-old boy who sues his parents for giving him life.
Zain is a tough, streetwise kid, who scrounges around for items to sell to help put food on the table for his poverty-stricken family.
His parents are negligent and despairing, seemingly having given up on life. They verbally and physically abuse Zain, who desperately tries to protect his younger brothers and sisters, especially his11-year-old sister, Sahar.
After one final betrayal by his parents, Zain flees, living on the streets, getting food and surviving any way he can.
“Capernaum,” which translates as “Chaos,” is about forgotten or ignored people — the outliers of society whom we all pass by without even a glance.
The movie pulls at you, not only for the injustice of a young boy taking on the role of man, but because, despite his dire situation, Zain is able to survive. You ache for and admire the boy and wish that fate would deal him some aces instead of deuces.
You want to wrap Zain in a cocoon of safety and somehow whisk him away to a better life.
“Capernaum” is a brutal and hard movie to digest; it also is a harder movie to forget. Critics also thought so, giving the film an 89 percent fresh rating at Rottentomatoes.com.
Technical aspects: 1080p high definition, 2.39:1 widescreen picture; Arabic 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio and English 5.1 Dolby digital audio description track; English SDH, English and French subtitles.
Don’t miss: Extras include a making of featurette, a commentary track and a question-and-answer session with director Nadine Labaki and young actor Zain Al Rafeea.

Second Act (Blu-ray + DVD + digital)
Release date: March 26
Details: 2018, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Rated: PG-13, crude sexual references, language
The lowdown: Jennifer Lopez stars in this formulaic comedy, reminiscent of “Working Girl,” about Maya, a 40-year-old woman with business and street smarts who is continually passed over for promotion because she lacks a college degree.
Then, as happens in such movies, Maya gets a chance to display her business acumen.
The movie’s charm rests solely on Lopez’s performance, as the plot plays like a rehash of countless other comedies in which intelligent women must prove themselves.
Critics also thought the movie was too derivative, giving it a 44 percent fresh rating at Rottentomatoes.com.
Technical aspects: Blu-ray: 1080p high definition, 2.39:1 widescreen picture; English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio and 2.0 Dolby digital DVS; English SDH and Spanish subtitles; DVD: 2.39:1 anamorphic widescreen picture; English 5.1 Dolby digital and 2.0 Dolby digital DVS; English SDH and Spanish subtitles.
Don’t miss: Supplemental materials include a behind-the-scenes look at how Lopez and costar Milo Ventimiglia connected, profiles of the movie’s women characters and actors, a look at the friendship between Lopez and costar Leah Remini and a behind-the-scenes featurette at the filming of the movie.

The Great Buster: A Celebration (Blu-ray)
Details: 2018, Cohen Film Collection
Rated: Not rated
The lowdown: A documentary that celebrates the artistry of Buster Keaton, highlighting his innovative work not just as a comedian but as a filmmaker.
The movie is more of a tribute to Keaton than a biographical overview of his life and career.
The film, narrated and directed by Peter Bogdanovich, examines Keaton as a cinematic visionary who used the camera as one of his comedic tools.
The movie features comments from such filmmakers and performers as Mel Brooks, Quentin Tarantino, Dick Van Dyke, Johnny Knoxville and Werner Herzog.
“The Great Buster” examines Keaton’s loss of independence and career decline that marked the later years of his life, but finishes by examining the silent features he made in the mid- to late 1920s, such as “Steamboat Bill Jr.,” “The General,” “Sherlock Jr.,” “Battling Butler,” “College” and “The Navigator,” which are considered timeless comedy classics even today.
Technical aspects: 1080p high definition, 1.78:1 (16×9 enhanced) widescreen picture; English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio.
Don’t miss: A presentation by Bogdanovich before a screening of the movie is the major extra.

Ray Donovan: Season Six
Details: 2018, Showtime-Paramount Home Entertainment
Rated: Not rated
The lowdown: A four-disc set featuring all 12 sixth-season episodes of this popular Showtime series, which finds Ray Donovan (Liev Schreiber) rebuilding his personal and professional life in New York City after being rescued from the East River.
His rescuer is a Staten Island Police Department cop named Mac.
Meanwhile, Donovan again finds himself working for media mogul Samantha Winston, who has teamed up with New York City mayoral candidate Anita Novak. That partnership puts Donovan at odds with his new-found friends in Staten Island.
The cast also includes Oscar-winners Susan Sarandon and Jon Voight.
Technical aspects: 16:9 picture; English 5.1 Dolby digital; English SDH subtitles.
Don’t miss: Extras include an overview of the season focusing on Donovan’s relocation to the Big Apple, his rise and reclamation.

Road to Singapore (Blu-ray)
Road to Zanzibar (Blu-ray)
Road to Morocco (Blu-ray)
Road to Utopia (Blu-ray)
Release date: March 26
Details: 1940-45, Kino Lorber
Rated: Not rated
The lowdown: Nobody, including Paramount Pictures and stars Bing Crosby, Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour, realized how far the road would lead when they were cast in “Road to Singapore,” released in 1940.
Six features would follow in which the trio would romp around the globe mixing comedy, songs and ad-libs that would continually bring audiences back into movie houses.
With few variations, “Singapore” set the template for the rest of the series. Usually, Crosby and Hope play pals, usually hucksters with get-rich-quick schemes. Crosby mostly is the conniving brains of the pair with Hope — all braggadocio and cowardly — playing the patsy.
The pair wind up in an exotic locale where they meet and fall in love with Lamour, who is in some sort of trouble; they double-cross each other in hopes of winning her, then unite in the last reel to thwart the bad guy.
The films feature songs, dance numbers and lots of comedy, including Crosby and Hope perfecting their pat-a-cake routine.
From “Singapore,” the trio took the “Road to Zanzibar” (1941), the “Road to Morocco” (1942) and the “Road to Utopia” (1945).
The films were all fast paced, running near the 90-minute mark.
The humor and sight gags never grow tiresome and the chemistry between the trio never feels stale.
Technical aspects: 1080p high definition, 1.37:1 full-screen picture; English 2.0 DTS-HD Master Audio; English SDH subtitles.
Don’t miss: Extras include “Bob Hope and the Road to Success” on all four films, a look at Hope entertaining the troops on “Singapore,” a 1944 “Command Performance” with Hope on “Zanzibar” and a 1945 performance on “Morocco,” a commentary track on “Morocco,” a “Trailers from Hell” with John Landis on “Morocco,” a commentary track on “Utopia” and a “Hollywood Victory Caravan” short on “Utopia.”

The Miseducation of Cameron Post (Blu-ray)
Release date: March 26
Details: 2018, FilmRise
Rated: Not rated
The lowdown: Chloe Grace Moritz stars as Cameron Post, who is sent to a gay conversion therapy center after getting caught with another girl.
The center is run by a very strict doctor and her brother, a reverend. At the center, Cameron is subjected to outlandish discipline, questionable “de-gaying” methods and endless Christian rock music.
Ironically, Cameron is able to connect with peers and find a place among fellow outcasts.
The movie is very similar to “Boy Erased,” but appears to be a bit more sensationalistic.
Technical aspects: 1080p high definition, 1.85:1 widescreen picture; English 5.1 Dolby digital; English SDH subtitles.
Don’t miss: The major bonus offering is a commentary track.

Brighton Beach Memoirs (Blu-ray)
Release date: March 26
Details: 1986, Shout! Factory
Rated: PG-13, language, adult situations
The lowdown: This Shout Select release features the first film adaptation of Neil Simon’s semi-biographical trilogy about his alter ego, Eugene Jerome.
“Brighton Beach Memoirs” introduces us to 15-year-old Eugene (Jonathan Silverman, reprising his role from the Broadway production and making his film debut), a typical Brooklyn teenager trying to discover the mysteries of life.
He lives with his parents, older brother, aunt and female cousins.
Eugene’s priorities are baseball and girls. The adaptation has charm and wit, and a whiff of poignancy, as Eugene learns about the ups and downs of family.
The movie, like the Broadway production, was followed by two sequels — “Biloxi Blues” and “Broadway Bound.”
Technical aspects: 1080p high definition, 1.85:1 widescreen picture; English DTS-HD Master Audio monaural; English SDH subtitles.

The Body Snatcher (Blu-ray)
Release date: March 26
Details: 1945, Scream Factory
Rated: Not rated
The lowdown: This atmospheric thriller from producer Val Lewton and director Robert Wise stars Boris Karloff, Henry Daniell and Bela Lugosi in an adaptation of a Robert Louis Stevenson story.
Daniell is a doctor who needs cadavers for medical studies and Karloff is the one who is able to provide them one way or another.
Karloff’s low-born character enjoys tormenting the doctor, knowing that he has the whip hand and can ruin him at any time.
The movie is more of a psychological drama than a horror film. Lugosi, unfortunately, is wasted in a thankless role, while Daniell and Karloff offer solid performances.
This isn’t one of the best movies from the Lewton crew, but it is an interesting experience.
Technical aspects: 1080p high definition, 1.33:1 full-screen picture; English DTS-HD Master Audio monaural; English SDH subtitles.
Don’t miss: Extras include a commentary track, a look at resurrecting the movie and featurette on the Lewton film legacy.

Perfect Blue (Blu-ray + DVD)
Release date: March 26
Details: 1997, Shout!-GKids
Rated: Not rated
The lowdown: This animated psychological thriller has acquired a cult following over the years, mostly because it is one of those rarely seen features.
This combo pack features a newly digitally remastered version of the movie and an original definition presentation.
The story centers on rising pop star Mima, who has quit singing to concentrate on acting and modeling. Her fans, however, are not ready for her to abandon her singing career.
Mima, encouraged by her managers, takes on a recurring role on a popular TV show, when suddenly her handlers and collaborators begin turning up murdered.
Mima’s reality and fantasy begin to blend and the haunted young woman becomes paranoid.
Her stalker begins to close in both in person and online, as the threat to Mima continually increases.
“Perfect Blue” was the feature debut of director Satoshi Kon, and it has been acclaimed for its intensity.
Technical aspects: Blu-ray:1080p high definition, 1.85:1 widescreen picture; Japanese 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio and 2.0 Dolby digital and English 5.1 Dolby digital; English SDH subtitles; DVD: 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen picture; Japanese 5.1 and 2.0 Dolby digital and English 5.1 Dolby digital; English SDH subtitles.
Don’t miss: Extras include lectures by Kon, “Angel of Your Heart” recording sessions and full English version and cast and filmmaker interviews.

Life After Flash (Blu-ray)
Release date: March 26
Details: 2018, Cleopatra Entertainment
Rated: Not rated
The lowdown: To many of today’s younger moviegoers Sam J. Jones is known for his comedic supporting roles in the two “Ted” movies.
Before that, he was best known for tackling the iconic role of “Flash Gordon” in the campy 1980 feature film that has since built a cult status following.
This documentary looks at the ups and downs of Jones’ life since the movie, and his fights with the film’s producer, Dino De Laurentiis.
The documentary’s main problem is a lack of focus, as it tries to cover too much — mostly the making of the movie and Jones’ post-“Flash” life.
Still, those who enjoy “Flash Gordon” and are interested in Jones will find the movie interesting.
Technical aspects: 1080p high definition, 1.85:1 widescreen picture; English 2.0 Dolby digital.
Don’t miss: Extras include featurettes on “Flash” co-star Brian Blessed discussing his role as Hawkman King Vultan, an extended Comic Con sequence, Jones talks about his move into acting, a featurette on co-star Melody Anderson discussing improvisation and other tidbits.

“The Street Fighter Collection” (Blu-ray)
Release date: March 26
Details: 1974, Shout! Factory
Rated: R & unrated, violence
The lowdown: This Shout Select trilogy stars martial arts legend Sonny Chiba in action-packed thrillers that showcase Chiba’s fighting expertise.
The movies are “The Street Fighter,” “Return of the Street Fighter” and “The Street Fighter’s Last Revenge.” All three movies are the original uncut versions, with the U.S. cut of “The Street Fighter’s Last Revenge” also included.
Chiba stars as mercenary Terry Tsurugi who, in the original, is hired by the yakuza and the mafia to kidnap a wealthy heiress. But when he is not paid, all hell breaks loose.
In “Return,” Tsurugi is hired by the mob to kill two informants, but when he realizes one is an old friend, he refuses, making him the hunted.
Finally, in “Last Revenge,” Tsurugi goes after the Owada clan after its members double cross him.
Fans of the genre will really enjoy these features; the move quickly and the action is virtually nonstop.
Technical aspects: 1080p high definition, 2.35:1 widescreen picture; Japanese and English dubbed DTS-HD Master Audio monaural; English subtitles.
Don’t miss: Extras include interviews with Chiba and filmmaker Jack Sholder.

Warning Sign (Blu-ray)
Release date: March 26
Details: 1985, Scream Factory
Rated: R, violence, language
The lowdown: Another one of those sci-fi thrillers in which the government is secretly trying to create a bioweapon, but something goes wrong and a host of raging, psychotic killers are born.
The movie is set in the Utah countryside, and stars Sam Waterston as Sheriff Cal Morse, who, after the disaster, must choose between keeping his town safe and rescuing his wife, Joanie (Kathleen Quinlan), who is trapped inside the research facility.
Yaphet Kotto plays the Army major who single-mindedly works to contain the deadly virus at any cost.
The movie is sort of a hybrid of “The Andromeda Strain” and “The Return of the Living Dead.”
It really adds nothing new to the genre, but moviegoers who enjoy these type of films won’t be disappointed.
Technical aspects: 1080p high definition, 1.85:1 widescreen picture; English DTS-HD Master Audio stereo; English subtitles.
Don’t miss: Supplemental materials include interviews with director-co-writer Hal Barwood and producer Jim Bloom and a commentary track.

The Star Witness (DVD-R)
Release date: March 12
Details: 1933, Warner Archive Collection
Rated: Not rated
The lowdown: William A. “Wild Bill” Wellman directed this pre-Production Code crime thriller featuring Charles “Chic” Sale, a veteran performer known for his characterizations of rural “hick” personas.
In this outing, Sale plays Civil War veteran Grandpa Summerill, who lives with his daughter, her husband and their four children.
When a double murder is committed near their home, and the family can identify the killer, the local district attorney, played by Walter Huston, is elated.
However, the killer, gangster Maxey Campo, has his gang unleash a reign of intimidation of the Leeds family, cowering them into silence. Only Grandpa Summerill is willing to stand up to the racketeers and testify in court.
The release is a made-on-demand DVD-R from the Warner Archive Collection. It can be ordered at www.wb.com/warnerarchive or other online sellers.
Technical aspects: 1.37:1 (4×3) full-screen picture; English Dolby digital monaural.

The Witches (Blu-ray)
Release date: March 19
Details: 1966, Scream Factory
Rated: Not rated
The lowdown: Oscar-winner Joan Fontaine stars as school teacher Gwen Mayfield, who is haunted by her experiences with an African witch doctor.
She accepts an appointment as headmistress of the Haddaby School. At first, everything seems peaceful, but Mayfield begins to sense “undercurrents” of evil.
Later, a local boy falls into a coma, and a voodoo doll impaled with pins is discovered. More dangers follow as Mayfield comes face-to-face with witchcraft as well as a series of disasters that lead her to a horrifying discovery.
Technical aspects: 1080p high definition, 1.66:1 picture; English DTS-HD Master Audio monaural; English subtitles.
Don’t miss: Extras include a “Hammer Glamour” featurette and a commentary track.

Other titles being released on Tuesday, April 2 and Tuesday, March 26, unless otherwise indicated:
A Silent Voice: The Movie (Blu-ray + DVD) (Shout! Factory-Eleven Arts Anime Studio)
Archer: Danger Island: The Complete Ninth Season (Fox Home Entertainment)
Bigger Like Me (Breaking Glass Pictures)
Nazi Junkies (Omnibus Entertainment)
No Alternative (Blu-ray & DVD & VOD) (Gravitas Ventures)
Pet Graveyard (DVD + digital) (Uncork’d Entertainment)
Terra Formars (Arrow Video)
Terror 5 (DVD & VOD) (Artsploitation Films)
Drowning Echo (DVD & VOD) (High Octane Pictures, April 4)
The Man with the Magic Box (DVD & VOD (Artsploitation Films, April 4)
The Mummy Reborn (DVD & VOD) (High Octane Pictures, April 4)
Madrid Memory (DVD + CD) (Cleopatra Records, April 5)
“Blood Hunger: The Films of Jose Larraz” (Blu-ray) (Arrow Video, March 26)
     Whirlpool (1970)
     Vampyres (1974)
     The Coming of Sin (1978)
Fortune Defies Death (Monarch Entertainment, March 26)
Greasy Strangler: Special Director’s Edition (Blu-ray) (FilmRise, March 26)
“Nemesis Triple Feature” (Blu-ray) (MVD Rewind Collection, March 26)
    Nemesis 2: Nebula (1995)
    Nemesis 3: Time Lapse (1996)
    Nemesis 4: Death Angel (1996)
“Retro Afrika Collection” (IndiePix Films, March 26)
Hostage (1980s)
Isiboshwa (1989)
     Rich Girl (1980s)
The Vault (Blu-ray) (FilmRise, March 26)
We Are the Boats? (DVD + VOD) (Breaking Glass Pictures, March 26)

DIGITAL DOWNLOAD, STREAMING or VOD

Flay (Phame Factory)
Glass (Universal Studios Home Entertainment)
Kevin Hart: Irresponsible (Netflix)
The Kid Who Would Be King (Fox Home Entertainment)
Replicas (Lionsgate Home Entertainment)
Division 19 (Uncork’d Entertainment, April 5)
My Days of Mercy (digital download & VOD) (Lionsgate Home Entertainment, April 5)
Our Planet (Netflix, April 5)
Bollywood: The World’s Largest Film Industry (Acorn TV, April 8)
Murdoch Mysteries: Season 12, Episodes 17/18 (Acorn TV, April 8)
Queens of Mystery (Acorn TV, April 8)
Student Athletes (HBO Home Entertainment, April 8)
A Dog’s Way Home (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, March 26)
Holmes & Watson (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, March 26)
Nate Bargatze: The Tennessee Kid (Netflix, March 26)
On the Basis of Sex (Fox Home Entertainment, March 26)
Justice League vs. The Fatal Five (Warner Home Video, March 30)
Crashing: Season 3 (HBO Home Entertainment, April 1)
A Stich in Time (Acorn TV, April 1)
Murdoch Mysteries: Season 12, Episodes 16/18 (Acorn TV, April 1)
Rumpole of the Bailey, Series 1 & 2 (Acorn TV, April 1)

Coming next week: Holmes & Watson

I am a founding member of the Indiana Film Journalists Association. I review movies, Blu-rays and DVDs for ReelBob (ReelBob.com), The Film Yap and other print and online publications. I can be reached by email at bobbloomjc@gmail.com. You also can follow me on Twitter @ReelBobBloom and on Facebook. My movie reviews also can be found at Rottentomatoes: www.rottentomatoes.com.