(2025) Follows Charles (Tim Key), an eccentric lottery winner who lives alone on a remote island and dreams of getting his favorite musicians, Mortimer-McGwyer (Carey Mulligan and Tom Basden) back together. His fantasy quickly turns into reality when the bandmates and former lovers accept his invitation to play a private show at his home on Wallis Island. Old tensions resurface as Charles tries desperately to salvage his dream gig. Vitals: Director: James Griffiths. Stars: Tom Basden, Tim Key, Carey Mulligan, Sian Clifford, Akemnji Ndifornyen, Steve Marsh.
CC, MPAA rating:PG-13, 99 min., Comedy, Theatrical release date: April 18, 2025, North American box office gross: $1.6 million, worldwide $1.6 million, Streaming date: May 6, 2025, Universal.Due June 6.Formats: Blu-ray, VOD, Digital.
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Top Disc Releases Next Week
•Drop •The Friend •In the Lost Lands •Sour Party •A Working Man
Bogieville:When young couple Ham and Jody stumble upon Bogieville, a derelict trailer park hidden off the highway, they’re lured into staying by the eerie caretaker, Crawford. But what seems like a quiet refuge quickly devolves into a waking nightmare—Bogieville is home to a nest of vampires, and now that they’ve caught Jody’s scent, there’s no turning back. (Digital sales, VOD only)
Daydreamers:Saigon, present day. Vampires, once predators of the night, are all but extinct. The few who remain cling to a desperate truce to not kill. But in the shadows, a brother's thirst awakens, igniting a dark desire that will pit him against his own kind, shattering the fragile peace and plunging the city into a bloody new era. (Digital sales, VOD only)
Inheritance:Estranged sisters Lucy and Paige reunite to bury their father, becoming entangled in the complicated web of their past as they realize that they have inherited more from their father than just money. (Digital sales, VOD only)
The Karamazovs:The estranged Karamazov siblings return home to see their dying father and settle a financial dispute, but nothing goes as planned and they find themselves in the middle of a murder case and questioning everything they have inherited. (Digital sales, VOD only)
Sinners:Ryan Coogler's musical supernatural horror film hit is a daring cinematic venture that intertwines Southern Gothic horror with the rich tapestry of 1930s Mississippi. Set against a backdrop of racial tension and cultural upheaval, the film follows twin brothers Smoke and Stack, portrayed by Michael B. Jordan, as they return to their hometown to establish a juke joint, only to confront a lurking vampire menace. (Digital sales, VOD only; DVD, Blu-ray release: July 22)
Raise Your Hand:Gia and her best friend Lila try to survive a rough childhood in a neighborhood where every kid has a sad story to tell. As teenagers, their problems become more complicated and the stakes get raised. (Digital sales, VOD; DVD release: Day & date)
White With Fear:Told by the operatives in the rooms where it happened, White With Fear is an explosive deep dive into the decades-long quest by America's conservative political machine to amass power by exploiting racial fault lines and stoking narratives of White victimization. (Digital sales, VOD only)
June 5
The Accountant 2:"Accountant" Christian Wolff (Ben Affleck) is brought out of hiding by Treasury Agent Marybeth Medina after someone close to them is killed by unknown assassins. To solve the murder, Wolff must recruit the help of his estranged but highly lethal brother Brax. (Prime Video)
June 6
The Alto Knights:Italian-American crime bosses Vito Genovese and Frank Costello (both played by Robert De Niro) run their respective families during the 20th century. In 1957, Genovese moves to assassinate Costello. (HBO Max)
The Ballad of Wallis Island:An eccentric lottery winner who lives alone on a remote island tries to make his fantasies come true by getting his favorite musicians to perform at his home. (Peacock; Blu-ray release: Day & date)
Hurry Up Tomorrow:A troubled pop star (The Weeknd) struggles with self-destructive behaviour, as well as an encounter with an equally unstable fan (Jenna Ortega). Cross-promotion for The Weeknd's latest album. (Digital sales, VOD only)
Straw:A single mother navigates a series of unfortunate events, leading her down an unforeseen path where she becomes embroiled in a situation she never envisioned, finding herself at the center of suspicion in an indifferent world. (Netflix)
The Surfer:A man returns to the idyllic beach of his childhood to surf with his son. When he is humiliated by a group of locals, he's drawn into a conflict that keeps rising and pushes him to his breaking point. (Digital sales, VOD onlyx)
June 7
Becoming Led Zeppelin:The individual journeys of the four members of the band, as they move through the music scene of the 1960s, playing small clubs throughout Britain and performing some of the biggest hits of the era, until their meeting in the summer of 1968 for a rehearsal that changes their lives forever. (Netflix)
(2025) Tom Basden, Tim Key, Carey Mulligan, Sian Clifford, Akemnji Ndifornyen, Steve Marsh. An eccentric lottery winner who lives alone on a remote island tries to make his fantasies come true by getting his favorite musicians to perform at his home.
Formats: Blu-ray, VOD, Digital. (Universal). Due June 6.Read more here.
Brazil
(1985) In the dystopian masterpiece "Brazil," Jonathan Pryce plays a daydreaming everyman who finds himself caught in the soul-crushing gears of a nightmarish bureaucracy. This cautionary tale by Terry Gilliam, one of the great films of the 1980s, has come to be esteemed alongside antitotalitarian works by the likes of George Orwell, Aldous Huxley, and Kurt Vonnegut. And in terms of set design, cinematography, music, and effects, "Brazil" is a nonstop dazzler.
Formats: 4K UHD + Blu-ray, with new 4K digital restoration of Terry Gilliam’s director’s cut, supervised and approved by Gilliam, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack. One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and two Blu-rays with the film and special features. Extras:Read more here. (The Criterion Collection).
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
(1985) Paul Schrader’s visually stunning, collagelike portrait of the acclaimed Japanese author and playwright Yukio Mishima (played by Ken Ogata) investigates the inner turmoil and contradictions of a man who attempted the impossible task of finding harmony among self, art, and society. Taking place on the last day of Mishima’s life, when he famously committed public seppuku, the film is punctuated by extended flashbacks to the writer’s past as well as gloriously stylized evocations of his fictional works. With its rich cinematography by John Bailey, exquisite sets and costumes by Eiko Ishioka, and unforgettable, highly influential score by Philip Glass, "Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters" is a tribute to its subject and a bold, investigative work of art in its own right. Formats: 4K UHD + Blu-raycombo with 4K digital restoration of the director’s cut, supervised and approved by director Paul Schrader and cinematographer John Bailey, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack. One 4K UHD disc of the film and one Blu-ray with the film and special features. Extras:Read more here. (The Criterion Collection).
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume XVII
Four-disc set with "The Crawling Eye," "The Beatniks," "The Final Sacrifice" and "Blood Waters of Dr. Z." Welcome to the Satellite of Love, the orbiting home of legendary hosts Joel Robinson and Mike Nelson, along with their robotic companions - Crow T. Robot, Tom Servo and Gypsy. Join them as they embark on their 17th, and perhaps most impressive, volume of gut-busting riffs on the classic cinematic missteps of yesteryear. With the shocking inclusion of not one, but two, of the episodes most requested by MSTies around the globe, Mystery Science Theater 3000: XVII promises to be a comedic tour de force to be reckoned with. Formats: DVD. (Shout! Factory).
Raise Your Hand
(2023) Jearnest Corchado, Hanani Taylor, Evan Allen-Gessesse, Donat (as Shawn Turner). Writer-director Jessica Rae’s 1990s coming-of-age drama about high schoolers in the Midwest. Her directorial debut film, it was inspired by her real-life experiences growing up as a multiracial woman of color in Minneapolis. The film follows best friends Gia and Lila as they balance school and personal connections with their family, friends, boys and neighborhood, including the corrupt local police. Gia struggles to maintain her grades and sort through a tumultuous relationship with her mother and stepfather. She attempts to find solace in a relationship with a new boyfriend, Wish, while investing in her writing. Very quickly, however, all of Gia’s relationships go through dramatic, sometimes traumatic, changes, and Gia and Lila find themselves in their own separate fights for both meaning and survival, in a film that is a testament to their perseverance and the power of story. Formats: DVD, VOD, Digital. (Freestyle Digital Media). Read more here.
Raoul Walsh’s 1915 'Regeneration': The Gangster Film that Keeps on Giving by Marilyn Ann Moss
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