Weekly New Releases – February 21, 2017

This week’s list is very short, but there’s good stuff on it.

Assassination Classroom: Season Two, Part One
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray/DVD: US, CAN
  • Digital: US
Rightstuf
  • Blu-Ray/DVD: US
Beauty and the Best (2014)
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray/DVD/Digital: US, CAN
  • DVD/Digital: US, CAN
Deluge
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
Doctor Who: The Return of Doctor Mysterio
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
  • DVD: US, CAN
Fatal Instinct
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Fences
Amazon
  • Digital: US
Comments Available on physical media March 14. Nominated for “Best Picture.”
Freezing Vibration (Season 2) Anime Classics Edition
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray/DVD: US, CAN
Rightstuf
  • Blu-Ray/DVD: US
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
Amazon
  • Season 1 Blu-Ray: US, CAN
  • Second Gig (Season 2) Blu-Ray: US, CAN
Rightstuf
  • Season 1 Blu-Ray: US
  • Second Gig (Season 2) Blu-Ray: US
Comments Alex: It looks like in the lead-up for the Ghost in the Shell Live-Action movie we’re getting a whole bunch of re-releases of the earlier Ghost in the Shell anime.
Grace and Frankie: Season Two
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Green Legend Ran
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Rightstuf
  • DVD: US
Comments Alex: Post-apocalyptic anime set after Earth’s ecosystem has been ravaged by alien invaders.
Hacksaw Ridge
Amazon
  • 4K Ultra HD/Blu-Ray/Digital: US, CAN
  • Blu-Ray/DVD/Digital: US, CAN
  • DVD: US, CAN
Comments Best Picture Nominee
Jackie
Amazon
  • Digital: US
A Lady’s Morals
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
The Level, Season 1
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
  • DVD: US, CAN
Lou Grant: Season Four
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Manchester By the Sea
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray/DVD/Digital: US, CAN
  • DVD: US, CAN
Comments Best Picture nominated. Blaine: Produced by Amazon, so I don’t know if it is or will be available from other retailers.
Mildred Pierce (Criterion Collection)
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
  • DVD: US, CAN
Moana
Amazon
  • Digital with Bonus Features: US
  • Digital Theatrical: US
Comments Blaine: Available on physical media at some point. At the time of this writing, it’s listed as “unavailable.”
The Net
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Nocturnal Animals
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray/DVD/Digital: US, CAN
  • DVD: US, CAN
Noragami Aragoto (Season 2)
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray/DVD: US, CAN
  • Blu-Ray/DVD (Limited Edition): US, CAN
Rightstuf
  • Blu-Ray/DVD: US
  • Blu-Ray/DVD (Limited Edition): US
Comments Alex: The second season of the anime about a broke minor god, Yato, who is now facing a confrontation with Bishamonten, God of War. The limited edition release comes in a chipboard case with art cards.
Osamu Tezuka’s Metropolis
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
Comments Alex: Blu-Ray On Demand release of the anime adaption (directed by Rin Taro and screenwritten by Katsuhiro Otomo) of Tezuka’s manga loosely inspired by the film. To my knowledge, this is the first anime to get a burn/press-on-demand release.
Transformers: Rescue Bots – Protect and Explore
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Ultimate Otaku Teacher: Season One, Part Two
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray/DVD: US, CAN
Rightstuf
  • Blu-Ray/DVD: US
Comments Alex: Continuation of the anime series about a very intelligent but lazy otaku who ends up roped into teaching a high school class by his older sister.
Unbreakable Machine-Doll: SAVE Edition
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray/DVD: US, CAN
Rightstuf
  • Blu-Ray/DVD: US
Uta No Prince Sama Revolutions (Season 2)
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
  • DVD: US, CAN
Rightstuf
  • Blu-Ray: US
  • DVD: US
Comments Alex: Second season of the anime series about a men’s J-Pop idol group.
Waffle Street
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Whistling in the Dark
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Woman Against Woman
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (Criterion Collection)
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN

Finally, the picks of the week. Alex says, “I’m going with Stand Alone Complex Seasons 1 & 2 on Blu-Ray. I’m tempted to pick up the release of Tezuka’s Metropolis, if only to see the quality of the release, though I doubt it’s going to have much in terms of bonus features.” Blaine says, “I would go with Doctor Who or a Best Picture nominee.”

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