This isn’t a big week, but it has some excellent stuff in it. Also, the new format acronym “MOD DVD” stands for “Manufactured on Demand” DVD product, which may or may not play in all players.
5 Centimeters Per Second | |||||||||
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Comments | Alex: Dramatic film by Makoto Shinkai, director of “Your Name.” which was unfortunately snubbed at the Oscars this year. | ||||||||
21 Jump Street / 22 Jump Street | |||||||||
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Actually, I Am | |||||||||
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Comments | Alex: Romance anime series about a high school boy who has fallen in love with a vampire. | ||||||||
All We Had | |||||||||
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Allied | |||||||||
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Amagi Brilliant Park | |||||||||
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Comments | Alex: Anime series about a young man who has to save a theme park that is also inhabited by magical beings. | ||||||||
Amarcord (Criterion Collection) | |||||||||
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Babyface | |||||||||
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Before Trilogy (Criterion Collection) | |||||||||
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Comments | Includes Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, and Before Midnight | ||||||||
Betrayal Knows My Name | |||||||||
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Rightstuf | |||||||||
Comments | Alex: Suspense anime with gay romantic elements. | ||||||||
Chronic | |||||||||
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Collateral Beauty | |||||||||
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Comments | Available on physical media March 14 | ||||||||
Contract to Kill | |||||||||
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Criminal Minds | |||||||||
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Dancing Lady | |||||||||
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Deadtime Stories | |||||||||
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Doctor Strange (2016) | |||||||||
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Elizabeth at 90 | |||||||||
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Flamingo Road | |||||||||
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Fuller House: The Complete First Season | |||||||||
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Gate | |||||||||
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Gunsmoke: Seasons 1-4 | |||||||||
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HunterXHunter Set 2 | |||||||||
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Comments | Alex: Contains episode 14-26, and comes with a replica Hunter’s Guild license (if ordered from RightStuf) | ||||||||
Izumo: Flash of a Brave Sword | |||||||||
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Comments | Alex: Anime series based on a visual novel | ||||||||
JAG: Seasons 1-4 | |||||||||
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Jetsons and WWE: Robo-Wrestlemania | |||||||||
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Comments | Available on physical media March 14 | ||||||||
Key: The Metal Idol | |||||||||
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Comments | Alex: The prototypical “mind-frell” anime. I’ve already pre-ordered this title. | ||||||||
Kyousougiga: The Complete Series | |||||||||
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Comments | Alex: Anime series set across multiple universe versions of Kyoto. | ||||||||
Magic Knight Rayearth Complete Collection | |||||||||
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Comments | Alex: Contains seasons 1 & 2, and got a Blu-Ray release at the end of last month. | ||||||||
Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers: Best of Blue | |||||||||
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Moonlight | |||||||||
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Comments | Nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars. | ||||||||
NCIS: Seasons 5-8 | |||||||||
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Officer Downe | |||||||||
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Place to Call Home: Season 4 | |||||||||
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Raid Set | |||||||||
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Comments | Includes The Raid, and The Raid 2: Redemption | ||||||||
Red Data Girl – SAVE Edition | |||||||||
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Rules Don’t Apply | |||||||||
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Sadie McKee | |||||||||
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Scrapped Princess: The Complete Series | |||||||||
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Star Fleet: Complete TV Series | |||||||||
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Comments | Alex: US release of the UK version of a Japanese Super-marionation inspired series. You may know it for the cover of the theme by Brian May, which (combined with the video) is enough to really make me want to watch this show). | ||||||||
Strange Cargo | |||||||||
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Ten Commandments (2006) | |||||||||
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Torch Song | |||||||||
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When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth (1970) | |||||||||
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A Woman’s Face | |||||||||
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Finally, the picks of the week. Alex says, “my anime pick is Key: The Metal Idol, with Doctor Strange from the complete list of titles.” Blaine says, “Doctor Strange is my choice, hands-down.”
21 and 22 Jump Street were surprisingly funny. There’s something to be said for a comedy spoof that can knock on the 4th wall without actually breaking it.