Weekly New Releases – May 7, 2019

This week is loaded with a pile of Illumination product that includes Fandango cash for The Secret Life of Pets 2.

10 Minion Mini-Movies
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
An American Tail
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
  • DVD: US, CAN
Babe
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
  • DVD: US, CAN
Backdraft
Amazon
  • 4K Ultra HD/Blu-Ray/Digital: US, CAN
Comments Alex: I’m assuming this is getting a 4K release for the upcoming sequel.
Balto 3 Movie Adventure Pack
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Beethoven
Amazon
  • Complete Collection DVD: US, CAN
Comments Includes all 8 Beethoven movies
Better Call Saul
Amazon
  • Season 4 Blu-Ray/Digital: US, CAN
  • Season 4 DVD: US, CAN
Black Hawk Down
Amazon
  • 4K Ultra HD/Blu-Ray/Digital: US, CAN
Bonanza
Amazon
  • Official Season 9, Part 1 DVD: US, CAN
  • Official Season 9, Part 2 DVD: US, CAN
Bridesmaids
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
Britain’s Royals: The House of Windsor
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Broken Flowers
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
Chicken Run
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray/Digital: US, CAN
  • DVD: US, CAN
Chip ‘n’ Dale Rescue Rangers
Amazon
  • Vol. 1-2 DVD: US, CAN
Curious George
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
  • DVD: US, CAN
Delicate Balance
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
Despicable Me
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray/DVD/Digital: US, CAN
Despicable Me 2
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Despicable Me 3
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray/Digital A: US, CAN
  • Blu-Ray/Digital B: US, CAN
  • DVD: US, CAN
Comments Blaine: I can find no difference in the descriptions of the two Blu-Ray titles above. The latter has an ASIN that is more consistent with the DVD release, if that really makes a difference.
Dragonheart: Battle for the Heartfire
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
Forrest Gump
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
Comments Best Picture 1994, podcast due June 28, 2025
George Carlin: 40 Years of Comedy
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Goof Troop
Amazon
  • Vol. 1-2 DVD: US, CAN
Grand Duel (Arrow)
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
The Heiress (Criterion Collection)
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
  • DVD: US, CAN
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Amazon
  • 4K Ultra HD/Blu-Ray/Digital: US, CAN
Help, I Shrunk My Parents
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray/DVD: US, CAN
  • DVD: US, CAN
High School Musical 3 Movie Collection
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Comments Includes High School Musical 1-3.
Illumination Presents 3 Movie Collection
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
  • DVD: US, CAN
Comments Includes Despicable Me 1, 2, and 3.
Illumination Presents 6 Movie Collection
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
  • DVD: US, CAN
Comments Includes Despicable Me 1-3, Minions, The Secret Life of Pets and Sing.
Kakuriyo: Bed and Breakfast for Spirits
Amazon
  • Part 1 Blu-Ray/Digital: US, CAN
Rightstuf
  • Part 1 Blu-Ray/Digital: US
Comments Reverse Harem anime about a girl who ends up working at (well) an inn for spirits, run by a bunch of spirit pretty-boys.
Kamisama Kiss
Amazon
  • Season 2 Blu-Ray/Digital: US, CAN
Rightstuf
  • Season 2 Blu-Ray/Digital: US
The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part
Amazon
  • 3D Blu-Ray/Blu-Ray/Digital: US, CAN
  • Blu-Ray/DVD/Digital: US, CAN
  • DVD: US, CAN
Little Mermaid
Amazon
  • Anniversary Edition DVD: US, CAN
Locked Up Abroad
Amazon
  • Season 9 DVD: US, CAN
Lyric McKerrigan, Secret Librarian
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Masterpiece Mystery!: Unforgotten
Amazon
  • Season 3 DVD UK Edition: US, CAN
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
Amazon
  • Mickey’s Great Outdoors / Mickey’s Sport-Y-Thon DVD: US, CAN
  • Minnie’s Pet Salon / I Love Minnie DVD: US, CAN
My Hero Academia
Amazon
  • Season 3, Part 1 Blu-Ray/DVD/Digital: US, CAN
  • Season 3, Part 1 DVD: US, CAN
Rightstuf
  • Season 3, Part 1 Blu-Ray/DVD/Digital: US
  • Season 3, Part 1 DVD: US
Comments This covers from the start of season 3 through the end of the fight with One For All.
Nakatomi Plaza Die Hard Collection
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
Comments Includes the five Die Hard films we have had so far, packaged in Nakatomi Plaza.
Neighbors
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
The Nightcomers
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
  • DVD: US, CAN
NOVA: Rise of the Rockets
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Out of Africa
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
Comments Best Picture 1984, podcast due September 28, 2024
Paul
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
Penguins of Madagascar
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray/Digital: US, CAN
Permanent Green Light
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
  • DVD: US, CAN
Please Twins! Collection
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
Rightstuf
  • Blu-Ray: US
Comments Comedy anime series about a guy’s childhood friend and long-lost sister forcibly moving in with him after he buys his childhood home years after the family moved away. Wacky hijinks ensue.
Rhinoceros
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
Sabotage
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
Savages
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
Science Fair
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Secret Life of Pets
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Secret Life of Pets: 3 Minimovie Collection
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Sex Madness Revealed
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
  • DVD: US, CAN
Sing
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray/DVD/Digital: US, CAN
  • DVD: US, CAN
Somewhere in Time
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
Comments Starring Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour, directed by Jeannot Szwarc (who also directed Supergirl)
The Sting
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
Comments Best Picture 1973, podcast due September 28, 2023
Straight Outta Compton
Amazon
  • Unrated Director’s Cut Blu-Ray: US, CAN
Swing Vote
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
  • DVD: US, CAN
Ted 2
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
The Theory of Everything
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
The Toys That Made Us
Amazon
  • Seasons 1 and 2 DVD: US, CAN
Trolls: The Beat Goes On!
Amazon
  • Seasons 1-4 DVD: US, CAN
Vintage Video: Underdog: Perils of Sweet Polly
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
What Men Want
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray/DVD/Digital: US, CAN
  • DVD: US, CAN
Woody Woodpecker
Amazon
  • DVD/Digital: US, CAN

Finally, the picks of the week. Alex says, “I watched all of My Hero Academia over the last few months with my father, and he loved it. If you’ve been watching the show, all of the events of the first 2 seasons have been building up to these episodes. While I wouldn’t consider this a good place to jump on board with HeroAca, you can consider this an complete recommendation for the series as a whole.” Blaine says, “if you don’t already have a copy, I highly recommend The Sting, one of the greatest con artist movies of all time.”