Weekly New Releases – February 28, 2023

Adventures of Batman
Amazon
Comments Blaine: This seems to be half of each of the episodes from The Batman/Superman Hour from 1968.
Aim for the Ace
Amazon
Comments Shojo sports anime from the 1970s, based around tennis, animated by Osamu Dezaki, and based on a manga by Sumika Yamamoto.
Arsene Lupin Collection (Kino-Lorber)
Amazon
Comments Includes The Adventures of Arsene Lupin, Signed Arsene Lupin, and Arsene Lupin vs. Arsene Lupin
Attack of the Beast Creatures
Amazon
B’Twixt Now and Sunrise
Amazon
Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
Amazon
Boxtrolls
Amazon
Desert Shadows
Amazon
Detective Knight: Independence
Amazon
Comments Starring Bruce Willis
Devotion
Amazon
Dogs
Amazon
Dragonheart
Amazon
Fist of the North Star: Legend of Raoh
Amazon
Comments Film adaptation of the Holy Emperor story arc from Fist of the North Star, with some tweaks to the storyline
From Beyond
Amazon
Ghost Stories
Amazon
Comments Includes the original Japanese version of the series and the English language gag-dub.
God’s Country
Amazon
Growing Pains
Amazon
High Expectations
Amazon
Hollywood Shuffle (Criterion Collection)
Amazon
Hunt
Amazon
I Miss You, Hugs and Kisses
Amazon
It’s a Boy Girl Thing
Amazon
Jujutsu Kaisen
Amazon
Comments Contains the first half of the horror shonen-battle series. The limited edition release comes with art cards, two artbooks, and a soundtrack CD.
Kamen Rider Black
Amazon
Comments The 8th Kamen Rider series, and the first series after a 6 year break after the previous Kamen Rider series.
Kubo and the Two Strings
Amazon
Last Kids on Earth
Amazon
Little Dixie
Amazon
Magic Mike’s Last Dance
Amazon
Maigret
Amazon
Man Called Otto
Amazon
Mandrake
Amazon
Marathon Man
Amazon
Maverick (1957)
Amazon
Millionaires’ Express (Arrow)
Amazon
Miss Scarlet and the Duke
Amazon
Obsessed aka The Late Edwina Black
Amazon
Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin
Amazon
Puppet Master 3: Toulon’s Revenge
Amazon
Puss in Boots 2 Movie Collection
Amazon
Comments Includes Puss in Boots and Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Amazon
Quiet Man
Amazon
Resident Alien
Amazon
Revisions
Amazon
Comments Science fiction anime following a group of young people who are caught up in a temporal rift when the Shibuya district of Tokyo is whisked hundreds of years into the future, at a time when Earth is at war with alien invaders. The protagonists end up getting conscripted into piloting giant robots to fight off the invaders while also trying to find out how to restore Shibuya to it’s proper time.
Rocky: The Knockout Collection
Amazon
Comments Includes the first four Rocky movies.
Sailor Moon R
Amazon
Comments Re-release with the footage remastered.
Scream (1996)
Amazon
Secret of the Incas (Kino-Lorber)
Amazon
Symphogear XV
Amazon
Comments The fifth and thus far final season of the Symphogear franchise.
Teasing Master Takagi-san: The Movie
Amazon
Comments Anime-original side-story following the characters from the romantic-comedy manga and TV series as they attempt to take care of a kitten together.
Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Amazon
Training Day
Amazon
Two Films by Marguerite Duras (Criterion Collection)
Amazon
Comments Includes India Song and Baxter, Vera Baxter
WWE: Royal Rumble 2023
Amazon
Comments Featuring Sami Zayn deciding to leave Roman Reign’s faction – The Bloodline – after stopping Roman from hitting a handcuffed-to-the-ring-ropes Kevin Owens with a Steel Chair. Also features Cody Rhodes return to the ring after recovering from his pectoral tear,

Finally, the picks of the week. Alex says, “For those able to play 4K UHD relaeses, I’m going with Kubo and the Two Strings. Otherwise, on the anime front, Aim for the Ace is an anime series that I’ve wanted to see get a legitimate release for years, and I’m glad its time has finally come.” Blaine says, “the original Scream is fun, and one of the few releases I’ve seen from this week. Kubo and the Two Strings has been on my `to watch’ list for a while.”