Weekly New Releases – January 2, 2024

Apu Trilogy (Criterion Collection)
Amazon
Comments Includes Pather Panchali, Aparajito, and Apur Sansar.
Christmas Truce
Amazon
Color Purple (2023)
Amazon
Comments This is the musical adaptation of the novel that would have just came out on Christmas 2023, which is a very fast turnaround.
Dirty Dancing (1987)
Amazon
Eileen
Amazon
Exorcist: Believer
Amazon
Forced Vengeance
Amazon
Genie
Amazon
Holdovers
Amazon
Hollywood Stargirl
Amazon
Marsh King’s Daughter
Amazon
Migration
Amazon
Nevada Smith
Amazon
Other Side of the Ring
Amazon
Comments Documentary film about women’s pro wrestling.
Phantom Creeps
Amazon
Comments Horror film starring Bela Legosi which is probably best known for the 7-foot tall robot with a giant head, which Rob Zombie incorporated into the video for “Dragula”.
Phantom of the Idol
Amazon
Comments Anime series about a male idol singer who is considering quitting, until the ghost of a dead female idol singer offers to help him improve.
Please, Not Now!
Amazon
Quintessential Quintuplets Movie
Amazon
Comments Anime film adapting the conclusion of the manga Quintessential Quintuplets – a romantic comedy anime about a guy who falls for one of a group of identical quintuplet girls.
Romantic Comedy
Amazon
Son of a Gun
Amazon
Steeltown Murders
Amazon
Waccha PriMagi!
Amazon
Comments Anime series adapting a rhythm based arcade game.
Zero Theorem
Amazon

Finally, the picks of the week. Alex says, “I’m slightly baffled at why The Color Purple is out on physical media two weeks after hitting theaters, to the point that I suspect the date is a mis-entry in Amazon’s system and the release is going to be postponed. Otherwise, I’d say to give this week a miss.” Blaine says, “nothing I’ve seen jumps out at me this week, although both versions of the Color Purple are on my `to watch’ list.”

One reply

  1. I, also, have both Colors Purple on my to-watch list. I believe the first one is on Max.

    I heard good things about Holdovers.

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