Mutant Girls Squad Blu-ray/DVD Combo (Well Go USA)
May, we barely knew you and now you’re almost gone. This week is slim pickings as far as Asian cinema is concerned but hopefully we can all find something to enjoy. Here are your Blu-ray and DVD releases for the week of 5/22/12:
ASIAN CINEMA
Mutant Girl Squad (Blu-ray/DVD) – the latest and greatest in Japanese splatterpunk from Sushi Typhoon. This 2010 film receives a belated North American release courtesy of your friends at Well Go USA
Whisper of the Heart (Blu-ray + DVD combo) – Disney releases in hi-def this cherished 1995 Japanese animated film from Studio Ghibli
The Secret World of Arrietty (Blu-ray + DVD) – this 2012 anime is a Japanese take on “The Borrowers,” penned by the legendary Hayao Miyazaki
Castle in the Sky (Blu-ray + DVD combo) – Disney inundates anime fans with another Studio Ghibli Blu-ray. Originally released in 1986, this was Hayao Miyazaki’s third film
PlanZet (Blu-ray/DVD) – a 2010 short, computer-generated film from Japan that deals with giant mechs in a post-apocalyptic landscape
FOREIGN CINEMA
Certified Copy (Blu-ray/DVD) – Criterion Collection presents this 2010 film starring Juliet Binoche. This beguiling story from Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami will make viewers question if what they’re seeing is real
Plot of Fear (DVD) – RaroVideo USA presents this 1976 Italian murder mystery about a decadent sex party that goes horrifically wrong when several guests end up dead
SuperBitch (DVD) – a 1973 Italian crime exploitation flick. Hard violence, fast cars, and even faster women. No mention on Amazon if this will have an original Italian language track or not
First Beautiful Thing (Blu-ray/DVD) – Palisades Tartan releases this 2010 Italian film about a single mother raising two children and trying to appreciate the simple things in life
All Inclusive (Todo Incluido) (DVD) – a 2008 Spanish-language film about a dysfunctional family whose tropical vacation brings out the best and worst in them
ACTION
Lethal Weapon: The Complete Collection (Blu-ray) – all four “Lethal Weapon” films on Blu-ray. For action buffs, doesn’t get much better than this. Which one is your favorite? I’m going to go against the grain and say Part 2
Black Cobra (DVD) – Lionsgate releases this 2012 martial arts film starring T.J. Storm (“Punisher: War Zone”) as a man on a mission. Could T.J. become our next action icon?
Red Tails (Blu-ray/DVD) – George Lucas produced this 2012 film about the first African-American combat unit to serve in World War II
This Means War (Blu-ray/DVD) – Tom Hardy and Chris Pine headline this 2012 romantic action-comedy (no, they’re not in love with each other, they’re fighting over Reese Witherspoon) that failed to light up the box office
Beyond (Blu-ray/DVD) – Jon Voight plays a grizzled detective in this 2011 direct-to-video feature that marries the police procedural with a supernatural thriller
American Warships (Blu-ray/DVD) – finally, someone had the stones to unite Carl Weathers and Mario Van Peebles for this Asylum Entertainment “Battleship” knockoff
The Kane Files (DVD) – a low budget direct-to-video feature from 2010 that seems to have some positive reviews on Amazon. Co-starring William Devane (“Rolling Thunder”)
DRAMA
Perfect Sense (Blu-ray/DVD) – a global epidemic causes people around to the world to lose their senses right as Eva Green and Ewan McGregor fall in love in this 2011 drama
Uncle Kent (DVD) – the king of mumblecore, director Joe Swanberg, is back with this 2011 indie drama about a cartoonist trying to make the moves on his houseguest
CULT
A Bullet for the General (Blu-ray) – Blue Underground releases this 1967 spaghetti Western in hi-def. Starring Klaus Kinski
HORROR
The Woman in Black (Blu-ray/DVD) – Hammer Horror returns with this 2012 ghost story starring Daniel Radcliffe of “Harry Potter” fame
A Serbian Film UNCUT (DVD) – the sickest and most depraved movie of our generation? Time for you to decide as 2010’s “A Serbian Film” is finally released in uncut form
Ilsa, the Wicked Warden (DVD) – Ilsa, the She-Wolf of the SS, is back in this 1977 exploitation flick where the Nazi mistress runs a mental asylum for women
Footsteps (DVD) – before Gareth Evans became one of the top action directors in the world with “The Raid,” he made this 2006 Welsh film about a man on a violent downward spiral
Game Over (DVD) – this 2010 horror film is directed by Timo Rose, who the DVD cover art claims is “Germany’s undisputed godfather of gore.” Who am I to argue with that?
Hack Job (DVD) – a 2011 horror anthology that claims to be derived from a script by the Devil himself, featuring Lloyd Kaufman of Troma fame and GWAR’s Oderus Urangus
Deadly Detour: The Goat Man Murders (DVD) – the title probably speaks for itself but this 2011 film is intended as a throwback to 80’s slasher movies
Interested in any of these movies? If so, we hope that you’ll consider ordering from our affiliate to help support this site. Thank you!
