Home Market Releases for September 25th, 2018
September 25, 2018
This week, Solo: A Star Wars Story hits the home market and while the film missed expectations at the box office, it is still a big enough hit to scare away most of the competition. There are a number of releases on this week’s list that are worth picking up, like Pin Cushion, Welcome to the Dollhouse, as well as Solo itself. As for contenders for Pick of the Week, it is Fraggle Rock: The Complete Series on Blu-ray and nothing else.
911: The First Season - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD
Billions: Season Three - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD
Brave Witches: The Complete Series - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray Combo Pack
C.B. Strike: The Series - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD
DC’s Legends of Tomorrow: The Complete Third Season - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray
Dynasty 2017: Season One - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD
Fraggle Rock: The Complete Series - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray
Also coming out this week is the Animated Series on DVD.
The Gifted: Season One - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD
Halloween - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack
Love on a Limb - No Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD
MTS3K: The Lost & Found Collection - No Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD
One Piece: Collection 22 - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD
Pin Cushion - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD
Pumpkin Pie Wars - No Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD
The Seagull - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD
Solo: A Star Wars Story - Buy from Amazon: DVD, Blu-ray Combo Pack, or 4K Combo Pack
Halloween Horror Releases - Buy from Amazon:
Blu-ray Releases - Buy from Amazon:
4K Ultra HD Releases - Buy from Amazon:
TV on DVD Megasets - Buy from Amazon:
Video on Demand - Buy from Amazon:
A police procedural that started last year and earned good reviews, but not great reviews. Personally, I’m burned out on the genre.
Video on Demand
A TV show about a hedge-fund manager and the district attorney going after him. The reviews have improved and its ratings are solid, so if you liked the first two seasons, season three is worth picking up. That said, if you skipped the first two seasons, I can’t see the point of jumping into the show now.
An Anime about witches fighting invading aliens, but the witches “brooms” are machines based on World War II fighter planes. It’s an ecchi action series that is a spin-off from Strike Witches. If you liked the first show and want more of the same, then it is worth picking up. However, “more of the same” is the key phrase here. Don’t go into the show expecting something new and fresh, although I have read reviews that suggest the fan service is toned down, while the show relies more on characters to keep audiences engaged. Sounds like an improvement to me.
This is less of a TV series and more of a trilogy of TV movies. The movies are great and getting three of them for $18 is a good deal.
This show is considered by many to be the weakest in the Arrowverse. That said, fans of the DC shows on the CW should still enjoy it enough to pick up the Blu-ray. The extras aren’t great (a trio of featurettes and some outtakes) but they are enough for fans to want to buy it.
This remake TV series would have been canceled almost immediately given its ratings and reviews; however, it is huge internationally and the international sales means its performance here is immaterial to its overall financial success.
I love this show. I put in a request for a screener, but the chances of me getting one are very slim. It is not only a Pick of the Week contender, it will be an easy inclusion in our Holiday Gift Guide. The Blu-ray is loaded with extras, including the complete Animated Series, as well as a sing-along format and a lot more.
Video on Demand
A TV series set in the X-Men universe. It focuses on a family who has to go on the run from the government when they learn their two children have mutant powers. The first season’s reviews were good, but not great. That said, now that the world building is out of the way it could be a much better series going forward. Or the second season could be worse and it will be a show that you can safely ignore. Wait and see on this one, but I am cautiously optimistic.
This franchise has been around for 40 years and so far, only the first film has earned good reviews. That said, the upcoming installment is earning amazing reviews, so hopefully the curse is lifted. If you are excited about the new movie, and you’ve made the leap to 4K, then it is worth picking up.
Video on Demand
The first of two Hallmark Channel original movies on this week’s list. Like nearly all of them, there are no reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, but fans of these movies know if they are in the target audience here.
The people behind MST3K lost the rights to a couple of the movies they previously released, so they are taking the sets they were part of and combining the remaining six movies into one set. If you already have those movies, then there’s no point in getting the double-dip, but if you missed out the first time and don’t want to pay way too much money for an out of print DVD, then this is a great day for you.
This show celebrates its 20th anniversary next year. There’s a reason why it has lasted this long, but I just can’t imagine trying to catch up with the show at this point.
Video on Demand
Joanna Scanlan and Lily Newmark star as a mother and daughter who move to a new town hoping for a new life, but their attempts don’t work out very well. The film earned great reviews, but it went nowhere at the box office and it isn’t selling any better on the home market. That said, it is worth picking up.
Video on Demand
It’s a Hallmark Channel original movie. ... Moving on.
Busted Oscar-bait. It’s a period piece based on a classic novel, which is catnip for Oscar voters. It’s not a bad movie, but with a Tomatometer Score of just 67%, it’s not going to pick up many nominations.
Video on Demand (Movie Only) or Video on Demand
This is the first Star Wars film to lose money at the box office. There were extensive reshoots that cost as much as $100 million. Is the bloated production budget the cause of the box office problems? Or were the reshoots necessary to fix a broken movie? Read our review to find out.
Uncle Drew - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD, Blu-ray Combo Pack, or 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack
Video on Demand
A movie that is based on a series of TV commercials. Its reviews were better than expected and it became a solid hit at the box office. Extras include an audio commentary track, making of / behind-the-scenes featurettes, outtakes, an animated short, and more. It’s worth picking up, especially if you are a fan of the cast.
Antropophagus - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray
Antropophagus 2 - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray
The Baby: Special Edition - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
The Bride - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
The Cyclops - No Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
Exorcist II: The Heretic - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
[REC] Collection - No Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
The Swarm - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
There are a lot of B-movie horror films coming out this week, because we are almost exactly five weeks away from Halloween.
Andrei Rublev - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray
Bubblegum Crisis: High-definition Disctopia - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
The Day of the Jackal - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
The Farmer's Daughter - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
Good Times - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray
Gotti - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray
Izzy Gets the F*ck Across Town - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray
The Man Who Cheated Himself - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
The Mayo Clinic: Faith, Hope and Science - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
Midsomer Murders: Series 20 - No Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
Princess Principal - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
The Principal - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
Queen of Outer Space - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
Quigley Down Under - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
A Raisin in the Sun: The Criterion Collection - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray
Scarlet Diva - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray
Shimoneta: A Boring World Where the Concept of Dirty Jokes Doesn't Exist: The Complete Series - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
Tokyo Ghoul: Season Two - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
The Trip to Bountiful - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray
Welcome to the Dollhouse - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
There are a number of great secondary Blu-ray releases this week... I think. There are so many Blu-rays on this week’s list that are marked as DVDs, or even an Audio CD in one case, while the image shows a Blu-ray case. I would report the mistakes to Amazon, but I’ve done that about a dozen times in the past and not once have I seen them fix a mistake. Welcome to the Dollhouse and A Raisin in the Sun are classics. I like The Principal and Quigley Down Under more than most critics, so I would recommend them. If you are into Anime, Bubblegum Crisis is an absolute classic back from the days where the only way to watch Anime was to spend $40 on a 40-minute VHS tape. You youngins have it so easy today. Princess Principal also looks like a fun ride.
Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time - No Reviews - Buy from Amazon: 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack
Halloween - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack
The Punisher - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack
Punisher: War Zone - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack
The Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack
Solo: A Star Wars Story - - Buy from Amazon: 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack
X-Men Collection - No Reviews - Buy from Amazon: 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack
Solo is the best 4K release on this week’s list. Granted, Halloween is stellar, but I can’t imagine you need to see it on 4K Ultra HD to enjoy it. Likewise, the X-Men Trilogy is good value, but not great value, because only one of the movies is truly great.
Blondie - No Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD
Fraggle Rock - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray
Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series - No Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD
Power Rangers: Choujin Sentai Jetman - No Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD
The Fraggle Rock theme song is going to be stuck in my head for weeks.
Leave No Trace - Reviews - Video on Demand
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Leave No Trace is an excellent movie and I hope it earns some Awards Season glory. On the other hand, Skyscraper is a fun popcorn flick.
Filed under: DVD and Blu-ray Releases, Home Market Releases, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Gotti, Andrey Rublyov, Uncle Drew, The Seagull, Izzy Gets the F**k Across Town, Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich, Pin Cushion, Pumpkin Pie Wars, Star Wars, X-Men, Halloween, [REC], Joanna Scanlan, Lily Newmark