Home Market Releases for May 28th, 2019

May 28, 2019

We are back to normal on the home market for a summer week. That is to say, there’s almost nothing to talk about. The biggest physical release of the week is Outlander: Season Four. The show’s reviews have slipped a little, but they are still earning amazing reviews. However, it airs on Starz, so most people have never seen it and I don’t think it is a good idea to jump into the show in season four. Greta is the next biggest physical release, but it is not Pick of the Week material. That leaves How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, which came out last week, but the screener arrived late. And of course Captain Marvel, which is coming out on VOD this week. So the choice for Pick of the Week is down to a movie I already awarded the title to and a movie that isn’t out on DVD / Blu-ray this week. It’s a tough call, but in the end, I went with How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World. Captain Marvel will have another chance when it comes out on Blu-ray.

Blue Velvet: The Criterion Collection - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray
A Neo Noir film from the 1980s directed by David Lynch. I love Film Noir and nearly all of David Lynch’s films; however, the level of sexual violence in this movie is a dealbreaker.

Climax - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray
Video on Demand
A group of dancers are celebrating a successful rehearsal for their new performance. They realize their drink that they’ve been sharing has been spiked with LSD and chaos ensues. The film is too “art house” to attract a mainstream audience. Also, most of the cast are professional dancers and not actors and you can tell. Finally, the only extra on the DVD / Blu-ray is a making of featurette.

DARLING in the FRANXX: Part Two - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray Combo Pack
So much wasted potential. To be fair, it’s best case scenario was always going to be “too Anime for mainstream audiences”, but it even wasted this, going completely off the deep end in the second half.

Double Impact - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
I might get a screener to review. As a fan of Jean-Claude Van Damme, I’m looking forward to seeing it.

Greta - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray
Video on Demand
I was really looking forward to seeing this movie, but its reviews are not as good as I had hoped they would be. I might get a screener for this film, but it is late. Extras are limited to a single featurette and deleted scenes.

Outlander: Season Four - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray or Collector’s Edition: DVD or Blu-ray
A time-travel romance starring Caitriona Balfe, Sam Heughan, and Tobias Menzies. The show’s reviews are above 90% and it has been a big hit for Starz. Of course, a big hit for Staza is barely more than 1 million viewers per episode. The show has always been a big hit on the home market and the extras include plenty of featurettes, deleted scenes, etc. The Collector’s Edition also has a picture book. If you are a fan, there’s no reason to not buy this season on the home market as well.

South Park: The Complete Twenty-Second Season - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray
In my opinion, this show hasn’t put out a classic episode in over a decade. In fact, my opinion on the show as a whole has really gotten a lot worse.

Tokyo Ghoul: Re - Part 1 - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray Combo Pack
This is arguably the weakest of the three series in the Tokyo Ghoul franchise. If you are a huge fan of the franchise, it might still be worth picking up, or it might be such a big disappointment that it will be worth avoiding. It’s hard to tell without having seeing it first, because it as divided fans so much.

Blu-ray Releases - Buy from Amazon:
Boom! - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
Chio's School Road: The Complete Series - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
Junji Ito Collection: The Complete Series - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
Kampfer: Complete Collection - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
Lords of Chaos - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray
Maken-Ki! Two: The Complete Series - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
Nagasarete Airanto: Complete TV Series - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
The Nun - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray
One Sings, The Other Doesn't: The Criterion Collection - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray
Portrait in Black: Special Edition - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray
To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
The Uncanny - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray
The Unity Of Heroes - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack
A Vigilante - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack
When A Stranger Calls Back - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
There’s a lot of Anime on this week’s list of secondary Blu-ray titles, but none of them are classics. Junji Ito Collection is the biggest disappointment of the week, because the Manga it is based on is one of the best horror Mangas of all time, but the Anime is subpar, to be kind.

4K Ultra HD Releases - Buy from Amazon:
There are no 4K releases this week. That’s awfully strange.

TV on DVD Megasets - Buy from Amazon:
Sonic X - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: SD on Blu-ray
Usually I don’t include Anime titles here, because they are almost never actually seen on TV this side of the Pacific Ocean. However, this show was one of the ones 4Kids brought over, so a lot of people saw it on TV here.

Video on Demand - Buy from Amazon:
Captain Marvel - Reviews - Video on Demand (Movie Only)
Captain Marvel - Reviews - Video on Demand (With Extras)
Starfish - Reviews - Video on Demand
There are only two secondary VOD titles on this week’s list and Captain Marvel is obviously the bigger of the two. That said, Starfish is earning better reviews and it is worth checking out.

C.S.Strowbridge

Filed under: DVD and Blu-ray Releases, Home Market Releases, How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, Captain Marvel, A Vigilante, Climax, La religieuse, Greta, David Lynch, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Caitriona Balfe, Sam Heughan