Pick of the Week
The Act of Killing (New Video/Drafthouse Films) — With every scene, The Act of Killing reaffirms the vital, invigorating power of cinema. Read Jesse Klein’s full HTN review. [Tully Note: This was my number one overall film of 2013!] Available: DVD + Digital Copy, Blu-ray + Digital Copy, Amazon Instant, iTunes (Theatrical Cut), iTunes (Director’s Cut)
Highly Recommended
Top of the Lake (BBC Home Entertainment) — Jane Campion + Elisabeth Moss + Peter Mullan + New Zealand Noir = Yes, please!!! Available: DVD
We Are What We Are (Entertainment One) — Jim Mickle’s updating of the 2010 Spanish horror film by Jorge Michel Grau casts a truly dark pall. Available: DVD, Blu-ray, Amazon Instant, iTunes
New/Old to DVD/Blu-ray
The Wicker Man: The Final Cut (Lionsgate) — Available: Blu-ray
Throne of Blood (Criterion) — Available: Blu-ray/DVD, iTunes
Eclipse Series 40 – Late Ray (Criterion) — That would be the great Satyaji Ray, of course. Includes: The Home And The World, An Enemy of the People, and The Stranger. Available: DVD
Hail Mary (Cohen Media Group) — Available: Blu-ray
For Ever Mozart (Cohen Media Group) — Available: Blu-ray
Have Not Seen Yet But Really/Kinda/Sorta/Maybe Wanna
Linsanity (Arc Entertainment) — Available: DVD, iTunes
The Happy House (First Run Features) — Available: DVD, Amazon Instant, iTunes
Key of Life (Film Movement) — Available: DVD
Inequality For All (Starz/Anchor Bay) — Available: DVD, Blu-ray, Amazon Instant, iTunes
Closed Circuit (Universal) — Available: DVD, Blu-ray/DVD + Digital HD with UltraViolet, Amazon Instant, iTunes