THE EPITAPH VOL. 48 - ANOTHER SIX-PACK EDITION
SEANCE (2021) - THE SHOW (2021) - CRY MACHO (2021) - THE MANY SAINTS OF NEWARK (2021) - I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE: DEJA VU (2018) - RICK AND MORTY: THE COMPLETE FIFTH SEASON (2021)
Label: Acorn Media International
Region Code: Region-Free
Rating: Cert. 15
Duration: 93 Minutes
Audio: English DTS-HD MA with Optional English Subtitles
Video: 1080p HD Widescreen (2.39:1)
Director: Simon Barrett
Cast: Suki Waterhouse, Madisen Beaty, Ella-Rae Smith, Inanna Sarkis, Seamus Patterson.
The Shudder Original flick Séance (2021) is the feature-film directing debut of screenwriter Simon Barrett ( You’re Next, Orphan, The Guest), it's a could be supernatural slasher set in the prestigious Edelvine Academy for Girls, where Suki Waterhouse (Assassination Nation, Insurgent) plays Camille Meadows, the new girl who while trying to fit in with the cool-kids gets caught up in a late-night ritual to summon the spirit of a dead former student who supposedly killed herself and is said to haunt the school halls, and then bodies start piling up. It's bit formulaic and lethargic at points, but this school-set slasher is a decent genre mash-up that with a solid set-up that doesn't stick the landing, but still manages to be quite entertaining if not a homerun.
The Shudder Original flick Séance (2021) is the feature-film directing debut of screenwriter Simon Barrett ( You’re Next, Orphan, The Guest), it's a could be supernatural slasher set in the prestigious Edelvine Academy for Girls, where Suki Waterhouse (Assassination Nation, Insurgent) plays Camille Meadows, the new girl who while trying to fit in with the cool-kids gets caught up in a late-night ritual to summon the spirit of a dead former student who supposedly killed herself and is said to haunt the school halls, and then bodies start piling up. It's bit formulaic and lethargic at points, but this school-set slasher is a decent genre mash-up that with a solid set-up that doesn't stick the landing, but still manages to be quite entertaining if not a homerun.
Special Features:
- Director Audio Commentary
- Behind-the-Scenes
- Outtakes
- Deleted Scenes and more
- Director Audio Commentary
- Behind-the-Scenes
- Outtakes
- Deleted Scenes and more
Label: Shout! Factory
Region Code: A
Rating: Unrated
Duration: 116 Minutes
Audio: English DTS-HD MA 2.0 Stereo and 5.1 Surround with Optional English Subtitles
Video: 1080p HD Widescreen (2.39:1)
Directors: Mitch Jenkins
Cast: Tom Burke, Siobhan Hewlett, Ellie Bamber, Sheila Atim, Christopher Fairbank, Alan Moore
Coming from the mind of legendary graphic novel writer Alan Moore (The Dark Knight Returns, Watchmen) and directed by Mitch Jenkins the film The Show features an enigmatic private eye cum hit man named Fletcher Dennis (Burke) who arrives in the town of Northampton, having been hired by gangster Bleaker (Christopher Fairbank) in search of a man who apparently murdered the gangster's daughter. However, Fletcher seems more interested in a Rosicrucian Maltese Cross said to be in the man's possession for his own reasons. The village inhabitants Fletcher encounters during his stay are a strange bunch, we have a myriad of weirdoes including kid P.I.'s, vampires, masked avengers and reality bending magicians (one played by Moore himself), and it all ads up to a movie that feels like it should be an entry point to a larger series along the lines of Twin Peaks. I loved how weird and off0kilter it is but when the credits started rolling i found I wasn't very satisfied, but still curious and full of questions that were never answered, which has me intrigued, but also a bit perturbed as well.
Special Features:
- Welcome to The Show featurette, including exclusive interviews with Alan Moore and Mitch Jenkins.
- Show Pieces Original Short Films
- Trailer
Label: WBHE
Region Code: A
Rating: PG-13
Duration: 104 Minutes
Audio: English DTS-HD MA 5.1 Surround with Optional English Subtitles
Video: 100p HD Widescreen
Director: Clint Eastwood
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Eduardo Minett, Natalia Traven, Dwight Yoakam
In Cry Macho Clint Eastwood plays a washed-up rodeo star named Mike Milo whose ex-boss (Dwight Yoakam) tasks him with traveling to Mexico to bring the man’s estranged teen son (Eduardo Minett). His journey takes him to the dusty backroads where he meets challenges that threaten to derail the quest, including the stubbornness of the young teen (and his beloved pet cockfighting chicken) and his manipulative mother's unwillingness to let him go. Not the best Eastwood movie my a long shot but still a solid film that is pretty entertaining in a charming and sleepy sort of way. In his 90's Eastwood still has the directing and acting chops to keep me entertained, the story itself might not be the most enthralling but it's a solid watch and the quaint courtship between Eastwood and the proprietor of a cantina (Natalia Traven) brought a smile to my face.
Special Features:
- Back In The Saddle: The Making Of Cry MachoMacho And The Mustangs
Label: WBHE
Region Code: A
Rating: R
Rating: R
Duration: 120 Minutes
Audio: English Dolby Atmos, TrueHD with Optional English Subtitles
Video: 1080p HD Widescreen
Director: Alan Taylor
Cast: Alessandro Nivola, Leslie Odom Jr., Jon Berntha, Corey Stoll, Michael Gandolfini, Billy Magnussen, Michela De Rossi, John Magaro, Ray Liotta, Vera Farmiga
A prequel film to the wildly popular HBO series The Sopranos is a tough task, even when it involves the series creator David Chase, who seems to love defying expectation. The focus of it is not young Anthony Soprano (played by a pretty great Michael Gandolfini) but on his uncle whom he he idolizes, Dickie Moltisanti (Alessandro Nivola), the father of the doomed Christopher Moltisanti. The best stuff here is seeing the building blocks of what would come in the Sopranos, with some fantastic casting choices. Highlights for me are the younger Uncle Junior (Corey Stoll) and Vera Farmiga as Tony's mom, who reminded me so much of Tony's future wife Carmella, which makes sense. We also get to see the younger version of Tony's future crew Pussy and Silvio. It definitely was not what I was expecting but re-watching it I was pretty happy with what we got, and I sort of wished this was a secret backdoor pilot to a yet unannounced prequel series, which I would definitely watch, unapologetically.
Special Features:
- Making Of Newark
- Sopranos Family Honor
- Deleted Scenes
Label: Ronin Flix
Region Code: A
Rating: Unrated
Duration: 148 Minutes
Audio: English DTS-HD MA 5.1 Surround with Optional English Subtitles
Video: 1080p HD Widescreen (2.39:1)
Director: Meir Zarchi
Cast: Camille Keaton, Jamie Bernadette, Maria Olsen, Jim Tavare, Jonathan Peacy, Jeremy Ferdman, Roy Allen, Alexandra Kenworthy
Forty years after the seminal 1978 rape-revenger I Spit On Your Grave shocked the world star Camille Keaton (What Have You Done to Solange?) and original director Meir Zarchi, I Spit On Your Grave: Déjà vu reunited to well, spit on the grave of the original in my opinion. This is the only direct sequel to the original, and in it Keaton's character, now an author, must face the wrath of the families of those she murdered all those years ago, after being kidnapped with her daughter Christy (Jamie Bernadette). This ill conceived sequel is over-long, under-funded and rather bad, it so bad, and I would go out of your way to avoid it, even if you are morbidly curious I just don't do it. The performances are over-the-top comically bad, the lone decent performance comes from Jamie Bernadette, basically rehashing the fist film, who is pretty decent, but trapped in a really terrible film. Trust me, just re-watch the original, skip this hot mess and move on.
Special Features:
- NEW! Audio Commentary with Film Critic Joe Bob Briggs
- NEW! Cast Interviews
- EXCLUSIVE! The Making of 'I Spit on Your Grave: Deja Vu'
Behind-the-Scenes footage with director Meir Zarchi and cast
- Original Theatrical Trailer
RICK AND MORTY - THE COMPLETE FIFTH SEASON (2021)
Label: WBHE
Region Code: A
Rating:
Duration: 220 Minutes
English DTS-HD MA 5.1 with Optional English Subtitles
Video: 100p HD Widescreen
Rick and Morty Season Five continues the adventures of sociopathic genius scientist Rick and his grandson Morty on a series of apocalyptic adventures across the universe. This season they wine and dine the king of Atlantic, go on an apocalyptic sex-filled planet hopping bar crawl, fight kaiju sized sperm-monsters, embark on a Voltron-esque battle, and in my favorite episode "Rickdependence Spray" we get a brain-melting clone saga that had me freaking out and questioning my own reality. Far and away my favorite toon series this anarchic bit of sci-fi mayhem never fails to please. If you can I highly recommend getting the super-cool steelbook packaging, and the extras are also pretty nifty.
Special Features:
- "Fighting Gravity": The Making of Season 5 (Exclusive to Set): In this deep dive discussion, co-creator Dan Harmon and the crew reflect on the challenges of completing this season in the middle of a pandemic and the creative process behind the story's biggest revelations.
- “Inside the Episode”: For every episode from Season 5
B-Story Generator Vol. 1: Co-creator Dan Harmon and writer Rob Schrab reach into their box of random ideas to conjure up hilarious side stories.
- B-Story Generator Vol. 2: Co-creator Dan Harmon and writer Rob Schrab return to brainstorm even more ludicrous side stories.
- Backgrounds: The show's artists give us a jaw-dropping look at the amazingly detailed environments packed into every episode.
- Animation and Compositing: Crafting the show's visuals is a complex process and the crew is here to show us why.
Coloring Rick and Morty: Get an in-depth look at how the crew uses vibrant color to create fantastic alien worlds.
Directing 'Mortyplicity': An inside look at the evolution of this ambitious and action-packed episode, from initial storyboards to final product.
- Directing 'Rickmurai Jack': A behind the scenes look at one visualization of one of the most ambitious episodes in the series' history.
- Season 5 Hype: Dan Harmon and the writers give you a taste of what's in store for Rick and Morty's wildest season yet.
