Every week we dive into the cream of the crop when it comes to home releases, including Blu-ray and DVDs, as well as recommended deals of the week. Check out our rundown below and return every Tuesday for the best (or most interesting) films one can take home. Note that if you’re looking to support the site, every purchase you make through the links below helps us and is greatly appreciated.
In a Lonely Place (Nicholas Ray)
When a gifted but washed-up screenwriter with a hair-trigger temper—Humphrey Bogart, in a revelatory, vulnerable performance—becomes the prime suspect in a brutal Tinseltown murder, the only person who can supply an alibi for him is a seductive neighbor (Gloria Grahame) with her own troubled past. The emotionally charged In a Lonely Place, freely adapted from a Dorothy B. Hughes thriller, is a brilliant, turbulent mix of suspenseful noir and devastating melodrama, fueled by powerhouse performances. An uncompromising tale of two people desperate to love yet struggling with their demons and each other, this is one of the greatest films of the 1950s, and a benchmark in the career of the classic Hollywood auteur Nicholas Ray. – Criterion.com
Mustang (Deniz Gamze Ergüven)
Last year, Mad Max: Fury Road dominated the conversation about challenging patriarchal values and the ways that human values can be corrupted, but Deniz Gamze Ergüven’s Mustang is an exploration of social mores that’s just as trenchant, incisive, and visceral without ever needing the fantastical backdrop of a futuristic wasteland. Set in a remote village in Turkey, Mustang pivots on the aftermath of one event that, to much of the world, may appear innocuous. It’s a demonstration of gender expectations in a micro context that expands into a heartfelt, angry, and telling story of freedom, individuality, and the sheer potential of these repressed women. But, like other culturally sensitive films (e.g. Jafar Panahi’s Offside), Mustang continually pushes back at the staid conventions of society while recognizing that these social dictates have their own complicated history. Erüguven never needs to resort to explicit finger wagging, for the gradual cloistering of these girls stands as the most persuasive argument. – Michael S.
Also Arriving This Week
Creative Control (review)
Deadpool (review)
Regression (review)
Where to Invade Next (review)
Recommended Deals of the Week
All the President’s Men (Blu-ray) – $9.55
The American (Blu-ray) – $8.14
Amelie (Blu-ray) – $8.99
The Assassin (Blu-ray) – $11.99
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (Blu-ray) – $7.88
Beginners (Blu-ray) – $6.41
Bone Tomahawk (Blu-ray) – $12.99
The Brothers Bloom (Blu-ray) – $9.99
The Cabin in the Woods (Blu-ray) – $7.25
Casino (Blu-ray) – $9.49
The Conformist (Blu-ray) – $14.49
Cloud Atlas (Blu-ray) – $6.79
Dear White People (Blu-ray) – $9.99
Eastern Promises (Blu-ray) – $8.80
The Grand Budapest Hotel (Blu-ray) – $9.99
A History of Violence (Blu-ray) – $9.69
Heat (Blu-ray) – $9.03
Holy Motors (Blu-ray) – $13.79
The Informant! (Blu-ray) – $7.99
Inglorious Basterds (Blu-ray) – $7.99
The Iron Giant (Blu-ray pre-order) – $9.99
Jaws (Blu-ray) – $7.88
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (Blu-ray) – $9.69
The Lady From Shanghai (Blu-ray) – $8.99
Looper (Blu-ray) – $9.72
Lost In Translation (Blu-ray) – $9.49
Macbeth (Blu-ray) – $11.99
Magnolia (Blu-ray) – $9.19
Margaret (Blu-ray) – $9.49
Martha Marcy May Marlene (Blu-ray) – $6.48
Michael Clayton (Blu-ray) – $8.21
Nebraska (Blu-ray) – $9.49
Never Let Me Go (Blu-ray) – $7.99
Nightcrawler (Blu-ray) – $11.99
No Country For Old Men (Blu-ray) – $5.99
Obvious Child (Blu-ray) – $9.99
ParaNorman (Blu-ray) – $7.99
Pariah (Blu-ray) – $6.60
Persepolis (Blu-ray) – $5.79
Pulp Fiction (Blu-ray) – $8.95
Raging Bull: 30th Anniversary Edition (Blu-ray) – $11.51
Re-Animator (Blu-ray) – $9.99
Road to Perdition (Blu-ray) – $8.99
The Searchers / Wild Bunch / How the West Was Won (Blu-ray) – $10.40
Sex, Lies, and Videotape (Blu-ray) – $6.43
Short Term 12 (Blu-ray) – $9.89
Shutter Island (Blu-ray) – $6.79
A Separation (Blu-ray) – $6.80
A Serious Man (Blu-ray) – $7.93
A Single Man (Blu-ray) – $6.00
Snowpiercer (Blu-ray) – $7.99
Steve Jobs (Blu-ray) – $14.99
Synecdoche, NY (Blu-ray) – $7.49
There Will Be Blood (Blu-ray) – $9.15
The Tree of Life (Blu-ray) – $7.12
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (Blu-ray) – $6.38
Volver (Blu-ray) – $5.95
Where the Wild Things Are (Blu-ray) – $7.99
Whiplash (Blu-ray) – $9.99
The Wrestler (Blu-ray) – $7.49
What are you picking up this week?