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. If we were provided screener copies, we’ll have our own write-up, but if that’s not the case, one can find official descriptions from the distributors. Check out our rundown below and return every Tuesday for the best 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.
Phantom of the Paradise (Brian De Palma)
Pardon the film-as-cudgel stance when I say that if there was any justice in this world, Phantom of the Paradise would hold a cultural cachet far larger than The Rocky Horror Picture Show — a very similar, far-inferior example of the bizarro musical spectacle. The Brian De Palma touch is evident throughout — speaking for its macabre humor, proudly worn cultural influences, and shameless vulgarity — though it belongs as much to signer-songwriter-actor Paul Williams. (After you see the film, try getting this out of your head.) In 1080p, their respective visual and aural contributions will have rarely been so invigorating. – Nick N.
Rent:
Recommended Deals of the Week
(Note: new additions are in red)
The Adventures of Tintin (Blu-ray) – $7.99
The American (Blu-ray) – $6.00
Amelie (Blu-ray) – $6.94
The Big Lebowski (Blu-ray) – $9.96
The Cabin in the Woods (Blu-ray) – $7.90
Casino (Blu-ray) – $9.68
The Counselor (Director’s Cut Blu-ray) – $9.99
Drag Me To Hell (Blu-ray) – $7.50
Gangs of New York (Blu-ray) – $4.99
Goodfellas (Blu-ray) – $9.04
Gone Baby Gone (Blu-ray) – $6.00
The Grey (Blu-ray) – $7.50
Hanna (Blu-ray) – $7.88
Heat (Blu-ray) – $8.48
High Plains Drifter (Blu-ray) – $9.96
Hot Fuzz (Blu-ray) – $6.99
Hugo (Blu-ray) – $8.49
Inside Llewyn Davis (Blu-ray) – $9.99
Jackie Brown (Blu-ray) – $5.00
Jane Eyre (Blu-ray) – $10.09
Jaws (Blu-ray) – $7.99
Killing Them Softly (Blu-ray) – $9.67
Knocked Up (Blu-ray) – $7.50
Looper (Blu-ray) – $9.99
Lost In Translation (Blu-ray) – $9.68
The Master (Blu-ray) – $9.86
Nebraska (Blu-ray) – $9.96
No Country For Old Men (Blu-ray) – $4.85
Office Space (Blu-ray) – $9.99
Pain & Gain (Blu-ray) – $8.39
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Blu-ray) – $9.99
Public Enemies (Blu-ray) – $7.50
Pulp Fiction (Blu-ray) – $7.88
Reality Bites (Blu-ray) – $9.96
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (Blu-ray) – 10.99
Seven (Blu-ray) – $7.42
Shutter Island (Blu-ray) – $7.99
The Spectacular Now (Blu-ray) – $12.74
Spring Breakers (Blu-ray) – $9.96
There Will Be Blood (Blu-ray) – $9.49
The Wolf of Wall Street (Blu-ray) – $11.99
The Wolverine (Blu-ray) – $9.99
World War Z (Blu-ray) – $8.31
Zero Dark Thirty (Blu-ray) – $11.49
What are you picking up this week?