A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT in the previous post; is a 1992 film; not 2022 as posted. Oops!

PRIZEFIGHTER: The Life of Jem Belcher (2022, Action & Adventure, 106 mins) 4K SDR/Dolby Digital 5.1 [Buy - $24.99: Rent - $7.99]

At the turn of the 19th century, Pugilism was the sport of kings and a gifted young boxer fought his way to becoming champion of England.

BONES AND ALL (2022, Horror, 131 mins) Dolby Vision/Dolby Atmos/Dolby Digital 5.1 [Buy - $24.99: Rent - Feb 1]

Abandoned by her father, a young woman named Maren embarks on a thousand-mile odyssey through the backroads of America where she meets Lee, a disenfranchised drifter. But despite their best efforts, all roads lead back to their terrifying pasts and to a final stand that will determine whether their love can survive their otherness.

HOUSE PARTY (2023, Comedy, 100 mins) Dolby Vision/Dolby Atmos/Dolby Digital 5.1 [Buy - $24.99: Rent - Jan 25]

Aspiring club promoters and best buds Damon and Kevin are barely keeping things together. Out of money, down on their luck and about to lose the roofs over their heads—and freshly fired from their low-lift jobs as house cleaners—the pair needs a huge windfall to make their problems go away. In a ‘what the hell?’ move, they decide to host the party of the year at an exclusive mansion, the site of their last cleaning job, which just happens to belong to none other than LeBron James. No permission? No problem. What could go wrong?

THE MINUTE YOU WAKE UP DEAD (2022, Thriller, 93 mins) HD/Dolby Digital 5.1 [Buy - $17.99: Rent - $7.99]

A stockbroker in a small southern town gets embroiled in an insurance scam with a next-door neighbor that leads to multiple murders when a host of other people want in on the plot. Sheriff Thurmond Fowler, the by-the-book town sheriff for over four decades, works earnestly to try and unravel the town’s mystery and winds up getting more than he bargained for.

FRIDAY 20th JANUARY

THE DROVER'S WIFE: The Legend of Molly Johnson (2022, Drama, 108 mins) HD/Dolby Digital 5.1 [Buy - $9.99: Rent - $0.99]

 - CRITICS 80%: AUDIENCE 64%

In 1893, heavily pregnant Molly Johnson and her children struggle in isolation to survive the harsh Australian landscape after her husband left to go droving sheep in the high country. One day, she finds a shackled Aboriginal fugitive named Yakada wounded on her property. As an unlikely bond begins to form between them he reveals secrets about her true identity. Realizing Molly’s husband is actually missing, new town lawman Nate Clintoff starts being suspicious and sends his constable to investigate.

ESSENTIALS: CHOPPER (2000, Thriller, 90 mins) HD/Dolby Digital 5.1 [Buy - $4.99: Limited Time]

The true and infamous story of Australia’s notorious criminal Mark ‘Chopper’ Read and his years of crime, interest in violence, drugs and prostitutes.

CLASSIC OF THE WEEK: THE MAN FROM SNOWY RIVER (1982, Action & Adventure, 104 mins) HD/Dolby Digital 5.1 [Buy - $4.99]

Jim Craig has lived his first 18 years in the mountains of Australia on his father’s farm. The death of his father forces him to go to the lowlands to earn enough money to get the farm back on its feet.

LIMITED TIME: ELVIS (2022, Drama, 159 mins) Dolby Vision/Dolby Atmos/Dolby Digital 5.1 [Buy - $9.99]

The life story of Elvis Presley as seen through the complicated relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker.

DETECTIVE KNIGHT: Independence (2023, Action, 91 mins) 4K HDR/Dolby Digital 5.1 [Buy - $17.99: Rent - Jan. 27]

Detective James Knight’s last-minute assignment to the Independence Day shift turns into a race to stop an unbalanced ambulance EMT from imperiling the city’s festivities. The misguided vigilante, playing cop with a stolen gun and uniform, has a bank vault full of reasons to put on his own fireworks show… one that will strike dangerously close to Knight’s home.

SUMMERTIME DROPOUTS (2022, Comedy, 92 mins) 4K SDR/Dolby Digital 5.1 [Buy - $17.99: Rent - Jan. 30] Lionsgate

Best friends and classmates Dave, Joe, and Danny put together a pop punk band, Summertime Dropouts. Seizing the opportunity to play at Warped Tour, the guys must prepare for the big day. Between work, school, and relationships, the band comes to the realization that the road to fame isn’t an easy journey.

TEAM AMERICA: World Police (2004, Comedy, 97 mins) has been upgraded to Dolby Vision video.

Team America World Police follows an international police force dedicated to maintaining global stability. Learning that dictator Kim Jong il is out to destroy the world, the team recruits Broadway star Gary Johnston to go undercover. With the help of Team America, Gary manages to uncover the plan to destroy the world. Will Team America be able to save it in time?

WAYNE'S WORLD 2 (1993, Comedy, 95 mins) has been upgraded to Dolby Vision video.

A message from Jim Morrison in a dream prompts cable access TV stars Wayne and Garth to put on a rock concert, “Waynestock,” with Aerosmith as headliners. But amid the preparations, Wayne frets that a record producer is putting the moves on his girlfriend, Cassandra, while Garth handles the advances of mega-babe Honey Hornee.

FRIDAY 27th JANUARY

BELFAST (2021, Drama, 98 mins) Dolby Vision/Dolby Atmos/Dolby Digital 5.1 [Buy - $9.99: Rent - $0.99]

Buddy is a young boy on the cusp of adolescence, whose life is filled with familial love, childhood hijinks, and a blossoming romance. Yet, with his beloved hometown caught up in increasing turmoil, his family faces a momentous choice: hope the conflict will pass or leave everything they know behind for a new life.

 - CRITICS 86%: AUDIENCE 92%

ESSENTIALS: FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL (2008, Comedy, 110 mins) HD/Dolby Digital 5.1 [Buy - $4.99: Rent - $2.99]

When Sarah Marshall dumps aspiring musician Peter Bretter for rock star Aldous Snow, Peter’s world comes crashing down. His best friend suggests that Peter should get away from everything and to fly off to Hawaii to escape all his problems. After arriving in Hawaii and meeting the beautiful Rachel Jansen, Peter is shocked to see not only Aldous Snow in Hawaii, but also Sarah Marshall.

CLASSIC OF THE WEEK: PRESUMED INNOCENT (1990, Thriller, 126 mins) HD/Dolby Digital 5.1 [Buy - $4.99: Rent - $0.99]

Rusty Sabich is a deputy prosecutor engaged in an obsessive affair with a coworker who is murdered. Soon after, he’s accused of the crime. And his fight to clear his name becomes a whirlpool of lies and hidden passions.

LIMITED TIME: DC LEAGUE OF SUPER-PETS (2022, Kids & Family, 105 mins) Dolby Vision/Dolby Atmos/Dolby Digital 5.1 [Buy - $14.99: Rent - $7.99]

When Superman and the rest of the Justice League are kidnapped, Krypto the Super-Dog must convince a rag-tag shelter pack - Ace the hound, PB the potbellied pig, Merton the turtle and Chip the squirrel - to master their own newfound powers and help him rescue the superheroes.

$2.99 RENTALS: New Beginnings

$2.99 RENTALS: Based on a Funny True Story

SLEEPY HOLLOW (1999, Horror, 105 mins) has been upgraded to Dolby Vision video. [Buy - $4.99: Rent - $2.99]

New York detective Ichabod Crane is sent to Sleepy Hollow to investigate a series of mysterious deaths in which the victims are found beheaded. But the locals believe the culprit to be none other than the ghost of the legendary Headless Horseman.

TERMS OF ENDEARMENT (1983, Drama, 132 mins) has been upgraded to Dolby Vision video [Buy - $12.99: Rent - $5.99]

Aurora, a finicky woman, is in search of true love while her daughter faces marital issues. Together, they help each other deal with problems and find reasons to live a joyful life.

WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 1st

BLACK PANTHER: Wakanda Forever (2022, Action & Adventure, 161 mins) Dolby Vision/Dolby Atmos/ Dolby Digital Plus 7.1/ Dolby Digital 5.1 [Buy - $24.99: Rent - TBA] Disney/Marvel

Queen Ramonda, Shuri, M’Baku, Okoye and the Dora Milaje fight to protect their nation from intervening world powers in the wake of King T’Challa’s death. As the Wakandans strive to embrace their next chapter, the heroes must band together with the help of War Dog Nakia and Everett Ross and forge a new path for the kingdom of Wakanda.

BLACK PANTHER: 2-Movie Collection [Buy - $34.99] 

CONFESS, FLETCH (2022, Comedy, 99 mins) Dolby Vision/Dolby Digital 5.1 [Buy - $17.99: Rent - $7.99] Paramount Pictures

The roguishly charming and endlessly troublesome Fletch becomes the prime suspect in a murder case while searching for a stolen art collection. The only way to prove his innocence? Find out which of the long list of suspects is the culprit - from the eccentric art dealer and a missing playboy to a crazy neighbor and Fletch’s Italian girlfriend. Crime, in fact, has never been this disorganized.

As there are many Indie releases each week, I will just post films from the major studios such as, Paramount, Disney, Universal, Sony/Colombia, Lionsgate, Focus Features etc.

American Beauty (1999) currently on sale for $4.99.

RogerMellie:

 

American Beauty (1999) currently on sale for $4.99.

 

Couldn't resist. Added it to my collection. Saw it years ago and enjoyed it a lot.

Movieman:

 

RogerMellie:

 

American Beauty (1999) currently on sale for $4.99.

 

 

Couldn't resist. Added it to my collection. Saw it years ago and enjoyed it a lot.

 

Yup, same. It wasn't on my iTunes wishlist, but couldn't resist as I think it still holds up in re-watch value. Lots of memorable scenes.

Plus it's likely to be upgraded to 4K eventually.

FRIDAY 4th FEBRUARY

AMBULANCE (2022, Action & Adventure, 136 mins) Dolby Vision/Dolby Atmos/Dolby Digital 5.1 [Buy - $9.99: Rent - $0.99]

Decorated veteran Will Sharp, desperate for money to cover his wife’s medical bills, asks for help from his adoptive brother Danny. A charismatic career criminal, Danny instead offers him a score: the biggest bank heist in Los Angeles history: $32 million.

 - CRITICS 68%: AUDIENCE 88%

ESSENTIALS: THE WRESTLER (2008, Drama, 109 mins) HD/Dolby Digital 5.1 [Buy - $4.99: Rent - $2.99]

Aging wrestler Randy “The Ram” Robinson is long past his prime but still ready and rarin’ to go on the pro-wrestling circuit. After a particularly brutal beating, however, Randy hangs up his tights, pursues a serious relationship with a long-in-the-tooth stripper, and tries to reconnect with his estranged daughter. But he can’t resist the lure of the ring and readies himself for a comeback.

CLASSIC OF THE WEEK: THE DEEP (1977, Action & Adventure, 124 mins) HD/Dolby Digital 5.1 [Buy - $4.99: Rent - $0.99]

A pair of young vacationers are involved in a dangerous conflict with treasure hunters when they discover a way into a deadly wreck in Bermuda waters.

LIMITED TIME: SEE HOW THEY RUN (2022, Comedy/Whodunit, 98 mins) Dolby Vision/Dolby Digital 5.1 [Buy - $12.99]

In the West End of 1950s London, plans for a movie version of a smash-hit play come to an abrupt halt after a pivotal member of the crew is murdered. When world-weary Inspector Stoppard and eager rookie Constable Stalker take on the case, the two find themselves thrown into a puzzling whodunit within the glamorously sordid theater underground, investigating the mysterious homicide at their own peril.