Out on Blu-ray on April 30, 2024, from Arrow Video
A bounty hunter passing through town assists a newly minted Sherriff in his duty, showing him the ropes as he once was in his shoes.
Western Wednesdays: Hop-Along Cassidy (1935)
SYNOPSIS:
A small herd of cattle from the West Cooley range has stampeded in to the Bar 20, which is led by Red Connors [Frank McGlynn, Jr.], feisty old Uncle Ben [George Hayes] and punchy, trigger-happy Johnny Nelson [Jimmy Ellison]. Jimmy charges himself with the task of charging the herd back on their own range, while Buck Peters [Charles Middleton] speaks to Jim Meeker [Robert Warwick], owner of the Cooley range.
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Black Mask (1996) [Eureka Entertainment 2-Disc Limited Edition]
Out on Blu-ray on April 23, 2024, from Eureka Entertainment
When needed a masked hero comes to the rescue, facing off against his former colleagues from a supersoldier project of the past.
Every Bugs Bunny Ever: Rebel Rabbit (1949)
Rebel Rabbit (1949)
Directed by Chuck Jones
Written by Michael Maltese
Animation by Ben Washam
Music by Carl W. Stalling
This is probably the most unhinged I’ve ever seen Bugs Bunny and probably the closest that he’s ever come to transforming in to a super villain of a sorts.
Like previous exploits Bugs Bunny tends to be a victim of his own ego, which is something that’s often overlooked in future shorts. In “Rebel Rabbit,” he’s not so much battling a predator as he is, well, having a virtual mental breakdown on screen. Sadly none of it is really all that funny. Save for some sharp animation, “Rebel Rabbit” has no structure or much of a three act narrative to begin with. It’s basically just a string of skits with Bugs Bunny wreaking untold havoc on various states and ecolosystems all for the simple fact that he’s not deemed too worthy by the US Government.
The Scarface Mob (1959) [Arrow Video Limited Edition]
Out on Blu-ray on April 23, 2024, from Arrow Video
A group of incorruptible men join to help Eliot Ness in his attempts to put Al Capone behind bars.
Abigail (2024)
In a year filled with a ton of very serious horror, it feels good to see Radio Silence offer up a quick, breezy bit of survival horror that I could get behind. In fact the compactness can even tend to work toward the film’s detriment as it feels like an extended version of an anthology horror show, right down to the fact that it’s all one big chamber piece. “Abigail” watches a lot like the classic EC Comics, where our ensemble of ne’er do wells get what’s coming to them in a remarkable twist.
The Departed (2006): Limited Edition Steelbook [4K UHD/Digital]
In Stores April 23rd from Warner Bros.
I do not make it a secret that I don’t like “The Departed.” I never have liked it. I think one of the main reasons why I dislike it so much is that I had seen Andrew Lau and Alan Mak’s 2004 original much earlier and was surprised with how cerebral and taut it was. “Infernal Affairs” was about betrayal, and loss of identity, and completely losing not only who we once were, but our own morality code. It’s shocking to me to know that “The Departed” is not only so infinitely dumbed down from its source material, but that Scorsese is capable of so much better than what he offers us.