New DVDs, Blu-rays and Netflix Streaming Movies: December 28, 2010
Rank the week of December 28th’s Blu-ray and DVD releases against the best movies ever made:
The American (DVD and Blu-ray | R | 2010)
Rank it amongst the best thriller movies of all time.
Flickchart Ranking: #2358 |
From everything I’ve read, George Clooney’s latest has been 2010’s most divisive movie. People either LOVE it or HATE it. The main complaint is that it’s a bit “slow,” so check your expectations.
Resident Evil: Afterlife (DVD and Blu-ray | R | 2010)
Rank it amongst the best sci-fi horror movies of all time.
Flickchart Ranking: #4977 |
Milla Jovovich returns to fight the undead.
Legacy (DVD and Blu-ray | R | 2010)
Rank it amongst the best thriller movies of all time.
Flickchart Ranking: Just Added |
The Wire stars Idris Elba and Clarke Peters reunite for an excellent looking thriller. Check out the trailer.
And Soon the Darkness (DVD and Blu-ray | R | 2010)
Rank it amongst the best horror movies of all time.
Flickchart Ranking: #19277 |
Well, at least you get to watch Odette Yustman and Amber Heard for 90 minutes.
Legendary (DVD and Blu-ray | PG-13 | 2010)
Rank it amongst the best sports movies of all time.
Flickchart Ranking: #11200 |
With John Cena and Danny Glover.
Twelve (DVD and Blu-ray | R | 2010)
Rank it amongst the best dramas of all time.
Flickchart Ranking: #17704 |
Directed by Joel Schumacher. He has made some incredible movies but also some incredible bombs. This rests firmly on the bomb side.
New Movies on Netflix Instant Streaming:
Shutter Island (Streaming on Friday the 31st | R | 2010)
Rank it amongst the best dramas of all time.
Flickchart Ranking: #195 |
Monday December 27th:
- Superman/Batman: Apocalypse (2010)
Tuesday December 28th:
- Rosemary’s Baby (1968) – Mia Farroow, Roman Polanski (dir.)
- Suck (2009) – Jessica Pare, Malcolm McDowell
Saturday January 1st:
- The Fountain (2006) – Hugh Jackman, Darron Aronofsky (dir.)
- Poltergeist (1982) – Craig T. Nelson
- The Wizard of Oz (1939) – Judy Garland
- Goodfellas (1990) – Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Martin Scorses (dir.)
- Insomnia (2002) – Al Pacino, Christopher Nolan (dir.)
- Death at a Funeral (2010) – Chris Rock, Tracy Morgan
- Johnny Mnemonic (1995) – Keanu Reeves, Dolph Lundgren, Ice-T
- Dial M for Murder (1954) – Grace Kelly, Ray Milland Alfred Hitchcock (dir.)
- Blazing Saddles (1974) – Gene Wilder, Mel Brooks (dir.)
- Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) – Cary Grant, Peter Lorre, Frank Capra (dir.)
- Rio Bravo (1959) – John Wayne, Dean Martin
- The Lost Boys (1987) – Kiefer Sutherland, The Coreys
- Ocean’s 11 (1960) – Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin
- Dog Day Afternoon (1975) – Al Pacino, John Cazale
- JFK (1991) – Kevin, Costner, Kevin Bacon, Tommy Lee Jones, Gary Oldman, Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Oliver Stone (dir.)
- An Education (2008) – Carey Mulligan, Peter Sarsgaard
- Bonnie and Clyde (1967) – Faye Dunaway, Warren Beatty
- The Asphalt Jungle (1950) – Sterling Hayden, Marilyn Monroe
- Femme Fatale (2002) – Rebecca Romijn, Antonio Banderas
- 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) – Stanley Kubrick (dir.)
- A Clockwork Orange (1971) – Malcolm McDowell, Stanley Kubrick (dir.)
- Eyes Wide Shut (1999) – Nicole Kidman, Tom Cruise, Stanley Kubrick (dir.)
- 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984) – John Lithgow, Roy Scheider
- Best in Show (2000), For Your Consideration (2006) – Christopher Guest (dir.)
- The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) – Tim Robbins, Paul Newman, The Coen Brothers
- Mean Streets (1973) – Martin Socorses (dir.), Robert De Niro
- Robocop (1987) – Peter Weller, Paul Verhoeven (dir.)
- Commando (1985) – Arnold SchSchwarzenegger
- Naked Lunch (1991) – David Cronenberg (dir.)
- Hellraiser (1987) – Clive Barker (dir.)
- Mars Attacks! (1996) – Tim Burton (dir.), Jack Nicholson
- The Kids in the Hall (Seasons 1-4)
- The Larry Sanders Show (Season 1)
THe Lost Boys IS NOT streamable.
I just checked. The Lost Boys (and one of the junky sequels) are available to stream right now.