New Release Tuesday

Patriot’s Day- The story of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing and the aftermath, which includes the city-wide manhunt to find the terrorists responsible. This movie got some solid reviews but had a weird, limited release at the end of the year and did not get much recognition or box office return.  I liked the team-up of director Peter Berg and Marky Mark in Deepwater Horizon so I am looking forward to this and their future project Mile 22.

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them- The adventures of writer Newt Scamander in New York's secret community of witches and wizards seventy years before Harry Potter reads his book in school.   I have never read or seen a Harry Potter book or movie but the smaller people on the house are interested by these now so we may have to start watching these soon.  It is nice to see they are in order as opposed to Star Wars movies.

Planet Earth 2- David Attenborough returns in this breathtaking documentary showcasing life on Planet Earth. I thought the first series was awesome and the footage of the lizard being chased by snakes is enough to get me on board.

Arsenal - A Southern mobster attempts to rescue his kidnapped brother. This stars DTV mega stars Cusack and Cage so I am not sure if that is a good thing or not.  Have you noticed that John Cusack wears a baseball cap and sunglasses in all of these movies lately, like Drive Hard.  Does he show up and do lines for a few days and then does he have a double that does the rest of the work?

Phantasm Box Set- Director Don Coscorelli commented yesterday that Phantasm debuted in theaters 38 years ago.  It has become a classic horror movie that’s a hoot to see with a crowd and it has some good sequels with cool characters and a fitting conclusion in the new Ravager release.  This is the first time all the movies have come out in the U.S. in one box so enjoy, boy!

Mortuary Massacre- is a gruesome Horror Anthology that centers around Detective Giger's debriefing of several mysterious deaths, all taking place on Halloween night. The local mortician tells Giger the backstories behind three particular victims, each of them filled with plenty of gore and the kind of tongue-in-cheek humor that will please fans of grindhouse splatterpunk horror. Also, kudos for having hedge clippers on the cover.