New Release Tuesday

 Oh, this is probably the best Tuesday of the year so I had to chime in on that here.  Have you been to Target lately?  Mine has removed all movies to make room for books.  So, no need to go there anymore since they are not carrying movies and you never know what weirdos will be in the restroom there.  Unfortunately, Mr. Amazon will be delivering most of these titles below but I am going to give Wally World an opportunity to sell me something if they have anything.  On to the list:

Deadpool and Wolverine- Deadpool is offered a place in the Marvel Cinematic Universe by the Time Variance Authority, but instead recruits a variant of Wolverine to save his universe from extinction.  This is a lot of fun and is a Marvel hail mary of sorts because their last few movies have absolutely sucked.  Marvel's desperation paid off as this movie cleaned up at the box office so we can expect Hugh Jackman to keep playing Logan for another decade and Ryan Reynolds to keep buying cell phone companies and soccer clubs.

Twisters- Kate Carter, a retired tornado-chaser and meteorologist, is persuaded to return to Oklahoma to work with a new team and new technologies.  This was a great summer movie and this requel was done just right and had plenty of nods to the original.  Highly recommended.

The Hitcher- A young man who escapes the clutches of a murderous hitchhiker is subsequently stalked by the hitcher and framed for his crimes.  This is the first time that has been released on Blu Ray here in the states and I am glad I held out for this instead of opting for an expensive import.  Thanks WB!  This is one creepy thriller with Rutger Hauer at his best here.  If you have not seen this, take a ride with The Hitcher, the highest of recommendations.  

In a Violent Nature- When a locket is removed from a collapsed fire tower in the woods that entombs the rotting corpse of Johnny, a vengeful spirit spurred on by a horrific 70-year old crime, his body is resurrected and becomes hellbent on retrieving it.  I have read great things about this one and I cannot wait to give it a spin.  But apparently I am going to have to wait longer because Mr. Amazon just sent a delayed shipping notice.  Blah!

The talent in front of and behind the camera is very good here but the movie turned out to be a turkey.  Bad word of mouth killed this and The Joker sequel so I got no desire to check this one out.  Actors say some projects you do for the money, I am guessing this was one of those projects.

Slay Ride- It's Christmas eve and the Kris Kringle Killer is on the loose and looking for his twelfth and final victim of the season. Unfortunately for her, Holly Woods is the final name on his naughty list.  I am always keeping an eye out for new Christmas Horror so I am getting started early this year.