This week’s suggestions of new content on Blu-ray, DVD and streaming for maximum home viewing enjoyment.
Be sure to listen live each Tuesday morning on 700 WLW, when Kevin gives his top recommendations to Mike McConnell.
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WORTH BUYING
Inside Out
Rated PG
Studio: Disney
Formats available: 3D BD, BD, DVD, VOD
Pixar does it again with this brilliant animated film about a young girl’s emotions inside her head. It’s a great treat for the whole family and one of the best films of the year. (Bonus content includes shorts, multiple behind-the-scenes featurettes, deleted scenes, commentary and trailers.)
Toy Story That Time Forgot
Rated TV-G
Studio: Disney
Formats available: DVD, VOD
This new Toy Story short from television is presented on DVD for the first time, featuring Buzz, Woody and the gang encountering a new group of action figures. (Bonus content includes behind-the-scenes, commentary, alternate opening and deleted scenes.)
Bloodsucking Bastards
Not Rated
Studio: Scream Factory
Formats available: BD, DVD, VOD
Getting tired of the depressing office environment? Maybe a little blood can be injected into your day. A soul-killing office job turns dangerous when the boss hires vampires to help boost sales. (Bonus content includes commentary, behind-the-scenes featurette and a gag reel.)
Roar
Rated R
Studio: Drafthouse Films
Formats available: BD, DVD, VOD
Check out this bonkers film made by Tippi Hendren and family in the 1980s about a house overrun with wild lions and other jungle cats. Based on a real house and filmed with real wild animals, which injured many in the cast and crew.
WORTH RENTING
Vacation
Rated R
Studio: Warner Bros.
Formats available: BD, DVD, VOD
Warner Bros. reboots the erratic Vacation series, featuring Ed Helms as a grown-up Rusty Griswold taking his family across country on a road trip.
The End of the Tour
Rated R
Studio: A24
Formats available: BD, DVD, VOD
Jesse Eisenberg plays David Lipsky from Rolling Stone, interviewing David Foster Wallace (Jason Segel) on the last days of his book tour for Infinite Jest, told in flashback after Wallace’s suicide.
A LEGO Brickumentary
Rated G
Studio: Radius-TWC
Formats available: BD, DVD, VOD
Learn about the history of LEGO toys in this charming documentary featuring interviews and fresh LEGO animation.
Doctor Who: Series 9, Part 1
Not Rated
Studio: BBC America
Formats available: BD, DVD, VOD
Catch up with the first part of the current series of Doctor Who, featuring Peter Capaldi as the Doctor and Jenna Coleman as Clara Oswald.
