New on DVD: Commune with spectral thriller 'Presence'
Published in Entertainment News
Another cinematic experiment from filmmaker Steven Soderbergh tops the DVD releases for the week of May 20.
"Presence": A family enters a home haunted by a supernatural presence, who serves as the movie's point of view, in this ghost story starring Lucy Liu and Chris Sullivan.
“'Presence' is a beautifully executed vision of a rather mediocre script," writes Tribune News Service critic Katie Walsh in her review. "What makes it interesting is the POV 'gimmick,' which Soderbergh demonstrates as a legitimate mode of cinematic storytelling. His camera movements take on such a human quality that we become emotionally connected to it as another character in the story."
NEW ON DVD MAY 20
"Withnail and I" and "How to Get Ahead in Advertising": Actor and director Bruce Robinson's first two efforts behind the camera join the Criterion Collection boasting new digital restorations.
OUT ON DIGITAL HD MAY 20
"Hunt the Wicked": Chinese action flick that finds a police detective squaring off against a ruthless drug kingpin.
"Wolfs": Crime caper in which two longtime “fixers” (George Clooney and Brad Pitt) accidentally get called to clean up the same apparent murder.
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