New on DVD and Blu-ray
Spring Breakers; 42; Rolling Thunder
Spring Breakers
(Lionsgate, $22)
When ex-Disney starlets Vanessa Hudgens and Selena Gomez join a gang of bikini-clad, college-age stickup artists, the result is “an enjoyable guilty pleasure” that’s “like the love child of Scarface and Girls Gone Wild,” said the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. James Franco co-stars.
Subscribe to The Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.
Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
42
(Warner, $29)
This recent Jackie Robinson biopic is “more a double than a grand slam,” said the Chicago Sun-Times. Chadwick Boseman is solid as the player who broke big-league baseball’s color barrier, but the movie “rarely rises above standard, old-fashioned biography fare.”
Rolling Thunder
Sign up for Today's Best Articles in your inbox
A free daily email with the biggest news stories of the day – and the best features from TheWeek.com
(Shout! Factory, $20)
This compelling, “twisted” drama deserves to go down as the seminal film about a Vietnam vet’s homecoming, said the Okla-homa City Oklahoma Gazette. The underrated William Devane is blisteringly good as a combat hero who seeks revenge after he loses his family and his hand in a break-in.
Create an account with the same email registered to your subscription to unlock access.
-
Today's political cartoons - May 5, 2024
Cartoons Sunday's cartoons - annoying noises, gag orders, and more
By The Week US Published
-
5 highly educational cartoons about student protests
Cartoons Artists take on apolitical camping, the National Guard, and more
By The Week US Published
-
French schools and the scourge of teenage violence
Talking Point Gabriel Attal announces 'bold' intervention to tackle rise in violent incidents
By The Week UK Published