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Aaron Gilman
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Tribune News Service
The reboot of an aughts horror series known for going heavy on gore tops the DVD releases for the week of July 20.
“Spiral”: This latest entry in the “Saw” franchise features Chris Rock as a police detective investigating a grisly set of murders by a Jigsaw copycat killer. Also starring Samuel L. Jackson and Max Minghella.
“The original torture porn trend was a product of the political climate of the time, as the ‘War on Terror’ manifested ‘enhanced interrogation techniques,’ Abu Ghraib, Guantanamo, CIA torture reports,” writes Tribune News Service critic Katie Walsh in her review. However, she noted, “‘Spiral’ exists in a very different cultural moment, and the filmmakers attempt to speak to it, with a killer using torture as a means of exerting bloody justice on corrupt cops. But they try too hard to avoid stepping on too many toes, resulting in a film that’s muddled and messy on many levels.”
Also new on DVD July 20
“Dream Horse”: Based on a remarkable true story, Tony Collette stars as a Welsh village bartender who convinces her friends and neighbors to pool their money and buy a colt, thus entering the dizzying world of high-stakes horse racing.
“Jakob’s Wife”: After a chance encounter with “The Master,” a woman dissatisfied with her marriage to a smalltown minister discovers a new sense of power and boldness. As she does so, however, the body count mounts in this horror flick.
“Die In A Gunfight”: A modern update on “Romeo and Juliet” with a dash of “Succession” mixed in, this film features Diego Boneta and Alexandra Daddario as star-crossed lovers from powerful rival families in present-day New York City.
“Feral State”: A grifter uses his charisma to attract a gang of followers made up of runaway and orphaned children, and before long they are wreaking havoc on the swamps and trailer parks of Florida.
“Gangs of London: Season 1”: The murder of London’s most powerful crime boss sets off a violent power struggle to fill the underworld void in this British TV drama.
“Initiation”: A university’s pledge week takes a sinister turn when a star athlete is murdered, setting off a spree of social media slayings that drives a group of students to discover the school’s dark secrets.
“Shameless: The Eleventh and Final Season”: The Showtime favorite, set on Chicago’s South Side, calls it quits after a decade, but not before one last ride with William H. Macy and the Gallagher crew.
“Star Trek Discovery: Season Three”: After traveling through a wormhole in the season two finale, the crew must navigate an unknown future far from the home they knew.
“The Spanish Princess”: This historical drama series from Starz follows the royal intrigues of Catherine of Aragon, the first wife of England’s Henry VIII.
“The Walking Dead: Season 10”: AMC’s hit show returns, with season 10 marking the final one battling zombies for Danai Gurira’s Michonne
Chris Rock in “Spiral.” BROOKE PALMER
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“32 Malasana Street”: A Spanish family leaves their village and buys an old apartment in Madrid, but their dream purchase quickly turns into a nightmare when they discover they aren’t alone in the unit.
“Rock Paper Scissors”: Two friends enter the world of underground rock, paper, scissors competitions in this coming-of-age comedy.
“Gully”: The explosive and timely story of three childhood friends surviving an upbringing in Los Angeles’ roughest neighborhoods.
“Bordertown: Season 3 (Blu-ray)”: The Nordic noir that takes full advantage of Finland’s stark beauty returns for its third season.
“G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra” and “G.I. Joe: Retaliation” (Blu-ray): Ahead of the new movie “Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins” comes the release of these prior films on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray for the first time.
Out on digital HD July 20
“Fire”: Firefighters try to save a village from a forest fire in this Russian action film.
“House of Quarantine”: Nine people are locked down together while trying to film a movie, but unbeknownst to them one of their number is infected with COVID-19.
“Hydra”: A retired assassin living a quite life is recruited for one last job he can’t refuse in this Japanese movie.
“Room 9”: Forty years after agruesome double murder at a small-town inn, the town is once again terrorized by a string of killings.
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