Well Go USA Entertainment has announced the release of the well-received chiller “Sting” to home video. Writer-director Kiah Roache-Turner taps into a common fear shared by millions around the world – spiders! His film is a delightfully skin-crawling mix of horror-thriller and old-fashioned creature feature. Even better, it has a sense of humor which Roache-Turner slips in at some of the best times. Overall, “Sting” is a creepy, fun-filled feast for horror fans and genre lovers.

This Blu-ray edition of “Sting” will be available for purchase on July 25th. See below for a full synopsis and release information including special features.

About the Film:

Year: 2024

Runtime: 91 Minutes

Director: Kiah Roache-Turner

Screenwriter: Kiah Roache-Turner

Cast: Ryan Corr, Alyla Browne, Penelope Mitchell, Jermaine Fowler, Robyn Nevin, Noni Hazelhurst, Silvia Colloca, Danny Kim, Tony Black, Lee Perry

Rating: R for violent content, bloody images, and language.

After raising an unnervingly talented spider in secret, 12-year-old Charlotte (Alyla Browne) must face the facts about her pet—and fight for her family’s survival—when the once-charming creature rapidly transforms into a giant, flesh-eating monster.

Written & Directed by Kiah Roache-Turner (“Wyrmwood: Apocalypse”), with the monster special effects by the Academy Award-winning Weta Workshop (Special Visual Effects, King Kong, 20026), the film stars Alyla Browne (“The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart”, “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga”, “Sonic the Hedgehog 3”), Penelope Mitchell (“Hellboy”), Ryan Corr (“Holding the Man”), and Jermaine Fowler (“Coming 2 America”).

Special Features:

Bonus Content for “Sting” includes:

• BEHIND-THE-SCENES FEATURETTE: “Creating the Monster”
• BEHIND-THE-SCENES FEATURETTE: “The Director”
• BEHIND-THE-SCENES FEATURETTE: “The Cast”

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has released the supernatural horror film “Tarot” on home video. Released in theaters in early May, the film is now available to own on Blu-ray and includes a digital copy of the movie. “Tarot” is based on the 1992 novel “Horrorscope” by Nicholas Adams and follows a group of college kids who unleash a sinister force after using a mysterious Tarot deck. It’s written and directed by the duo of Spenser Cohen and Anna Halberg.

This Blu-ray and digital copy edition of “Tarot” is now available to purchase. See below for a full synopsis and release information including special features.

About the Film:

Year: 2024

Runtime: 92 Minutes

Director: Spenser Cohen and Anna Halberg

Screenwriter: Spenser Cohen and Anna Halberg

Cast: Harriet Slater, Adain Bradley, Avantika, Wolfgang Novogratz, Humberly González, Larsen Thompson, and Jacob Batalon

Rating: PG-13 for horror violence, terror, bloody images, some strong language and drug content

When a group of friends recklessly violates the sacred rule of Tarot readings – never use someone else’s deck – they unknowingly unleash an unspeakable evil trapped within the cursed cards. One by one, they come face to face with fate and end up in a race against death to escape the future foretold in their readings.

Special Features:

BONUS MATERIALS

• A Twist of Fate: Making the Film
• Circle of Friends
• Killer Outtakes

A sparkling cast stand out in the first trailer for “Lee”, a British biographical drama and the feature film debut for director Ellen Kuras. Based on the 1985 biography “The Lives of Lee Miller” by Antony Penrose, the film stars Kate Winslet as war journalist Lee Miller. The stellar supporting cast includes Marion Cotillard, Andrea Riseborough, Alexander Skarsgård, Andy Samberg, Josh O’Connor, Noémie Merlant, and James Murray. After premiering at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival, “Lee” is now set for a theater release later this year.

The trailer gives us a pretty broad look at the movie’s scope as it chronicles Lee Miller’s journey from being a model to becoming a photographer for Vogue magazine where she covered the horrors of World War II, often from the frontlines. The period detail looks great from the costumes to the war sequences. And the ensemble looks to fit their roles well. I’m looking forward to giving this one a shot.

“Lee” releases in theaters on September 27th. Check out the trailer below and let me know if you’ll be seeing it or taking a pass.

Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield star in “We Live in Time”, a decade-spanning romantic drama from director John Crowley (“Brooklyn”). The film is written by screenwriter and playwright Nick Payne and executive produced by Benedict Cumberbatch. It’s set to have its world premiere at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival and just dropped its first trailer. This slice-of-life first look is equal parts heartwarming and heartbreaking.

The film follows the relationship between Almut (Pugh) and Tobias (Garfield), starting with their chance meeting all the way through to an illness that challenges them and the beautiful life they’ve built together. In addition to Payne’s ambitious script, Crowley looks to be leaning heavily on his two young stars and from what little glimpse we get, Pugh and Garfield seem to have tremendous chemistry. There are still some questions, but there are also some good reasons to be excited for this one.

“We Live in Time” releases in theaters in Fall 2024. Check out the trailer below and let me know if you’ll be seeing it or taking a pass.

Hearing the news of a sequel to 2000’s epic “Gladiator” left me skeptical. I adore the classic Russell Crowe-led original (it was the first DVD I ever owned) and the idea of following it up some 24 years later left me with several concerns. Easing my mind a bit was the return of Ridley Scott as producer AND director. Surely he wouldn’t return if there wasn’t a big vision and a meaningful story to tell…right?

Today Paramount dropped the long awaited first trailer for “Gladiator II”, a massive production sporting a near $300 million budget. Aside from some odd music choices, the trailer certainly looks to have some interesting ideas. At the same time, it also looks to be following a fairly similar blueprint as the 2000 film. Hopefully it isn’t too similar.

Paul Mescal plays Lucius Verus, the grandson of Rome’s murdered emperor Marcus Aurelius (see the first film) and former heir to the Empire. He is taken away from his wife and child by an ambitious general (Pedro Pascal). Following in the footsteps of Crowe’s Maximus, Lucius chooses to fight as a gladiator and inspire the people to stand against the cruel new emperors of Rome. The always great Denzel Washington looks to have a significant role and Connie Nielsen returns as the mother of Lucius. I remain both hesitant and excited. Regardless, there are some really good ingredients here.

“Gladiator II” releases in theaters on November 22nd. Check out the trailer below and let me know if you’ll be seeing it or taking a pass.

Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment is bringing the 1996 box office hit “Twister” to 4K Ultra HD for the very first time. With its much anticipated sequel only a few weeks away, it’s a great time to revisit storm chasers Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt in this thoroughly entertaining disaster thriller. The film would go on to be the second highest grossing movie of 1996 and receive Academy Award nominations for visual effects and sound. Adding to the film’s noteworthy history, it is also known for being the first feature film released on the DVD format.

This 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray edition with Digital Copy of “Twister” will be available for purchase on July 9th. See below for a full synopsis and release information including special features.

About the Film:

Year: 1996

Runtime: 113 Minutes

Director: Jan de Bont

Screenwriter: Michael Crichton and Anne-Marie Martin

Cast: Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, Jami Gertz, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Cary Elwes, Alan Ruck, Todd Field, Jeremy Davies, Lois Smith, Zach Grenier, Nicholas Sadler, Abraham Benrubi, Jake Busey, Scott Thomson

Rating: PG-13

Don’t breathe! Don’t look back! Just run for your life when a destructive force of nature comes howling straight toward you, destroying everything in its path – when you’re running from a Twister. Academy Award winner Helen Hunt stars as Dr. Jo Thornton-Harding, who as a small girl watched her father sucked to his death from her family’s storm cellar by a massive tornado. Now a storm chaser, a scientist who risks her life to study the dark side of nature by taking her data-transmitting instruments directly into the path of a deadly storm, Jo chases the largest tornado ever to strike Oklahoma as her marriage implodes and rival scientists will stop at nothing to steal her breakthrough.

Special Features:

The Twister 4K UHD Disc includes the following new and previously released special features:

• The Legacy of Twister – Taken by the Wind (NEW)
• Chasing the Storm: Twister Revisited
• Anatomy of a Twister
• The Making of Twister
• Van Halen Music Video – Humans Being
• Commentary