The latest offering from director David O. Russell, his first film in seven years, tops the DVD releases for the week of Dec. 6.
"Amsterdam": Christian Bale, Margot Robbie and John David Washington lead this star-studded romp through 1930s New York involving World War I vets, a wrongful murder accusation and a whole lot mishaps and mayhem.
"There’s a lot wrong with 'Amsterdam': the dull writing, its interminable 'busy-ness,' the dinner theater caliber of acting, the fact that the whole thing looks like it’s been soaked in tea," writes Tribune News Service critic Katie Walsh in her review. "But worst of all it has a bad case of what one could call 'Don’t Look Up' disease, in which a film tries to exist solely on movie stars and a desire to lecture the audience about impending doom."
ALSO NEW ON DVD DEC. 6
"Clerks III": Following a massive heart attack, Randal, who now owns Quick Stop Groceries along with fellow "Clerk" Dante, enlists friends Elias, Jay and Silent Bob to make a movie immortalizing his life at the convenience store that started it all.
"Medieval": A war epic about the legendary Czech warrior Jan Zizka, starring Ben Foster, Michael Caine and Sophie Lowe.
"Animal Kingdom: Season 6": It’s the end of the line for the Cody clan as the TNT crime drama wraps its run after six seasons.
"Ashgrove": In this movie set in the near future, a scientist finds she may be the only person who can save the planet after the world's water supply is threatened.
"Better Call Saul: Season 6": Bob Odenkirk signs off after six seasons of AMC's gritty “Breaking Bad” prequel, completing his transformation into criminal lawyer Saul Goodman.
"Burial": Action/horror thriller set at the end of World War II about a group of Russian officers transporting a top secret package.
"Creepshow: Season 3": The horror anthology series returns with more terrifying stories about monsters, murder, the supernatural and more.
"Mad God": Sci-fi film that takes place in a post-apocalyptic city, from stop-motion animation expert Phil Tippett.
"Old Man": A hiker happens upon the titular old man during a trek in the woods, an encounter that quickly turns sinister in this thriller starring Stephen Lang.
"Operation Seawolf": Dolph Lundgren stars as a German submarine captain tasked with leading a last-ditch naval attack against U.S. in the final days of World War II.
"Star Trek: Discovery: Season Four": The crew of the U.S.S. Discovery face new threats in the fourth season of this Paramount+ series set in the 32nd century.
"The Accursed": Horror film in which a woman agrees to care for a comatose senior living in an isolated cabin, only to realize there is an evil presence lurking in her new charge.
"Ageless Love": A Jewish couple in 1960s Philadelphia find true love despite the fact that he is a 20-something fresh out of college and she is a widow in her late 30s with five kids in this romance film based on a true story.
"Top Gun 2-Movie 4K Steelbook Superfan Collection": Includes two SteelBook cases with the 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray versions of "Top Gun" and "Top Gun Maverick," as well as dog tags, a leather key ring, magnetic decals, coasters, photos and nearly six hours of bonus content.
"Pulp Fiction": Quentin Tarantino's 1994 classic starring John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson and Uma Thurman is available on 4K Ultra HD for the first time, in addition to receiving a limited-edition SteelBook release.
OUT ON DIGITAL HD DEC. 6
"Call Jane": A fictionalized depiction of the Jane Collective, a real-life network of women who helped other women obtain safe illegal abortions in the late 1960s and early 1970s, before Roe v. Wade. Starring Elizabeth Banks and Sigourney Weaver.
"Glorious": A man finds himself at a rest stop with a mysterious stranger in the neighboring stall in this horror thriller from Shudder featuring Ryan Kwanten and J.K. Simmons.
"Renegades": Danny Trejo and Lee Majors star in this action film about four SAS veterans out for blood after an ex-Green Beret is killed by a criminal gang in London.
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