DVD Pick of the Week: Cat in the Brain

Welcome back! Well, to some of you, anyway. To the rest of you, glad you decided to stop by and I hope that this humble column helps you navigate the stacks of new releases each week. My goal is to point you toward titles of interest and warn you away from those films that seek to do nothing but leech away your time and give you nothing in return.

Full disclosure: I have not seen many of these titles and what follows are not necessarily reviews. It is my opinion based upon what I know of the titles I pluck from the new release lists that I peruse. The opinions I give based on the new releases are my own, and my recommendations upon them are based on my personal interest. In any case, I hope you enjoy and perhaps find something you like or a title to point me towards.

Cat in the Brain. I have not had the pleasure of experiencing this film, but after reading of the gore contained within its frames, I feel the need to see it. This 1990 film was directed by and stars Italian horror maestro Lucio Fulci. I understand the story and acting are not all that good, but it contains an extreme amount of gore. Sounds good. Fulci's films tend to be on the slow side, but they are always punctuated with a incredible blood.

Slumdog Millionaire (also Blu-ray). This is a wonderful movie that injects a little bit of magic back into the cinema. This is not about reality (although there is a lot of it here), it is about fate and destiny and the way everything can align in just the right way. It is a visual and emotional journey that is built off a script by Simon Beaufoy, based on the novel by Vikas Swarup (called Q & A). It is an experience not to be missed. Not to mention, it ends with a Bollywood style dance sequence!

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