Check out our reviews of what’s new to home video 7/19/22:
Ryûsuke Hamagachi’s Drive My Car is three hours long, so it has a lot of time to be about a lot of different things. It also takes its time–the opening titles appear about 40 minutes in–allowing you plenty of space to think about what all of those different things might be… Review
Enough people liked Riley Stearns’ The Art of Self-Defense, it would seem, that he felt confident doubling down on some of that movie’s more irritating choices in his new follow-up, Dual. To be fair, not all of the ingredients from the previous film that make a return showing here are bad. There’s the preoccupation with personal combat training combat, with Self-Defense‘s monstrous sensei (Alessandro Nivola) swapped out for a more tender instructor played by Aaron Paul. And, while the music of extreme metal outfit Full of Hell doesn’t make a return, the band does show up on a character’s t-shirt. Plus the ominous drones of the score by Emma Ruth Rundle are nothing to complain about. Unfortunately, though, Stearns continues to enforce upon his actors a flat affect, an almost staccato method of line delivery. It’s as distractingly self-conscious here as it was three year ago… Review
Also new to home video 7/19/22: The Bob’s Burgers Movie
Battleship Pretension is a movie discussion podcast started in 2007 by Tyler Smith and David Bax. Since then, we’ve done live comedy shows, written reviews, commentaries and more.
Battleship Pretension is a film discussion show and a film review website founded by Tyler Smith and David Bax. Beginning in March 2007, Battleship Pretension the show (known to fans simply as “BP”) embodies the type of laidback, free-flowing conversations had by lovers of film around the world. Battleship Pretension the website is dedicated to being a destination for those seeking worthwhile opinions on current releases, be they foreign, independent, studio pictures, theatrical, home video releases, etc. From its meager beginnings in Los Angeles, Battleship Pretension has amassed a worldwide audience and readership. From Germany to Korea to Australia, people have tuned in to share in Tyler and David’s love of film. As Battleship Pretension’s following continues to grow, the purpose remains the same: Reach out to the international cinephile community, invite them to join in the discussion and perhaps even start one of their own.
