New This Week on DVD, January 30, 2024

 

 Thanksgiving (R)

After a Black Friday riot ends in tragedy, a mysterious Thanksgiving-inspired killer terrorizes Plymouth, Massachusetts – the birthplace of the holiday. Picking off residents one by one, what begins as random revenge killings are soon revealed to be part of a larger, sinister holiday plan. Starring Patrick Dempsey, Nell Verlaque, Addison Rae

 Silent Night (R)

A tormented father witnesses his young son die when caught in a gang’s crossfire on Christmas Eve. While recovering from a wound that costs him his voice, he makes vengeance his life’s mission and embarks on a punishing training regimen in order to avenge his son’s death. Starring Joel Kinnaman, Kid Cudi, Harold Torres

 Eileen (R)

During a bitter 1964 Massachusetts winter, young secretary Eileen becomes enchanted by Rebecca Saint John, the glamorous new counselor at the prison where she works. Their budding friendship takes a twisted turn when Rebecca reveals a dark secret — throwing Eileen onto a sinister path. Starring Thomasin McKenzie, Anne Hathaway, Shea Whigham

 My Sailor, My Love (2022)

The thorny relationship between a woman and her retired father worsens after he becomes romantically involved with the housekeeper she hires for him. Starring James Cosmo, Brid Brennan, Catherine Walker

 Dreaming Whilst Black – Season 1 (TV-MA)

Kwabena is an aspiring filmmaker trapped in his recruitment job. When he is given the opportunity he’s always dreamed of, is he brave enough to chase it? Starring Adjani Salmon, Dani Moseley, Rachel Adedeji

 Magnum P.I.: The Final Season (NR)

Thomas Magnum winds up in Hawaii after retiring from the Navy SEALs. To fill his time, he runs a private investigation agency from a friend’s guest house. He’s assisted by a group of friends and colleagues, including a retired British spy and a fellow veteran. Together, they take on a variety of cases in a lush tropical setting. Magnum never loses his cool, whether he’s chasing someone in his red Ferrari or jumping from a helicopter. Starring Jay Hernandez, Perdita Weeks, Zachary Knighton

 Mudbound (R)

In Mudbound, the ramifications of World War II come into play, albeit in two markedly different ways. Jamie and Ronsel are veterans who return to their lives in rural Mississippi after the war. Ronsel is black, and must struggle with racism after he had had a positive reception from white Europeans while he was serving overseas. Meanwhile, Jamie struggles with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD, and can’t stop reliving the horrors of what he experienced during the war. Starring Carey Mulligan, Jason Clarke, Jason Mitchell

 The Inventor (PG)

The insatiably curious and headstrong inventor Leonardo da Vinci leaves Italy to join the French court, where he can experiment freely, inventing flying contraptions, incredible machines, and study the human body. There, joined in his adventure by the audacious princess Marguerite, Leonardo will uncover the answer to the ultimate question “What is the meaning of it all?” Starring Stephen Fry, Daisy Ridley, Marion Cotillard

 The Puppetman (NR)

The Puppetman, a convicted killer on death row always maintained his innocence saying that it was an evil force controlling his body as he slaughtered his victims. Now Michal, the killer’s daughter, begins to suspect that there may be some truth to her father’s claim when those around her begin to die in brutal ways. She must try and break the curse of The Puppetman before all her loved ones are killed. Starring Alyson Gorske, Angel Prater, Kio Cyr

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