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Happy Tuesday friends! This is a banger of a week for movies. This week is giving us Creed II and the Academy Award nominated The Favourite. 

Creed II

Creed II [Includes Digital Copy] [Blu-ray/DVD] [2018] - Front_Standard. 1 of 3 Images & Videos. Swipe left for next.

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Best Buy Steelbook

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In 1985, Russian boxer Ivan Drago killed former U.S. champion Apollo Creed in a tragic match that stunned the world. Against the wishes of trainer Rocky Balboa, Apollo’s son Adonis Johnson accepts a challenge from Drago’s son — another dangerous fighter. Under guidance from Rocky, Adonis trains for the showdown of his life — a date with destiny that soon becomes his obsession. Now, Johnson and Balboa must confront their shared legacy as the past comes back to haunt each man. – Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures

Included with the Blu-ray:

  • 4K Disc (Steelbook only)
  • Blu-ray Disc
  • DVD (non steelbook)
  • Digital HD
  • Special Features
    • Fathers & Sons-Director Steven Caple Jr. and his cast walk us through the complexity of the ghost of Apollo, the flesh and blood of Ivan Drago and the toll it takes on their respective offspring, in and out of the ring.
    • Casting Viktor Drago-Steven Caple Jr. and the cast share with us the choice in casting Florian Munteanu as Adonis Creed’s biggest challenge and a violent reminder of Rocky’s painful past.
    • The Women of CREED II-Tessa Thompson and Phylicia Rashad bring heart and soul to Steven Caple, Jr’s set, both in their performances on and off camera.
    • The Rocky Legacy-Hosted by Dolph Lundgren, Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson and others, sit down and reminisce about the enduring resonance of Rocky and its evolution in Creed II.
    • Deleted Scenes

You can buy Creed II here.

You buy the steelbook here.

The Favourite 

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In the early 18th century, England is at war with the French. Nevertheless, duck racing and pineapple eating are thriving. A frail Queen Anne occupies the throne, and her close friend, Lady Sarah, governs the country in her stead, while tending to Anne’s ill health and mercurial temper. When a new servant, Abigail, arrives, her charm endears her to Sarah. Sarah takes Abigail under her wing, and Abigail sees a chance to return to her aristocratic roots. – Fox Searchlight Pictures

Included with the Blu-ray:

  • Blu-ray
  • DVD
  • Digital HD

You can buy The Favourite here.
Also out this week:

  • Ben is Back
  • Burning
  • Free Solo
  • Vox Lux
  • Back Roads
  • Chokehold
  • The Clovehitch Killer
  • Don’t Come Back From The Moon
  • Don’t Go
  • Instant Family
  • Jupiter’s Moon
  • Liz and the Blue Bird
  • The Mercy
  • Of Fathers and Sons
  • Phantom Lady
  • The Standoff at Sparrow Creek
  • The Unicorn
  • The Vanishing
  • Welcome to Mercy
  • The Brokenwood Mysteries SERIES 5
  • Condor SEASON 1
  • Dragons: Race to the Edge SEASONS 3 & 4
  • Fear the Walking Dead SEASON 4
  • Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens COMPLETE SERIES
  • Hangin’ With Mr. Cooper SEASON 2
  • House of Cards SEASON 6
  • Krypton SEASON 1
  • Shakespeare and Hathaway SEASON 1
  • Valley of the Boom MINISERIES

Next week is the the best picture of 2018 according to the Oscars.