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Welcome back to another edition of Blu-Ray Tuesday! This is where we’ve gathered the top releases of the week for your enjoyment. Check out these top choices:
47 Ronin – In feudal Japan, Lord Asano rules his province with fairness. However, jealous Lord Kira fears that the shogun favors Asano over him and hatches a plot that ends with Asano’s ritual suicide. After Asano’s death, Oishi is forced to live as an outcast. Oishi wanders for several years but realizes that he must turn to Kai, played by Keanu Reeves, to help him and his ronin comrades take revenge on Lord Kira.
The Lodge – During a family retreat to a remote winter cabin over the holidays, the father is forced to abruptly depart for work, leaving his two children in the care of his new girlfriend, Grace. Isolated and alone, a blizzard traps them inside the lodge as terrifying events summon specters from Grace’s dark past.
Bloodshot – After he and his wife are murdered, marine Ray Garrison played by Vin Diesel is resurrected by a team of scientists. Enhanced with nanotechnology, he becomes a superhuman, biotech killing machine – Bloodshot. As Ray first trains with fellow super-soldiers, he cannot recall anything from his former life. But when his memories flood back, he breaks out of the facility to get revenge. He then discovers that there’s more to the conspiracy than he thought.
Gretel and Hansel – When their mother descends into madness, siblings Gretel and Hansel must fend for themselves in the dark and unforgiving woods. They accidentally stumble upon a bounty of food left outside an isolated home. Invited inside by the seemingly friendly owner, the children soon suspect that her generous but mysterious behavior is part of a sinister plan to do them harm.
What are you checking out this week? Let us know in the comments.
