Danner makes ‘Dreams’ resonate
New DVD releases range from the emotional to the action-packed.
• “I’ll See You In My Dreams” • • • 1/2: An older woman (Blythe Danner) begins to question her life.
“I’ll See You in My Dreams” is a beautiful and smart coming-of-old-age film. In her darkest moments, Carol begins to doubt that she’s had a life well-lived. It resonates with those who are reaching the later years of their lives.
Danner embraces the role with a quiet energy and a skittish passion.
• “Mad Max: Fury Road” • • 1/2: Max is forced into helping a driver who is trying to rescue a group of women. Tom Hardy stars. “Mad Max: Fury Road” is like watching your buddy play a video game for two hours. It relies more on adrenaline than intellect. If that’s what you want, then “Mad Max: Fury Road” is a high-octane blast. Others should take a different path.
Also new on DVD
“Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me”: Documentary on the failing health of the singer.
“Alpha & Omega: The Legend of the Saw Tooth Cave”: Wolf cubs explore a haunted cave.
“Five Star”: Gang member takes son of his mentor under his wing.
“Bessie”: Queen Latifah stars in this look at the life of Bessie Smith.
“The Vampire Diaries: The Complete Sixth Season”: CW series about good-looking vampires who do bad things.
“Broken Horses”: Aman must save his brother from working for a local gang.
“Caillou’s Halloween”: Features 13 stories, including “Caillou Loves Halloween.”
“Blood Punch”: Murderous love triangle takes a shocking turn.
“Paranormal Island”: Job at a bar in the middle of a lake serves up trouble.
“20 Halloween Stories”: Includes stories from “Scholastic Storybook Treasures.”
“The Lesson”: Woman attempts desperate act to save her family.
“The Chambermaid”: Call girl helps pull woman out of her shell.
“Extinction”: Survivors of an apocalypse must join forces to survive.
“The Surface”: Plane crash survivor, man marooned on boat must work together.
“Cracked: The Darkness Within”: Detective Aidan Black and psychiatrist Dr. Daniella Ridley return to take on another caseload of bizarre and emotionally explosive criminals.
“Run, Hide, Die”: A trip to the woods turns deadly.
“Midnight Masquerade”: Autumn Reeser stars in the real-life fairy tale.
“Gemma Bovery”: Adaptation of Posy Simmonds’ graphic novel.
“Dark Was the Night”: Something stirs in the dark woods surrounding an isolated community.
“Army of Frankensteins”: Efforts to re-create Frankenstein’s experiments opens a hole in time and space.
“The D Train”: The ultimate bromance goes wrong.
“Redeemer”: Martial arts master Marko Zaror plays a born-again equalizer.
“The Curse of Downers Grove”: For each of the past eight years, one graduating senior has died.
“The Originals: The Complete Second Season”: New Orleans continues to be the location for a deadly demon war.
“Good Kill”: Stars Ethan Hawke and January Jones.
“Peg + Cat: A Totally Awesome Halloween”: Includes four adventures.
“Out the Vault: Halloween”: Includes episodes of “Hey Arnold,” “Rocko’s Modern Life.”
“Texas Rising”: The eight-hour miniseries looks at historical events after the Alamo has fallen. Bill Paxton stars.
“Wordworld: Halloween Fun”: WordFriends demonstrate the connections between letters, sounds, words and meaning.