Ed Kemper - BLU-RAY

Struggling widow Saori (Andô Sakura) was at a loss to understand why her preteen son Minato (Sôya Kurokawa) had grown distant and difficult. Having teased out that his schoolteacher Hori (Nagayama Eita) had struck him, her pursuit of the truth would bring her stunning discoveries about her child's troubles and his relationship with his bullied bestie (Hiiragi Hinata). Affecting study from Hirokazu Koreeda co-stars Mitsuki Takahata; final score from Ryuichi Sakamoto. 126 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack Japanese; Subtitles English. In Japanese with English subtitles.

Boxcar Bertha, an exemplary film effort for producer and exploitation maestro Roger Corman (Bloody Mama, The Wild Angels), is Inchbeautifully directedInch (The New York Times) by Martin Scorsese (Taxi Driver, Mean Streets, Goodfellas) and stars Barbara Hershey (Hannah and Her Sisters, The Last Temptation of Christ) and David Carradine (Bound for Glory, Kill Bill) as Depression-era lovers and train robbers on the run. Based on a true story, Boxcar Bertha is a spellbinding modern-day Robin Hood meets Bonnie and Clyde tale with Barry Primus (Grudge Match, The Irishman), Bernie Casey (Cleopatra Jones) and John Carradine (Stagecoach) rounding out the cast.

The streets of Victorian London run red with the blood of murdered women, and only one man can catch Jack the Ripper and end his reign of terror Sherlock Holmes. But is the sleuth ready for where the clues in the case may lead? Christopher Plummer and James Mason star as Holmes and Watson in this stylish whodunit; with Genevieve Bujold, Donald Sutherland, and John Gielgud. 124 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks English DTS 5.1, DTS Lossless stereo; Subtitles English; audio commentary; theatrical trailer.