Nouvelle Vague - BLU-RAY

Richard Linklater's valentine to cinematic rebellion reimagines the birth of the French New Wave as a restless, seat-of-the-pants caper. Jean-Luc Godard (Guillaume Marbeck) takes a story spark from François Truffaut (Adrien Rouyard) and turns Paris into a laboratory where rules are made to be broken. The production delights in the chaos of creation-actors finding themselves in front of a camera that refuses to behave. A playful, affectionate origin myth told with Linklater's trademark curiosity; French with English subtitles.

Alone on the quarantined British mainland and trying to survive pursuit by the infected, young Spike (Alife Williams) threw in with a small pack of Satanists led by the charismatic if deranged Jimmy Crystal (Jack O'Connell). That poor choice would bring Spike back into the orbit of Dr. Ian Kelso (Ralph Fiennes), whom Crystal decided would be the means of keeping his eroding hold on his cultists. Fourth franchise entry from director Nia DaCosta and scripter Alex Garland co-stars Erin Kellyman, Chi Lewis-Parry. 109 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack English.

CHRISTY - In the late '80s, closeted college basketball player Christy Salters (Sydney Sweeney) tried her hand at boxing, and her potential caught the eye of older trainer Jim Martin (Ben Foster). The generation that followed-which saw her become one of the great competitors in the sport, and endure manipulation from Martin that included marriage, exploitation, and violence-is chronicled in this biopic offering a compelling central effort from Sweeney. RUNTIME 135 min.