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Coming Soon – The Punisher

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  • Title: The Punisher
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Wow, and I thought my interest in this project was low before watching the trailer. Did we really need a detailed origin story for Frank Castle (Jon Bernthal)? Wasn’t that ground already covered in Daredevil (not to mention several crappy movies)? Anywho, here’s the trailer for Netflix’s next offering in their Marvel line-up. Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Jaime Ray Newman, and Amber Rose Revah will also star, and Deborah Ann Woll will reprise her role as Karen Page. The Punisher premieres on Netflix on November 17th.

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Highlander 5-Film Collection

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  • Title: Highlander, Highlander II: The Quickening, Highlander: The Final Dimension, Highlander: Endgame, Highlander: The Source
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Highlander 5-Film CollectionDon’t lose your head. For die-hard Higlander fans comes the Highlander 5-Film Collection. Including the original Highlander and its sequels, the collection follows the adventures of immortal Connor MacLeod (Christopher Lambert) and his sword fights with other immortals battling to become the last of their kind. The first film, which sets up the universe and character to follow, is the best of the collection and is really what you are paying for (although I do enjoy Endgame as well).

While goofy as hell, and at times entertaining despite its best efforts, Highlander II is problematic for the changes (afterwards forgotten) it made to the franchise. The Final Dimension brings back an immortal (Mario Van Peebles) from Connor’s past, and Highlander: Endgame and Highlander: The Source incorporate TV’s Highlander Duncan MacLeod (Adrian Paul) into the movie franchise (the latter is nearly unwatchable).

As with most of these types of collections, you will get some basic features but less than the special editions of previous separate releases.

[Lionsgate, $19.98]

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Arrow – Tribute

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Arrow - Tribute television review

Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell) faces attacks on two sides in “Tribute.” First, the release of a photograph of him as Green Arrow creates a media frenzy around the Mayor of Star City, creates trouble for his son at school, and launches a FBI investigation into his life. And second, the reappearance of Anatoly Knyazev (David Nykl) is problematic with the Bratva soldier and his men kidnap visiting dignitaries and hold them for ransom. The episode B-story also finally delves into just what’s wrong with Diggle (David Ramsey) since his return from Lian Yu.

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The Good Place – The Trolley Problem

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  • Title: The Good Place – The Trolley Problem
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The Good Place - The Trolley Problem television review

Possibly better than any other show currently on television, The Good Place knows how to write itself out of potential issues and provide twists to what is a very simple premise with (presumably) limited story options. The end of the First Season dropped the bomb shell of where Eleanor (Kristen Bell) and her friends are truly living while Season Two has kept viewers on their toes with the demons trying (and failing) to hoodwink the damned foursome again. Michael‘s (Ted Danson) decision to team-up with the group was another such twist, the fallout of which provides some of the best moments of the season so far.

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