Doja Cat – Jealous Type
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Previously-reviewed films being released on DVD, Blu-ray, and 4K this week include Lilo & Stitch, The Unholy Trinity, Scoop, Dune, and Karate Kid: Legends.
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Honey Don’t!
- Title: Honey Don’t!
- IMDb: link
Ethan Coen‘s Honey Don’t! is an odd film, for a variety of reasons. Centered around a private detective who talks like a 50s dick while working out of a 70s office, while driving a vintage comfortable and discussing COVID and cellphones, Margaret Qualley stars as Honey O’Donahue who never actually investigates a single case on-screen that she was hired for throughout the entire film. That doesn’t stop her from being a delight, though. By far the best thing about the film, Qualley’s throwback pulpish detective provides a fun flick that sadly disappoints in a myriad of other ways.
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Relay
- Title: Relay
- IMDb: link
The strength of Relay is in its setup and the more technical aspects of how Riz Ahmed‘s character Ash assists his clients, those in possession of damaging documents to their company who choose to return them rather than turn whistleblower, while keeping himself at arms length and hidden in the shadows. However, the weakness to Justin Piasecki‘s script is how the story of Ash’s latest client (Lily James), who is facing harassment after stealing confidential information from her employer proving criminal negligence that could kill thousands, eventually devolves into a rote thriller (especially in the last half-hour) that flies in the face of what made everything beforehand work so well.
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