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Book Club: The Next Chapter Blu-ray Review

 


  • Director ‏ : ‎ Bill Holderman
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Jane Fonda, Mary Steenburgen, Diane Keaton
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English, Spanish
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Studio Distribution Services
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)
  • Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 2
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 48 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ July 11, 2023



 

         The premise for Book Club involving four senior friends who take new chances with their lives after deciding to read Fifty Shades of Grey together sounded like something formulated by studio heads. This low-brow high concept relied entirely on the cast of veteran actresses, who most were just excited to see on the big screen without having to be delineated to a supporting role. But other than providing entertainment for an often-ignored demographic, Book Club was little more than sitcom material repurposed for a feature film. Book Club: The Next Chapter serves the same purpose, while also feeling like an excuse to reward these legendary actresses with a European vacation in place of an improved script.

 

Day Zero Blu-ray Review

 

  • Director ‏ : ‎ Joey De Guzman
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Brandon Vera, Pepe Herrera, MJ Lastimosa, Ricci Rivero, Jema Galanza
  • Dubbed: ‏ : ‎ English
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Well Go Usa
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated)
  • Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Widescreen, Subtitled
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 22 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ July 11, 2023



         Following the sub-genre’s resurgence in popularity in the late 1990s, often thought to have resulted from the success the Resident Evil video game franchise, zombie movies have become one of the most universal varieties of horror films. Although the output of zombie films has subsided some in recent years, Day Zero proves there are still new areas for the infected hordes to explore. Perhaps fittingly on the heels of a global pandemic and universal concerns about deadly contagions, Day Zero marks the first zombie film I have watched from the Philippines.