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The Woman in the Yard Blu-ray Review

 

  • Director ‏ : ‎ Jaume Collet-Serra
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Danielle Deadwyler, Okwui Okpokwasili, Peyton Jackson, Estella Kahiha, Russell Hornsby
  • Producers ‏ : ‎ Jason Blum, Stephanie Allain
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English (Dolby TrueHD 7.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1)
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 1 x 1 x 1 inches; 2.89 ounces
  • Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Blu-ray
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 28 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ May 27, 2025


 

        I have come to expect very little from Blumhouse, as most films coming from production companies seem to be dumbed down for as broad an audience as possible. In other words, they are currently a bit like the Disney of horror. And while The Woman in the Yard deals with themes that have been utilized by far better films and contains a number of frustratingly predictable twists, often feeling as though the filmmakers assumed the audience had seen few other films of the kind, there is something quietly thoughtful and restrained in this film. That is not something I have come to expect from Blumhouse and was a nice surprise, even if it occurs in a film with a narrative that might have been better suited for a short film.

 

The Prosecutor Blu-ray Review

 

  • Director ‏ : ‎ Donnie Yen
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Donnie Yen, Julian Cheung Chi Lam, Michael Hui, Francis Ng Chun-Yu
  • Dubbed: ‏ : ‎ English
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English (DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1), Cantonese (Dolby TrueHD), Cantonese (Dolby Atmos), English (Stereo), Cantonese (Stereo)
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Well Go Usa
  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 2.35:1
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.3 x 0.5 x 6.8 inches; 3.21 ounces
  • Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ China
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Blu-ray, Subtitled
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 57 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ May 27, 2025


        I enjoy courtroom dramas and am a huge fan of action movies but was immediately skeptical that a hybrid of these two genres would work together when I first heard the premise of Donnie Yen’s latest film. It seemed likely that the clever ways that lawyers defeated bad guys would get in the way of the more direct approach utilized by action heroes, and The Prosecutor ultimately does have to make a choice in the direction the climax will take. This isn’t to say that the two halves of the film’s narrative don’t work together, but one also can imagine that fans of either genre are likely to be a bit disappointed by what is missing rather than excited about what the combination has added.