THE HAUNTING OF BLY MANOR [BLU-RAY] (2020): "As a follow up to The Haunting of Hill House, The Haunting of Bly Manor becomes an effective mini-series. Hill House probably fares a little better, but Bly nonetheless succeeds in its own right." Starring Victoria Pedretti, Oliver Jackson-Cohen. Paramount, $39.99, 10/12/2021.

GRAND PIANO [BLU-RAY] (2014): "While it comes with potential, Grand Piano rarely lives up to expectations. It does give us sporadic drama but it usually seems too limp and scattershot." Starring Elijah Wood, John Cusack. Magnolia, $16.98, 5/20/2014.

SOUTH OF HEAVEN [BLU-RAY] (2021): "Every once in a while, South of Heaven perks to life. However, it plods too much of the time, and its talented cast can’t overcome all these slow spots." Starring Jason Sudeikis, Evangeline Lilly. RLJ Entertainment, $29.97, 12/14/2021.

THE THIN MAN GOES HOME [BLU-RAY] (1944): "With The Thin Man Goes Home, we get a likeable enough mix of comedy and detective story. Nothing here excels but the movie gives us a fun, breezy 100 minutes of entertainment." Starring William Powell, Myrna Loy. Warner, $21.99, 11/23/2021.

NIGHT SHIFT [BLU-RAY] (1982): "As a teen, I thought Night Shift offered a rollicking comedy. As a 50-something, it seems sporadically entertaining but nothing memorable, as it lacks much real cleverness or coherence." Starring Henry Winkler, Michael Keaton. Warner, $21.99, 10/5/2021.

MANIAC COP 2 [BLU-RAY] (1990): "As a low-budget genre sequel, Maniac Cop 2 does nothing to stand high above its brethren. Nonetheless, it winds up as a reasonably interesting effort, as some intriguing plot points and a strong cast bolster it." Starring Robert Davi, Claudia Christian. Blue Underground, $29.95, 11/19/2013.

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