A British historical drama boasting a strong cast tops the DVD releases for the week of Nov. 19.
“The Critic”: Lesley Manville, Gemma Arterton and Ian McKellen star in this film set in the London theatrical world in which a critic becomes embroiled in a murderous web involving a blackmail scheme.
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“Attachment”: Danish horror romance that finds two women romantically involved in London, where one of their disapproving mothers may be responsible for strange occurrences.
“Night of the Missing”: Horror anthology that unfolds in the form of a peculiar women recounting tales to a small-town sheriff.
“The Shape of Water”: Guillermo del Toro’s 2017 horror-fantasy that won Oscars for best picture and director enjoys a Criterion Collection release on 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray.
“Paper Moon”: Also joining the Criterion ranks is filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich’s 1973 drama starring Ryan and Tatum O’Neal as swindlers during the Great Depression.
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“Terrifier 3”: The gore-pushing boundaries of the horror series featuring Art the Clown are tested in this Christmas-set threequel from writer-director Damien Leone.
“Letters at Christmas”: A family — with parents facing divorce (but maybe not for long?) — stumbles across old love notes while renovating a hotel in this holiday romance film.
