The latest (and last?) entry in a popular horror franchise tops the DVD releases for the week of Dec. 27.
"Halloween Ends": The final film in the trilogy from director David Gordon Green seemingly brings the Laurie Strode-Mike Myers showdown to a close after 40 horrifying years.
"There are a few inspired and stylish moments in 'Halloween Ends,' as it takes a turn away from the lean slasher aesthetic that marked John Carpenter’s original film, and plunges into a swoony, neon-soaked vibe reminiscent of Kathryn Bigelow’s 'Near Dark,' Joel Schumacher’s '80s horror films, and even David Lynch’s 'Wild at Heart,'" writes Tribune News Service critic Katie Walsh in her review. "But we come to these movies for the thrills, the chills, and the screams. Even the kills in 'Halloween Ends' feel perfunctory at best. Perhaps it’s for the best that it ended this way, without leaving us bloodthirsty for more."
ALSO NEW ON DVD DEC. 27
"Terrifier 2": The murderous Art the Clown returns to mete out more gory punishment in this sequel to the 2018 horror slasher, a cult favorite.
"Ancient Aliens: Season 16": The truth is out there in the long-running History Channel series that speculates about extraterrestrial intervention in humanity's past.
"Father of the Bride": Andy Garcia plays the paterfamilias in this HBO Max remake of the 1991 remake of the 1950 comedy, based on the Edward Streeter novel. Also starring Gloria Estefan, Adria Arjona and Isabela Merced.
"Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend": Frank Grillo portrays Ferruccio Lamborghini in this biopic about the auto mechanic-inventor who founded the famed luxury car company.
"The Lair": In this action horror movie, a Royal Air Force pilot who is shot down over Afghanistan seeks refuge in a bunker, where she must contend with half-human monsters created as weapons of war.
"The Staircase: Limited Series": HBO true-crime dramatization starring Colin Firth as Michael Peterson, a North Carolina novelist accused of murdering his wife, played by Toni Colette, which sets off a lengthy legal battle.
"When Men Were Men": LGBTQ drama about a trans teen in Ireland who is forced to live a double life, as a boy in an acting troupe, his true self, but then also as a girl when around his religious family.
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