By Bob Bloom The following titles are being released on Tuesday, June 18, unless otherwise noted: Us (Blu-ray + DVD + digital) Details: 2019, Universal Studios Home Entertainment Rated: R, graphic violence and terror, language The lowdown: “Us” gets under your skin and make you question your place in the world. Jordan Peele’s follow-up to “Get Out,” like many horror films throughout the decades, uses the genre to question the norms and rules of society. “Us” is a move that looks at the forgotten and disenfranchised — literally those who live in the shadows and have no real place in our world. What happens, though, when these people decide to step into the light? That is what Peele is questioning and examining in “Us.” The movie contains shocks and violence, but it relies more on performances than blood and brutality. All the actors — including Lupita Nyong’o, Winston Duke, Elizabeth Moss and Shadadi Wright-Joseph and Evan Alex — perform double duty — as themselves and their doppelgangers. The movie is more unsettling than scary. Yes, it provides a few goosebumps, but its impact is more disquieting than shocking. Critics were mightily impressed with “Us,” awarding it a 94 percent fresh rating at Rottentomatoes.com.
New to View: June 18
New to View: June 18
New to View: June 18
By Bob Bloom The following titles are being released on Tuesday, June 18, unless otherwise noted: Us (Blu-ray + DVD + digital) Details: 2019, Universal Studios Home Entertainment Rated: R, graphic violence and terror, language The lowdown: “Us” gets under your skin and make you question your place in the world. Jordan Peele’s follow-up to “Get Out,” like many horror films throughout the decades, uses the genre to question the norms and rules of society. “Us” is a move that looks at the forgotten and disenfranchised — literally those who live in the shadows and have no real place in our world. What happens, though, when these people decide to step into the light? That is what Peele is questioning and examining in “Us.” The movie contains shocks and violence, but it relies more on performances than blood and brutality. All the actors — including Lupita Nyong’o, Winston Duke, Elizabeth Moss and Shadadi Wright-Joseph and Evan Alex — perform double duty — as themselves and their doppelgangers. The movie is more unsettling than scary. Yes, it provides a few goosebumps, but its impact is more disquieting than shocking. Critics were mightily impressed with “Us,” awarding it a 94 percent fresh rating at Rottentomatoes.com.