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Sunday, May 18, 2025

DVD Releases this Week: Scarers, Undead Police and Unlikely Heroes

"Monsters University" – Pre-"Monsters Inc.," Mike and Sulley went to college to study how to be "scarers." Though they started off as rivals, they soon become best friends and work with each other to beat out the other "scarers." When things get tough, though, Mike and Sulley find themselves stuck in the human world and have to make enough scare power to escape back to their world. (Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, Bob Peterson, and John Ratzenberger)

"R.I.P.D." – Who says the dead don’t need police? When Nick is murdered by his own partner on the force he is asked to join the Rest in Peace Department, which protects the human world from the undead. But when a “normal” day for the dead turns into stopping the apocalypse, Nick and his new partner, Roy, realize the one behind it all may be closer to them than they realize. (Jeff Bridges, Ryan Reynolds, Kevin Bacon, Mary-Louise Parker, Stephanie Szostak)

"Byzantium" – With pasts to run from, two women find refuge in a run-down resort. Shy Clara and Noel instantly connect when Noel offers her shelter in his guesthouse, Byzantium. Eleanor, more of a schoolgirl, finds Frank and confides in him that she and Clara are 200 years old and survive on human blood. But as word of their secret spreads, their past catches them. (Gemma Arterton, Saoirse Ronan, and Jonny Lee Miller)

"Bounty Killer" – 20 years in the future, the corporations have taken over the governments and their power has led to wars and battles among society. The Council of Nine has been created with bounty killers to keep order in the world. They soon become the world’s new heroes, though, as they have to end the plague that has fallen over the world. (Matthew Marsden, Kristanna Loken, Christian Pitre, Barak Hardley)

Also on DVD This Week:

"Family Tree: The Complete First Season"