A no-nonsense journalistic drama tops the DVD releases for the week of Jan. 10.
“She Said”: An adaptation of the bestselling book and Pulitzer Prize-winning investigation into the sexual harassment and assaults of super-producer Harvey Weinstein, directed by Maria Schrader and starring Zoe Kazan and Carey Mulligan as New York Times reporters Jodi Cantor and Megan Twohey respectively.
“The emphasis in ‘She Said’ is on the process of information gathering and evidence, and it demonstrates how Kantor and Twohey did just that with the help of their team at The New York Times,” writes Tribune News Service critic Katie Walsh in her review. “With care, thoughtfulness and rigor, Schrader and the filmmakers of ‘She Said’ craft a film that shows the process of building this paradigm-shifting piece of journalism in a manner that is simultaneously thrilling and grindingly methodical, as it subtly builds to a surprisingly emotional climax.”
Also new on DVD Jan. 10
“The Estate”: A group of cousins convene at their aunt’s New Orleans mansion to fight over her will — while she’s still alive. Featuring Toni Collette, Anna Faris and David Duchovny.
“Vesper”: A teen girl relies on her skill with biotech to survive in this sci-fi film set on post-apocalyptic Earth.