One of the best picture nominees at the upcoming Academy Awards tops the DVD releases for the week of March 7.
“Women Talking”: In filmmaker Sarah Polley’s latest feature, an adaptation of Miriam Toews’ bestselling 2018 novel, a group of Mennonite women holds a secret meeting to discuss the series of sexual assaults perpetrated by the men in their colony. Starring Jessie Buckley, Rooney Mara, Frances McDormand, Claire Foy and Ben Whishaw.
“On its surface, ‘Women Talking’ doesn’t seem particularly cinematic, but Polley and the actors make it mesmerizing, pulling us into these women’s lives, moment by quiet moment,” Seattle Times arts critic Moira Macdonald writes. “Raised illiterate and in obedience, these women aren’t accustomed to thinking about what they want, and ‘Women Talking’ simply lets us watch as they puzzle out a course of action.” The resultant film “is a powerful, moving tribute to quiet strength — and, unexpectedly, to hope.”
Also new on DVD
“Christmas Bloody Christmas”: A software glitch sends an animatronic Santa on a murderous rampage in this horror comedy.
