Somewhere over the long Thanksgiving break, I managed to do something to my hip. I guess I pulled a muscle, maybe. Or something. Whatever I did, it hurts. Hurts a lot. It hurts when I walk. It hurts when I sit. It really hurts when I twist it a certain way. I’m hoping I just pulled something and that in time it will heal. But if I’m not feeling better in a few days I’ll be going to the doctor.
Also, I woke up this morning with a nasty cold.
We won’t talk about how I have terrible insurance and so I have to live in pain for a few days to justify the expense of going to a doctor.
What we will talk about is this week’s new Blu-rays. I mention my pain as a way to say I don’t really have the energy to get too heavily into any of these releases, but I’m a nerd and that means I have to talk about them a little otherwise I’d be letting my readers down.
The Wild Robot is a new animated film about a robot that finds itself stranded on an uninhabited island. Uninhabited by humans at least. It must learn to live with animals and eventually becomes a surrogate mother to a gosling. It has received wonderful reviews and I’m looking forward to finally catching up with it.
Also out this week that looks interesting:
Alien: Romulus: Basically a mix tape of all the previous Alien movies that never quite justifies its own existence. Still, it is a pretty fun ride.
Aguirre the Wrath of God 4k UHD: Werner Herzog’s mesmerizing tale of Spanish Conquistadors gets a 4K upgrade from Shout Factory. You can read my full review here.
Shaun of the Dead 4K UHD Steelbook: One of my go-to movies when I’m feeling down.
Shawscope: Volume 3: Another incredible package of Shaw Brothers kung fu flicks from Arrow Video. Includes 14 films on 10 discs.
Super Spies and Secret Lies: Three Undercover Classics from Shaw: Eureka Entertainment has three more Shaw Brothers “classics.”
The Sword: A swordsman and a samurai work together to find a blade. I’ll have a full review of this one up soon.
Loki Season Two/Hawkeye Season One/The Mandalorian Season Three/Ahsoka Season One: All of the most recent Disney MCU/Star Wars shows are getting a physical release in 4K UHD. There isn’t a single one that I’d be interested in watching again (or for the first time Lokie Season Two).
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Sorry to hear about your hip pain Mat, i used to suffer from chronic pai. I know how bad it can get, hopefully this will just be a minor thing. The Wild Robot sounds quite interesting. Take care buddy.
Thank you my friend. It is feeling a little better I think, or maybe I’m just gettig used to the pain. Hopefully it will heal soon. I have friends who deal with chronic pain all the time and I feel for them.
You’re welcome, i was lucky with mine. I had four years of it, but was referred to a hospital in London, and they were very good.
Four years sounds miserable but I’m glad they finally got it taken care of.
Thank you Mat, it was the single most pain i have ever experienced. It was neuropathic pain, even standard strong painkillers like morphine didn’t help, i was however prescribed fentanyl patches amongst a host of other things, which did help. Certainly did a lot of damage to me physically, but i am one of the lucky ones.