B.J. Novak's directorial debut, in which he also stars, tops the DVD releases for the week of Sept. 20.
"Vengeance": A New York City journalist heads to small-town Texas to investigate a murder for his podcast in this smart social satire.
"In 'Vengeance,' Novak sets his sights on lampooning the big city media types who go chasing stories in middle America and return with observations from the 'flyover states' that are usually condescending, preachy or inauthentic, and in doing so, he finds the humor, and something honest too," writes Tribune News Service critic Katie Walsh in her review. "'Vengeance' is fast and loose, moving quickly, the punchlines only landing before we’re on to the next joke. The fantastic ensemble cast, including J. Smith-Cameron and Ashton Kutcher make meals out of their dialogue, and though some of the plot’s twists and turns are a bit facile, and too heightened, it serves the mystery that churns the story along."
ALSO NEW ON DVD SEPT. 20
"Legacies: Season 4": The teenage drama continues in this CW spinoff about a tribrid girl (parts vampire, werewolf and witch) who attends a school for the supernatural.
"Outlander: Season 6": The steamy Starz period drama about a World War II nurse transported back in time to the 18th century returns, featuring Caitriona Balfe and Sam Heughan as the time-crossed lovers.
"Post Mortem": A photographer who takes pictures of the deceased travels to a small village with a dark secret in this Hungarian horror film set in the years following World War I.
"The Equalizer: Season Two": Queen Latifah returns in the second season of the CBS reboot as a woman with a certain set of skills now dedicated to helping those with nowhere else to turn.
"The Reef: Stalked": A kayaking adventure during a tropical resort vacation turns deadly when a great white shark joins the proceedings in this horror movie.
"Wrong Place": Action thriller about a meth dealer trying to stop the former police chief from testifying against his family — at any costs. Starring Ashley Greene, Michael Sirow and Bruce Willis in one of his final roles.
"Highway One": Millennials gather at a woman's house in the country for a New Year's Eve party in this drama, a get-together that brings out a range of emotions over the course of the night.
OUT ON DIGITAL HD SEPT. 20
"Bitterbrush": Two herd-working woman wrangle cattle in Idaho for the last time in this documentary film.
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