On Demand DVD New Releases Feb. 17-23 Not a single big title this week … even Channel Guide Magazine‘s movie critic Paul Hall didn’t have anything to add to this week’s rundown. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t things worth checking out. See below for some titles you might otherwise have overlooked.
Baggage Claim A flight attendant, who is determined to get engaged before her youngest sister’s wedding, uses her airline connections to conduct a 30-day search hunting down ex-boyfriends and searching for other potential suitors. Paula Patton, Derek Luke, Taye Diggs (PG-13, 1:36) 2/18
McCanick A harried narcotics detective and his reluctant partner frantically track down a recently released convict from their past. This is Cory Montieth’s last film before his untimely death in July 2013. Cory Montieth, David Morse (TVMA, 1:41) 2/18 Pre-theatrical release
Romeo and Juliet Douglas Booth and Hailee Steinfeld lead an extraordinary cast as Romeo and Juliet, the star-crossed youths who fall for each other in spite of their feuding families. (PG-13, 1:37) 2/18
Jimmy P Benicio Del Toro is a shell-shocked WWII vet undergoing a transformative treatment in this stunning true story. Co-stars Mathieu Amalric (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly). (TVMA, 1:52) 2/20 Same day as theatrical release
Barefoot Romantic sparks fly when the black sheep of a wealthy family brings a psychiatric patient who’s been raised in isolation her entire life home to his brother’s wedding. Evan Rachel Wood, Scott Speedman, J.K. Simmons (NR, 1:30) 2/21
Cheap Thrills A recently fired father facing eviction agrees to take on an escalating series of insane challenges in exchange for cash payment from a rich couple with a twisted sense of humor. Pat Healy, Ethan Embry (TVMA, 1:25) Pre-theatrical release 2/21