It’s only the second week of new Blu-ray releases, but there are some great titles so far this year that you might want to make part of your permanent collection. Among our top picks of the week is Warner Bros.’ drama The Accountant starring Ben Affleck and Anna Kendrick. Available on both Blu-ray and 4k Blu-ray (with HDR), the combo editions feature a DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack, several bonus featurettes, and a Digital HD copy redeemable with UltraViolet. Price: $24.99 (Blu-ray) $29.99 (4k Blu-ray)
Deepwater Horizon is our second top Blu-ray pick of the week. Also available on Blu-ray and 4k Blu-ray, Deepwater Horizon will rock your home theater with its high-resolution, immersive Dolby Atmos soundtrack (backed up by Dolby TrueHD 7.1). Both Blu-ray editions include an hour-long, 5-part series titled “Beyond the Horizon,” as well as several featurettes and a Digital HD copy with iTunes or UltraViolet. Price: $19.99 (Blu-ray) $24.99 (4k Blu-ray)
And, the fifth season of one of our favorite TV shows, Homeland, is now available on Blu-ray. The three-disc edition Homeland: The Complete Fifth Season includes all twelve, 50-minute episodes of the of the 2015 season backed by a DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 soundtrack. Special features include the extras “The Evolution of Carrie Mathison” and “Homeland In Berlin: Beyond the Wall.” Price: $24.99
New on Blu-ray, Jan. 10, 2017
Movies
- The Accountant
- Deepwater Horizon
- Birth Of A Nation
- Max Steel
- Kevin Hart: What Now?
- XXX 15th Anniversary Edition
- Dead Of Winter (1987)
- Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise
- Hickey
- 25,000 Miles to Glory
- The Summoning
Animated
- Triplets Of Belleville
- Beautiful Bones
Classics
- The 400 Blows (1959) – Criterion Collection
- His Girl Friday (1940) – Criterion Collection
- The Unholy Four [aka Chuck Mool] (1970)
- Battleground (1949)
- David and Bathsheba (1951)
TV
- Homeland: The Complete Fifth Season
- Mr. Robot: Season 2
