Looks like their are plenty of future guilty pleasure being released this week for me to pick from. And while I do love me some Rainn Wilson, I don’t think I am going to be able to bring myself, or more importantly Anna, to go watch The Rocker. Death Race and The House Bunny both look like they will more likely be awful then entertaining, so my choice for new releases this week is Hamlet 2. I’ll go see anything with Steve Coogan in it, and with a solid cast and the chance to be rocked by a sexy Jesus it could be a fun film.

DVD picks this week are a bit more difficult as their are several films I would like to see. The infamous Salò get’s a new release by Criterion which should have cinephiles salivating at the thought of finally getting to watch the film. Besides that Redbelt, Son of Rambow and Chicago 10 are all getting their first release on DVD this upcoming week, and all are worthy of renting.

But my DVD pick this week is a lesser known film called Dante’s Inferno. Dante’s Inferno is performed in a toy theater style using paper sets and puppets to recreate the epic poem. With voices being supplied by James Cromwell and Dermot Mulroney, Dante’s Inferno looks to be one of the more fascinating and unique film releases this year.

As always trailers are after the break!

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With the summer blockbuster season starting up that only means one thing, it is really hard to find a decent movie that has a budget under $100 million at the theater. With Iron Man leading the charge and Speed Racer attempting to dazzle everyone into unconciousness their isn’t a lot of fare to find. But one of my favorite movies of this rather dry year is finally starting to get a semi-wide release this week, that film being Son of Rambow. It’s a fun, sweet and decidedly low budget affair about two young boys who attempt to film their very own sequel to Rambo: First Blood. While not a great movie, it certainly is an enjoyable one that provides slightly heavier entertainment compared to the typical summer blockbuster.

But the real problem is with DVD releases this week. As we are hitting the middle of May it means we are now starting to see the films from earlier this year start trickling down the DVD pipeline, and considering how awful the year has been so far, it isn’t surprising that their is practically nothing worth recommending this week. Their is a solid re-release of the Indiana Jones trilogy, but it isn’t eye popping by any means. Youth Without Youth is an absolute mess of a film as isn’t worth anything more then a rental for even die hard Francis Ford Coppola fans. So with the well practically dry my recommendation this week is the little Canadian action film that could, Bon Cop Bad Cop.

As always trailers are after the break!

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