![[Blu-ray Review] - The Colony (2021)](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjai_abL8FpWWoV3SF77edkfGEPz0fm9WURxOigOlEI41I2lUHCt6p_-SltooFg88W-5tjYYo9wjx9ZyOA8LUJ4fzK1HYTVwKa_Tp01dDNRyKLnIRckF6H4xLa1Ez50mq18mqGi6C1jiBktUyGzMjFTkWS9tBGr-SZbDAVOBBvwLshQA07J5Sl1V25c=w512-h640)
It feels like science fiction is starting to make a comeback in Hollywood. There's the new adaptation of Dune, a sequel in the works, and a spinoff television series coming soon to HBO Max. Then there's the Foundation series on Apple+ that I keep hearing good things about but haven't seen yet. Then there are the direct-to-VOD and Blu-ray flicks that aren't half bad. So, all in all, the future of onscreen science fiction looks promising.
![[Blu-ray Review] - Twist (2021)](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhrbOAHSYJsEQlwo1vcR-dq5lQbL2eL9pWHROqSQiCAlmYo2D1Naf8WhyeGniD0hVjAhKEa0wjBfVZ88fr-yzrXTQfQeO3E-69lvSMe7mzTt-DtFbt3IGBRFQSbPS6w0LdOuci4kHnKPZwAY22157X6TnBYr300q_vv9oYU1bUnrr4oDoojFFIuTI6T=w500-h640)
Why do movie studios keep modernizing classic novels? Seriously, I'm getting sick and tired of it. Then, again, at least it isn't another straight-up remake. Despite my dislike for this trend, I put aside my bias and watched Twist on Blu-ray a few nights ago. As you might have guessed by the title, it's a modern reimagining of Charles Dickens's Oliver Twist.
![[DVD Review] - The Spanish Princess: Part 2](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiC6Muz7XcGmE3aOtKJm2xyJ4QKBhDyHt-ZFwhqlmTPdmG5e8Nog_TqzBBEUg9ja5BLm2mEUNEQBekM_PGZOQYrARo3k-pJQdxrCTL4GNBc5ztWMtTA_I5mRFZwXezDzJs_o5ggvcRs3svCyvtfFQw2LqhMSpf6Qx2rcPcPvawo3VYxluxvTA4Fc5-c=w456-h640)
![[Blu-ray Review] - Occupation: Rainfall (2021)](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgwZnn59owAjgKjKNE-o4vmwx3mBCHKTvrGAF1iP17IpCYpsWW8_lxLcBgfROmgM0DG2gCSSjxjAZdj60F-OfxPH5rzeSDoNuOb5NcR1TFNmO5oZtBvAygDlKQRYgcyd9g6gN8kwrjp-JIqSUsx7ZdyVCNjeJpGKqRF9r1jH4ulEFAAzznzUe_TjiPk=w510-h640)
There are way too many getting VOD and direct-to- Blu-ray releases and about 95% of them go under my radar. Occupation: Rainfall (R; 128 minutes) happens to be one of these films. It's an Australian science fiction sequel to 2018's Occupation, with Luke Sparke returning as writer and director.
Let me be honest I had never heard of the superhero Shang-Chi before Marvel Studio's Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (PG-13; 132 minutes) was released this year. I was assuming he was a new comic book character. Oh, boy, I was wrong. Shang-Chi made his debut in Special Marvel Edition #15 (December 1973), and his appearance looked like legendary Bruce Lee.
![[Review]- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Revenant](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT17ENKpKRA6yG3VQa-sZzdv0f67rFx1kDyEw0TU5bloSMbuHbrOr9o2MJI3T-fqwGFyFKVevJpbDDAJElpD9_dN-Ei-tm7ORwUt25zfiFagu-wBtRbNbYkdoUvt1TT_wScsZNPQ4FCGU/w410-h640/Revenant.jpg)
New in bookstores today is the science fiction thriller Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Revenant ($16.00 U.S./$22.00 Canada, Gallery Books) by Alex White, author of A Big Ship at the Edge of the Galaxy and Alien: The Cold Forge. It's the first novel set during the television series timeline since 2005's Hollow Men by Una McCormack.
I wouldn't have even known about The Green Knight (R; 129 minutes) if it wasn't for a YouTube recommendation for the trailer. A24 distributed it to USA theaters on July 30th, 2021. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the UK theatrical debut moved from August 6th to September 24th. Lionsgate Home Entertainment released the film on 4K UHD, Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital on October 12th.
