“Of course, it is exhausting, having to reason all the time in a universe that wasn’t meant to be reasonable.” Back in 1999, an unimpeachable satirical black comedy classic, Kurt Vonnegut’s 1973 novel, “Breakfast Of Champions”—about a used car salesman/struggling science fiction writer who, after fatefully meeting a wealthy businessman, becomes successful and wins a Nobel Prize and the insanity that ensues afterward— finally was adapted into a movie by the filmmaker Alan Rudolph (“Mrs.

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Every Tuesday, discriminating viewers are confronted with a flurry of choices: new releases on disc and on-demand, vintage and original movies on any number of streaming platforms, catalogue titles making a splash on Blu-ray or 4K. This biweekly column sifts through all of those choices to pluck out the movies most worth your time, no matter how you’re watching.

Our latest, extra-jam-packed look at the new release shelf includes noteworthy indies, genre flicks on 4K, a handful of horror favorites, and the usual assortment of classics on Blu-ray.

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