Page 20 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • November 19, 2014 DVD releases (continued from page Restaurant page) in Sin City. Everyone is damaged, physically or psychologi- cally. Gordon-Levitt is a welcome addition to the grim world of Sin City. Viewers sense that Johnny going up against Roark can only lead to a bad outcome, yet the audience roots for him anyway. Though he is not exactly a hero, he is as close to one as director Rodriguez permits in his shad- owy underbelly world of misfits. “Sin City: A Dame to Kill For,” rated R, looks great, but moves sluggishly and fails to recapture the excitement of its predecessor. It wallows in violence, gore, and cynicism as it portrays the dark doings in a town rife with lawless- ness and corruption. The three-disc combo pack contains Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray 2D, and DVD versions of the film, and several featurettes. “Into the Storm” (Warner Home Video) is a disaster film that often plays like nightly news coverage. The movie plays almost like a docudrama or cautionary tale. It takes place in the small town of Silverton, where the school year is winding down. In typical disaster movie fashion, view- ers are introduced to a small group of folks. In this case, they will soon find themselves trying to survive a series of tornadoes. There is little character development. The film is a razzle-dazzle collection of computer-generated mayhem. The Blu-ray/DVD edition contains a digital HD copy, featurettes on the scientific conditions behind destructive windstorms, the design of a high-tech storm-chasing tank built from an ordinary car, and the on-set recreation of brutal winds. “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari” (Kino Lorber), the 1920 German silent classic, is available in a new restoration on Blu-ray. Since its release, the film has been hailed as a mas- terwork of world cinema and a cornerstone of screen horror that influenced the genre for years to come. Universal’s “Dracula” and “Murders in the Rue Morgue,” in particular, owe their look in large part to “Caligari.” Director Robert Wiene and a team of production design- ers crafted an eerie realm in which light, shadow, and substance are abstracted — a world in which a demented doctor (Werner Krauss) and a carnival sleepwalker, Cesare (Conrad Veidt), perpetrate a series of ghastly murders in the small community of Holstenwall. The stylized sets provide an expressionistic, dreamlike feel. The new, color- tinted edition contains an orchestral score, the 52-minute documentary “Caligari: How Horror Came to the Cinema,” an image gallery, and a booklet containing a critical essay. “Reclaim” (Lionsgate) focuses on a wealthy married couple, Steven (Ryan Phillippe) and Shannon (Rachelle Lefevre), who arrive in the Dominican Republic to meet their newly adopted daughter, seven-year-old Nina (Briana Roy), a Haitian orphan. After dealing with adoption agent Mrs. Reigert (Jackie Weaver, “Silver Linings Playbook”), the new family is sent to an exotic resort while they await the child’s passport. During their stay, they encounter Ben- jamin (John Cusack) and find themselves involved in a million-dollar scam. The film moves briskly as the puzzle pieces of the scam become clear. Cusack plays a sleazy bad guy whose aggressive attempts at feigned friendship are appropriately creepy, if somewhat overacted. This R-rated tale of double crosses, corruption, and extortion uses the theme of placing innocents in a web of intrigue and danger. The script has flaws, but director Alan White makes Steven and Shannon sympathetic and develops suspense along the way. Special features on the Blu-ray release include director commentary, deleted and extended scenes, interviews with cast and crew, a music video, and a making-of featurette.