DVD releases / July 7

"Knowing" John Koestler (Nicolas Cage) comes across a 50-year-old list of numbers that somehow seems to have predicted -- down to the precise date and location -- every major disaster of the last half-century, plus a few that haven't happened yet. His problems -- alcohol abuse, the recent death of his wife -- make him sound unhinged when he tries to warn people of the coming apocalypse. Yes, the film is creepy, but the narrative corner into which this movie, directed by Alex Proyas ("I, Robot"), paints itself is a simultaneously silly and morbidly depressing one. Rated: PG-13 for disturbing scenes of carnage and brief vulgar language DVD extras: Director commentary; featurettes. The premise here -- a hide-and-seek game between superhumans and a government agency -- is old, but the execution is fresh, earnest and inoffensive.... [read full story]                    

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