It’s not a reflection of the times but just a demonstration of how the studios have always been slow at releasing high-def discs. We only had one official HD DVD release for January 15, The Ten, with both the HD DVD and DVD of The Lawless getting delayed. Both of these are from smaller studios that usually don’t get counted when people add up the studio support for HD DVD.

As for the low number of releases, I can understand how the smaller players take their time, but the bigger studios with their large catalogs and bank accounts are another story. You often wonder how they choose which discs will come out on high-def next, and this is true on both formats.

This week’s official release, The Ten is joined by Galaxina which finally came out after being delayed from last week, so at least we do have more than just one movie to choose.

The Ten features an ensemble cast in a comedy about a very unlikely hero being chosen to introduce the Ten Commandments. He’s got quite a lot of issues trying to uphold those principles in his own life, and this comedy has received some really great reviews.

Galaxina is a classic B-movie. It’s a comedy that came out a little after Star Wars and Alien and tries to parody them and others. It’s one of those titles that’s a guilty pleasure, meaning you enjoy it even though most people look down on it.