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Now on Home Video: Kevin Hart and The Rock in ‘Central Intelligence,’ ‘The Shallows,’ and More
Central Intelligence
Central Intelligence
Stars: Kevin Hart, Dwayne Johnson, Amy Ryan, and Aaron Paul
Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber
Genre: Comedy, Action, Crime
Motion Picture Rating: PG-13
Synopsis from Warner Bros.: The story follows a one-time bullied geek who grew up to be a lethal CIA agent (Johnson), coming home for his high school reunion. Claiming to be on a top-secret case, he enlists the help of the former “big man on campus” (Hart), now an accountant who misses his glory days. But before the staid numbers-cruncher realizes what he’s getting into, it’s too late to get out, as his increasingly unpredictable new friend drags him through a world of shoot-outs, double-crosses and espionage that could get them both killed in more ways than he can count.
Available on Amazon and iTunes
The Shallows
The Shallows
Stars: Blake Lively, Óscar Jaenada, and Angelo Josue Lozano Corzo
Director: Jaume Collet-Serra
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Horror
Motion Picture Rating: PG-13
Synopsis from Sony Pictures: In the taut thriller, when Nancy (Blake Lively) is surfing on a secluded beach, she finds herself on the feeding ground of a great white shark. Though she is stranded only 200 yards from shore, survival proves to be the ultimate test of wills, requiring all of Nancy’s ingenuity, resourcefulness, and fortitude.
Available on Amazon and iTunes
Warcraft
Warcraft
Stars: Travis Fimmel, Paula Patton, Ben Foster, Dominic Cooper, Toby Kebbell, Ben Schnetzer, Robert Kazinsky and Daniel Wu
Director: Duncan Jones
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Motion Picture Rating: PG-13
Synopsis from Universal Pictures: The peaceful realm of Azeroth stands on the brink of war as its civilization faces a fearsome race of invaders: orc warriors fleeing their dying home to colonize another. As a portal opens to connect the two worlds, one army faces destruction and the other faces extinction. From opposing sides, an unlikely set of heroes are set on a collision course that will decide the fate of their families, their people and their home. So begins a spectacular saga of power and sacrifice in which war has many faces, and everyone fights for something.
Available on Amazon and iTunes
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
Stars: Zac Efron, Adam DeVine, Anna Kendrick and Aubrey Plaza
Director: Jake Szymanski
Genre: Comedy, Adventure, Romance
Motion Picture Rating: R
Synopsis from 20th Century Fox: Hard-partying brothers Mike (Adam Devine) and Dave (Zac Efron) place an online ad to find the perfect dates (Anna Kendrick, Aubrey Plaza) for their sister’s Hawaiian wedding. Hoping for a wild getaway, the boys instead find themselves out-hustled by the uncontrollable duo.
Available on Amazon and iTunes
The Neon Demon
The Neon Demon
Stars: Elle Fanning, Christina Hendricks, Keanu Reeves, Jena Malone, Bella Heathcote, Abbey Lee, and Karl Glusman
Director: Nicolas Winding Refn
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Motion Picture Rating: R
Synopsis from Amazon Studios and Broad Green Pictures: When aspiring model Jesse (Elle Fanning) moves to Los Angeles, her youth and vitality are devoured by a group of beauty-obsessed women who will take any means necessary to get what she has.
Available on Amazon and iTunes
Cell
Cell
Stars: John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson, and Isabelle Fuhrman
Director: Tod Williams
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Motion Picture Rating: R
Synopsis from Benaroya Pictures and Signature Entertainment: Clay Riddell, a New England artist, is a witness to an ugly phenomenon: a mysterious signal broadcast over the global cell phone network turns the majority of his fellow humans into mindless vicious animals. Now he and a few survivors must find and stop ‘the pulse’ and the person controlling it and reunite with his young son before it’s too late.
