Movies
Now on Home Video: ‘The Martian,’ ‘Hotel Transylvania 2,’ and More
Check out which films are being released on home video on Tuesday, January 12th in the gallery below.
The Martian (2015)
The Martian (2015)
Stars: Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig, Jeff Daniels, Kate Mara, Sean Bean, Sebastian Stan, Michael Peña, Donald Glover, Aksel Hennie, Mackenzie Davis, and Chiwetel Ejiofor
Director: Ridley Scott
Based on the Novel by: Andy Weir
Genre: Science-Fiction, Adventure, Drama
Motion Picture Rating: PG-13
Synopsis from 20th Century Fox: During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney (Damon) is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet. With only meager supplies, he must draw upon his ingenuity, wit and spirit to subsist and find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive. Millions of miles away, NASA and a team of international scientists work tirelessly to bring “the Martian” home, while his crewmates concurrently plot a daring, if not impossible rescue mission. As these stories of incredible bravery unfold, the world comes together to root for Watney’s safe return.
Available on Amazon and iTunes
Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015)
Hotel Transylvania 2
Starring the Voices of: Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez, Kevin James, Steve Buscemi, Dana Carvey, David Spade, Fran Drescher, Molly Shannon, Mel Brooks, Nick Offerman, Megan Mullally, and Asher Blinkoff
Director: Genndy Tartakovsky
Genre: Family, Animated, Comedy, Fantasy
Motion Picture Rating: PG
Synopsis from Sony Pictures: In this all-new monster comedy adventure, everything seems to be changing for the better at Hotel Transylvania! However, Drac is worried that his adorable half-human, half-vampire grandson, Dennis, isn’t showing signs of being a vampire. So while Mavis is on vacation, things get batty as Drac enlists his monster friends Frank, Murray, Wayne and Griffin to put Dennis through a “monster-in-training” boot camp!
Available on Amazon and iTunes
Sinister 2 (2015)
Sinister 2 (2015)
Stars: James Ransone, Shannyn Sossamon, Robert and Dartanian Sloan
Director: Ciaran Foy
Genre: Horror, Thriller, Supernatural
Motion Picture Rating: R
Synopsis from Sinister’s Facebook: A mother and her twin sons find themselves in a house marked for death as the evil spirit of Bughuul continues to spread with frightening intensity.
Available at Amazon and iTunes
Irrational Man (2015)
Irrational Man (2015)
Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Emma Stone, Joe Stapleton, Parker Posey, and Jamie Blackley
Director: Woody Allen
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Motion Picture Rating: R
Synopsis from Sony Pictures Classics: Woody Allen’s IRRATIONAL MAN is about a tormented philosophy professor who finds a will to live when he commits an existential act. Philosophy professor Abe Lucas (Phoenix) is at rock bottom emotionally, unable to find any meaning or joy in life. Abe feels that everything he’s tried to do, from political activism to teaching, hasn’t made any difference.
Soon after arriving to teach at a small town college, Abe gets involved with two women: Rita Richards (Posey), a lonely professor who wants him to rescue her from her unhappy marriage; and Jill Pollard (Stone), his best student, who becomes his closest friend. While Jill loves her boyfriend Roy (Blackley), she finds Abe’s tortured, artistic personality and exotic past irresistible. Even as Abe displays signs of mental imbalance, Jill’s fascination with him only grows. Still, when she tries to make their relationship a romantic one, he rebuffs her.
Pure chance changes everything when Abe and Jill overhear a stranger’s conversation and become drawn in.
Once Abe makes a profound choice, he is able to embrace life to the fullest again. But his decision sets off a chain of events that will affect him, Jill and Rita forever.
Available on Amazon and iTunes
Army Dog (2016)
Army Dog (2016)
Stars: Casper Van Dien, Grace Van Dien, and Stelio Savante
Director: Ezra Kemp
Genre: Family, Adventure
Motion Picture Rating: PG
Synopsis from Grindstone Entertainment Group: A brave Army dog returns to the U.S., where he helps his heroic handler bond with his resentful daughter on a camping trip despite danger lurking around every corner.
Available on Amazon and iTunes
