Remember those recent movies you were too busy to see in theaters, or which you thought might not be worth the cost of the two or more movie tickets but would be worth seeing on video? Now’s your chance! Note that even where one of these new releases is not yet available for rental, the purchase price is still less than you would’ve paid for a pair of movie tickets—even for a matinee showing!
Note: all movie descriptions are from IMDB.
Mama (R, 4/5 stars, closed captions available, currently priced at $12.99 to buy — rental availability to follow in several weeks)
Annabel and Lucas are faced with the challenge of raising his young nieces that were left alone in the forest for 5 years…. but how alone were they?
Jack Reacher (PG-13, 3.5/5 stars, closed captions available, currently priced at $12.99 to buy — rental availability to follow in several weeks)
In an innocent heartland city, five are shot dead by an expert sniper. The police quickly identify and arrest the culprit, and build a slam-dunk case.
But the accused man claims he’s innocent and says “Get Jack Reacher.” Reacher himself sees the news report and turns up in the city.
The defense is immensely relieved, but Reacher has come to bury the guy.
Shocked at the accused’s request, Reacher sets out to confirm for himself the absolute certainty of the man’s guilt, but comes up with more than he bargained for.
– Written by Anonymous
A Haunted House (R, 4/5 stars, closed captions available, currently priced at $3.99 to rent and $14.99 to buy)
A comedy spoof of horror films.
Malcolm and Kisha move into their dream home, but soon learn a demon also resides there. When Kisha becomes possessed, Malcolm – determined to keep his sex life on track – turns to a priest, a psychic, and a team of ghost-busters for help.
Gangster Squad (R, 3.5/5 stars, closed captions available, currently priced at $3.99 to rent and $12.99 to buy)
It’s 1949 Los Angeles, and gangster Mickey Cohen has moved in, with the intention of controlling all criminal activity in the city. He has bought local judges and police, and no one is willing to cross him or testify against him.
Everyone except Seargant John O’Mara, a former World War II soldier, whose goal is to settle with his family in a peaceful Los Angeles. Police Chief William Parker decides to form a special unit whose mission is to take down Cohen, and chooses O’Mara to lead the unit. O’Mara chooses 4 cops and asks another cop and vet, Jerry Wooters to join him but Wooters is not interested.
But when he witnesses the murder of a young boy by Cohen’s people, he joins them, and they decide to take apart Cohen’s organization. Cohen wonders if a rival is going after him, but eventually he realizes it’s the cops.
– Written by rcs0411
The Impossible (PG-13, 5/5 stars, closed captions available, currently priced at $3.99 to rent and $14.99 to buy)
A regular family – Maria (Naomi Watts), Henry (Ewan McGregor) and their three kids – travel to Thailand to spend Christmas. They get an upgrade to a villa on the coastline. After settling in and exchanging gifts, they go to the pool, like so many other tourists. A perfect paradise vacation until a distant noise becomes a roar. There is no time to escape from the tsunami; Maria and her eldest are swept one way, Henry and the youngest another. Who will survive, and what will become of them?
– Written by Ronaldo Ferreira
Silver Linings Playbook (R, 4.5/5 stars, closed captions available, currently priced at $12.99 to buy — rental availability to follow in several weeks)
Against medical advice and without the knowledge of her husband Pat Solatano Sr., caring Dolores Solatano discharges her adult son, Pat Solatano Jr., from a Maryland mental health institution after his minimum eight month court ordered stint. The condition of the release includes Pat Jr. moving back in with his parents in their Philadelphia home. Although Pat Jr.’s institutionalization was due to him beating up the lover of his wife Nikki, he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Nikki has since left him and has received a restraining order against him. Although he is on medication (which he doesn’t take because of the way it makes him feel) and has mandatory therapy sessions, Pat Jr. feels like he can manage on the outside solely by healthy living and looking for the “silver linings” in his life. His goals are to get his old job back as a substitute teacher, but more importantly reunite with Nikki. He finds there are certain instances where he doesn’t cope well, however…
– Written by Huggo
Django Unchained (R, 4/5 stars, closed captions available, currently priced at $4.99 to rent and $12.99 to buy)
Former dentist, Dr. King Schultz, buys the freedom of a slave, Django, and trains him with the intent to make him his deputy bounty hunter. Instead, he is led to the site of Django’s wife who is under the hands of Calvin Candie, a ruthless plantation owner.
– Written by BenLobel