Video Releases For August, September, October 2018

Upcoming in the next few months are a very good selection of movies on video and VOD.  Genre’s include romance, children’s/family animation, horror, drama, comedy and action films on DVD/Blu-ray/VOD/Digital HD and 4K.  The releases are of titles that were  in theaters,  on TV series as well as direct to video.  The most notable are I Feel Pretty, Book Club and Journey’s End.  We will be updating the column so please frequent our Video Release page. The films may also be available on VOD or just Digital HD so look for the download information inside the video release box.

We will be reviewing select titles so keep in touch at www.acedmagazine.com to get opinions from our writing staff.  You might also discover a gem that you didn’t know existed or a hilarious comedy to brighten your day. Whether you’re on the lookout for horror, action-adventure, drama, comedy, thriller, romance, crime, foreign, children’s or lifestyles— the list below has a lot to offer.

AUGUST 2018

August 7, 2018

Furlough- Blu-ray/DVD

FURLOUGH A young woman works part time at a prison while also caring for her mother. The rookie guard gets a chance to prove her mettle when she’s tasked with accompanying a hellraising inmate on an emergency furlough to visit her dying mother. But things soon spiral out of control, sending the pair on a surprisingly touching road trip.

Life of the Party- Blu-ray/DVD

LIFE OF THE PARTY When her husband suddenly dumps her, longtime dedicated housewife Deanna (Melissa McCarthy) turns regret into re-set by going back to college…landing in the same class and school as her daughter, who’s not entirely sold on the idea.  Plunging headlong into the campus experience, the increasingly outspoken Deanna—now Dee Rock—embraces freedom, fun and frat boys on her own terms, finding her true self in a senior year no one ever expected.

Breaking-in – Blu-ray/DVD

BREAKING-IN  Gabrielle Union stars as a woman who will stop at nothing to rescue her two children being held hostage in a house designed with impenetrable security.  No trap, no trick and especially no man inside can match a mother with a mission when she is determined on Breaking In.

Wilding- Blu-ray/DVD

WILDING After a childhood in captivity under the care of a man who taught her to fear the outside world, a young woman sees her new freedom shattered by a series of unsettling events.

August 10, 2018

Along Came the Devil- VOD, Digital HD

ALONG CAME THE DEVIL A troubled teen Ashley is sent to live with her estranged Aunt Tanya. While in her old hometown she has visions of her deceased mom, driving her to try to contact the spirit world putting her soul into grave danger.

August 14, 2018

The Last Warrior- Blu-ray/DVD

THE LAST WARRIOR A new era is about to begin in Eastern Europe. Scythians, the proud warriors, are all but gone and most of the few remaining descendants have become ruthless mercenary assassins. Lutobor, is a warrior who becomes involved in inter-tribal conflicts and sets off on a perilous journey to save his family. His guide is a captive Scythian who is his enemy, but they brave the treacherous wild steppes, moving toward the last haven of the Scythians, to what seems to be their inevitable demise.

How to Talk to Girls at Parties- Blu-ray/DVD

HOW TO TALK TO GIRLS AT PARTIES  Enn (Alex Sharp) is a shy suburban London teenager in 1977, sneaking out with his best friends to after-hours punk parties. One night they stumble upon a bizarre gathering of sexy teenagers who seem like they are from another planet.  In fact, they are from another planet, visiting Earth to complete a mysterious rite of passage.  That doesn’t stop Enn from falling madly in love with Zan (Elle Fanning), a beautiful and rebellious alien teenager who, despite her allegiance to her strange colony,

Avengers Infinity Wars- Blu-ray/DVD

AVENGERS: INFINITY WARS  Iron Man, Thor, the Hulk and the rest of the Avengers unite to battle their most powerful enemy yet — the evil Thanos. On a mission to collect all six Infinity Stones, Thanos plans to use the artifacts to inflict his twisted will on reality. The fate of the planet and existence itself has never been more uncertain as everything the Avengers have fought for has led up to this moment.

Higher Power- Blu-ray/DVD

HIGHER POWER With the world on the brink of destruction, a maniacal scientist kidnaps a man’s family and uses him as an unwilling test subject to save the planet.

Shock and Awe- Blu-ray/DVD

SHOCK AND AWE In 2003, as the Bush administration prepares to invade Iraq, skeptical journalists question the administration’s claim that Saddam Hussein has weapons of mass destruction.

The Yellow Birds-Blu-ray/DVD

THE YELLOW BIRDS Two young soldiers, Bartle and Murph, navigate the terrors of the Gulf War under the command of the older, troubled Sgt. Sterling. All the while, Bartle is tortured by a promise he made to Murph’s mother before their deployment.

August 21, 2018

First Reformed- Blu-ray/DVD

FIRST REFORMED Reverend Ernst Toller (Hawke) is a solitary, middle-aged parish pastor at a struggling church. When a pregnant parishioner (Seyfried) asks the reverend to counsel her husband, Toller is plunged into his own tormented past-and equally despairing future-until he finds redemption.

FIRST REFORMED

Jack Ryan: Collection- 4K/Blu-ray

JACK RYAN: COLLECTION Featuring five 4K Ultra HD Discs, five Blu-ray Discs^™, and Digital copies of each film, the JACK RYAN COLLECTION includes The Hunt For Red October (1990), Patriot Games (1992), Clear and Present Danger (1994), The Sum of All Fears (2002), and Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014).

Snow Dogs- Blu-ray/DVD

SNOW DOGS Max, a loner Rottweiler, lives in a world of sentient dogs. Max has a job as a police dog with a human partner named Frank. They receive orders to go undercover at the world’s most exclusive dog show to try to find evidence that the show is a front for rare and exotic animal smuggling.

August 28, 2018

Book Club- Blu-ray/DVD

BOOK CLUB Four lifelong friends’ lives are turned upside down to hilarious ends when their book club tackles the infamous Fifty Shades of Grey. From discovering new romance to rekindling old flames, they inspire each other to make their next chapter the best chapter.

RGB-Blu-ray/DVD

RGB  is a revelatory documentary exploring Ruth Bader Ginsburg ‘s exceptional life and career from Betsy West and Julie Cohen, and co-produced by Storyville Films and CNN Films.

Mary Shelley- Blu-ray/DVD

MARY SHELLEY Mary Wollstonecraft’s family disapproves when she and poet Percy Shelley announce their love for each other. The family is horrified when it finds that the couple has eloped, accompanied by Mary’s half-sister, Claire. While staying in the home of Lord Byron at Lake Geneva, the guests are challenged to write a ghost story, which leads Mary to conceive her novel “Frankenstein.”

A Kid Like Jake-Blu-ray/DVD

A KID LIKE JAKE Alex Wheeler and her husband, Greg, are trying to find the right primary school for their 4-year-old son, Jake. Described as gender-expansive by his adviser, Jake’s increasingly erratic behavior starts to cause a rift between the couple. Alex worries that the adults in her son’s life are labeling him prematurely, while Greg wonders if Jake’s fondness for dressing up might be more than just a phase.

SEPTEMBER 2018

September 4, 2018

Truth or Dare- Blu-ray/DVD

TRUTH OR DARE Eight college friends head to a Haunted Rental in a remote town for Halloween weekend. There, they play the game rumored to have caused the deaths of seven teenagers decades earlier, Truth or Dare. What starts out as vodka-induced fun, quickly turns serious when the dares become sickeningly dangerous and the truths threaten to tear the group apart. When players attempt to refuse the increasingly challenging tasks, they re met with deadly consequences, quickly discovering: you must do the dare, or the dare does you.

Brothers- Blu-ray/DVD

BROTHERS Once a poor vagrant, Chen Tiejin has risen through the ranks of the Red Army and is now a brave and experienced company commander. During a dangerous rescue mission, Commander Tiejin and his Red Army troupe are locked in heated battle with the Kuomintang soldiers. Raising his weapon to deliver the final blow, he stops dead – the solider is none other than his brother he lost five years before, now working alongside the enemy. In a time of hardship and war, can brotherly love bridge the divide to find peace?

Louis and the Aliens- Blu-ray/DVD

LOUIS AND THE ALIENS A 12-year-old boy embarks on a wild quest to help three tiny extraterrestrials return to their huge mother ship.

Trench 11- DVD/Digital HD

TRENCH 11 a highly contagious biological weapon, created by German forces in WWI, is discovered by Allied troops as they explore an abandoned underground bunker. Realizing they need to contain and destroy the threat, their mission becomes a fight for survival when one of their own is infected by the deadly parasite and begins to violently attack them. The soldiers now need to not only save themselves, but must stop the outbreak before it spreads to the rest of the world.

Hostile- DVD, VOD, Digital HD

HOSTILE A worldwide epidemic has killed most of the planet’s population. The few survivors struggle to find food and shelter. But they are not alone. On her way back from a scavenging mission, Juliette (Brittany Ashworth) has a terrible accident. Stuck in her car, with a broken leg, in the middle of an unforgiving desert, she must survive the perils of the post-apocalypse, while a strange creature prowls around.

Hereditary- Blu-ray/DVD

HEREDITARY When the matriarch of the Graham family passes away, her daughter and grandchildren begin to unravel cryptic and increasingly terrifying secrets about their ancestry, trying to outrun the sinister fate they have inherited.

 

Adrift-DVD

ADRIFT Tami Oldham and Richard Sharp couldn’t anticipate that they would be sailing directly into one of the most catastrophic hurricanes in recorded history. In the aftermath of the storm, Tami awakens to find Richard badly injured and their boat in ruins. With no hope of rescue, Tami must now find the strength and determination to save herself and the only man she has ever loved.

Beast- Blu-ray/DVD

BEAST In a small island community, a troubled young woman falls for a mysterious outsider who empowers her to escape her oppressive family. When he comes under suspicion for a series of murders, she defends him at all costs.

Won’t You be My Neighbor? – Blu-ray/DVD

WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR? Filmmaker Morgan Neville examines the life and legacy of Fred Rogers, the beloved host of the popular children’s TV show “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.”

Ghost Stories – Blu-ray/DVD

GHOST STORIES Professor Phillip Goodman devotes his life to exposing phony psychics and fraudulent supernatural shenanigans. His skepticism soon gets put to the test when he receives news of three chilling and inexplicable cases — disturbing visions in an abandoned asylum, a car accident deep in the woods and the spirit of an unborn child. Even scarier — each of the macabre stories seems to have a sinister connection to the professor’s own life.

The Bad Nun- Blu-ray/DVD

THE BAD NUN Based on true events. A young woman goes to an isolated former convent turned bed-and-breakfast for some much-needed relaxation, where she is visited by a nun at the door who progressively reveals her true colors as the night unfolds.

September 11, 2018

Transition- Blu-ray/DVD

TRANSITION A drama centered on three people: Sarah is a barista who finds the love of her life in Mark. Her mother Barbara depends on Mark to keep her in Sarah’s life while resenting her daughter’s deep love for him. When severely traumatized by the sudden death of Mark Sarah’s relationship with her mother finally cracks. Now faced with losing her struggle to cope Sarah feels Mark’s presence return. Based on true events Transition is the story of a love that transcends this realm and the strength of human character in survival.

Ocean’s 8- Blu-ray, 4K

OCEAN’S 8 Five years, eight months, 12 days and counting — that’s how long Debbie Ocean has been devising the biggest heist of her life. She knows what it’s going to take — a team of the best people in the field, starting with her partner-in-crime Lou Miller. Together, they recruit a crew of specialists, including jeweler Amita, street con Constance, suburban mom Tammy, hacker Nine Ball, and fashion designer Rose. Their target — a necklace that’s worth more than $150 million.

Superfly- Blu-ray/DVD

SUPERFLY Cocaine kingpin Youngblood Priest realizes that it’s time to get out of the game after surviving a violent attack from a crazed rival. Hoping for one last score, Priest and his partner travel to Mexico to arrange a deal. The career criminal now finds himself trying to outmaneuver the cartel, two corrupt police officers and all the double crosser’s that threaten his path to freedom.

Distorted – Blu-rayDVD

DISTORTED Lauren and Russell Curran decide to move away from the bustle of the city and into the peaceful oasis of the Pinnacle, a coveted luxury condo that boasts ultramodern design and state-of-the-art features and security systems. When Lauren starts to suspect that the building has a dark side, she seeks help from Vernon, an investigative journalist who has an interest in cyberconspiracy. Together, they come to believe that the Pinnacle may be brainwashing the unsuspecting residents.

Cold Water- Blu-ray/DVD

COLD WATER An acclaimed early work by Olivier Assayas, the long-unavailable, deeply felt coming-of-age drama Cold Water can, at last, be seen in the United States. Drawing from his own youthful experiences, Assayas revisits the outskirts of Paris in the early 1970s, telling the story of teenage lovers Gilles (Cyprien Fouquet) and Christine (Virginie Ledoyen), whose rebellions against family and society threaten to tear them apart. The visceral realism of the movie’s narrative and the near experimentalism of its camera work come together effortlessly thanks to a rock soundtrack that vividly evokes the period. With one of the most memorable party sequences ever committed to film as a centerpiece, Cold Water is a heartbreaking immersion in the emotional tumult of being young.

Trench 11- DVD

TRENCH 11 a highly contagious biological weapon, created by German forces in WWI, is discovered by Allied troops as they explore an abandoned underground bunker. Realizing they need to contain and destroy the threat, their mission becomes a fight for survival when one of their own is infected by the deadly parasite and begins to violently attack them. The soldiers now need to not only save themselves, but must stop the outbreak before it spreads to the rest of the world.

But Not For Me- Blu-ray/DVD

BUT NOT FOR ME Will is a young writer living in the big city, barely scraping by on his copywriter’s salary. When he meets Hope, his beautiful and enigmatic new neighbor, he is certain he has found the inspiration and the validation he’s been seeking. But as he struggles to find his way, Will learns that he must reconcile his youthful vision of life with the complexities of the real world in order to find true fulfillment.

September 18, 2018

Jurassic Park: Fallen Kingdom- Blu-ray/DVD/4K

JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM Three years after the destruction of the Jurassic World theme park, Owen Grady and Claire Dearing return to the island of Isla Nublar to save the remaining dinosaurs from a volcano that’s about to erupt. They soon encounter terrifying new breeds of gigantic dinosaurs, while uncovering a conspiracy that threatens the entire planet.

Silencer Blu-ray/DVD

SILENCER a story about the lengths one man will go to protect his family. Once a prominent sharpshooter, Frank (Messner) descends into the criminal underworld following his discharge from the military. Both feared and revered across the Southwest, he leaves to pursue a more peaceful life with his wife and her daughter. But everything changes in one violent moment when the girl is kidnapped by a ruthless Cartel Kingpin (Trejo) and his associate ‘Nels’ (Chuck Liddell). They should have known it’s always the quiet ones you need to look out for. With the help of his former army cohort (Tito Ortiz), Frank blazes a vengeful, bloody trail across the Mexican border to get her back.

Damsel- Blu-ray/DVD

DAMSEL Samuel Alabaster, an affluent pioneer, ventures across the American frontier to marry the love of his life, Penelope. As his group traverses the west, the once-simple journey grows treacherous, blurring the lines between hero, villain and damsel.

Siberia- Blu-ray/DVD

SIBERIA An American diamond merchant and his lover caught in the crossfire when a business deal goes wrong in Russia.

Billionaire Boys Club- Blu-ray/DVD

BILLIONAIRE BOYS CLUB  Young. Handsome. And cunning. Based on the incredible true story of a group of wealthy boys from LA in the 80’s, who established a get-rich-quick scam that turns deadly.

September 25, 2018

Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich- Blu-ray/DVD/4K

PUPPET MASTER: THE LITTLEST REICH Edgar (Thomas Lennon), recently divorced, returns to his childhood home where he finds a nefarious looking puppet in his deceased brother’s room. He decides to sell the doll for some quick cash at a small-town convention celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the infamous Toulon Murders. All hell breaks loose when a strange force animates the puppets at the convention, setting them on a bloody killing spree that’s motivated by an evil as old as time.

Mountain- Blu-ray/DVD

MOUNTAIN A cinematic journey of sound and nature that explores the beauty of the upper world. With advancements in technology, venturing to the peak of a mountain is an easier feat than it was three centuries ago.

Solo: A Star Wars Story- Blu-ray/DVD/4K

SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY Young Han Solo finds adventure when he joins a gang of galactic smugglers, including a 196-year-old Wookie named Chewbacca. Indebted to the gangster Dryden Vos, the crew devises a daring plan to travel to the mining planet Kessel to steal a batch of valuable coaxium. In need of a fast ship, Solo meets Lando Calrissian, the suave owner of the perfect vessel for the dangerous mission — the Millennium Falcon.

Gotti- DVD/Blu–ray

GOTTI Raised on the streets of New York, young John Gotti found his way into the Gambino crime family, eventually having the boss removed and becoming head of the powerful family. His wife asked only one thing from John: to never expose their children to his profession. But he broke the vow, and John Jr. took his place as his father’s Capo.

OCTOBER 2018

October 2, 2018

Blade of the Immortal- Blu-ray/DVD

BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL Cursed with immortality, a highly skilled samurai in feudal Japan promises to help a young woman avenge the death of her parents. Their mission leads them into a bloody battle with a ruthless warrior and his band of master swordsmen.

Blue Iguana- Blu-ray/DVD

BLUE IGUANA Small time crooks Eddie and Paul are in over their heads when a cute London lawyer hires them to steal a rare jewel. Meanwhile, a mullet-haired gangster wants the gem for himself. Bullets and sparks fly in this pond-hopping comedic caper.

The 12th Man- Blu-ray/DVD

THE 12TH MAN  After a failed anti-Nazi sabotage mission leaves his 11 comrades dead, Norwegian resistance fighter Jan Baalsrud finds himself fleeing from the Gestapo through the snowbound reaches of Scandinavia.

October 9, 2018

Eighth Grade- Blu-ray/DVD

EIGHTH GRADE Thirteen-year-old Kayla endures the tidal wave of contemporary suburban adolescence as she makes her way through the last week of middle school — the end of her thus far disastrous eighth grade year — before she begins high school.

Homeless- Blu-ray/DVD

HOMELESS  tells the story of Gosh, a teenage boy lost in the bleak routine of life in a shelter. Every day, from sunup until sundown, Gosh is put out on the streets, unable to return to the shelter until 7pm. During the day, he seeks refuge from the cold in the downtown public library and a local coffee shop. He feels alone and anonymous in a seemingly connected world. Weeks go by and the long days and sleepless nights begin to wear on him, and he becomes increasingly discouraged when he finds it almost impossible to find a job with the shelter as his address. But suddenly his circumstances change for the better, and he finds himself adapting to a new home and new friends and looking forward to a future that he hopes will last.

The King- Blu-ray/DVD

THE KING Filmmaker Eugene Jarecki takes a musical road trip across the U.S. in Elvis Presley’s 1963 Rolls Royce during the 2016 presidential election, comparing Elvis’s transition from country boy to “The King” to America’s transformation into an empire.

Hotel Artemis- Blu-ray/DVD

HOTEL ARTEMIS Set in riot-torn, near-future Los Angeles, ‘Hotel Artemis’ follows the Nurse, who runs a secret, members-only emergency room for criminals.

October 16, 2018

A Dog Named Christmas- DVD

A DOG NAMED CHRISTMAS A young man decides to spread some Christmas cheer after adopting an adorable golden Labrador for the holidays.

Dust 2 Glory- DVD

DUST 2 GLORY  a documentary film on the legendary SCORE Baja 1000. This 18-month project, written and directed by this country’s foremost action sports documentary superstar, will be the most in-depth and dramatic exploration of the world’s toughest point-to-point desert race ever created.

October 23, 2018

The Devil’s Doorway- DVD

THE DEVIL’S DOORWAY Northern Ireland, 1960: Father Thomas Riley and Father John Thornton are dispatched by the Vatican to investigate reports of a miracle, a statue of the Virgin Mary weeping blood, at a remote Catholic asylum for immoral women. Armed with 16mm film cameras to record their findings, the priests instead discover a depraved horror show of sadistic nuns, satanism and demonic possession. Supernatural forces are at work here, but they are not the doing of God.

Patient 0 – Blu-ray/DVD

PATIENT 0 A supervirus has turned humankind into highly intelligent, streamlined killers, and an asymptomatic victim (Matt Smith) who can communicate with the infected must lead the last survivors on a hunt for Patient Zero and a cure.

October 30, 2018

Our House- Blu-ray/DVD

OUR HOUSE When his parents are killed in a car accident, science wiz Ethan must leave behind college and his girlfriend to care for his younger brother and sister. By day, he juggles the responsibilities of raising two kids; by night, he tinkers in the garage on an invention he hopes will change the world: a machine that can generate wireless electricity. He gets more than he bargained for, however, when the device awakens the dead souls that haunt the house.

Mandy- Blu-ray/DVD

MANDY An outsider seeks bloody vengeance against the sadistic cult leader who destroyed his peaceful existence.