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. 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
JUNE
June 4, 2019
J.T Leroy- Blu-ray/DVD
J.T. LEROY A young woman named Savannah Knoop (Kristen Stewart) spends six years pretending to be the celebrated author and cult status character JT LeRoy, the made-up literary persona of her sister-in-law (Laura Dern).
Extracurricular Activities- DVD, VOD, Digital HD
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES Reagan is a model high school student with a ³killer² after school job. When the parents of his classmates become too overbearing, self-obsessed – or just plain inconvenient – he offers to get rid of them for a price by setting up a series of ³accidents.² But when seasoned police detective Cliff Dawkins starts putting the pieces together, it¹s a battle of wits to see if Reagan can keep business booming while the rising body count brings Cliff closer to the truth.
The Odds- DVD/VOD
THE ODDS A troubled but determined young woman competes in a gruesome and sadistic game against concealed virtual competitors in a winner-take-all test of survival.
The Cleaning Lady- DVD, VOD, Digital HD
THE CLEANING LADY On the surface, Alice (Kendra) seems like a woman who has it all: a gorgeous apartment, a booming career, a stunning physique, and a handsome boyfriend. The only problem is he’s married to someone else. Looking for a way to simplify her life, Alice hires Shelly to clean her house. As Alice begins to confide in Shelly about her illicit affair, their friendship grows… and so does Shelly’s twisted obsession with her new employer. It soon becomes clear that Shelly has motives that reach further than a normal cleaning lady. Shelly wants to cleanse Alice’s entire life and will stop at nothing until she’s done.
Screwball- Blu-ray/DVD
SCREWBALL Filmmaker Billy Corben examines the key players in the doping scandal that rocked Major League Baseball in 2013.
The Kid- Blu-ray/DVD
THE KID In 1879 Rio and his teenage sister go on the run across the American Southwest to escape from their violent uncle. Along the way, Rio encounters the infamous outlaw Billy the Kid and the legendary lawman Pat Garrett. He soon finds himself caught in the crossfire as Billy and Garrett square off in a deadly game of cat and mouse.
Gloria Bell- Blu-ray/DVD
GLORIA BELL A free-spirited divorcee spends her nights on the dance floor, joyfully letting loose at clubs around Los Angeles. She soon finds herself thrust into an unexpected new romance, filled with the joys of budding love and the complications of dating.
The Man who Killed Don Quixote- Blu-ray/DVD
THE MAN WHO KILLED DON QUIXOTE Toby, a cynical but supposedly genius film director finds himself trapped in the outrageous delusions of an old Spanish shoe-maker who believes himself to be Don Quixote. In the course of their comic and increasingly surreal adventures, Toby is forced to confront the tragic repercussions of a film he made in his idealistic youth – a film that changed the hopes and dreams of a small Spanish village forever.
June 7, 2019
Terror in the Skies – DVD, Digital HD
TERROR IN THE SKIES Terror in the Skies promises to open viewers’ minds to the possibility that such a beast could exist by way of believable witnesses and fascinating photographic, video and audio evidence. Small Town Monsters made waves in 2017 with their documentary The Mothman of Point Pleasant, which Terror in the Skies acts as a “spiritual sequel” to and one that will be concluded in 2020 by the final chapter in their Mothman trilogy, The Mothman Legacy.
June 11, 2019
Captain Marvel- Blu-ray, Digital HD
CAPTAIN MARVEL Captain Marvel is an extraterrestrial Kree warrior who finds herself caught in the middle of an intergalactic battle between her people and the Skrulls. Living on Earth in 1995, she keeps having recurring memories of another life as U.S. Air Force pilot Carol Danvers. With help from Nick Fury, Captain Marvel tries to uncover the secrets of her past while harnessing her special superpowers to end the war with the evil Skrull
Five Feet Apart- Blu-ray/DVD
FIVE FEET APART Seventeen-year-old Stella spends most of her time in the hospital as a cystic fibrosis patient. Her life is full of routines, boundaries and self-control — all of which get put to the test when she meets Will, an impossibly charming teen who has the same illness. There’s an instant flirtation, though restrictions dictate that they must maintain a safe distance between them. As their connection intensifies, so does the temptation to throw the rules out the window and embrace that attraction
Captive State- Blu-ray/DVD
CAPTIVE STATE after 10 years of extraterrestrial occupation, residents of Chicago must decide whether to continue to live under alien rule or support the resistance. When young Gabriel Drummond joins the insurgency, he soon finds himself under careful scrutiny from a shadowy figure who’s trying to crush the rebellion and its plans for freedom.
The Mustang- Blu-ray/DVD
THE MUSTANG A violent convict is given the chance to participate in a rehabilitation therapy program centered around the training of wild mustangs.
June 18, 2019
Us- Blu-ray/DVD
US Accompanied by her husband, son and daughter, Adelaide Wilson returns to the beachfront home where she grew up as a child. Haunted by a traumatic experience from the past, Adelaide grows increasingly concerned that something bad is going to happen. Her worst fears soon become a reality when four masked strangers descend upon the house, forcing the Wilsons into a fight for survival. When the masks come off, the family is horrified to learn that each attacker takes the appearance of one of them.
Hotel Mumbai- Blu-ray/DVD
HOTEL MUMBAI Terror strikes in the heart of Mumbai, India, as members of Lashkar-e-Taiba storm the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in a series of coordinated attacks throughout the city. Amid the gunfire and mayhem, a brave chef and kitchen worker decide to risk their own lives to try and protect the frightened guests. As the militants continue their assault on the hotel, a desperate couple must do whatever they can to protect their newborn baby.
Crypto- DVD
CRYPTO Demoted back to his hometown. A young Wall Street banker is drawn into investigating a tangled web of corruption and fraud in Upstate New York. Affecting both his personal life and business career.
Run the Race- Blu-ray/DVD
RUN THE RACE All-star athlete Zach Truett finds glory on the high school football field — working to earn a college scholarship and a ticket out of town. When a devastating knee injury forces Zach to the sidelines, his brother laces up his cleats to compete in track and field. Despite the setback, there seems to be one silver lining for Zach — he soon develops a budding relationship with a young nurse who works at the hospital.
June 25, 2019
Walt Disney’s Dumbo- 4K Ultra HD, Digital HD, Blu-ray, DVD
DUMBO struggling circus owner Max Medici enlists former star Holt Farrier and his children to care for a newborn elephant whose oversized ears make him a laughingstock. But when they discover that Dumbo can fly, the circus makes an incredible comeback, attracting persuasive but sinister entrepreneur V.A. Vandevere, who recruits the peculiar pachyderm for his newest, spectacular, larger-than-life entertainment venture, Dreamland.
The Poison Rose- Blu-ray/DVD, Digital HD
THE POISON ROSE Carson Philips, a hard-drinking L.A. private eye, takes a case in his old hometown of Galveston, Texas. While searching for a missing woman, Philips must confront a crime boss, a shady doctor, a sexy club singer (Kat Graham, “The Vampire Diaries”), his former lover and his own dark, disturbing past.
Cinderella: Anniversary/Signature Edition- Blu-ray/DVD Combo, Digital HD
CINDERELLA: 70TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION Recently added to the prestigious National Film Registry, the animated classic centers on kind and hardworking Cinderella, who is ordered around by her cruel stepmother, her awful stepsisters — even the big clock in the church tower tells her when to start another day of drudgery. But they can’t stop her from dreaming, and Cinderella has faith that someday her wishes will come true.
Maze-Blu-ray/DVD
MAZE The story of Europe’s biggest prison escape since the Second World War, as 38 IRA prisoners break out of Northern Ireland’s Maze prison in 1983.
Transit- Blu-ray/DVD, VOD
TRANSIT Georg (Franz Rogowski, Happy End), a German refugee, flees German-occupied Paris to the port city of Marseille, there assuming the identity of a recently deceased writer whose transit papers he is carrying. In Marseille, Georg delves into the delicate and complex culture of the refugees, who congregate in the corridors of a small hotel, in the waiting room of consulates, in cafés, and in bars in the harbor. He also becomes enmeshed in the lives of a young mother and son and falls for Marie (Paula Beer, Frantz), a mysterious woman who is searching for her missing husband—the man who Georg is impersonating.
JULY 2019
July 2, 2019
Mia and the White Lion- Blu-ray/DVD, Digital HD
MIA AND THE WHITE LION he heartfelt story of an extraordinary friendship between a young girl and a white lion, and her incredible adventure across the South African savanna to give her best friend a new home.
Deadsight- DVD, Digital HD, VOD
DEADSIGHT Mara Madigan is a pregnant police officer about to go on maternity leave. But on her last day on the job, she wakes up to a world ravaged by a nightmarish and bloody plague of the living dead. Amidst the chaos and violence, she finds Ben Neilson, a man who is virtually blind, helpless, and has a mystery shrouding his past. Somehow these two must put their heads together and find a way to safety to escape this living hell.
The Public- Blu-ray/DVD, Digital HD
THE PUBLIC an unusually bitter Arctic blast has made its way to downtown Cincinnati and the front doors of the public library where the action of the film takes place. At odds with library officials over how to handle the extreme weather event, some homeless patrons turn the building into a shelter for the night by staging an “Occupy” sit in.
Escape Plan: The Extractors- 4K, Ultra Blu-ray, DVD, Digital HD
ESCAPE PLAN: THE EXTRACTORS After security expert Ray Breslin (Sylvester Stallone) is hired to rescue the kidnapped daughter of a Hong Kong tech mogul from a formidable Latvian prison, Breslin’s girlfriend (Jaime King) is also captured. Now he and his team, which includes Dave Bautista and Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, must pull off a deadly rescue mission to confront their sadistic foe and save the hostages before time runs out.
We Have Always Lived In The Castle-DVD
WE HAVE ALWAYS LIVED IN THE CASTLE The arrival of a cousin with ulterior motives threatens the claustrophobic and isolated world of two sisters and their uncle.
Robert Reborn- DVD
ROBERT REBORN In 1951 USSR, Stalin is suffering with illness and his death is imminent. Meanwhile, KGB agent Stoichkov discovers a stage show featuring three creepy dolls. Stoichkov investigates the show’s host and discovers he is a German toymaker who owns a mystical book which holds the key to eternal life. Believing the toymaker and his book will help Stalin escape death, Stoichkov kidnaps him and they board a plane to Moscow but the dolls follow him and will stop at nothing to rescue their master.
Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey- DVD
ULYSSES: A DARK ODYSSEY Taurus City, The United States of Europe, 2023. Uly, a disillusioned soldier riddled with amnesia, returns home from a war in the Middle East, knowing only that he must desperately comb the city to find his beloved wife, Penelope. Fate fills this endless night with a series of chance meetings. Whether it be the wealthy Alcyde, the beastly cyclops Popov, Aeo the Gyspy, or Cici the Sorceress, good or evil that they be, each encounter fills in a missing piece of Uly’s memory, so that he can finally face his past.
Soul Reaper- DVD
SOUL REAPER Charlie’s getting married. And when he invites his friends to join him for a stag weekend in a remote British cabin, the group thinks it’s a great opportunity to leave the US behind and have a blow out with their old buddy – Only thing is, Charlie isn’t telling his friends the whole truth about the trip. Instead of celebrating, events soon take a sinister turn when the friends start to disappear one by one. Is Charlie up to his old tricks? Or has some dark demonic force really been unleashed into the woods? Soon the American friends start to learn the true reason why Charlie has invited them to a creepy cabin in the woods, in the middle of nowhere, and the fight for survival is on.
An Acceptable Loss- Blu-ray/DVD
AN ACCEPTABLE LOSS Libby Lamm is a former top national security adviser who, while working with a ruthless, steely-willed political veteran, signed off on a controversial military action that was supposed to end the war on terror. The problem: thousands died under false pretenses. Haunted by what she knows, Libby sets out to tell the truth, risking treason — and her own life — to expose a cover-up that stretches all the way to the top.
Storm Boy- Blu-ray/DVD
STORM BOY Storm Boy lives a lonely life with his reclusive father on a desolate coastline, but when he forms a close bond with a pelican, Mr. Percival, his life takes a new and unexpected turn.
Blood Paradise- Blu-ray/DVD
BLOOD PARADISE Reeling after her latest novel flops, a best-selling crime writer is sent by her publisher to the Swedish countryside to regain inspiration. Totally out of place in her new surroundings, she discovers just how dangerous farm life can be.
July 5, 2019
Phil- VOD
PHIL a depressed dentist whose life is falling apart, is shocked when one of his patients, a man who seemed to have the perfect life, kills himself. Determined to find out what would drive a man who had everything to end his life, Phil pretends to be a handyman and integrates himself in to the dead man’s life, befriending his wife and daughter. How long can Phil keep up this double life when he is already ready to end his normal one?
July 9, 2019
Little-Blu-ray/DVD, Digital HD
LITTLE an irreverent new comedy about the price of success, the power of sisterhood and having a second chance to grow up — and glow up — right. Regina Hall (Girls Trip, “Black Monday”) and Marsai Martin (Black-ish) both star as Jordan Sanders — Hall as the take-no-prisoners tech mogul adult version of Jordan and Martin as the 13-year-old version of her who wakes up in her adult self’s penthouse just before a do-or-die presentation.
Tell it to the Bees-DVD
TELL IT TO THE BEES In 1950s small town Britain, a doctor develops a relationship with her young patient’s mother.
July 16, 2019
Abduction- DVD
ABDUCTION Quinn steps out of a park fountain in Vietnam with no recollection of who he is or where he came from. As he wanders through the city, piecing together clues to his past, he is relentlessly pursued by mysteriously dangerous figures.
Meeting Gorbachev-DVD
MEETING GORBACHEV Mikhail Gorbachev, former president of the Soviet Union, sits down with filmmaker Werner Herzog to discuss his many achievements. Topics include the talks to reduce nuclear weapons, the reunification of Germany and the dissolution of his country.
July 23, 2019
Alita: Battle Angel- 4K, Blu-ray, DVD, Digital HD
ALITA BATTLE ANGEL Set several centuries in the future, the abandoned Alita is found in the scrapyard of Iron City by Ido, a compassionate cyber-doctor who takes the unconscious cyborg Alita to his clinic. When Alita awakens, she has no memory of who she is, nor does she have any recognition of the world she finds herself in. As Alita learns to navigate her new life and the treacherous streets of Iron City, Ido tries to shield her from her mysterious past
Rock, Paper, Scissors- Blu-ray/DVD, Digital HD
ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS From the writer of Friday the 13th and the director of Child’s Play comes this tale of a serial killer that’s been cured… or has he been? Released from a mental hospital, Peter is haunted by memories of childhood abuse and murder victims while being menaced by the cop who put him away. His only friend is pretty neighbor Monica, who says she wants to interview him for a book. But does she have a more sinister motive in mind?
AUGUST
