New on DVD this week: 'Boss Baby,' 'Ghost in the Shell,' 'Girls,' more
OUT TUESDAY
THE BOSS BABY (Fox) A suit-wearing infant who’s really an undercover agent on behalf of babies everywhere is determined to find out why babies are losing their share of the love market, and forces his older brother (also a kid) to help him. Animated comedy with Alec Baldwin as the voice of the title baby. (PG; some rude humor)
GHOST IN THE SHELL (Paramount) In a near-future world where cyborgs walk among us, a re-engineered supersoldier in pursuit of a super-hacker finds herself also hunting the truth of how she got to be who she is. Live-action adaptation of the hugely influential 1995 Japanese manga movie of the same name, with Scarlett Johansson. (PG-13; violence, suggestive content, some disturbing images)
GIFTED (Fox) A man's promise to his dying sister — that he'll raise her daughter to have a normal life — is tested when her talents as a math prodigy bring others who want to change her world. Indie drama directed by Marc Webb, with Chris Evans, McKenna Grace, Octavia Spencer, Lindsay Duncan, Jenny Slate. (PG-13; thematic elements, language, some suggestive material)
UNFORGETTABLE (Warner) Katherine Heigl plays a woman who will stop at nothing to get the new woman in her ex-husband's life out of it. Thriller with Rosario Dawson, Geoff Stults. (R; sex, violence, some language, brief partial nudity)
BLACK BUTTERFLY (Lionsgate) A writer stuck in a rut in a small Colorado town gives a ride to a drifter, who may or may not be a serial and takes over his life. Thriller with Antonio Banderas, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Piper Perabo. (R; language)
FACING DARKNESS (Virgil) Documentary following the efforts of the Christian relief group Samaritan’s Purse (which also produced the movie) to help battle the Ebola virus in Liberia in 2014. (not rated)
THE FINAL MASTER (Well Go USA) In 1930s China, a Wing Chun master is caught between a martial arts grandmaster, an underworld madam and the military. Action movie in Chinese with English subtitles. (not rated; violence)
PSYCHOANALYSIS (Candy Factory) When his patients start killing themselves, a psychologist, convinced a rival is behind it, hires a documentary crew to help him find the answers. Australian mockumentary. (not rated)
TV SERIES: GIRLS (Season 6, HBO), PRETTY LITTLE LIARS (Season 7, Warner), DUCK DYNASTY (Season 11, Lionsgate), EMERALD CITY (Season 1, Universal)
COMING SOON
AUG. 1
THE CIRCLE (Lionsgate), GOING IN STYLE (Warner), COLOSSAL (Universal), THE LOVERS (Lionsgate), SLEIGHT (Universal), PHOENIX FORGOTTEN (Fox), WAKEFIELD (Shout! Factory), SHIN GODZILLA (Funimation), THE OTTOMAN LIEUTENANT (Universal), THE HIPPOPOTAMUS (Lightyear), S.W.A.T.: UNDER SIEGE (Sony), PURE COUNTRY: PURE HEART (Warner/WWE), RED LEAVES (IndiePix), 1944 (Film Movement), BOYKA: UNDISPUTED 4 (Universal), DON'T KNOCK TWICE (Shout! Factory), HOUSE ON WILLOW STREET (Shout! Factory), THE DROWNING (Sony), OPENING NIGHT (Wolfe), RED LEAVES (IndiePix), BENDER (Candy Factory)
TV SERIES: BIG LITTLE LIES (Season 1, HBO), CRASHING (Season 1, HBO), FORTITUDE (Season 2, PBS)
AUG. 8
SNATCHED (Fox), DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: THE LONG HAUL (Fox), KING ARTHUR: LEGEND OF THE SWORD (Warner), THE DINNER (Lionsgate), THE EXCEPTION (Lionsgate), WOLVES (MPI), KUNG FU YOGA (Well Go USA), UNDERCOVER GRANDPA (Lionsgate), THE HUNTER'S PRAYER (Lionsgate), I AM THE BLUES (Film Movement), MOUTON (IndiePix), LOUISE BY THE SHORE (First Run), MY LITTLE PONY EQUESTRIA GIRLS: MAGICAL MOVIE NIGHT (Shout! Factory), THE SUMMER OF ALL MY PARENTS (First Run), MASTER OF THE DRUNKEN FIST: BEGGAR SO (HBO), MASTER OF THE SHADOWLESS KICK: WONG KEI-YING (HBO), SEA GYPSIES: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD (First Run), HILLEMAN (First Run), PJ MASKS: TIME TO BE A HERO (Fox), ACROSS THE LINE (Lightyear), FEMALE FIGHT SQUAD (Lionsgate)
TV SERIES: BLINDSPOT (Season 2, Warner), TYRANT (Season 2, Fox), SEX&DRUGS&ROCK&ROLL (Season 2, Fox)
RECENTLY RELEASED
KONG: SKULL ISLAND In 1973, a military mission to an island in the South Pacific brings warriors, scientists and a photojournalist face to face with the Land That Time Forgot — and the giant ape who rules there. Action-centric redo/update/reboot of the King Kong franchise, with Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, Brie Larson, John C. Reilly, John Goodman. (PG-13; violence, brief language)
FREE FIRE When a black-market gun deal between an IRA agent and a South African gun runner goes wrong in 1970s Boston, the two sides come out shooting, over and over and over. Black comedy-drama with Brie Larson, Armie Hammer, Sharlto Copley, Cillian Murphy. (R; violence, pervasive language, drug use)
TOMMY'S HONOUR Story of golf pioneer Old Tom Morris and his son, Young Tom Morris, whose play revolutionized the game. Father-and-son historical sports drama directed by Jason Connery with Peter Mullan, Ophelia Lovibond, Sam Neill; produced by Kenosha businessman Jim Kreutzer. (PG; thematic elements, some suggestive material, language, smoking)
THE PROMISE During World War I, an Armenian doctor in love with an artist finds his relationship put on hold when Turkish forces turn against ethnic minorities. Historical drama set against the Armenian genocide. With Oscar Isaac, Christian Bale, Charlotte Le Bon. (PG-13; war atrocities, violence, disturbing images, some sexuality)
BUSTER'S MAL HEART Rami Malek in a trippy drama about a hotel concierge working third shift who loses his grip on reality — or does he? (not rated)
RESIDENT EVIL: VENDETTA Computer-animated story inspired by the video game. (R; pervasive violence and gore)
OLIVER STONE'S UKRAINE ON FIRE The filmmaker-provocateur goes inside Ukraine's "Orange Revolution" and finds CIA involvement along with Russian conniving. (not rated)
BEHIND THE MASK — THE BATMAN: DEAD END STORY Documentary about a fan-made Batman movie, "Batman: Dead End," that achieved cult status in the early 2000s. (not rated)
WITH GREAT POWER: THE STAN LEE STORY Documentary on Marvel Comics maven Stan Lee. (not rated)
TV SERIES: ADVENTURE TIME (Season 7), THE 100 (Season 4), THE EXPANSE (Season 2)
THE FATE OF THE FURIOUS In the eighth installment in the series, Vin Diesel gets pulled back into the criminal underworld by a mystery woman played by Charlize Theron, and the gang — including Dwayne Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Tyrese Gibson and former foe Jason Statham — tries to reel him back in. With Kurt Russell, Helen Mirren. (PG-13; violence, mayhem, suggestive content, language)
THE LOST CITY OF Z An explorer heads into the Amazon, again and again, in search of a lost civilization. Based on the nonfiction bestseller, with Charlie Hunnam. (PG-13; violence, disturbing images, brief language, some nudity)
SMURFS: THE LOST VILLAGE Smurfette and friends head into the forest in search of a lost village, where it turns out the inhabitants are all female, and a secret about the Smurfs’ past. With a voice cast including Demi Lovato, Julia Roberts, Jack McBrayer, Mandy Patinkin, Rainn Wilson, Danny Pudi. (PG; some rude humor)
NORMAN Richard Gere plays a political deal-maker who, after a moment of generosity years before gives him entrée to Israel's new prime minister, sees the opportunity to make the deal of a lifetime. (R; some language)
THEIR FINEST During the worst of the London blitz in World War II, the British propaganda ministry hires a woman writer to give its movies the “woman’s touch.” Directed by Lone Scherfig, with Gemma Arterton, Sam Claflin, Bill Nighy. (R; some language, brief sexuality)
A QUIET PASSION Cynthia Nixon as American poet and groundbreaker Emily Dickinson. Biopic directed by Terence Davies. (PG-13; thematic elements, disturbing images, brief suggestive material)
SPARK: A SPACE TAIL Animated adventure about a space chimp-or-other who, years after a power-hungry ruler wiped out his family, is called on to stop him. With voices by Jace Norman, Jessica Biel, Susan Sarandon, Patrick Stewart, Hilary Swank. (PG; some rude humor)
LONDON HEIST After pulling off a huge heist, a criminal, robbed of his loot (and, through murder, his father), sets out for revenge. Violent crime drama with Craig Fairbrass, Steven Berkoff. (R; violence, pervasive language, some sexuality/nudity)
AMERICAN FABLE A girl exploring her family's farm makes a startling discovery: a mystery man being held prisoner in the silo. Thriller with Peyton Kennedy, Richard Schiff, Kip Pardue. (not rated; some violence)
ALIVE AND KICKING Documentary going inside the obsessive world of swing dancing. (not rated)
DO YOU TAKE THIS MAN Friends gather for a gay couple's wedding, which promptly hits a snag. With Anthony Rapp, Jonathan Bennett, Alyson Hannigan, Thomas Dekker, Mackenzie Astin. (not rated)
VINCE GIORDANO: THERE'S A FUTURE IN THE PAST Documentary about Giordano, who with his band the Nighthawks has labored to keep the spirit and music of the Jazz Age alive. (not rated)
THE PENGUIN COUNTERS Documentary explores the work of biologists in Antarctica, who chart the impact of climate change by keeping track of the penguin population. (not rated)
TOM AND JERRY: WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY Animated redo of the 1971 movie, injecting the battling cat and mouse Tom and Jerry into the story. (not rated)
TV SERIES: UNDERGROUND (Season 2), THE MAGICIANS (Season 2), THE MISSING (Season 2), THE TUNNEL: SABOTAGE (Season 2)
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