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Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Now an ex-cop, outlaw racer Brian O'Conner teams up with his ex-con, speed-demon buddy in a bid to clear both their reputations. He hooks up with an undercover agent to bring down a ruthless crime kingpin in a nitro-fueled street racing scene!
"Even more of a joy ride than the original."--Denver Post
"This is better...than the movie that inspired it."--Boston Globe
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
For the one hundred and twenty-six people aboard the Deepwater Horizon offshore oil rig, April 20, 2010, began like any normal day. Before day's end, the world would bear witness to one of the greatest man-made disasters in US history. It reveals the brave acts of the men and women who rose to the challenge and risked everything to lead others to safety.
"What's most impressive is the fact that the screenplay refuses to talk down to the audience."--Observer
"The...
3) Triple 9
Publisher
Universal Home Video
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
A bank robbery is just the tip of the iceberg when two cops in Atlanta start suspecting members of their own team are involved. Not knowing who to trust and how deep the corruption goes, time is ticking for them to uncover the truth, before they become the target for the next deadly job.
"John Hillcoat packs a binge watch of characters and incidents into this corrupt-cop thriller."--Toronto Star.
"...A twisty, terrific ride."--Rolling Stone.
"...Doesn't...
4) Underworld
Publisher
Columbia Pictures
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
A war has been raging between the Vampires and the Lycan (werewolves) for centuries. Selene is the vampire death dealer sent to hunt down the last Lycan, but she finds herself torn when she falls in love with the one person that can save the Lycan.
"The movie is stylish and cruel, and mightily entertaining..."--New York Daily News
"A vampire movie for the new millennium - bold, galvanizing, and darkly stylish."--Houston Chronicle
6) Warcraft
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
The peaceful realm of Azeroth stands on the brink of war as its civilization faces a fearsome race of invaders: orc warriors fleeing their dying home to colonize another. As a portal opens to connect the two worlds, one army faces destruction and the other faces extinction. From opposing sides, two heroes are set on a collision course that will decide the fate of their family, their people, and their home.
"No need to have ever played a video game...
Publisher
Disney
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
A tale of truth, betrayal, youth, demise, and mermaids! When Jack crosses paths with a woman from his past, he's not sure if it's love, or if she's a ruthless con artist using him to find the fabled Fountain of Youth. Forced aboard the ship of the most feared pirate ever, Jack doesn't know who to fear more, Blackbeard or the woman from his past.
"Best of all, here there be fun."--New Orleans Times-Picayune
"On Stranger Tides feels as fresh and bracingly...
Publisher
Broad Green Pictures
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
The incredible true story of British explorer Percy Fawcett, who journeys into the Amazon at the dawn of the twentieth century and discovers evidence of a previously unknown, advanced civilization that may have once inhabited the region.
"The never-ending jungle proves perfectly suited to the filmmaker's lush, operatic aesthetic, as does the film's central theme of escaping one's background, through whatever means necessary."--Globe and Mail
"The...
9) Maximum Ride
Publisher
Acquisition - Ppc
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Max, a teenage superhero with wings, leads her motley crew in a battle against the scientists that created them. In the process, they discover secrets from their past that are darker than they imagined.
Publisher
Disney
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Captain Jack Sparrow finds the winds of ill-fortune blowing even more strongly when deadly ghost pirates led by his old nemesis, the terrifying Captain Salazar, escape from the Devil's Triangle, determined to kill every pirate at sea. His only hope of survival lies in seeking out the legendary Trident of Poseidon, a powerful artifact that bestows upon its possessor total control over the seas.
"Popcorn munchers and franchise fans will find plenty...
Publisher
Warner Bros
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
It opens in 1926 as Newt Scamander has just completed a global excursion to find and document an extraordinary array of magical creatures. Arriving in New York for a brief stopover, he might have come and gone without incident, were it not for a No-Maj (American for Muggle) named Jacob, a misplaced magical case, and the escape of some of Newt's fantastic beasts, which could spell trouble for both the wizarding and No-Maj worlds.
"Yates...has brought...
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Jacob discovers clues to a mystery and stumbles upon Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. However the mystery is deeper than he had thought, as he gets to know the residents and learn about their special powers. Jacob discovers that only his own special peculiarity can save his new friends.
"...supremely silly and filled with crater-sized plot holes, but it's a profoundly moving film, too..."--Globe and Mail
"Mr. Burton's attention to detail...
13) Wonder Woman
Publisher
Warner Bros
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
On the mystical island of Themyscira, a proud and fierce warrior race of Amazons have raised a daughter of untold beauty, grace and strength - Princess Diana. When an army fighter pilot, Steve Trevor, crash lands on the island, the rebellious and headstrong Diana defies Amazonian law by accompanying Trevor back to civilization. Meanwhile, Aries has escaped his imprisonment at the hands of the Amazonians and has decided to exact his revenge.
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
In this next chapter following the 2014 hit, legendary hit man John Wick is forced back out of retirement by a former associate plotting to seize control of a shadowy international assassins' guild. Bound by a blood oath to help him, John travels to Rome where he squares off against some of the world's deadliest killers.
"John Wick: Chapter 2 is a somewhat more distanced affair. But it's still an impressively dizzying symphony of carnage."--Village...
15) The Mummy
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Though safely entombed in a crypt deep beneath the unforgiving desert, an ancient princess, whose destiny was unjustly taken from her, is awakened in the current day. Her malevolence, grown over millennia, unleashes terrors that defy human comprehension.
"...rollicking take on The Mummy..."--Entertainment Weekly
"A tomb full of action-packed guilty pleasure that owns its horror, humor and rampant silliness equally."--USA Today
Publisher
Disney
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Vol. Two continues the team's adventures as they traverse the outer reaches of the cosmos. The Guardians must fight to keep their newfound family together as they unravel the mystery of Peter Quill's true parentage. Old foes become new allies and fan-favorite characters from the classic comics will come to our heroes' aid as the Marvel Cinematic Universe continues to expand.
"If it's overstuffed in the way of most sequels, well, at least it's stuffed...
17) Blackhat
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
A furloughed convict and his American and Chinese partners hunt a high-level cybercrime network from Chicago to Los Angeles to Hong Kong to Jakarta.
"A spectacular work of unhinged moviemaking."--New York Times.
"The fluency of Mann's direction and the slow-burn chemistry between Chris Hemsworth and Tang Wei counterbalance the more ordinary..."--Hollywood Reporter.
"In terms of both its global locales and cast, few movies have been as riveting...
18) American Made
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
A pilot lands work for the CIA and as a drug runner in the south during the 1980s.
"Kudos are due to Liman and Spinelli... for honing the script into a reasonably manageable two-hour romp around the Byzantine conspiracy-caper seen through the eyes of Seal."--Hollywood Reporter
"Seal is not a likable guy exactly. He's actually kind of a greedy, amoral dirtbag. Which is why Liman and screenwriter Gary Spinelli need someone like Cruise to sell him....
19) Red Tails
Publisher
Lucasfilm Ltd
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Italy, 1944. As the war takes its toll on Allied forces in Europe, a squadron of black pilots known as the Tuskegee Airmen are finally given the chance to prove themselves in the sky, even as they battle discrimination on the ground. Featuring jaw-dropping aerial action and thrilling special effects, Red Tails is a breathtaking tribute to the unsung heroes who rose above extraordinary challenges and ultimately soared into history.
"An inspiring,...
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Bond must prevent a tremendous global disaster when the superpowers are pitted against one another by a criminal mastermind who is manipulating world events through his media empire in order to corner the market on his next planned news story: global pandemonium!