By Al B.
THE NIGHT HOUSE
Searchlight Pictures
Available on Blu-Ray/DVD Now
Reeling from the unexpected death of her husband, Beth (Rebecca Hall) is left alone in the lakeside home he built for her. Before long, disturbing visions of a presence in the house begin to beckon her with a ghostly allure. Yearning for answers, she begins digging into her husband’s belongings, only to discover strange and disturbing secrets.
ONE IN A THOUSAND
Ariztical Entertainment
Available on DVD/VOD November 30
When Iris meets Renata in the projects of One Thousand in Argentina, she is immediately and inexplicably attracted to her. The new presence of Renata makes everyone uncomfortable, and prejudices grow. Iris will have to overcome her fears and struggle with her insecurities in order to experience first love. The two girls and their small group of friends are the queer resistance in a hostile environment where desire adapts many forms in the darkness, and gossip can turn into a hateful weapon.
ESCAPE FROM MOGADISHU
Well Go USA Entertainment
On theaters & Digital now
Dramatically constructed based on a true story: as civil war rages in Mogadishu, rival North and South Korean diplomats are left trapped. With no aid from either government, their only shot at survival may require uniting with bitter adversaries to escape.
SWEET THING
Film Movement
Available on DVD/Digital Now
The story revolves around two siblings and their struggle to find solid ground in the homes of their alcoholic father and negligent mother. The children ultimately run away and find a temporary life for themselves.
AALTO
Film Movement
Available On DVD Now
This captivating exploration of Alver Aalto, the defining figure in Scandic design and one of Europe’s greatest modern architects, focuses on his remarkable and loving partnership with wife, Aino. Come on a cinematic tour of their iconic buildings all over the world, from a library in Russia, a student dormitory at MIT, an art collector’s private house near Paris, to a pavilion in Venice. Narrated by experts in the field and featuring never before seen archive footage, Aalto tells the love story of an extraordinary couple with a great passion for human scale architecture.
THE SHEPHERD
Corinth Films
Available on DVD/Digital Now
Anselmo is a taciturn shepherd who lives a spartan life on a small farm in the Spanish plains. When he is approached by a construction company looking to buy his land, his casual refusal sends ripples through the community. It seems everyone around him has a stake in the development and increasingly extreme oppositionfrom his neighbours leads to bitter conflict.
SPACE JAM
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Available on 4k, Blu-ray and DVD Now
When LeBron James and his son are trapped in a digital space by a rogue A. I. it’s Tunes vs. Goons in the highest-stakes challenge of this life, that will redefine LeBron’s bond with his son and shine a light on the power of being yourself. The ready-for-action Tunes destroy convention, supercharge their unique talents and surprise even “King” James by playing the game their own way.
THE SUICIDE SQUAD
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Available on 4K, Blu-ray and DVD now
The government sends the most dangerous Super-Villains in the world to the remote enemy-infused island of Corto Matese. Armed with high-tech weapons, they trek through the dangerous jungle on a search-and-destroy mission, with only Colonel Rick Flag on the ground to make them behave. As always, one wrong move and they’re dead- weather at the hands of the ultimate Kaiju, Starro the Conqueror; a teammate; or Waller herself.
FINAL SET
Film Movement
Available on DVD/Digital Now
Once a rising tennis prodigy, Thomas struggles with disappointment and setbacks over a long and lackluster career. In spite of this declining skills and chronic physical ailments, he is determined to play the French Open at the advanced age of 37. Although his wife Eve and mother advise him to retire, Thomas obsessively perseveres. In the qualifiers, he goes to ballet against stiff competition as well as his own demons before ultimately facing an up-and-coming star whose combination of talent and arrogance reminds him of his younger self.
THE RIFLEMAN
Omnibus Entertainment
Available on DVD/Digital Now
The Rifleman pays stark witness to the horrors and brutality of the First World War. Too young to fight but old enough to die, sixteen-ear-old Arturs enlists to serve on the Eastern Front with dreams of becoming a hero. Conscripted into one of Latvia’s first national battalions, he soon discovers the grim reality of trench warfare. Fighting alongside his father and brother, Arturs experiences the loss of his home and loved ones while growing up surrounded by constant danger and death on the battlefield.