By: Al B.
SHAMAN
@WellGoUSA
In Select theaters August 8
A missionary family travels to rural Ecuador to convert the indigenous population. All is going well until their son ventures into a forbidden local cave and comes back with a demonic spirit in tow. Candice (Sarah Canning) believes that an exorcism in the Catholic tradition will free her boy from the evil bonds that bind him. The local shamans know that this spirit is older than her religion and must be dealt with or the demon will take them all.
#GHOST KILLER
@WellGoUSA
Now on Digital, 4K Ultra HD, Blur-ray & DVD September 23
When college student Fumika stumbles upon the bullet that ended hitman Kudo’s life, his vengeful spirit takes hold of her body. Now possessed by a ruthless assassin’s rage and skills, she becomes an unstoppable force, hunting down those responsible for his death. As the body count rises, the line between Fumika and Kudo begins to blur. From the action director of Baby Assassins, One-Percent Warrior, and Bad City, GHOST KILLER delivers a furious tale of supernatural revenge.
ONCE A YEAR ON BLACKPOOL SANDS
Ariztical Entertainment
On DVD & Digital October 28
Love, identity and courage of the LGBBTQ Community during the first walk towards Gay Pride in 1950s England. Based on true events of Yorkshire coal miners and secret gay lovers, Tommy and Eddy, who spend their holiday at a quirky B&B in Blackpool, along with a few other alternative members of society. This is a journey through the North of England to the beaches of Greece that follows each character’s fight for equality and freedom in an age that still deemed being gay or different as a crime.
#BABY ASSASSINS 3
@WellGoUSA
On Digital and Blu-ray August 26
We’ve seen them fight, we’ve seen them chill, but in BABY ASSASSINS 3, we see Chisato (Akari Takaishi) and Mahiro (Saori Izawa) at the apex of their skills as they take on a brutally nihilist freelance killer who aims to take their place atop the assassin food chain. Director Sakamoto Yugo and action director Sonomura Kensuke are back with the most exciting and dangerous chapter in the Baby Assassins saga to date. This time, it’s a fight for their lives.
DEAD IN LOVE
Ariztical Entertainment
On Digital VOD now/ DVD & Blu-ray TBD Aug/Sep
Sofia, a shy struggling bisexual writer, suffers a fatal brain aneurysm one night. Having never found love in her short life, Sofia’s ghost teams up with her devout mother to help find a partner for her afterlife. Sofia’s mother proceeds to rent out the vacant family me to various prospective love interests. When Marcos and Maria move in, Sofia thinks she has found her perfect match and becomes enamored with their lust for life and each other.
#BARRON’S COVE
@WellGoUSA
On Blu-ray & DVD August 5
When Caleb Faulkner’s (Garrett Hedlund) son is killed in a tragic accident, grief consumes him. But when the system fails to hold the responsible child accountable, Caleb takes matters into his own hands—abducting the boy and vanishing into the wilderness. His desperate act ignites a frantic manhunt, led by a power-hungry politician eager to twist the tragedy for personal gain. As tensions rise, Caleb must decide whether vengeance will truly bring him peace.
WENT UP THE HILL
Greenwich Entertainment
In Theaters August 15
Abandoned as a child, Jack to remote New Zealand for the funeral of his estranged mother, Elizabeth. There, he meets her widow, Jill, and over the nights that follow, Elizabeth’s spirit begins to possess them in turn. What starts as a search for closure soon unearths deeper wounds. Bound by grief and haunted by what remains, Jack and Jill must break free from Elizabeth’s grasp before she pushes them to the edge.
KARATE KID LEGENDS
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
On Digital Now and on 4k UHD/Blu-ray & DVD August 26
When kung fu prodigy Li Fong relocates to New York City with his mother to attend a prestigious new school, he finds solace in a new friendship with a classmate and her father. But his newfound peace is short-lived after he attracts unwanted attention from a formidable local karate champion. Driven by a desire to defend himself, Li embarks on a journey to enter the ultimate karate competition. Guided by the wisdom of his kung fu teacher, Mr. Han and the legendary Karate Kid, Daniel LaRusso, Li merges their unique styles to prepare for an epic martial arts showdown.
THE TUNDRA WITHIN ME
IndiePix Films
On DVD/Digital now
After living in Oslo for many years, Lena moves back to Sápmi in northern Norway with her young son, to explore Sami gender in an art project. While researching in the wintry tundra, she falls in love with reindeer herder Máhtte, whose mother, the head of the family, disapproves of the relationship. As decisions from the past come to haunt her, Lena struggles to find out whether her and Máhtte’s lifestyles can ever be compatible.
STAR PEOPLE
Blue Harbor Entertainment
In Theaters now and VOD August 12
When a mysterious tip leads her deep into the Arizona desert during a deadly heatwave with her UFO streamer boyfriend and troubled brother in tow, they encounter a vulnerable immigrant family whose plight complicates her mission. As tensions rise, Claire searches for the answers she seeks on terra firma and among the stars.