ENTERTAINMENT

Movie Review 2

IN THE HEIGHTS
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Available in 4K, Blu-ray and DVD Now
Lights up on Washington Heights… The Scent of a cafecito caliente hangs in the air just outside of the 181st Street subway stop, where a kaleidoscope of dreams rallies this vibrant and tight-knit community. At the intersection of it all is the likeable, magnetic bodega owner Usnavi (Anthony Ramos), who saves every penny from his daily grind as he hopes, imagines and sings about a better life.

THE CONJURING 3:
THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Available in 4K, Blu-ray and DVD Now
“The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It” reveals a chilling story of terror, murder and unknown evil that shocked even experienced real-life paranormal investigators Ed and Loraine Warren. One of the most sensational cases from their files, it starts with a fight for the soul of a young boy, then takes them beyond anything they’d ever seen before, to mark the first time in U.S. history that a murder suspect would claim demonic possession as a defense.

HIGHER ED
Lightyear Entertainment
Available DVD/Digital September 7
Ed is an inner-city kid who enters college on a track scholarship to escape some thugs from his drug-dealing past. Campus life, however, is filled with hurdles and Ed’s stoner roommate, Bud, makes it hard not to fall back on old habits. Fortunately, his new romantic interest, Lisa, provides the incentive for Ed to cross the finish line, if only he can win her away from her jock boyfriend, Craig.

BLACK MAGIC LIVE: STRIPPED
Lightyear Entertainment
Available on DVD September 21
Journey behind the scenes of Las Vegas’ only black male revue show and uncover the often complicated lives of its male strippers with the no-holds-barred documentary, Black Magic Live: Stripped. Through the eyes of owner Eurika Pratts and CEO Jean-Claude LaMarre, and its all-black staff and cast, explore the challenges, struggles and growing pains the show and its core group of dancers have overcome during their four successful years on the strip.

A WAKE
Breaking Glass Pictures
Available on DVD/iTunres/Apple TV, Amazon, Google Play and Vudu Now
The children in a religious family clash with their parents as they prepare for the wake of their brother, Mitchel. Teenage Mason desperately tries to reach his lost identical twin through spiritual means. Precocious preteen Molly meticulously organizes the event expecting everything to go exactly as planned. Megan, their older sister, returns home after a long absence, no longer interested in repressing the truth. Their Baptist grandmother and parents attempt to maintain normalcy when an unexpected stranger, Jameson, arrives — forcing the family to face secrets and lies around Mitchel’s death.

HARRY POTTER
AND THE SORCERER’S STONE
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Available on DVD, Digital, Blu-ray Now
Harry Potter finds out he is the orphaned son of two wizards and embarks on an amazing journey. During his first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Harry learns he is destined for great things and discovers a Dark wizard is determined to destroy him.

THOSE WHO WISH ME DEAD
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Available on Blu-ray/DVD Now
Oscar winner Angelina Jolie stars as Hannah, a smoke jumper reeling from the loss of three young lives she failed to save from a fire. When she comes across a bloodied and traumatized 12-year old boy, the two set out together to cross miles of thick forest. Braving deadly lightning storms that challenge even Hannah’s well-honed survival skills, they’re unaware of the true dangers they face as they’re hunted by two killers while a massive fiery blaze heads straight for them.

YOU WILL DIE AT TWENTY
Film Movement
Available on DVD/Digital Now
During her son’s naming ceremony a sheikh predicts that Sakina’s child will die at the age of twenty. Haunted by this prophecy, Sakina becomes overly protective of Muzamil, who is ever mindful of this fate. As Muzamil escapes Sakina’s ever-watchful eye, he encounters friends, ideas and challenges that make him question his destiny.

THE REAL THING
Film Movement
Available on DVD Now
After Tsuji, a floundering toy salesman, rescues Ukiyo, a mysterious woman whose car stall on the train tracks, she inadvertently whisks him into an epic series of misadventures involving gangster, strange interlopers, kidnapping and other sundry crimes.

THE INFLUENCER
Breaking Glass Pictures
Available On iTunres/Apple TV, Amazon, Google Play, Xbox, Vudu, FandangoNow September 14
Abbie Rose is a popular social-media influencer known for her lifestyle, fashion and makeup videos. She signs a coveted contract with Nutrocon, a notorious cosmetic company known to pollute, test on animals and treat female workers unfairly… Immediately, she’s taken down and tied up in her home by a group of masked activists. Overnight, they force Abbie through the filming of a video, advertising a mysterious new makeup kit. As the hacker’s plan unfolds, we learn the real reason for their visit and, as Abbie’s façade fades, we learn more about the lies she’s been living.