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Stepping into the Trap
Richie Furst (Justin Timberlake) tries paying his Princeton tuition by betting big at online poker in Runner Runner,
but the game is fixed, he loses everything, and his gambling gets him
expelled. To set things right, he travels to Costa Rica to find the man
who owns the fixed game: Ivan Block (Ben Affleck)
made his fortune running online gambling websites, an entrepreneur
impressed with Richie's ability to find weaknesses in his empire. Soon,
Richie is living the high life, putting his skills to work for Block and
making more money than he ever imagined... but when an FBI agent (Anthony Mackie)
pushes him to turn informant, Richie has to wonder about the moral gray
areas in his new life, and the dangers of his place between criminals
and the law. With Gemma Arterton. On DVD and Blu Ray.Attorney Martin Rose (Eric Bana) is brought in to defend a suspected terrorist in the British Closed Circuit, following the suicide of the previous defense attorney. With the case considered a matter of national security, centered on a bombing that killed over 100 people, Martin is hired by the Attorney General (Jim Broadbent) to handle the public trial, but the "closed trial," sheltered from the public, will be tried by Claudia Simmons-How (Rebecca Hall). Martin and Claudia are to have no contact with one another, but even though they're working with different evidence, they each begin to suspect the their case is not what it seems. Though they're forbidden to talk to one another, working together may be the only way to survive a case that's already claimed the life of at least one defense attorney. With Ciaran Hinds. On DVD and Blu Ray.
Documentaries
Traveling to Indonesia to find the men who were part of the Northern Sumatra death squads in the 1960s, The Act of Killing
finds the former gangsters as prominent leaders of government and
military organizations. When asked about their violent past, the
now-established and powerful men happily describe the events of their
past, and are even willing to recreate scenes for the cameras. What
begins with the former criminals, gangsters, and murderers re-imagining
their pasts in the styles of their favorite films continues into filming
staged recreations of their nightmares... and while some of them
realize the killings were wrong, others simply worry that boasting about
genocide is bad for their public image. On DVD and Blu Ray.Following the financial crisis and the rise of the Occupy movement, the documentary Inequality for All cleanly details the rise and expansion of the gap between the richest Americans and those just struggling to get by. As described by former Labor Secretary Robert Reich, the dwindling middle and working class are explored as the casualties of a trend that could still be reversed.
The story of Asian-American basketball star Jeremy Lin, Linsanity recounts Lin's against-all-odds rise to fame in the NBA. Though usually marginalized and discounted because of his height and his race, Jeremy Lin continues to persevere amidst prejudices with determination and faith, he became not just a professional player, but a legitimate sports star.
Comedies
Mixing a sex-addiction drama with romantic comedy, Thanks for Sharing centers on Adam (Mark Ruffalo) as he tries to fully commit to a 12-step program. He considers himself a sex-addict, and follows the strict rules of his guru (Tim Robbins), a man who has been sex- and masurbation-free for five years, but his self-denial complicates the growing relationship with his new girlfriend (Gwyneth Paltrow). Adam isn't supposed to have sex until he's conquered his issues, but he also has trouble explaining why he always says "no." With Josh Gad. On DVD and Blu Ray.
Something goes wrong with an airliner's landing gear in Pedro Almodovar's I'm So Excited,
and though the only landing the airplane can possibly make is a
crash-landing, the crew tries to make the flight as easy as possible on
the passengers. The trio of flamboyant flight attendants drug the
passengers in coach, then do their best to entertain the few passengers
in first-class-- including a dominatrix (Cecilia Roth) and a clairvoyant (Lola Duenas)-- with every wacky stunt they can imagine. On DVD and Blu Ray. Monstrous Acts
British foley artist Gilderoy (Toby Jones) takes a job in Italy to work on a film about horses in Berberian Sound Studio, but when he arrives, nothing is what he expected-- the director never seems to tell him the truth, the producer (Cosimo Fusco) is abusive, and the movie is actually a gruesome horror film called The Equestrian Vortex. Gilderoy is a gentle pacifist, and as he creates sounds for a blood-drenched film, the crunches, snaps, and screams he records slowly start to overtake his life.
New this week in our TV New Releases:
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Archer Season 4 |
Sterling Archer vanishes after his mother's wedding, leaving the oddball crew of Isis' spies and super-scientists without their unreliable, egotistical, alcoholic lead agent. |  |
House of Lies Season 2 |
Marty (Don Cheadle) and his team of management consultants provide a charming mix of exaggeration, lies, and magic to close their corporate deals, but they're no more honest in their personal lives. |
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Doc Martin Series 6 |
Doc is still chafing against his charming Cornish home, but he's finally beginning to settle in... marrying Louisa and starting a family, but still being the grumpy bugger he always was. |  |
The Following Season 1 |
Ryan Hardy (Kevin Bacon) led the FBI team that caught serial killer Joe Carroll, but after the killer's escape, the bureau asks Hardy to come in and help catch the killer and stop his cult-like followers. |
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