Monthly Archives: August 2013

DVD: Pain & Gain


Michael Bay’s comedic action flick tells the true story of Daniel Lugo and Adrian Doorbal, two Miami muscle heads who become major-league criminals. Known as the Sun Gym Gang, the pair’s lust for money leads them to kidnapping, extortion and murder.

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DVD: Pawn Shop Chronicles


The stories of a man searching for his abducted wife, a couple of white-supremacist meth heads and a sad sack Elvis impersonator find a common link through items in a small Southern town’s local pawn shop … and a wild goose chase ensues.

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DVD: At Any Price


In this father-vs.-son drama, Dean Whipple is fixated on auto racing, while his dad, Henry, wants him to take over the family’s farm business. However, Henry’s penchant for shady deals and bribery unexpectedly puts the whole empire at risk.

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DVD: A Resurrection


A school’s principal and guidance counselor and a local policeman spend one terrifying day and night protecting students from a supernatural attack. But can anyone survive when one troubled pupil’s murdered brother returns for revenge?

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DVD: Stranded


After being bombarded by a meteor shower, the crew of a lunar space station discovers the meteors harbor alien spores, which replicate and mutate into a shape-shifting predatory life form hell-bent on destroying the astronauts one by one.

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DVD: The Reluctant Fundamentalist


Pakistani professor Changez Khan regales a journalist with his U.S. experiences in the opening scene of this compelling post-9/11 drama. As their chat continues, however, it emerges that Khan has much more on his mind than the past.

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DVD: Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox


When a trip to the past creates ripples in time and an altered present for the Flash — who no longer has any powers — he turns to Batman for help. Meanwhile, a war is raging between the forces of Wonder Woman and Aquaman.

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DVD: Koch


In his first film, the Wall Street Journal’s Neil Barsky crafts an intimate portrait of Ed Koch, the mayor who shepherded New York through the 1980s. The irascible Koch reflects on his term during one of the city’s most tumultuous eras.

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DVD: Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf’s


This documentary peels back the curtain at Bergdorf Goodman, the iconic New York store that’s been launching design careers for more than a century. Key creative personnel and fans such as Joan Rivers and Candice Bergen discuss Bergdorf’s appeal.

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DVD: UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2


Following devastating knockout wins against Travis Browne and Alistair Overeem, Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva gets the rematch he has craved when he challenges Cain Velasquez for the UFC heavyweight title.

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