New to On Demand & DVD

On Demand DVD New Releases March 28-April 3 Concussion (pictured) Dr. Bennet Omalu is a forensic neuropathologist who, while conducting their autopsies, discovers signs of permanent brain damage in pro football players who sustained multiple concussions during their careers. Omalu faces off against the NFL, which doesn’t want the doctor’s research to be made public. Will Smith, Alec Baldwin, Albert Brooks (PG-13, 2:03) 3/29 The Hateful Eight In post-Civil War Wyoming, a bounty hunter and his prisoner take shelter from a blizzard at a stagecoach lodge. There they encounter another group riding out the storm and it seems the travelers […]

In the spring of 2012, The Hunger Games hit the big screen and brought Katniss Everdeen to life in the form of Jennifer Lawrence. Now the three-book series concludes with a fourth film, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2. We pick up this second half of the third book with Katniss at a crossroads. She is looking to do the one thing that she feels will alleviate the pain inside of her: kill President Snow (Donald Sutherland). As part of the rebellion led by President Alma Coin (Julianne Moore), Katniss is doing her best to motivate the rebel troops […]

On Demand DVD New Releases March 21-27 Daddy’s Home Brad Whitaker is a stepdad trying to connect with his stepkids. Things get complicated when the children’s biological father returns. Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Linda Cardellini (PG-13, 1:36) 3/22 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2 (pictured) In the fourth and final installment of The Hunger Games film series, Katniss prepares to win the war against President Snow. She and her closest friends will face dangerous enemies and moral choices as they fight not just for their own survival but also for the future of millions. Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam […]

Sisters lets two women we absolutely love bring their comic genius to the screen. Maura (Amy Poehler) and Kate Ellis (Tina Fey) are tasked with the responsibility of cleaning out their room at their childhood home as their parents are moving to a condo. But in rehashing the memories made there, the two decide there is only one thing to do: throw one last party with their old friends. As the sisters dig through memories, we realize quickly that Maura has always played it safe, while free spirit Kate has always loved to party. Neither can wrap their head around […]

Concussion focuses on the startling discovery made by Dr. Bennet Omalu (Will Smith) while working as a pathologist in Pittsburgh. Omalu was on duty in September 2002 when the body of legendary Pittsburgh Steelers center Mike Webster (David Morse) was to be autopsied. Taking the care and methodical approach he used with all of his cases, Omalu discovered frightening facts that puzzled him. It was those facts that led him to dig deeper — even spending his own money — to uncover why this man was lying in a morgue at age 50. A native of Nigeria, Omalu has never […]

On Demand DVD New Releases March 14-20 The Big Short Using different but overlapping storylines to explore the buildup of the banking crisis of 2008, this film follows four outsiders who saw what big banks, the media and the government failed to recognize: the impending global collapse of the economy. They decide to use their discovery to take on the corrupt banking system — and make some money while doing so. Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling (R, 2:10) 3/15 Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip Alvin, Theodore and Simon mistakenly believe that Dave is about to propose to […]

On Demand DVD New Releases March 7-13 In the Heart of the Sea In the winter of 1820, the New England whaling ship Essex was attacked by a gigantic whale, in an event that would later inspire Herman Melville’s novel Moby-Dick. This film tells the story of the aftermath of the attack. Chris Hemsworth, Cillian Murphy, Brendan Gleeson (PG-13, 2:02) 3/8 Macbeth Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard star in this thrilling adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy about betrayal, war, and madness. Also stars Jack Madigan (R, 1:50) 3/8 The Peanuts Movie Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the rest of the gang make […]

Director Brian Helgeland (L.A. Confidential) introduces viewers to the Kray twins in his new film, Legend. The identical twin gangsters, Reggie and Ronnie, were two of the most notorious criminals in British history. Their empire rose in London’s East End during the 1960s and they dominated much of the illegal activity there. Helgeland’s film is a closer examination of the twins, both portrayed by Tom Hardy. Reggie Kray was the quiet but merciless twin — feared and revered at the same time, as many gangsters have been throughout history. He fashioned himself into a club owner, and though that wasn’t […]

Creed is the latest installment of the extremely successful Rocky series of films. While Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) is back for this film, the focus is on Adonis Johnson (Michael B. Jordan), the son of the late Apollo Creed. Adonis never knew his father — Apollo died before he was born — but he has always had a fighter inside. Bouncing around in the system until his grandmother (Phylicia Rashad) took him in, Adonis caused trouble everywhere he went. Now a grown man, he knows fighting is in his blood. Adonis has been a successful fighter in the Mexican underground […]