New on DVD & Blu-ray: Week of January 12, 2016
1.
The Martian
(2015)
During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet. With only meager supplies, he must draw upon his ingenuity, wit and spirit to subsist and find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive. (144 mins.)
Director: Ridley Scott
2.
Hotel Transylvania 2
(2015)
Dracula and his friends try to bring out the monster in his half human, half vampire grandson in order to keep Mavis from leaving the hotel. (89 mins.)
Director: Genndy Tartakovsky
3.
Sinister 2
(2015)
A young mother and her twin sons move into a rural house that's marked for death. (97 mins.)
Director: Ciarán Foy
4.
The Look of Silence
(2014 Documentary)
A family that survives the genocide in Indonesia confronts the men who killed one of their brothers. (103 mins.)
Director: Joshua Oppenheimer
5.
The Stanford Prison Experiment
(2015)
Twenty-four male students out of seventy-five were selected to take on randomly assigned roles of prisoners and guards in a mock prison situated in the basement of the Stanford psychology building. (122 mins.)
Director: Kyle Patrick Alvarez
6.
Irrational Man
(2015)
A tormented philosophy professor finds a will to live when he commits an existential act. (95 mins.)
Director: Woody Allen
7.
Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension
(2015)
Using a special camera that can see spirits, a family must protect their daughter from an evil entity with a sinister plan. (88 mins.)
Director: Gregory Plotkin
8.
Howl
(2015)
When passengers on a train are attacked by a creature, they must band together in order to survive until morning. (89 mins.)
Director: Paul Hyett