New Releases for August 28th part 1

I've been noticing that my viewings have been stagnating a little bit, so now I want to try something new.  It is still along the lines of reporting what is coming out across America, but will now include Video Game Releases, DVD Releases, and Comic releases.

Here are the new releases for the week of August 28th:
Movie Theaters:
1.  "No Escape" - August 26 - "No Escape" centers on an American businessman as he and his family settle into their new home in Southeast Asia.  Suddenly finding themselves in the middle of a violent political uprising, they must frantically look for a safe escape as rebels mercilessly attack the city.  "No Escape" stars Owen Wilson, Pierce Brosnan and Lake Bell.

2.  "Queen of Earth" - August 26 - A deeply unnerving psychological drama, the film traces the relationship between Catherine and Virginia, best friends who retreat to a lake house after Catherine’s father dies and her boyfriend leaves her.  Desperately seeking rest and recovery, when Catherine arrives at the cabin, she’s overwhelmed with memories of time spent at that same house with her boyfriend the year before and finds herself unable to decompress.  As Virginia begins spending increasing amounts of time with a local love interest, Rich, what was once closeness between the two women pivots toward hostility and resentment, sending Catherine into a downward spiral of delusion and madness.  "Queen of Earth" stars Elisabeth Moss, Katherine Waterston, and Patrick Fugit.

3.  "Z for Zachariah" - August 28 - In the wake of a nuclear war, a young woman survives on her own, fearing she may actually be the proverbial last woman on earth, until she discovers the most astonishing sight of her life: another human being. A distraught scientist, he’s nearly been driven mad by radiation exposure and his desperate search for others. A fragile, imperative strand of trust connects them. But when a stranger enters the valley, their precarious bond begins to unravel.  "Z for Zachariah" stars Chiwetel Ejiofor, Chris Pine, and Margot Robbie.

4.  "Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon II - The Green Destiny" - Donnie Yen starring as Silent Wolf and Michelle Yeoh reprises her role as Yu Shu Lien. The screenplay is based on "Iron Knight, Silver Vase" by Wang Du Lu, book 5 in the "Crane-Iron Pentalogy" series, on which the original "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" was based.  "Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon II" stars Michelle Yeoh, Donnie Yen, Harry Shum Jr, Jason Scott Lee, Roger Yuan, Eugenia Yuan, and Natasha Liu Bordizzo.
5.  "The Mend" - "The Mend" follows a mismatched yin-yang pair of NYC brothers, loose cannon Mat and put-upon Alan as they stagger dimly towards some understanding of love, women, masculinity and what it truly means to be a brother.  Featuring a gorgeous, minimalist score by Michi Wiancko & Judd Greenstein and beautiful, fluid cinematography by Chris Teague, the film unfolds as three stylistically distinct but interwoven acts, each with its own mesmerizing rhythm.  "The Mend" stars Josh Lucas, Stephen Plunkett, Lucy Owen, Mickey Sumner, Louisa Krause, Austin Pendleton, Sarah Steele, and Leo Fitzpatrick.

6.  "We Are Your Friends" - "We Are Your Friends" is about what it takes to find your voice.  Set in the world of electronic music and Hollywood nightlife, an aspiring 23-year-old DJ named Cole spends his days scheming with his childhood friends and his nights working on the one track that will set the world on fire.  All of this changes when he meets a charismatic but damaged older DJ named James, who takes him under his wing.  Things get complicated, however, when Cole starts falling for James' much younger girlfriend, Sophie.  With Cole's forbidden relationship intensifying and his friendships unraveling, he must choose between love, loyalty, and the future he is destined for.  "We Are Your Friends" stars Wes Bentley, Zac Efron, and Emily Ratajkowski.

7.  "War Room" - The family-friendly movie explores the transformational role prayer plays in the lives of the Jordan family.  Tony and Elizabeth Jordan, a middle-class couple who seemingly have it all – great jobs, a beautiful daughter, their dream home.  But appearances can be deceiving.  In reality, the Jordan’s marriage has become a war zone and their daughter is collateral damage.  With the help of Miss Clara, an older, wiser woman, Elizabeth discovers she can start fighting for her family instead of against them. Through a newly energized faith, Elizabeth and Tony’s real enemy doesn’t have a prayer.  "War Room" stars Alex Kendrick, Priscilla Shirer, T.C. Stallings, Michael Jr., Karen Abercrombie, Alena Pitts, and Beth Moore.

8.  "Zipper" - Sam Ellis is a man on the rise -- a hotshot federal prosecutor on the cusp of a bright political future. But what was meant to be a one-time experience with a high-end escort instead turns into a growing addiction. His moral compass unraveling, his new demon threatens to destroy his life, family and career. "Zipper" stars Patrick Wilson, Lena Headey, Dianna Agron, Ray Winstone, John Cho and Richard Dreyfuss. 

9.  "Turbo Kid" - "Turbo Kid" is a mad vision of future past, a BMX-riding 1997 post apocalypse with bright hair to combat grey sky. In a post-apocalyptic future, THE KID, a young solitary scavenger obsessed with comic books must face his fears and become a reluctant hero when he meets a mysterious girl named APPLE. Despite their efforts to keep to themselves, ZEUS, the sadistic and self-proclaimed leader of the Wasteland, plagues THE KID and APPLE. Armed with little more than blind faith and an ancient turbocharged weapon, THE KID learns of justice and friendship and embarks on an incredible journey to rid the Wasteland of evil and save the girl of his dreams.  "Turbo Kid" stars Munro Chambers, Laurence Laboeuf, and Michael Ironside.

10.  "I Touched All Your Stuff" - "I Touched All Your Stuff" tells the story of how Chris Kirk, a brilliant IT technician from Michigan, left a stable job in Olympia, Washington, moved to Bogotá, fell in love with a mysterious woman and ended up in a Brazilian jail for international drug smuggling. After reading about Pablo Escobar’s hippos in a magazine, and feeling that his life had reached a dead end, Chris Kirk bought a plane ticket to Colombia and decided to start anew in South America. On his first day in Bogotá, he met an alluring Japanese-Colombian woman named "V," and the two began an intense love affair that would culminate in his arrest in Brazil.
As Chris Kirk began to re-construct the story of his relationship with "V" from prison, he authorized both filmmakers to retrieve an 80 GB hard-drive that was in his friend's possession in the US. That drive supposedly contained the digital reminiscences of his life in Colombia -- and an outburst of videos, pictures, emails, chat exchanges and other data that would offer proof of his innocence and shed new light onto V's identity. Despite the new trove of evidence, no narrative proves to be fully verifiable, and the closer the filmmakers get to understanding the puzzle of Chris Kirk’s story, the more they struggle with his unique interpretation of events. In the process, Maíra Bühler and Matias Mariani seem to fall prey to a similar form of compulsion that drove Chris Kirk to Colombia in the first place.

11.  "7 Chinese Brothers" - In "7 Chinese Brothers," Larry, an inebriated sad sack who rides a tide of booze onto the shores of an undiscriminating Quick-Lube.  The only bright spot is probably his boss, Lupe.  Will Larry keep it together long enough to win the girl, provide for his French bulldog, laze about with his friend Major, and do his cantankerous grandmother proud?  "7 Chinese Brothers" stars Jason Schwartzman, Tunde Adebimpe, Olympia Dukakis, and Eleanore Pienta.

12.  "The Second Mother" - Val, a hard-working live-in housekeeper in modern day Sao Paulo. Val is perfectly content to take care of every one of her wealthy employers' needs, from cooking and cleaning to being a surrogate mother to their teenage son, who she has raised since he was a toddler. But when Val's estranged daughter Jessica suddenly shows up the unspoken but intrinsic class barriers that exist within the home are thrown into disarray. Jessica is smart, confident, and ambitious, and refuses to accept the upstairs/downstairs dynamic, testing relationships and loyalties and forcing everyone to reconsider what family really means.  "The Second Mother" stars Regina Casé and Camila Márdila.

DVDs:
1.  Aloha
2.  Citizenfour
3.  Where Hope Grows
4.  Two Days, One Night
5.  Lila & Eve
6.  Big Game
7.  Skin Trade
8.  Criminal Minds:  Season 10
9.  Elementary:  Season 3
10.  Justice League:  Gods and Monsters
11.  King of the Hill:  Season 11
12.  October Gate
13.  Revenge:  Season 4
14.  Good Wife:  Season 6
15.  The Mindy Project:  Season 3
16.  The Runner
17.  The Walking Dead:  Season 5

We will continue with part II which will include upcoming releases for Video Games and Comics.