While last week’s releases weren’t anything to shake a stick at, we have retribution this week, with plenty of features hitting DVD, and even a Uwe Boll flick in theaters. The long awaited and seriously star studded IN THE NAME OF THE KING hits theaters this week, and the world waits to see if it’s yet another poopstain of a movie from Dr. Boll. On DVD, Danny Boyle’s SUNSHINE breaks out, along with the STD BOOGEYMAN 2, and Sam Rockwell in JOSHUA. Oh, and did I mention SUPERCRACK??? Yup, FRANKENHOOKER hits DVD in this new edition, and if you haven’t seen it yet, you really owe it to yourself to pick this up and check it out.
IN THE NAME OF THE KING: A DUNGEON SIEGE TALE
Rated PG-13 for intense battle sequence.
Directed by Uwe Boll
Starring Jason Statham, Leelee Sobieski, John Rhys Davies, Matthew Lillard, Kristanna Loken
Run Time: ???.
An unspeakably evil army rampages across what was an idyllic, peaceful world, destroying everything in its path, looking to conquer the mighty Castle Ebb and vanquish the King himself! Amidst this backdrop of war in the Kingdom of Ehb, between the evil Gallian and the ruling King Konreid, a once simple family man named Farmer sets out to find his kidnapped wife, Solana, and avenge the death of his son, who was killed by animal warriors called Krugs.
Rated: R
Starring Cliff Curtis, Chipo Chung, Cillian Murphy, Michelle Yeoh
Directed by Danny Boyle
Run Time: 107 Min.
Fifty years from now, the sun is dying, and mankind is dying with it. Our last hope: a spaceship and a crew of eight men and women. They carry a device which will breathe new life into the star. But deep into their voyage, out of radio contact with Earth, their mission is starting to unravel. There is an accident, a fatal mistake, and a distress beacon from a spaceship that disappeared seven years earlier. Soon the crew is fighting not only for their lives, but their sanity.
BOOGEYMAN 2
Rated: UnRated
Starring Angela Sarafyan, Michael Graziadei, Danielle Savre, Tobin Bell
Directed by Jeff Betancourt
Run Time: 93 minutes
A young woman with a life-long and phobic loathing of the boogeyman checks herself into a mental health clinic in the hope of finally facing her fears.
JOSHUA
Rated: R
Directed by George Ratliff
Starring Sam Rockwell, Vera Farmiga, Celia Weston
Run Time: 106 Minutes
The tale of Brad and Abby Cairn, perfect Manhattan parents in a perfect Manhattan apartment whose perfect life begins to crack after the birth of their second child Lily. Shortly after Lily arrives home, a dark side of prodigy son Joshua slowly begins to reveal itself.
FRANKENHOOKER
Rated: R
Directed by Frank Henenlotter
Starring James Lorinz, Joanne Ritchie, Patty Mullen
Run Time: 85 Minutes
A medical school dropout loses his fiance in a tragic lawnmower incident, and decides to bring her back. Unfortunately, he was only able to save her head, so he goes to the red light district in the city and lures prostitutes into a hotel room so he can get parts for his girlfriend.