Welcome to ComingSoon’s week of August 31 new releases column! We’ve highlighted this week’s 4K, Blu-ray, Digital HD, and DVD releases below. Click each highlighted title to purchase through Amazon or other retailers.
Movies on Blu-ray/DVD
12 Mighty Orphans
Tells the true story of the Mighty Mites, the football team of a Fort Worth orphanage who, during the Great Depression, went from playing without shoes—or even a football—to playing for the Texas state championships. Over the course of their winning season, these underdogs and their resilient spirit became an inspiration to their city, state, and an entire nation in need of a rebound, even catching the attention of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Check out an exclusive clip.
In The Heights
Lights up on Washington Heights…The scent of a cafecito caliente hangs in the air just outside of the 181st Street subway stop, where a kaleidoscope of dreams rallies this vibrant and tight-knit community. At the intersection of it all is the likeable, magnetic bodega owner Usnavi (Anthony Ramos), who saves every penny from his daily grind as he hopes, imagines, and sings about a better life.
Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms
The animated film is the direct sequel to 2020’s Scorpion’s Revenge. In it, Raiden and his band of Earthrealm fighters enter the titular tournament to save the realms from Shao Kahn. Check out our interviews with stars Joel McHale, Patrick Seitz, and Matthew Yang King.
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Shook
When Mia, a social media star, becomes the target of an online terror campaign, she’s forced to solve a series of games to prevent people she cares about from getting murdered. But is it real? Or is it just a game at her expense?
Spirit Untamed
Spirit Untamed is the next chapter in the beloved franchise full of adventure, family and friendship. Free-spirited Lucky Prescott moves to Miradero to join her estranged father. She is decidedly unimpressed with the sleepy town until she discovers a unique tie to her late mother, who was a fearless horse-riding stunt performer. She quickly forms a bond with a wild mustang named Spirit and makes two new pals who love horses as much as she does. When a heartless wrangler plans to capture Spirit and his herd, Lucky and her friends set off on an epic journey to rescue the horse who has given her an unbreakable connection to her mother’s legacy.
Stay Out of the Attic
A diverse group of ex-cons-turned-professional-movers are convinced by their creepy client to pull an all-nighter for a generous pay bump. It turns out their client is a Nazi surgeon, and his living experiments are rotting in the attic. As the night progresses and rooms are cleared, they slowly uncover the horrors that exist inside his old Victorian mansion. Together, they must find a way to escape this house of horrors.
Summer of 85
When Alexis (Félix Lefebvre) capsizes off the coast of Normandy, David (Benjamin Voisin) comes to the rescue and soon opens the younger boy’s eyes to a new horizon of friendship, art, and sexual bliss. David’s worldly demeanor and Jewish heritage deliver an ardent jolt to Alexis’s traditional, working-class upbringing. After Alexis begins working at the seaside shop owned by David’s mother (Valeria Bruni Tedeschi), the two lovers steal every possible moment for a fugitive kiss, a motorcycle ride, or a trip to the cinema. Their relationship is soon rocked by a host of challenges, including an unexpected sexual rival (Philippine Velge) and a romantic oath that transcends life itself.
Criterion Corner
Beasts of No Nation
Cary Joji Fukunaga’s film has a new 2K digital master and features commentary by the director and first assistant director Jon Mallard.
Reissues
Coraline
The stop-motion animated classic is now back on Blu-ray.
Dune 4K
There’s no better time to watch the David Lynch classic.
Terminal Island 4K
Carmen Simms has just been sentenced to death; that is, life imprisonment on Terminal Island – an island located miles off the mainland of California, which was created to house murderers and vicious criminals in the wake of prison overcrowding. With no guards, no cells, and no laws, Terminal Island has morphed into a defacto society, whose self-appointed leader, the tyrannical Bobby, rules with an iron first, using other inmates – particularly women – for his own brutal pleasures. As tension and violence mounts, Carmen finds her place as the unlikely leader of the island’s underground resistance, which is planning to overthrow Bobby’s reign of terror.
New On Digital HD
Attention Attention
Out September 3. Multi-platinum band Shinedown invites viewers into the world of ATTENTION ATTENTION in their new film, bringing to life the story of the acclaimed chart-topping album, which simultaneously hit #1 on Billboard’s Alternative, Top Rock, and Hard Rock Albums Charts, debuted Top 5 on the Billboard 200, and has racked up more than 355 million global streams. A stunning sonic and visual work of art, the film weaves the 14 songs from the album into a provocative, visceral and thought-provoking journey that brings viewers along on a psychological, emotional and physical ride from life’s lowest lows to the highest highs. As anxieties dissipate and demons disappear, what emerges is a powerful and enduring statement about humanity, overcoming struggles, the importance of mental health, not being afraid to fail and the resolve of the human spirit.
Baby Money
With little money, an eviction notice, and a baby on the way, Minny and Gil agree to be the ‘lookout’ and ‘getaway driver’ in a suburban robbery in hopes of scoring a mysterious purple box. When things don’t go as planned, pregnant Minny runs leaving Gil behind in hiding… now, they need to plan an escape in time for a major cash out.
The Boss Baby: Family Business
The Templeton brothers—Tim (James Marsden, X-Men franchise) and his Boss Baby little bro Ted (Alec Baldwin)—have become adults and drifted away from each other. Tim is now a married stay-at-home dad. Ted is a hedge fund CEO. But a new boss baby with a cutting-edge approach and a can-do attitude is about to bring them together again … and inspire a new family business.
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It Takes Three
Out September 3. The indie rom-com is described as “a John Hughes spin on the classic Cyrano de Bergerac story.” Watch an exclusive clip.
Jungle Cruise
Disney’s summer blockbuster is now available to own.
Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms
The animated film is the direct sequel to 2020’s Scorpion’s Revenge. In it, Raiden and his band of Earthrealm fighters enter the titular tournament to save the realms from Shao Kahn. Check out our interviews with stars Joel McHale, Patrick Seitz, and Matthew Yang King.
We Need to Do Something
Out September 3. After Melissa and her family seek shelter from a storm, they become trapped. With no sign of rescue, hours turn to days and Melissa comes to realize that she and her girlfriend Amy might have something to do with the horrors that threaten to tear her family – and the entire world – apart.
TV on Blu-ray and DVD
Fear The Walking Dead Season 6
The full sixth season of the popular TWD spin-off.
Future Robot Daltanious Complete Series
In the far future of 1995, most of Earth has already been defeated by the alien Zarr empire. As Japan is being picked off bit by bit, a band of orphaned children, led by a boy named Kento Tate, survive by stealing what food they can. Escaping into a hidden cave, they discover alien technology from a race that was once conquered by the Zarr. They meet Dr. Earl, who enlists the unwitting orphans into piloting the transforming robot Daltanious. Our planet isn’t going down without a fight!
Grimm’s Fairy Tale Classics Season 2
All 23 TV series episodes in standard definition. This second season of Grimms Fairy Tales features more classics like Beauty and the Beast, Rapunzel, and Rumpelstiltskin, and of course more obscure stories, such as The Magic Heart and The Coat of Many Colours. However, this season also abounds with witches, demons, and even Death himself. In fact, a full ten episodes out of 23 were deemed too mature for a perceived North American audience of children, but are available here for the first time ever! So enjoy the laughs of The Marriage of Mrs. Fox, The Brave Little Tailor, and The Wren and the Bear by daylight and try watching The Crystal Ball, The Old Woman in the Woods, and The Godfather of Death at night with the lights out if you dare!
Kakushigoto – The Complete Season
Kakushi Goto is a wholesome single father with an unfortunate secret—he’s the creator of a raunchy manga! He’ll go to all sorts of ridiculous lengths to protect his 10-year-old daughter, Hime, from finding out what he actually does for a living.
Kenichi The Mightiest Disciple Season 1
All 25 episodes of the first season. Yeah, Kenichis a total wimp. He’s always getting picked on and doesn’t have a lot of friends to stick up for him. The guy needs motivation if he hopes to graduate in one piece. Well, Miu’s the perfect motivation. She’s hot, she accepts him, and she just so happens to live at a dojo with six martial arts masters. You could say fate has led Kenichi to their door, or you could say he was just following the hottie. Either way, he’s about to get whipped into serious shape. If he can survive some hard\-core training, he might survive another day at school. He might even score with Miu. Yeah, you could call Kenichi a wimp. But let’s go with underdog instead.
Lupin the 3rd Part III: The Pink Jacket Adventures
The complete collection of the third Lupin the 3rd anime series.
Mitchiri Neko
Join the cute and strange cat creatures known as the Mitchiri Neko in their daily fun! What craziness will they get into today? Eating, playing at the arcade, or even joining a marching band! You might even see ninja cats, a lion, and… is that a cow?! The collection contains the entire series! Dozens of short adventures with purrfect comedy!
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