New on DVD: Sit in judgment of high-tech thriller 'Mercy'
Published in Entertainment News
A futuristic legal drama tops the DVD releases for the week of April 7.
"Mercy": A Los Angeles detective (Chris Pratt) finds himself at the mercy of an AI judge, jury and executioner when he's accused of murdering his wife, with 90 minutes to prove his innocence.
"Detective Chris Raven (Pratt), one of the first cops to utilize Mercy to try a murder case, finds himself on the wrong side of the law when his wife (Annabelle Wallis) is found stabbed to death at home, and he’s found blackout drunk at a bar at 11 a.m.," writes Tribune News Service critic Katie Walsh in her review. "He wakes up already inside the Mercy system, with 90 minutes to prove his innocence, or at least get his probability of guilt under 92% and avoid instant death. He has the entire AI surveillance apparatus at his fingertips, including police bodycam footage, video doorbells and social media accounts."
NEW ON DVD APRIL 7
"In Cold Light": Maika Monroe stars in this thriller as an ex-con looking to make a fresh start who is forced to go on the lam after witnessing her twin's murder.
"V/H/S Halloween": Another entry in the found-footage anthology horror franchise with an appropriate holiday theme.
OUT ON DIGITAL HD APRIL 7
"EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert": Baz Luhrmann's glorious concert film made up of never-seen footage of Elvis Presley performing in Las Vegas.
"The Bride!": Director Maggie Gyllenhaal's modern take on the Bride of Frankenstein, which sees her as a rebellious 1930s gangster's moll. Starring Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale.
"Ashes": An Army veteran (Will Brandt) returns home from Afghanistan and gets embroiled in the local meth trade in this crime drama.
"731": Chinese historical drama centered on the crimes of the notorious Imperial Japanese Army unit tasked with developing bacterial and chemical weapons during World War II.
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