Category Archives: Drama

Creed

Action / Thriller Drama On Blu-ray / DVD Oscar Nominees


Rating: PG-13
Runtime: 132 minutes
Director: Ryan Coogler (Fruitvale Station)
Cast: Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashad
Theatrical Release: November 25, 2015
Blu-ray Release: March 1, 2016

On this episode of Reel Discovery, Kristin climbs back in the ring for the latest Rocky movie, Creed.


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Brooklyn

Drama For the Girls On Blu-ray / DVD Oscar Nominees


Rating: PG-13
Runtime: 111 minutes
Director: John Crowley (Closed Circuit, Is Anybody There?)
Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Emory Cohen, Domhnall Gleeson, Jim Broadbent, Julie Walters
Theatrical Release: November 4, 2015 (limited)
Blu-ray Release: March 15, 2016

On this episode of Reel Discovery, Kristin moves to the big city with a small town immigrant in Brooklyn.


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Secret in Their Eyes

Action / Thriller Drama On Blu-ray / DVD


Rating: PG-13
Runtime: 111 minutes
Director: Billy Ray (Shattered Glass, Breach)
Cast: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Nicole Kidman, Julia Roberts, Alfred Molina, Dean Norris, Michael Kelly, Joe Cole
Theatrical Release: November 20, 2015
Blu-ray Release: February 23, 2016

On this episode of Reel Discovery, Kristin digs up the past with the Oscar-winner remake, Secret in Their Eyes.


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Love the Coopers

Comedy Drama On Blu-ray / DVD


Rating: PG-13
Runtime: 106 minutes
Director: Jessie Nelson (Corrina, Corrina, I Am Sam)
Cast: Diane Keaton, John Goodman, Ed Helms, Olivia Wilde, Amanda Seyfried, Marisa Tomei, Alan Arkin, Jake Lacy, Anthony Mackie
Theatrical Release: November 13, 2015
Blu-ray Release: February 9, 2016

On this episode of Reel Discovery, Kristin braces herself for another holiday season with Love the Coopers.


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My All American

Drama In Limbo On Blu-ray / DVD


Rating: PG
Runtime: 118 minutes
Director: Angelo Pizzo
Cast: Finn Wittrock, Aaron Eckhart, Sarah Bolger
Theatrical Release: November 13, 2015
Blu-ray Release: February 23, 2016

On this episode of Reel Discovery, Kristin tosses the pigskin with Aaron Eckhart in My All American.


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Difret

Drama Foreign In Limbo

Rating: Not rated
Runtime: 99 minutes
Director: Zeresenay Mehari
Cast: Tizita Hagere, Meron Getnet
Theatrical Release: October 23, 2015 (limited)

On this episode of Reel Discovery, Kristin joins the fight for freedom with the Ethiopian women of Difret.


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Sex, Death and Bowling

Drama In Limbo


Rating: R
Runtime: 92 minutes
Director: Ally Walker (For Norman: Wherever You Are)
Cast: Joshua Rush, Adrian Grenier, Selma Blair, Bailey Chase
Theatrical Release: November 6, 2015 (limited)

On this episode of Reel Discovery, Kristin navigates the ups and downs of life and death with Sex, Death and Bowling.


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Steve Jobs

Biography Drama On Blu-ray / DVD Oscar Nominees


Rating: R
Runtime: 122 minutes
Director: Danny Boyle (Trainspotting, 127 Hours)
Cast: Michael Fassbender, Kate Winslet, Seth Rogen, Jeff Daniels, Michael Stuhlbarg, Katherine Waterston
Theatrical Release: October 23, 2015
Blu-ray Release: February 16, 2016

On this episode of Reel Discovery, Kristin goes behind the scenes with Steve Jobs.


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Jem and the Holograms

Drama For the Girls Musical On Blu-ray / DVD


Rating: PG
Runtime: 118 minutes
Director: Jon M. Chu (G. I. Joe: Retaliation, Step Up 3D)
Cast: Aubrey Peeples, Juliette Lewis, Molly Ringwald
Theatrical Release: October 23, 2015
Blu-ray Release: January 19, 2016

On this episode of Reel Discovery, Kristin reunites with an ‘80s cartoon pop sensation in Jem and the Holograms.


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Now On Demand: Death Valley

Action / Thriller Drama On Demand


Rating: Not Rated
Runtime: 88 minutes
Director: T. J. Scott (Young Hercules, E. M. S.)
Cast: Lochlyn Munro, Katrina Law, Victoria Pratt, Nick E. Tarabay
Theatrical Release: October 20, 2015 (on demand)

On this episode of Reel Discovery, Kristin gets stranded in the desert with Death Valley.


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