There are a lot of exciting new videos coming to the library soon! The last of the big Summer blockbusters will be arriving along with a few movies that will provide some spooky fun this Halloween season, so check out the trailers below, and get yourself on the hold list before everybody else!
THE FIRST PURGE
To push the crime rate below one percent for the rest of the year, the New Founding Fathers of America (NFFA) test a sociological theory that vents aggression for one night in one isolated community. But when the violence of oppressors meets the rage of the marginalized, the contagion will explode from the trial-city borders and spread across the nation.
Description and score provided by Metacritic.
“The result is an unabashedly violent B-movie throwback, the sort director John Carpenter used to make, with moments that resonate with real life.” – Alan Zilberman, Washington Post
Available Formats (10/2):
HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 3: SUMMER VACATION
Mavis surprises Dracula with a family voyage on a luxury Monster Cruise Ship so he can take a vacation from providing everyone else’s vacation at the hotel. The rest of Drac’s Pack cannot resist going along and once they leave port, romance zings Drac when he meets the mysterious ship captain Ericka. Now it’s Mavis’ turn to play the overprotective parent, keeping her dad and Ericka apart. Little do they know that his “too good to be true” love interest is actually a descendent of Van Helsing, arch nemesis to Dracula and all monsters!
Description and score provided by Metacritic.
“With plenty of laughs, truly dazzling animation, and some more of the franchise’s signature dance sequences, ‘Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation’ is a summer treat worth savoring, and a reminder that if we can see past our differences, we’ll find we’re not that different after all.” – Jamie Righetti, IndieWire
Available Formats (10/9):
THE MEG
A deep-sea submersible—part of an international undersea observation program—has been attacked by a massive creature, previously thought to be extinct, and now lies disabled at the bottom of the deepest trench in the Pacific…with its crew trapped inside. With time running out, expert deep sea rescue diver Jonas Taylor (Jason Statham) is recruited by a visionary Chinese oceanographer (Winston Chao), against the wishes of his daughter Suyin (Li Bingbing), to save the crew—and the ocean itself—from this unstoppable threat: a pre-historic 75-foot-long shark known as the Megalodon. What no one could have imagined is that, years before, Taylor had encountered this same terrifying creature. Now, teamed with Suyin, he must confront his fears and risk his own life to save everyone trapped below.
Description and score provided by Metacritic.
“The end result may be little more than an exponentially more expensive version of those cheapo Syfy channel movies, but at least it has the good taste to be exponentially better as well.” – Peter Sobczynski, RogerEbert.com
Available Formats (10/9):
SKYSCRAPER
Former FBI Hostage Rescue Team leader and U.S. war veteran Will Ford (Dwayne Johnson) now assesses security for skyscrapers. On assignment in China he finds the tallest, safest building in the world suddenly ablaze, and he’s been framed for it. A wanted man on the run, Will must find those responsible, clear his name and somehow rescue his family who is trapped inside the building…above the fire line.
Description and score provided by Metacritic.
“[It] doesn’t change the action-movie game the way ‘Die Hard’ did, but it’s still a solidly entertaining summer diversion best enjoyed on the biggest theater – or even better, drive-in – screen you can find. And if you’re afraid of heights, make sure there’s an armrest – or even better, an arm – that you can grab.” – Alonso Duralde, TheWrap
Available Formats (10/9):
ANT-MAN AND THE WASP
In the aftermath of “Captain America: Civil War”, Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) grapples with the consequences of his choices as both a Super Hero and a father. As he struggles to rebalance his home life with his responsibilities as Ant-Man, he’s confronted by Hope van Dyne (Evangeline Lilly) and Dr. Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) with an urgent new mission. Scott must once again put on the suit and learn to fight alongside The Wasp as the team works together to uncover secrets from their past.
Description and score provided by Metacritic.
“[It’s] a vast improvement on ‘Ant-Man’ – and one of the most entertaining releases from Marvel Studios.” – Calvin Wilson, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Available Formats (10/16):
MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN
Ten years later on the Greek island of Kalokairi, Sophie is pregnant and runs her mother’s villa. Concerned that she can’t do it all by herself, with Tanya and Rosie’s guidance, Sophie will find out more about Donna’s past and how she ran the hotel, met each one of Sophie’s dads and raised a baby, all on her own – with an unexpected visit of someone she had never met before: her grandmother.
Description and score provided by Metacritic.
“The pleasures of Ol Parker’s film are simple and sensual, its riot of color and sweet, nostalgic songs proving wholly agreeable even without much of a plot to hold it all together.” – Richard Lawson, Vanity Fair
Available Formats (10/23):
THE SPY WHO DUMPED ME
Audrey (Mila Kunis) and Morgan (Kate McKinnon), two thirty-year-old best friends in Los Angeles, are thrust unexpectedly into an international conspiracy when Audrey’s ex-boyfriend shows up at their apartment with a team of deadly assassins on his trail. Surprising even themselves, the duo jump into action, on the run throughout Europe from assassins and a suspicious-but-charming British agent, as they hatch a plan to save the world.
Description and score provided by Metacritic.
“An innovative genre blend that overcomes its bagginess thanks to sharp character comedy and a wildly appealing central dynamic.” – Emma Dibdin, Total Film
Available Formats (10/30):
TEEN TITANS GO! TO THE MOVIES
It’s time to get started but first Beast boy needs to get movie tickets. While the crew are under attack Beast boy loses the tickets and then meanwhile the crew comes back ready to go see a movie of all time.
Description and score provided by Metacritic.
“[It’s] one of the biggest surprises at the movies this summer. In fact, it’s downright super.” – Drew Taylor, The Playlist
Available Formats (10/30):