The newest popcorn disaster film from the genre's foremost director tops the DVD releases for the week of April 26.
"Moonfall": Roland Emmerich is up to his usual tricks in this movie about a group of astronauts trying to save the planet after the moon is mysteriously knocked from its orbit, setting it on a collision course with Earth. Featuring Halley Barry, John Bradley and Patrick Wilson.
"In Emmerich’s career of perpetually putting Earth at the edge of violent extinction with 'Independence Day,' 'The Day After Tomorrow,' '2012' and others, this one’s the trippiest of all," writes Chicago Tribune critic Michael Phillips in his review. "His vision of the world, and how to save it, again, contains multitudes of both punishment and payoff, and 'Moonfall' offers a unique hybrid: the payoffishment."
ALSO NEW ON DVD APRIL 26
"Expired": Ryan Kwanten and Hugo Weaving star in this sci-fi thriller about a hitman who meets a mysterious woman and comes down with a deadly illness.
"Gasoline Alley": A man looking to clear his name after becoming embroiled in a triple homicide joins forces with the two detectives investigating the case. Starring Devon Sawa, Luke Wilson and Bruce Willis, who recently announced his retirement from acting.
"Last Survivors": In a post-apocalyptic world, a father and son living alone in the woods find their isolated existence threatened by the arrival of a mysterious woman. With Drew Van Acker, Stephen Moyer and Alicia Silverstone.
"Superintelligence": Melissa McCarthy, Bobby Cannavale, Brian Tyree Henry, Jean Smart and the voice of James Corden star in this HBO Max comedy about a perfectly ordinary woman who is chosen to interact with a potentially malevolent form of artificial intelligence.
"The Great: Season Two": Hulu historical comedy starring Elle Fanning as young Catherine the Great, who finally seizes the Russian throne for herself in the show's second season.
"A Taste of Hunger": Nikolaj Coster-Waldau stars in this Danish film about an ambitious couple striving to earn a Michelin star for their Copenhagen restaurant, at the expense of their marriage.
"Dead By Midnight Y2Kill": Horror anthology consisting of five terrifying segments, each more deadly than the last.
OUT ON DIGITAL HD APRIL 26
"Uncharted": A young pickpocket/bartender gets recruited for the adventure of a lifetime, hunting down Magellan's gold, in this swashbuckling video game adaptation featuring Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg.
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