“Hunger” ½
Irish Republic Army member Bobby Sands leads a hunger strike to obtain political status for himself and fellow IRA prisoners in Northern Ireland’s Maze Prison.
Starring: Michael Fassbender, Stuart Graham, Liam Cunningham
Rated: Not rated
Price: $39.95
“Law Abiding Citizen” ½
When a criminal who killed his wife and daughter is set free, a family man gets revenge by targeting the killer and the legal representatives that offered the lenient sentence.
Starring: Jamie Foxx, Gerard Butler, Leslie Bibb, Viola Davis
Rated: R for strong, bloody, brutal violence and torture, a scene of rape and pervasive profanity
Price: $29.98
“Good Hair” ½
To answer — and understand — his young daughter’s question about “good hair,” comedian Chris Rock documents what it means for African-American women to have long, straight tresses.
Rated: PG-13 for some profanity including sex and drug references, and brief partial nudity
Price: $27.98
“Revenge” ½
Revenge could frustrate an ex-con’s attempt to flee a criminal lifestyle with his prostitute girlfriend.
Starring: Hanno Poschl, Andreas Lust, Ursula Strauss
Rated: Not rated
Note: In German and Russian with subtitles
Price: $39.95
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