This week is a big one for sci-fi fans, as several fantastic films from 2014 are making their home entertainment debuts, including The Zero Theorem, Lucy and Coherence. Horror fans have a lot to look forward to as well with the releases of several notable titles like Wolves, Annabelle and Gnome Alone, which looks to be a hoot of a genre send-up.

SPOTLIGHT TITLES:

Lucy (Universal Studios Home Entertainment, Blu/DVD/Digital HD & DVD)

From La Femme Nikita and The Professional to The Fifth Element, writer/director Luc Besson has created some of the toughest, most memorable female action heroes in cinematic history. Now, Besson directs Scarlett Johansson in Lucy, an action-thriller that tracks a woman accidentally caught in a dark deal who turns the tables on her captors and transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic. Lucy also stars Academy Award winner Morgan Freeman.

Wolves (Ketchup, DVD)

Cayden Richards has it all: captain of the high school football team, straight-A student, gorgeous girlfriend. But when he wakes one night to find his parents brutally murdered, he is horrified to realize that he is turning into an animal: a savage wolf. Panicked, Cayden runs, determined to find out what is happening to him. His quest leads him to the isolated town of Lupine Ridge, where two clans of wolves are on the brink of war. 

The opposing clans are led by Connor, the powerful, pure-blood alpha of a savage pack and John Tollerman, an old farmer, committed to protecting the human citizens of Lupine Ridge. Cayden falls for Angelina, the beautiful, young mate promised to Connor, a battle to the death is inevitable. And as the past begins to reveal itself, Cayden s place in the world becomes clearer as does his power to put an end to the savage violence building up around and within him...

The Zero Theorem (Well Go USA, Blu-ray & DVD)

Qohen Leth (2-time Academy Award© winner Christoph Waltz) is a computer genius plagued with existential angst. Eccentric and reclusive, he lives in a burnt-out church, toiling on a top-secret project personally assigned by Management (Matt Damon) to discover the meaning of life. If there is one. Witness a vision of the techno-philosophical future from Terry Gilliam, the visionary director of BRAZIL, 12 MONKEYS, and FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS, also starring Tilda Swinton, David Thewlis, and Melanie Thierry.

ALSO AVAILABLE THIS WEEK:

Alien Rising (DVD)

Annabelle (Warner Home Video, Blu/DVD/Digital HD & DVD)

The Atticus Institute (Anchor Bay Entertainment, Blu-ray & DVD)

Battledroid (Tomcat Releasing, DVD)

The Boxtrolls (Universal Studios Home Entertainment, Blu/DVD/Digital HD & DVD)

Coherence (Oscilloscope, Blu-ray & DVD)

Cut! (MTI Home Video, DVD)

Desolate (Wild Eye Releasing, DVD)

Gnome Alone (Lionsgate, DVD/Digital HD)

Lizzie Borden’s Revenge (Tomcat Releasing, DVD)

The Mule (XLRator, Blu-ray & DVD)

Thankskilling: The Complete Collection (Gravitas, DVD)

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    About the Author - Heather Wixson

    Heather A. Wixson was born and raised in the Chicago suburbs, until she followed her dreams and moved to Los Angeles in 2009. A 14-year veteran in the world of horror entertainment journalism, Wixson fell in love with genre films at a very early age, and has spent more than a decade as a writer and supporter of preserving the history of horror and science fiction cinema. Throughout her career, Wixson has contributed to several notable websites, including Fangoria, Dread Central, Terror Tube, and FEARnet, and she currently serves as the Managing Editor for Daily Dead, which has been her home since 2013. She's also written for both Fangoria Magazine & ReMind Magazine, and her latest book project, Monsters, Makeup & Effects: Volume One will be released on October 20, 2021.