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Every week, a trickle of movies makes its way to DVD. Many feature lesser-known casts or perhaps one A-list player in a passion project or simply a script gone wrong. But you can’t stop the entertainment train, and there are still a few top-notch movies coming out for your purchasing pleasure. Here are four available July, in order of release.
“Trolls World Tour” (PG) – Somehow “Trolls World Tour” manages to turn up the visual volume of its 2016 predecessor, itself a riot of color and texture. Poppy and Branch (Anna Kendrick and Justin Timberlake), our heroes from the first film, find out that they are only one Troll tribe of six, each dedicated to a different style of music, from country to classical. The Queen of Rock (Rachel Bloom) and her dear old dad King Thrash (a couple of minutes from rocker Ozzy Osbourne) are attempting to shut down all the other styles so that rock can reign supreme. Our pop pals stage a world tour to enlist the help of all the other tribes in stopping the plan.
“Body Cam” (R) – Mary J. Blige anchors this police drama as Renee, a beat cop who’s returned to the streets after a personal tragedy only to become embroiled in the investigation of suspicious death of a fellow officer. Complicating the investigation is a shadowy supernatural presence in body cam footage that only she can see. The film touches on racial injustice and revenge while attempting to also play out as a horror film. Nat Wolff also stars.
Scene from “Scoob” (Warner Bros. Entertainment photo)
“Scoob” (PG) – A new animated look at the teen detective gang, “Scoob” starts with a sweet origin story of best friends Shaggy and Scooby Doo, and how they joined up with Fred, Velma and Daphne to form Mystery, Inc. But when Shaggy and Scooby are left out of a plan to upsize the gang’s reach, they are suddenly scooped up by the bumbling hero Blue Falcon and his sidekick Dynomutt. It seems Scooby Doo is the key to stopping villain Dick Dastardly’s plot to bring on the Dogpocalypse, and it’ll take all his faith in friendship to keep the world together.
“Capone” (R) – Tom Hardy plays infamous gangster Al Capone, focused on the final year of his life. On supervised release from prison, he’s relegated to a palatial Florida mansion, suffering the effects of syphilis and dementia. As he becomes increasingly unhinged and incapacitated, Capone attempts a frustrating search for loot he once buried on the grounds, while the FBI lurks on the fringes of the estate, listening and ready to pounce.
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