DVD & Blu-rays Released January 12, 2016

Tuesday, January 12

The Martian PG-13

An astronaut gets stranded on Mars in an accident, and then must figure out how to stay alive long enough to get back home.
Michael Peña, Sebastian Stan, Matt Damon, Simon Kinberg, Kristen Wiig, Drew Goddard, Kate Mara, Sean Bean
Action Adventure Thriller Sci-Fi 3D
114 mins

The Second Mother R

Story centers around Val, a hard-working live-in housekeeper in modern day Sao Paulo. Val is perfectly content to take care of every one of her wealthy employers’ needs, from cooking and cleaning to being a surrogate mother to their teenage son, who she has raised since he was a toddler. But when Val’s estranged daughter Jessica suddenly shows up the unspoken but intrinsic class barriers that exist within the home are thrown into disarray. Jessica is smart, confident, and ambitious, and refuses to accept the upstairs/downstairs dynamic, testing relationships and loyalties and forcing everyone to reconsider what family really means.
Anna Muylaert, Regina Casé
Drama
95 mins

Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension R

A fifth installment in the Paranormal Activity franchise.
Gregory Plotkin, Jason Blum, Jason Pagan, Ivy George, Oren Peli, Andrew Deutschman, Chris J. Murray, Brit Shaw
Sequel Thriller Suspense Horror
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Hotel Transylvania 2 PG

Dracula and the world's most-infamous monsters reunite in a Hotel Transylvania sequel.
Keegan-Michael Key, Steve Buscemi, Andy Samberg, Adam Sandler, David Spade, Genndy Tartakovsky, Kevin James, Robert Smigel
Comedy Sequel Family Animation

Sinister 2 R

In the aftermath of the shocking events in Sinister, a protective mother (Shannyn Sossamon) and her 9-year-old twin sons (real-life twins Robert and Dartanian Sloan) find themselves in a rural house marked for death as the evil spirit of Buhguul continues to spread with frightening intensity.
Shannyn Sossamon, Tate Ellington, Ciaran Foy, Jason Blumenthal, Scott Derrickson, James Ransone, Laila Haley
Sequel Thriller Horror

Irrational Man R

On a small town college campus, a philosophy professor in existential crisis gives his life new purpose when he enters into a relationship with his student.
Emma Stone, Joaquin Phoenix, Jamie Blackley, Meredith Hagner, Woody Allen, Parker Posey, Ethan Phillips, Ben Rosenfield
Drama Comedy
110 mins

Sherlock: The Abominable Bride

Sherlock: The Abominable Bride will see Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman reprise their roles as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson in a one-off episode set in Victorian London in 1895. The episode has been co-written by Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss with performances by Rupert Graves, Una Stubbs, Louise Brealey and Amanda Abbington.
Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman
Drama Event

Tuesday, January 12