New on DVD and Blu-ray: WHITE BOY RICK (2018) Starring Richie Merritt and Matthew McConaughey

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Product Description: Set in 1980s Detroit at the height of the crack epidemic and the War on Drugs, WHITE BOY RICK is based on the moving true story of a blue-collar father and his teenage son, Rick Wershe Jr., who became an undercover police informant and later a drug dealer before he was abandoned by his handlers and sentenced to life in prison.

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WHITE BOY RICK Trailer, TV Spots, Clip, Featurettes, Images and Posters

The crime dramedy "White Boy Rick" tells the true story of Richard Wershe Jr. (Richie Merritt) who became an undercover police informant and a drug dealer during the 1980s, before he turned sixteen.

The film is directed by Yann Demange ("'71") from a script by Andy Weiss ("Bigger"), Noah Miller & Logan Miller ("Sweetwater"). The cast also includes Matthew McConaughey, Bel Powley, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Brian Tyree Henry, Rory Cochrane, Taylour Paige, RJ Cyler, Eddie Marsan, Bruce Dern and Piper Laurie.

"White Boy Rick" premiered at the Telluride Film Festival in August, 2018, and was released in theaters on September 14th. The film received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics.

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Weekend Box-Office: THE PREDATOR Disappoints Despite #1 Debut

"The Predator" claimed the top spot in its opening weekend, but 20th Century Fox has little to celebrate as the film delivered a pretty weak debut. Meanwhile Lionsgate's "A Simple Favor" performed very well. Pure Flix's "Unbroken: Path to Redemption", however, underperformed. 

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New Soundtracks: WHITE BOY RICK (Max Richter)

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Composer:
Max Richter

Total Time:
49:47

Label:
Deutsche Grammophon

Purchasing Links:
CD, MP3, iTunes

Release Date
September 14, 2018

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In Theaters: THE PREDATOR, A SIMPLE FAVOR, WHITE BOY RICK, UNBROKEN - PATH TO REDEMPTION and MANDY

If you've been itching for some R-rated alien mayhem, Shane Black's "The Predator", the fourth installment in the sci-fi horror Predator franchise, has landed in theaters. Overall the film looks like a bit of a disappointment for fans of the franchise, and the critical reception has been lukewarm, even slightly negative. Between the bad reviews and the controversy that has been circling the film's cast and director, the film might end up falling short of expectations in its opening weekend at the box-office.

Paul Feig's stylish thriller "A Simple Favor", which is now in theaters, has been getting a very positive reception and is expected to do well at the box-office over the weekend. Also, get ready for another awesome Matthew McConaughey performance in the fact-based crime drama "White Boy Rick".

If you enjoy faith-based dramas, here's another one this week, Pure Flix's biopic "Unbroken: Path to Redemption", a sequel of sorts that continues the story of Olympian and World War II hero Louis Zamperini, which was partially recounted in Angelina Jolie's 2014 drama "Unbroken". Both films are based on the non-fiction book by Laura Hillenbrand, "Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption".

In limited release, watch Nicolas Cage go batshit crazy in the highly acclaimed 1980s-inspired exploitation film "Mandy".

Synopses, details, critical/audience reception, trailers, and more after the jump.

New Trailers: BUMBLEBEE, LEGO MOVIE 2, WRECK-IT-RALPH 2, SUSPIRIA and WHITE BOY RICK

Today we have new trailers for:

• The upcoming Transformers spinoff "Bumblebee" starring Hailee Steinfeld and John Cena.
• The sequel "The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part".
• The sequel "Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2".
• The remake of Italian director Dario Argento's 1977 cult horror classic "Suspiria". The film is directed by Luca Guadagnino and stars Dakota Johnson, Tilda Swinton and Chloe Grace Moretz.
• The fact-based crime drama "White Boy Rick" starring Matthew McConaughey.

Watch all the new trailers after the jump.