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Gallowwalkers
Who: Wesley Snipes, Kevin Howarth, Riley Smith, Tanit Phoenix
What: A western with a horror twist - Snipes plays a man who is killed by the same outlaws who killed his woman, but is brought back to life from the prayers of a nun. However, his own victims also come back from the dead and hunt him as zombies. He recruits a young man played by Riley Smith to help fight the zombies while he continues to look for the outlaws who wronged him.
When: August 6th - DVD and online on demand
Why: Snipes is finally out of prison and back in the movies! Actually, this movie started shooting in 2006 and was completed just when Snipes was sent to prison for tax evasion.

Goodnight for Justice
Who: Luke Perry, Lara Gilchrist, director Jason Priestley
What: A made-for-TV western starring Luke Perry as a circuit judge who has been waiting years for the chance to get revenge on the outlaw that killed his family.
When: August 6th - DVD and online on demand
Why: Heads up, 90210 fans, not only is Luke Perry starring, but he's being directed by Brandon Walsh himself!

The Host
Who: Saoirse Ronan, Diane Kruger, Max Irons, William Hurt, Emily Browning, Rachel Roberts
What: From the author of the Twilight saga, this sci-fi thriller is set in a future where most humans are hosts to some sort of alien implant, while the ones who are not implanted have formed a resistance group. Ronan plays a girl who is sent by Kruger's antagonist to infiltrate the resistance, falling for Irons' character in the process.
When: August 6th - DVD and online on demand
Why: I have to say that for me, advertising Stephenie Meyer's name isn't a selling point because I haven't enjoyed the teenage angst in the Twilight movies. Many have enjoyed the movies, though, so here's an opportunity to see more of her work outside the vampire setting. What does sell me on the movie is the slick look of the sci-fi elements, which make me think of Oblivion and Elysium.

Magic Magic
Who: Juno Temple, Emily Browning, Michael Cera, Catalina Sandino Moreno
What: A psychological thriller set in South America. Juno Temple stars as Alicia, a young woman travelling in Chile with her cousin, played by Browning, and a friend played by Cera. Alicia has insomnia, and the strange behavior in her companions, particularly Cera's character, starts to make her afraid for her own safety and sanity.
When: August 6th - DVD and online on demand
Why: Having recently seen Temple in Killer Joe, I'm interested in seeing her perform in a more serious setting. The set up for this movie reminds me a lot of Elizabeth Olsen's psychological thriller, Silent House, though Magic Magic seems to rely more on the deranged personalities of regular people. It's surprising to see Cera, who is normally found in awkward comedies, playing someone who could be seriously deranged and dangerous. That may be a turn off for his regular fans, or maybe a point of interest for them to see how he does outside his usual role.

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