It's not often when the day for new DVD releases falls on a major holiday, but that's the case this week. That means the number of DVDs scheduled to be released Dec. 25 is extremely limited.
"White Boy Rick": Matthew McConaughey stars in this tale of the corrupt world of 1980s Detroit at the height of the war on drugs. In the feature film that's based on a true story, McConaughey plays Richard Wershe Sr., a blue-collar father whose 15-year-old son, Rick Wershe Jr. (played by newcomer Richie Merritt), becomes the youngest FBI informant in history.
Rick _ who is given the nickname "White Boy Rick" _ goes from helping the FBI to becoming a drug dealer. After Rick is abandoned by his FBI handlers, he ends up being sentenced to life in prison.
"White Boy Rick" was directed by Yann Demange ("'71"). It also stars Bel Powley ("Diary of a Teenage Girl"), Jennifer Jason Leigh ("The Hateful Eight"), Brian Tyree Henry ("Atlanta"), Rory Cochrane ("Black Mass"), RJ Cyler ("Me and Earl and the Dying Girl"), Jonathan Majors ("Hostiles"), Bruce Dern ("Nebraska") and Piper Laurie ("Twin Peaks").
The bonus features include six deleted scenes and three behind-the-scenes featurettes. In addition, there is an audio interview with the real-life Rick Wershe Jr. that was done in prison where he describes his story and shares personal photos and video from his trial.
BEING RELEASED ON DIGITAL HD DEC. 25
"Goosebumps 2": The feature film based on the creepy book series by R.L Stine features best friends Sonny (Jeremy Ray Taylor) and Sam (Caleel Harris), who have a trash business. When cleaning out the old Stine house, they open a locked book that frees a supernatural nightmare, Slappy.
"Goosebumps 2" comes with bonus features that include a gag reel, three deleted scenes and five featurettes.
It will be available on DVD and Blu-ray Jan. 15.
SPECIAL DEAL
Redbox is having a holiday sale of 82 feature films that will run through Jan. 1. Previously rented titles, which include "Ready Player One," "Blade Runner 2048," "Fifty Shades of Freed," "I, Tonya" and "Wonder," are being sold for as low as $3.99.
Go to www.redbox.com/holiday-sale-2018 for more information.
