Always Goodbye - DVD

Five-year-old Jack (Jacob Tremblay) grew up with the full and loving attention of his doting young mom Joy (Brie Larson). However, he’s never spent a moment outside the windowless, 11-by-11 enclosure where they live. As he begins to ask more questions-and the horrifying truth of their circumstances becomes apparent-mother and son face a harrowing bid for escape and an even more challenging acclimation to the world. Lenny Abrahamson’s remarkable drama also stars Joan Allen, William H. Macy, Sean Bridgers; Emma Donoghue adapted her novel for the screen. 118 min.

Set against the gritty urban sprawl of Chicago, director Joseph Manduke's (Vengeance) coming-of-age drama Cornbread, Earl and Me stars Laurence Fishburne (Fled), Tierre Turner (The Crow) and Jamaal Wilkes in a story of adolescent friends who are forced to face adulthood when tragedy strikes. Cornbread, Earl and Me features supporting performances from an ensemble that includes Moses Gunn (Ragtime), Rosalind Cash (The Omega Man), Madge Sinclair (Coming to America) and Antonio Fargas (Foxy Brown) in a film written for the screen by Leonard Lamensdorf based on the Ronald L. Fair novel Hog Butcher.

The decommissioning of the United States Naval base at Subic Bay in the Philippines has left a deep and enduring impression on the lives of three US Navy SEALs and the local Filipino community, leading to noteworthy and far-reaching transformations for all those affected.