The Master - BLU-RAY

A 1950s-set drama centered on the relationship between a charismatic intellectual known as the Master (Philip Seymour Hoffman) a WWII veteran who creates a belief system which catches on with other lost souls-and a young drifter (Joaquin Phoenix) who becomes his right-hand man.

Sean Penn scripted and directed this engrossing true-life drama based on Jon Krakauer's bestseller about Christopher McCandless, a 22-year-old college grad who, in 1990, dropped out of society to hitchhike to the Alaskan wilderness. Leaving all his possessions behind, McCandless (Emile Hirsch) embarked on a life-changing-and ultimately tragic-cross-country trek. With Marcia Gay Harden, William Hurt, Vince Vaughn, and Hal Holbrook. 148 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks English Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles English, French; featurettes; theatrical trailers.

During the winter of 1952, British authorities entered the home of mathematician, cryptanalyst and war hero Alan Turing (Benedict Cumberbatch) to investigate a reported burglary. They instead ended up arresting Turing himself on charges of 'gross indecency', an accusation that would lead to his devastating conviction for the criminal offense of homosexuality - little did officials know, they were actually incriminating the pioneer of modern-day computing. Famously leading a motley group of scholars, linguists, chess champions and intelligence officers, he was credited with cracking the so-called unbreakable codes of Germany's World War II Enigma machine. An intense and haunting portrayal of a brilliant, complicated man, The Imitation Game a genius who under nail-biting pressure helped to shorten the war and, in turn, save thousands of lives.