The List: Latest DVDs, CDs, books, January 22
A look at some of the DVDs, CDs and books hitting stores this week:
DVDS
"End of Watch" (R): Two young L.A. cops (Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Pena) uncover a secret that makes them the target of a drug cartel in this drama from "Training Day" writer David Ayer.
Elsewhere, an investigative reporter (Matthew McConaughey) tries to prove an inmate (John Cusack) was framed for the murder of a corrupt Florida sheriff in "The Paperboy" (R), co-starring Nicole Kidman and Zac Efron. And Lauren (Lauren Anne Miller) and Katie (Ari Graynor), roommates out of necessity, become fast friends who set up their own phone-sex line in the comedy "For A Good Time, Call" (R).
Topping today’s TV transfers: "Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis," "The Men Who Built America," "Finding Bigfoot" and "Scarecrow & Mrs. King: The Complete Fourth Season."
CDS
Bad Religion, "True North": The last song on their new record is called "Changing Tide" and that’s about the only thing that’s changed when it comes to Bad Religion.
The punk veterans have honed their sound to a bayonet-sharp point, free of chaff – or surprises.
As such, their 16th album is much like its predecessors, full of fast-paced social commentary for "True" believers.
Also in stores: Gary Allan, "Set You Free"; Adam Ant, "Adam Ant Is the Blueblack Hussar In Marrying the Gunner’s Daughter"; Camper Van Beethoven, "La Costa Perdida"; Crashdiet, "The Savage Playground"; FIDLAR, "FIDLAR"; Petra Haden, "Petra Goes to the Movies"; Helloween, "Straight Out of Hell"; The Joy Formidable, "Wolf’s Law"; Love & Death, "Between Here & Lost"; Steve Lukather, "Transition"; Aaron Neville, "My True Story"; Otep, "Hydra"; Trapt, "Reborn"; and Voivod, "Target Earth."
BOOKS
"Private Berlin" by James Patterson: Mattie Engel delves into the secrets of her own investigative agency after one of the firm’s top agents, who happens to be her ex, disappears.
And in "Suspect" by Robert Crais, LAPD officer Scott James investigates the murder of his partner with the help of Maggie, an explosives-sniffing German shepherd who lost her handler.
Also hitting shelves: "Boundless" by Cynthia Hand; "Ever After" by Kim Harrison; "The Inventor and the Tycoon" by Edward Ball; "Invisible Armies" by Max Boot; "The Last Girlfriend on Earth" by Simon Rich; "Mafia Summit" by Gil Reavill; "The Riptide Ultra-Glide" by Tim Dorsey; and "Saturday Night Widows" by Becky Aikman.