A dystopian thriller tops the DVD releases for the week of July 9.

"Civil War": A team of photojournalists capture the front lines of a war raging in the United States while traveling from New York to Washington, D.C.

"Much like America itself, writer-director Alex Garland’s 'Civil War' is a precarious sort of success almost in spite of itself, and despite being its own worst storytelling enemy," writes Chicago Tribune critic Michael Phillips in his review. "How? How can those circumstances lead to a movie still worth seeing? Well, see it and find out. Or find out if you disagree."

ALSO NEW ON DVD JULY 9

"Challengers": This steamy sports drama from filmmaker Luca Guadagnino centers on a love triangle set in the world of professional tennis. Starring Zendaya, Mike Faist and Josh O'Connor.

"The Boy and the Heron": This Oscar winning animated feature from Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli follows a young boy as he travels into a mysterious underworld to save his mother.

"Abigail": Horror thriller in which a team of kidnappers tasked with guarding a young hostage in an isolated mansion discover that they're locked in with a vampire.

"Unsung Hero": Drama drawn from the true story of the Smallbone family, who emigrated to America in the early '90s and became successful musical artists in the Christian pop/rock realm.

"Tarot": Members of a group of college friends start dying after having a tarot card reading in this horror flick.

"Boy Kills World": Bill Skarsgård stars as a deaf and mute man out for vengeance after the murder of his family in this action thriller revenge comedy.

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