New on DVD: Marvel at antics of 'Deadpool & Wolverine'
Published in Entertainment News
An R-rated superhero team-up tops the DVD releases for the week of Oct. 22.
"Deadpool & Wolverine": Irascible potty-mouthed superhero Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) teams up with stoic Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) in a farewell salute to 20th Century Fox's Marvel era (as produced by Disney).
"At the risk of saying anything about what the film is about, at all, the story follows Deadpool as he recruits Wolverine to help him save his own little corner of the multiverse, because Deadpool likes his friends," writes Tribune News Service critic Katie Walsh in her review. "This iteration of Wolverine, aka Logan, could use a little personal redemption, anyway, though the majority of the runtime finds the two squabbling incessantly in what’s essentially an enemies-to-lovers storyline."
ALSO NEW ON DVD OCT. 22
"Twisters": A group of scientists and storm chasers tangle with tornadoes in Oklahoma during a busy outbreak of storms in this sequel to the 1996 action film. Starring Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell and Anthony Ramos.
"Borderlands": Based on the space Western video game franchise, this sci-fi action comedy from director Eli Roth boasts an ensemble cast led by Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, Jamie Lee Curtis and Jack Black.
"Cuckoo": A young woman encounters a series of mysterious, terrifying and violent events in the small German town where she moves with her family in this horror film.
"Oddity": Horror thriller in which a psychic seeks vengeance for the murder of her twin sister.
"Slingshot": A contemplative psychological thriller about an exploratory space mission to one of Saturn's moons. Featuring Casey Affleck and Laurence Fishburne.
"The Beast Within": Kit Harrington stars in this werewolf flick set in the backwoods of England.
"The Arctic Convoy": Norwegian WWII drama about a group of civilian ships attempting to deliver supplies to the Soviet Union in the face of bitter conditions and German attacks.
"About Dry Grasses": Turkish filmmaker Nuri Bilge Ceylan's 2023 drama about a middle-school art instructor in a remote Anatolian village enjoys a release on the Criterion Collection's Janus Contemporaries imprint.
"Evil: The Final Season": The concluding fourth season of the Paramount+ supernatural drama starring Katja Herbers, Mike Colter and Aasif Mandvi.
"Sanctuary: A Witch's Tale - Season 1": This fantastical tale centers on a British town where witches have been living openly for centuries until a murder upsets the peace.
"The Dig": Released from prison for a murder he supposedly committed in a drunken haze, a man decides to help the victim's father dig for the still-missing body.
OUT ON DIGITAL HD OCT. 22
"Transformers One": Your favorite convertible robots go back to the beginning in the animated film set when Optimus Prime and Megatron were young friends. The voice cast includes Chris Hemsworth (Optimus), Brian Tyree Henry (Megatron), Scarlett Johansson, Steve Buscemi, Laurence Fishburne and Keegan-Michael Key.
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