The 10th entry in the preeminent primate film franchise tops the DVD releases for the week of Aug. 27.
“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes”: Set hundreds of years after the events of “War for the Planet of the Apes,” the story follows a young ape, Noa, as he encounters a charismatic ape king, Proximus Caesar, and fights to save his clan.
“‘Kingdom’ feels like both a reboot and a sequel, and an opportunity to set off a new ‘Apes’ cycle for the 2020s,” writes Tribune News Service critic Katie Walsh in her review. “Director Wes Ball, who previously helmed the surprisingly great ‘Maze Runner’ movies, proves to be a worthy successor to … the franchise, delivering a character-driven story that wrestles with issues of equality, morality and diplomacy, punctuated by intense action sequences.”
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“The Garfield Movie”: Everyone’s favorite lazy, lasagna-loving orange cat embarks on an improbable milk heist with pup Odie and his estranged dad Vic.
“The Watchers”: Ishana Night Shyamalan, the daughter of the “Sixth Sense” filmmaker, makes her directorial debut with this horror flick about a group of strangers who find themselves watched every night by a group of creatures in the woods.
“Dragonkeeper”: Spanish-Chinese animated feature about a young girl in ancient China who finds a dragon egg and must safeguard it.
“Force of Nature: The Dry 2”: Eric Bana returns as an Australian police detective in this sequel to 2020’s “The Dry,” this time investigating a deadly hiking outing.
“Blue Lights: Year 2”: The second season of BBC’s police procedural set in Northern Ireland’s capital shifts the focus across town to a loyalist pub in Protestant East Belfast that is a hub for criminal activity that transcends the country’s political divide.
“Chicago Fire: Season 12”: The 13-episode strike-shortened 12th season of the NBC stalwart features the farewell of longtime cast member Kara Killmer.
“Elsbeth: Season 1”: This CBS spinoff of “The Good Wife” stars Carrie Preston as unconventional attorney Elsbeth Tascioni, who has relocated to New York to oversee a possibly corrupt police unit.
“Resident Alien: Season Three”: Alan Tudyk returns in the Syfy series about an extraterrestrial trying to live undetected in a small Colorado town.
“Ride”: Desperate to raise money for his daughter’s cancer treatment, a retired Texas bull rider teams up with his estranged son and resorts to robbery to secure payment before time runs out.
“Star Trek: Discovery — The Final Season”: The Paramount+ “Star Trek” series comes to a close five seasons after launch.
“What You Wish For”: A cook with a gambling problem flees to Latin America, where he impersonates a more prestigious chef in this thriller.
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“Kinds of Kindness”: “Poor Things” director Yorgos Lanthimos follows his best picture nominee with this three-part anthology film that stars Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe and Jesse Plemons.
