The latest Monsterverse entry tops the DVD releases for the week of June 11.
“Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire”: It’s double the creatures, double the fun as Godzilla and Kong team up to fight even more monsters, with “Godzilla vs. Kong” director Adam Wingard again overseeing the action.
“When you multiply Godzilla by Kong, what do you get? When Wingard’s doing the math, it’s an earnest, wacky, hectic ride that often feels like being thrashed about in an IMAX seat,” writes Tribune News Service critic Katie Walsh in her review. “But about halfway through, one does get the nagging sensation that this has jumped the kaiju shark, as Wingard slams the gas and doesn’t let up.”
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“Immaculate”: Sydney Sweeney stars as a young American nun who arrives at an Italian convent and soon finds herself mysteriously pregnant in this horror flick.
“Origin”: Ava DuVernay wrote and directed this adaptation of Isabel Wilkerson’s book “Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents,” which is also a biopic about the author.
“The Long Game”: Inspired by a true story, this sports drama centers on five Mexican American caddies in the 1950s who are barred from playing at the local country club and decide to build their own golf course in South Texas. With Jay Hernandez and Dennis Quaid.
“The Animal Kingdom”: Along with his son, a man searches for his wife, afflicted by a mysterious condition that is causing people to mutate into hybrid creatures, in this French horror thriller.
“Break”: A young man enters the lively world of Detroit pool halls after finding out his father, whom he never knew, was a legend on the scene.
“Digimon Adventure 02: The Beginning”: A mysterious young man appears, claiming to be the first human to partner with a Digimon and throwing the world into upheaval, in this Japanese animated adventure film.
“DogMan”: Luc Besson wrote and directed this crime thriller about a young man on the edges of society who finds a place among the canines.
“Re: Uniting”: Six college friends confront the past and future while reconnecting at their 25-year reunion in this drama.
“South Park: Joining the Panderverse”: This special finds Trey Parker and Matt Stone taking aim at Hollywood’s political correctness.
“Superman & Lois: The Complete Third Season”: The Man of Steel and his main squeeze return for a third season of the CW drama. With Tyler Hoechlin and Elizabeth Tulloch.
“Querelle”: German filmmaker Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s last movie, an erotic drama centered on a sailor enjoying shore leave, joins the Criterion Collection.
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“Monkey Man”: Dev Patel directs and stars in this action thriller as a lowly fighter who works his way toward the top of a powerful leadership organization in order to enact his childhood revenge.
