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Paul Rudd, left, and Mckenna Grace in a scene from “Ghostbusters: Afterlife.” SONY PICTURES
‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ dusts off the proton packs A reboot of the 1980s spectral comedy franchise tops the DVD releases for the week of Feb. 1. “Ghostbusters: Afterlife”: A third sequel to the slacker comedy about busting ghosts, this time with the next generation tackling the spectral presence (and intergenerational legacies) in rural Oklahoma. Helmed by Jason Reitman, son of “Ghostbusters” director Ivan Reitman, the reboot “brings a new family into the ghostbusting dynasty, which includes a single mom, Callie (Carrie Coon), and her two kids: brainy tween Phoebe (Mckenna Grace) and gawky teen Tre-
vor (Finn Wolfhard),” writes Tribune News Service critic Katie Walsh in her review. “Callie is a bit of a loser, bad with money and down on her luck. When her estranged father dies and she inherits his property, she hauls her kids off to rural Oklahoma to investigate the value of his ramshackle old dirt farm,” Walsh continues. “As one might surmise, said ramshackle old dirt farm is bursting with mysterious artifacts and ghost-hunting gear. With Phoebe’s round glasses, mop of dark curly hair and skill with numbers, anyone with even the most casual passing interest in ‘Ghostbusters’ can
see where this family story is going.” ALSO NEW ON DVD FEB. 1 “Cliff ord the Big Red Dog”: New movie adaptation of the beloved children’s books by Norman Bridwell about the adventures of Emily Elizabeth and her big red dog Cliff ord, romping about New York City. Directed by Walt Becker and starring Darby Camp, Jack Whitehall, John Cleese and Tony Hale. “Deadlock”: Bruce Willis leads a group of mercenaries who hold a nuclear power plant for ransom, with a military veteran who works at the plant being the only person in a posi-
tion to stop them. “The Spine of Night”: Animated ultra-violent fantasy fi lm set in a magical realm where heroes from across the ages are fi ghting to stop a malevolent force. With voices by Richard E. Grant, Lucy Lawless, Patton Oswalt, Betty Gabriel and Joe Manganiello. “Superhost”: Horror thriller about two travel vloggers who decide to create viral content around their most recent “superhost” in a last ditch eff ort to gain viral internet fame, unaware of the woman’s sinister intentions. “Wayne’s World”: Limited edition Blu-ray SteelBook cele-
brating the 30th anniversary of the comedy classic, originally released Feb. 14, 1992, that chronicles the adventures of slackers Wayne and Garth, the “Saturday Night Live” characters made famous by Mike Myers and Dana Carvey. OUT ON DIGITAL HD FEB. 1 “They/Them/Us”: Two divorced parents, both in their 40s, fi nd themselves at a crossroads as they try to juggle being single parents with an adult romantic relationship. “City of Vultures 2”: A gangster rejects an opportunity to go straight and instead makes moves to take over the South Side of Chicago.
