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More recent movies coming to disc include horror-comedy RENFIELD (17 July, Blu-ray/DVD), in which Nicolas Cage plays Dracula and Nicholas Hoult the long-suffering underling who’s had enough. We said: “A four-course banquet of gory splatstick… A rare film that might have benefited from being a little longer.” Bonuses include a commentary, 17 minutes of deleted scenes, a look at a trimmed dance sequence and five more featurettes. A family’s move to a spooky abbey is the spark for demonic doings in THE POPE’S EXORCIST (out now, DVD); Russell Crowe waves the crucifix as real-life priest Father Gabriel Amorth. We said: “Throws every demonic trick at the screen… Silly but not entirely unwatchable.” Extras: two featurettes, totalling 11 minutes. Earthlings return to pillage Pandora in AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER (out now, 3D/4K/ Blu-ray/DVD), plotting to subdue rebellion by killing human-turned-Na’vi Jake Sully. The film is now streaming on Disney+, and the bonus offer (including three hours’ worth of “Inside Pandora’s Box” featurettes) was available with April’s digital release. But if you simply must file a copy on your shelf, here it is. We said: “Structurally it feels more akin to a TV show than a film… James Cameron does some sublime world-building.” Finally, the latest TV box sets are THE LAST OF US Season One (17 July, Blu-ray/DVD), STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS Season Three (31 July, Blu-ray/ DVD) and THE WALKING DEAD Season 11 (out now, Blu-ray/DVD).