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Biggest shiny disc debut this month: AQUAMAN AND THE LOST KINGDOM (4K/Blu-ray/DVD, out now). This last bow for the DCEU pits Jason Momoa’s hero against Black Manta, who’s scouring the oceans for ancient tech that will bestow the power of “dark magic”. The cad! We said: “Occasionally summons a pleasingly old-school adventure film vibe… But even Momoa’s outsized charisma can’t save this underpowered swansong.” Bonuses: eight featurettes (about an hour’s worth). In DREAM SCENARIO (Blu-ray/DVD, out now), a professor (Nicolas Cage) becomes famous after he inexplicably turns up in people’s dreams. We said: “A pin-sharp skewering of cancel culture… One of Cage’s best roles in years.” Bonuses: director’s commentary; a 10-minute featurette; four deleted scenes. Fully deserving of its five BAFTAs, Yorgos Lanthimos’s POOR THINGS (Blu-ray/DVD, 25 March) centres on a bravura performance by Emma Stone as a young Victorian woman brought to life through a brain transplant who, from, a standing start, discovers the joys of the adult world… We said: “One of the most fiercely inventive films you’ll see this year.” Extras: a 20-minute Making Of and three deleted scenes. Finally, Disney’s animated musical WISH (4K/Blu-ray/DVD, 25 March) centres on a sorcerer king who tricks his subjects into having memories of their greatest desires sealed up. We said: “Perfectly charming… But at its core is a nebulous, insubstantial concept.” Bonus highlights: a 64-minute doc, a short celebrating Disney’s centennial, a deleted song.

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