THREE TO SEE
Missed it at the cinema or on TV? We round up the best streaming and DVD releases of the week
INCREDIBLES 2 (PG)
IN this animated sequel, public affection is waning for the Superhero Relocation Programme, which supports Bob Parr aka Mr Incredible (voiced by Craig T Nelson) and his wife Helen aka Elastigirl (Holly Hunter). Ardent fan Winston (Bob Odenkirk) and his techno-savvy sister Evelyn (Catherine Keener) propose that Elastigirl fronts a publicity campaign to turn opinion, while Bob takes care of the kids – Violet (Sarah Vowell), Dash (Huck Milner) and Jack-Jack (Eli Fucile). When a masked menace threatens the metropolis, Elastigirl races into the melee, flanked by some superhero wannabes.
Download/stream from November 5 and on DVD/Blu-ray from November 12.
SKYSCRAPER (12)
FORMER FBI Hostage Rescue Team leader Will Sawyer (Dwayne Johnson) marries the surgeon who amputated his leg after a botched mission, in this high-rise adventure. The couple raise two children (McKenna Roberts, Noah Cottrell) and temporarily move to Hong Kong, where Will is a security consultant. After six months assessing the safety of The Pearl, the world’s tallest superstructure, a band of terrorists storms the building and sets the 96th floor ablaze. Will is framed for the crime and must evade police to regain access to the flaming structure, where Sarah and the kids are trapped above the inferno.
Download/stream from from November 5 and on DVD/Blu-ray from November 19.
THE SECRET OF MARROWBONE (15)
SUPERNATURAL period thriller. Rose Marrowbone (Nicola Harrison) spirits away her four children Jack (George Mackay), Billy (Charlie Heaton), Jane (Mia Goth) and Sam (Matthew Stagg) to her secluded childhood home in 1960s America. Rose falls gravely ill, leaving her brood in dire straits because Jack is too young to assume the role of his siblings’ legal guardian. A darkness manifests inside the home and the children try to prevent a malevolent spirit from lashing out. Six months pass and the children manage to placate the family’s suspicious lawyer while Jack falls under the spell of local girl Allie (Anya Taylor-Joy).
Download/stream from from November 5 and on DVD from November 19.