WHAT’S NEW THIS WEEK
NEW ON DVD
“Wonder”: Julia Roberts and Owen Wilson star as the parents of a young boy born with a “facial difference” (Jacob Tremblay) who must overcome the challenges of going to a regular elementary school for the first time. Rotten Tomatoes score: 85%
“Roman J Israel, Esq.”: Denzel Washington plays a liberal lawyer who learns that the firm he’s working for has run afoul of his values of helping the poor and dispossessed. With Colin Farrell and Carmen Ejogo. Rotten Tomatoes: 51%
“The Ballad of Lefty Brown”: Bill Pullman looks to avenge the death of his longtime partner in this action-packed Western with Jim Caviezel, Peter Fonda, Kathy Baker and Tommy Flanagan. Rotten Tomatoes: 80%
“Blade of the Immortal”: Samurai film starring Takuya Kimura and Hana Sugisaki.
“Hellraiser — Judgment”: Direct-toDVD horror thriller.
“Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie”: Animated film based on the Nickelodeon series.
Also: “Monster Family”; “Pokemon the Movie: I Choose You!”
TV on DVD: “Animal Kingdom: The Complete Second Season” “Broad City: Season Four,” “The Deuce: The Complete First Season,” “The Sinner: Season One.”
WHAT’S ON TV
Thursday “Roseanne: The Return” (ABC):
Special sneak peek at the upcoming reboot of the sitcom starring Roseanne Barr and John Goodman. 10 p.m.
Friday
“Everything Sucks!” (Netflix): New Netflix comedy series set at an Oregon high school in the 1990s is a clash of dramaclub geeks and AV-club nerds.
“Irreplaceable You” (Netflix): Feature film debut from “Veep” producer/director Stephanie Laing is a tear-jerker about a cancer diagnosis that interrupts the lives of young lovers played by Gugu MbathaRaw and Michiel Huisman. “Mozart in the Jungle” (Amazon): Season four (10 episodes) of this romantic drama about a fictional New York Symphony, based on the memoir of Blair Tindall, will be released in the wee hours. Saturday “Austin City Limits” (WQED): Gritty Grammy-winning country rocker Chris Stapleton hits the “ACL” stage.
NEW MUSIC FRIDAY
I’m With Her, “See You Around”:
Debut album from the super-trio of folk/bluegrass singer-songwriters Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz and Aoife O’Donovan.
Superchunk, “What a Time to
Be Alive”: First album in four years from the veteran North Carolina indie-rock band is billed as a defiant protest record written in the aftermath of the 2016 election. Senses Fail, “If There Is Light, It Will Find You”: Jersey post-hardcore group promises a “dramatic shift” back to the band’s rock roots on this seventh album. Laurie Anderson & Kronos Quartet, “Landfall”: First collaboration between the avant-pop songwriter and the string quartet is a piece inspired by Ms. Anderson’s experience during Hurricane Sandy.
GAMING
“Fe” (EA): Swedish studio Zoink Games describes it as “a wordless adventure, exploring and unearthing the secrets of the forest through sight and sound.” (Friday)