This week’s home entertainment offerings include the first film in Legendary Pictures’ Monsterverse , a bloody apotheosis of the modern action film, a Japanese-animated series based on the Valerian graphic novels that inspired Luc Besson’s new film, another anime CGI film based on the Resident Evil game that many gamers prefer to the live-action RE films, plus the latest seasons of the Cartoon Network’s Adventure Time , and Syfy’s The Expanse .

Matt Reeves' well-reviewed War for the Planet of the Apes won the weekend with an estimated $56.5 million, but, in yet another example of what could be “sequelitis,” War’s debut was down 22% from its predecessor's.

This week, Bennett looks at the casting of Squirrel Girl, the hidden past of the Yellow Submarine comics, and the Lockjaw plush.

This week, King discusses his first rule for his staff.

Another weekend gone by, another superhero movie lights up the box office charts and the Rotten Tomatoes scores.

This week, Scott Thorne looks at retailer-friendly promotions from Steve Jackson Games and Iello.

This week’s home entertainment releases include the #2 box office film of 2017 so far, an engrossing, classically-filmed adventure film based on a true story, a brilliant British World War II comedy/drama, and a darkly fascinating Doctor Who spin-off created by the author of the Chaos Walking series of science fiction novels.