'The LEGO® Movie 2: The Second Part' leads this week's new releases

06 Feb 2019 in New Releases

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The LEGO® Movie 2: The Second Part
The LEGO® Movie 2: The Second Part

The mini figurines return in The LEGO® Movie 2: The Second Part, this time to save the city of Bricksburg when it is taken over by DUPLO® invaders from outer-space. Cheerful builder Emmet must toughen up and take action when Lucy, Batman and friends are kidnapped and taken to the Systar System, travelling through unusual galaxies in an adventure that introduces a number of new characters.

Also released in cinemas this week

Boy Erased; If Beale Street Could Talk

Boy Erased is based on a memoir that recounts a young man's experience after his religious parents send him to have gay conversation therapy, and follows the impact the harmful practice had on his identity and relationships. Another book adaptation, If Beale Street Could Talk is based on the James Baldwin novel of the same name, and tackles familial, gender and race relations in 1970s America. It depicts the story a young African-American woman in a a race against time to prove the innocence of her boyfriend, who is accused of a monstrous crime. 

New to Order on DVD

The Giant Pear; A Star is Born; Monsters and Men

The Giant Pear is a vibrant family animation that sees a little cat and an elephant setting off on an adventure to save the mayor of a coastal village named Sunnytown. A Star is Born is a modern remake of the classic story and sees a renowned musician falling in love with an aspiring singer-songwriter while struggling with addiction. Monsters and Men explores the topic of police brutality and its impact on three Black men in the aftermath of a shooting of a Black man by a white police officer in their neighborhood. 

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